Perth City Council has knocked back a proposal to permanently rename the Northbridge Piazza the Pride Piazza. The space is the location where many members of Perth’s LGBTIQA+ community gathered in 2017 to hear the result of the national postal survey on marriage equality, and the council recently leased the building at the Piazza to […]
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Bayswater Councillor Brent Fleeton has criticised the council’s support for marriage equality describing it as “empty symbolism”. Last week the Bayswater council voted to support a motion calling on the federal government to address the issue of marriage equality via a free vote in parliament. Councillor Fleeton voted against the motion and argued that it […]
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5 May 2017 |
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Councillors at the City of Bayswater have taken to the airwaves to express their differing views about whether it’s appropriate for local government to advocate for marriage equality. Councillor Catherine Ehrhardt has put forward a motion calling on the city to show it’s support for marriage equality and push for a free vote in federal […]
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26 Apr 2017 |
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Bayswater Councillor Catherine Ehrhardt has put forward a motion calling on the city to formally voice it’s support for marriage equality. Speaking to OUTinPerth, Cr Ehrhardt explained why she believes it’s important to make a clear statement at a local government level. Cr Ehrhardt said she’d been considering putting forward the motion since she was first elected […]
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25 Apr 2017 |
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Bayswater council will consider a motion to voice support for marriage equality at a council meeting this week. Councillor Catherine Ehrhardt has put forward a motion calling for the council to voice support for marriage equality irrespective of sex or gender identity. The motion also calls on the council to acknowledge that civil marriage makes […]
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22 Apr 2017 |
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