The Australian Christian Lobby has faced more protests this week as it wrapped up it tour regional centres in Western Australia and headed to Tasmania. Following a peaceful protest at the group’s Perth event, ACL leader Martyn Iles faced more protesters when he delivered his The Truth Of It talk in Bunbury earlier this week. Cassandra Hymers, […]
Tags: ACL, Australian Christian Lobby, Bunbury, Geraldton, Martyn Iles, Peter Abetz, Religion, Rodney Croome, Tasmania
29 Aug 2021 /
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Geraldton’s Anglican Cathedral is the latest Western Australian church to host the ‘Real Lives‘ presentation delivered by the Australian Christian Lobby and ‘ex-gay’ organisation True Identity. The presentation, which as been accused of promoting conversion practices, has been delivered in many churches across Western Australia in recent months. The presentation argues that religious based counselling […]
Tags: conversion practices, Geraldton, holden sheppard, true lives
12 Jun 2021 |
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Local author Holden Sheppard has won the prestigious T.A.G. Hungerford Award for his novel about growing up gay in country WA. The Geraldton-born writer has been awarded $12,000 and a publishing contract with Fremantle Press for the manuscript Invisible Boys. Only WA writers writing their first full-length unpublished work are eligible for the prize. Set in […]
Tags: Geraldton, griffith review, holden sheppard, hungerford, invisible boys
16 Nov 2018 |
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Western Australian author Holden Sheppard is one of six writers nominated for the prestigious Hungerford Award for his latest work exploring the experience of growing up gay in regional WA. Invisible Boys follows four gay teenagers living in present day Geraldton, alternating between their different viewpoints as they struggle with the issues that surround coming […]
Tags: Author, book, bright lights no city, Centre for Stories, Geraldton, holden shepard, hungerford, invisible boys, novel
18 Oct 2018 |
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A 20-year-old Geraldton man’s night celebrating the recent ‘Yes’ result of the marriage postal survey had a violent end when he was assaulted after leaving a nightclub. Geraldton’s popular Vibe Nightclub cancelled its regular ‘Ladies Night’ to host a celebration of the postal survey coming down in favour of marriage equality. Stewart Whiteaker decided to […]
Tags: abuse, assault, gay, Geraldton, police, slur, Stewart Whiteaker, WA, Western Australia
24 Nov 2017 |
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Geraldton will be celebrating its diverse community and vibrant arts scene with a ten day festival: The GFest Arts Spectacular, or GAS. The coveted De Parel Spiegeltent will be set up in Queens Park Gardens and hosting a range of exciting performances. The festival will also include activities such as basket making, natural dyes, and […]
Tags: Famous Sharron, GAS, Geraldton, GFEST
27 Aug 2014 |
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The LGBTIQ community in rural Western Australia have a big event to get excited about. Members of the rainbow community that may have previously been isolated can come together for a festival that celebrates diversity in all its facets. GFEST 2012 in Geraldton is set to be a perfect blend of culture, creativity and celebration. […]
Tags: Amy Housewine, Geraldton, GFEST
11 Oct 2012 |
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