The highly anticipated Australian telemovie Riot will screen on ABC and ABC iview next month. Starring an outstanding line up of Australian talent, headlined by Damon Herriman, Kate Box, Xavier Samuel and Jessica de Gouw, Riot shines a spotlight on Australia’s 1970s Gay Rights Movement and the passionate individuals who were unwavering in their fight for decriminalisation, recognition and […]
Tags: 78ers, ABC, abc iview, gay rights, LGBT Rights, LGBTI rights, Mardi Gras, riot, sydney gay & lesbian mardi gras
22 Jan 2018 /
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Newly formed LGBTI+ rights organisation Rainbow Rights WA have penned an open letter to Premier Colin Barnett urging the government to quash historical criminal convictions and apologise to the LGBTI+ people affected by discriminatory laws. In 1990, Western Australia removed laws that criminalised homosexuality but the convictions already delivered remain today on the records of many […]
Tags: Apology, AusPol, Colin Barnett, Daniel ANdrews, government, historical convictions, LGBTI rights, rainbow rights wa, RRWA, WApol
25 Aug 2016 |
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Department store giant Target have released a statement in the USA confirming their position on bathroom policy amidst a heated national debate. Target have made it known that transgender staff and shoppers are welcome to use the restroom or fitting room that fits their own gender identity. Some US States, namely Mississippi, Tennessee and North […]
Tags: bathroom, corporate, gender identity, law, LGBTI rights, Politics, Target, transgender, USA
21 Apr 2016 |
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Former High Court Judge The Hon Michael Kirby has been keeping himself busy since stepping down from the bench in 2009. As well as leading an United Nations Human Rights Council inquiry into human rights abuses in North Korea, he also appearing at a multitude of speaking engagements. Graeme Watson caught up with Kirby ahead […]
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7 Mar 2015 |
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Miley Cyrus let her tongue hang out on a recent trip to Germany, and not like in her controversial video We Can’t Stop. Local photographers capturing Cyrus’ arrival where asked by the pop-star, “Are there any good German trannies? Are there any good German tranny bars?” With no answer she clarifies with “Tranny bars like […]
Tags: backlash, Celebrities, gay, Kelly Osbourne, Lesian, LGBTI rights, Miley Cyrus, Osbourne, tansgender, trans*, trans* community, We Can't Stop
1 Aug 2013 |
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A queer politician that has been fighting long term for LGBTIQ rights in federal parliament is contemplating life after politics. Senator Louise Pratt has recently been moved to the second position on the senate ticket; she now stands behind Joe Bullock, a conservative Labor candidate who stands against the battle for equal marriage rights. Addressing […]
Tags: Aram Hosie, Federal Parliament, Joe Bullock, Labor, Lesbian and Gay Reform Act 2002, LGBTI rights, Louise Pratt, marriage equality
11 Jun 2013 |
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A meeting for LGBT activists was declared illegal and shut down by the Minister for Ethics and Integrity, Simon Lokodo. The meeting , which was organised by rights group Freedom and Roam Uganda, was held in the in the town of Entebbe on February 14. The Minister also threatened the arrest of the group’s organiser, […]
Tags: David Bahati, Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera, LGBTI rights, Simon Lokodo, Uganada
7 Mar 2012 |
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