Last year we sent Leigh Hill out to check out the Fringe World show Bey Dance Flawless: Beyonce Flashmob. Little did he know that the show involved him taking part in a dance class and then proceeding to a public flash mob. Leigh loved the experience though and gave the show a four star review. […]
Matthew Bacon from the WA AIDS Council is the latest guest on our So Loquacious podcast. As the newly appointed Gay Men’s Outreach Officer, Matthew works with different sections of the community to increase awareness about HIV and promote a holistic approach to health and positive discussions about sexuality. Matthew joins Leigh Hill and Graeme Watson for […]
Tiernan Brady led Ireland’s ‘Yes’ campaign for marriage equality. Now he’s here in Australia as the head of Australians for Equality, one of the leading organisations fighting for our marriage rights. Brady’s been talking about the importance of recognising LGBTI relationships for a long time, and he’s heard every argument against marriage equality. The marriage […]
October 8th – 15th is Mental Health Week in Western Australia and across the country, a time to raise awareness of the internal struggles that we may all face – in varying degrees, in different forms. It is fitting that our two feature stories this month are with Please Like Me stars Keegan Joyce and […]
OPINION When a local Facebook community page changed their name, a conversation began. It is a conversation I have had and heard before, a complex discussion our community has been having for decades now: What is the most appropriate name for our community? The administrators of the local page shortened the “LGBTIQ+” acronym to “LGBT+”. […]
Leigh and Graeme would like to give a huge thanks to everyone who has contributed to the GoFundMe campaign to get OUTinPerth back up to full strength. In the last two weeks over $8,000 has been raised. This has allowed us to set up a new company to house OUTinPerth, and enough to pay the upfront […]
After fourteen years of bringing news and culture to WA’s LGBTIQ+ community, OUTinPerth was forced to stop the presses when the company that owned the magazine was shut down. Now the team who created the magazine and online content are eager to return to being an independent Perth based LGBTIQ+ voice in the Australian media. […]
Can there be a respectful debate on marriage equality? That’s one of the questions tackled on the latest episode of OUTinPerth’s podcast ‘So Loquacious’. Graeme Watson and Leigh Hill are joined by local community member Charlie Perth (pictured) for a conversation about the ongoing debate over marriage equality. PLus they talk about religion and the […]
OUTinPerth is excited to launch a new project, a podcast series. ‘So Loquacious’ is a weekly conversation about news and current affairs topics that relate to the LGBTIQ+ communities and their allies. Each we’ll chat about what’s driving conversations in the queer community. Loquacious means very talkative, which seemed an appropriate title. The initial series […]
As 2015 comes to an end, we here at OUTinPerth are taking stock of all that has passed these last few months. Here, we break down our top 20 most read stories from this past year as we sail towards 2016. 20. Isabelle Lake inducted to WA Women’s Hall of Fame Isabelle Lake was posthumously […]
