British tennis champion Andy Murray is the latest of a growing list of professional players saying it’s time Margaret Court’s name was taken off Melbourne’s stadium. Margaret Court Arena is named after the Australian tennis champion in honour of her record breaking career in the 1960’s and 70’s. In recent years however Court has become […]
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18 Sep 2020 /
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Religious leader, the Reverend Margaret Court, received some mail from Perth’s LGBTI+ community, their friends and families this week. Hundreds of people voiced their thoughts about the outspoken minister’s comments about gay people, marriage equality and transgender people at The Court Hotel’s recent ‘Love All’ celebration. Now the letters and petitions people filled in have […]
Tags: Court Hotel, Dani Alexis, David Ryan Edwards, gay marriage, Grinspoon, Jordan Bruno, mail, Margaret Court, Margaret Court Arena, Marriage, marriage equality, Marriage Equality Arena, Religion, Same Sex Marriage, traditional marriage, Victory Life Centre, Wentworth
30 Jun 2017 |
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Icelandic post-rockers Sigur Rós have announced their support of marriage equality ahead of a scheduled appearance at the Margaret Court Arena next month. The band have responded to comments from the arena’s namesake against equal marriage rights and the LGBTQIA+ community in Australia, celebrating their own nation’s progress in a public statement. “Our next Melbourne show […]
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9 Jun 2017 |
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OPINION For many people, hearing the name Margaret Court provokes thoughts of a tennis court and a great Australian sporting champion. For many LGBTI people, the name Margaret Court makes us think of a religious leader who has made unfounded, insulting and often ridiculous claims about our sexuality and families. The calls for Melbourne’s […]
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27 May 2017 |
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Margaret Court, the head of Perth’s Victory Life Church has argued that QANTAS is intimidating people by publicly voicing support for marriage equality. The former Tennis champion said she believes “normal people” do not support same sex couples being allowed to wed. Court appeared on Channel Ten’s The Project following two days of controversy that was […]
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27 May 2017 |
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Tennis superstar Martina Navratilova has called for Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena to be renamed following its namesake’s renewed statements against marriage equality. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has responded to the suggestion arguing that the religious leaders’ achievements in sport deserve to be honoured. Yesterday Court, one of Australia’s most successful tennis players, wrote a ‘letter […]
Tags: Casey Dellacqua, Malcolm Turnbull, Margaret Court, Margaret Court Arena, marriage equality, QANTAS, Ryan Adams
26 May 2017 |
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