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Labor have promised additional funding to support LGBTIQ+ people affected by domestic violence if elected to government. The opposition say their commitment to fund an additional 15 workers across community organisations will have a positive effect on 1,200 people. The joint announcement from Linda Burney the Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services, and Senator […]
Tags: Domestic violence, family, Jenny McAllister, Labor, linda burney
17 Mar 2022 /
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Shelley Argent is a well known face in LGBTIQ+ communities around Australia, as the national spokesperson for PFLAG, the Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, she’s been at the forefront of fighting for LGBTI rights for many years. A dedicated campaigner for marriage equality, Shelley has trapped the halls of parliament house, spoken at […]
Tags: All Things Queer, family, marriage equality, parent, PFLAG, religious freedom, RTRFM, Shelley Argent
3 Jul 2019 |
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I’m aware that I live in a bubble, believe me. It didn’t create itself and it didn’t happen overnight. My media consumption (social and otherwise) is tailored to within an inch of its life. Interactions with family members and heterosexual friends are strictly regulated. Most of my friends are, in fact, ‘gay’. My workplace is […]
Tags: children, family, IVF, parenting
31 Aug 2018 |
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May 17th each year marks International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia: IDAHOBIT (Encompassing all LGBTIQ+ bodies, genders, relationships, sexualities, attractions, identities and experiences). Originally known as the International Day Against Homophobia, IDAHOBIT was established to commemorate the decision to remove homosexuality from the International Classification of Diseases of the World Health Organisation in 1990. […]
Tags: Aged Care, Bella Broadway, family, freedom, IDAHoBiT, intersexism, marriage equality, Religion, transgender, Transphobia
15 May 2018 |
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The Northern Territory has this week passed a new bill that will allow same-gender couples to adopt children in the Top End. The Adoption of Children Legislation Amendment (Equality) Bill 2017 passed through the territory’s sole house of parliament yesterday, bringing the NT in line with the rest of the nation. Previously, same-gender couples in […]
Tags: Adoption, Anna Brown, dale wakefield, family, Northern Territory
14 Mar 2018 |
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Ah, the holidays. For some, Christmas and New Year is about religious or spiritual observance, for others it’s a celebration of the year that has passed and a chance to spend time with loved ones, and for others again it is a time of disconnection and challenges. For the rest – lets be honest – […]
Tags: Bella Broadway, Christmas, family, friends, holidays, Mental Health, self care, support
19 Dec 2017 |
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Freedom (ˈfriːdəm), noun The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants. synonyms: right to, entitlement to; privilege, prerogative, due The state of not being imprisoned or enslaved. synonyms: liberty, liberation, release, emancipation, deliverance I have been mulling over the theme of this year’s PrideFEST and it got me to thinking. Often […]
Tags: Bella Broadway, binary, family, freedom, Gender, George Michael, heteronormative, Pride, Pride WA, Pridefest
27 Oct 2017 |
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The Vic Park Summer Street Party returns on Sunday 19 November and promises to deliver another great series of attractions to suit all ages and tastes. A crowd of 50,000 is expected to take over the Albany Highway café strip between Dane and Mint Streets and right up in to the Park Centre in East […]
Tags: family, music, Street Party, Vic Park
5 Sep 2017 |
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Tony Abbott thinks the government should stick with the current policy of a plebiscite, and even take it to the next election. “If it was good to put to the people at the last election, I don’t see why it wouldn’t be good to put it to the people at the next election,” Abbott told Sydney […]
Tags: Election, Eric Abetz, family, gay, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, Malcolm Turnbull, Marriage, marriage eqaulity, plebiscite, protect, queer, Same Sex Marriage, Simon Birmingham, Tony Abbott, traditional marriage, trans*, transgender, Warren Enstch, women
2 Aug 2017 |
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A court decision that would bring marriage equality to Taiwan is expected to be handed down today. If Taiwan allows same sex couples the right to marry, it will be the first country in Asia to ahieve marriage equality. The case before the courts has been brought by gay rights activist Chi Chia-wei who has […]
Tags: Barnaby Joyce, Chi CHia-wen, family, Japan, Marriage, marriage equality, Religion, South Korea, Taipei, Taiwan, tsai ing-wen
24 May 2017 |
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