Perth’s annual PrideFEST begins in November and Living Proud WA are inviting people to contribute to the festivals access plan. In recent years ensuring that the festival has equitable access for everybody has been a big focus for Pride WA and this year they continue to explore new ways to improve the services and facilities. […]
Black Swan’s fabulous tribute to passion, belonging and Home and Away – You Know We Belong Together – embarks on a UK premiere tour to London’s Southbank and Edinburgh International Festival plus home to Sydney Opera House. Black Swan have revealed that You Know We Belong Together will be touring to London’s Southbank Centre (18-20 August) followed by […]
Victorian LGBTQIA+ organisations Thorne Harbour Health and Inclusion Melbourne have released a set of resources for people with disability in our community to assist in navigating Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The resources were developed in response to feedback from LGBTIQA+ people with disability consistently indicating that they have had poor experiences navigating both […]
LGBTQIA+ support organisation Living Proud WA’s Queer & Accessible project are offering a free program of disability access and inclusion training for our communities. Queer & Accessible representatives say the intention of the program is to upskill our community to be more accessible and welcoming for people with disability. The program has been acquired from […]
Living Proud’s Queer & Accessible project are holding a new round of consultations, seeking community feedback on accessibility at last year’s PrideFEST celebrations. The Queer & Accessible project was launched ahead of Pride WA’s PrideFEST 2021, aiming to work with LGBTQIA+ spaces and event-runners to provide practical assistance, financial support and advice, as well as […]
Disability advocates, legal experts and other organisations are calling for urgent law reform, raising concerns that many Australians with disabilities will be excluded from the electoral roll. Currently, people living with disability can be disallowed to vote under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, which includes archaic language that prevents people with intellectual, psychosocial or cognitive […]
Living Proud WA have announced a new project, focusing on making LGBTQIA+ events, venues and spaces accessible for all. The Queer & Accessible project aims to work with LGBTQIA+ spaces and event-runners to provide practical assistance, financial support and advice, as well as promoting accessible events to LGBTQIA+ and disability communities with a focus on […]
New South Wales health promotion organisation ACON have announced a new project this December 3rd; International Day of People with Disability. ACON’s LGBTQ People with Disability Project is described as a dedicated unit to provide support, advocacy, skills-bulding and visibility to sexuality and gender diverse people with disabilities across Australia. The project is accompanied by […]
Netflix has announced there will be a second season of the critically acclaimed series from Ryan O’Connell. The streaming giant has renewed Special for eight more episodes, with O’Connell back at the helm. The story is based on O’Connell’s memoirs, I’m Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves, documenting his experiences as a gay man living […]
The Greens’ MP Alison Xamon has asked the government why we don’t keep track of the level of hate crimes in Western Australia. The Greens spokesperson for Multicultural Affairs, Sexuality and Gender Diversity said she was dismayed by the inadequacy of the Government’s response to the question she asked in parliament earlier this week. Xamon […]
