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Australian music superstar Courtney Barnett is holding a special concert live from Melbourne’s Royal Exhibition Building, and the world is invited to enjoy some brand new compositions. The global livestream From Where I’m Standing will be broadcast across multiple time zones, including select cinemas, with Barnett’s first full-band gig since January. “While Barnett’s hometown of Melbourne […]
Tags: courtney barnett, luna leederville, luna palace, Melbourne
8 Dec 2020 /
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Victorian Police raid Tasty, resulting in a $10 million lawsuit On the 7th of August 1994, dozens of police officers entered the Tasty club night in Melbourne, then detained and strip searched, and in some cases cavity searched, 463 people over seven hours. Tasty was a regular club night that was known as a popular […]
Tags: AIDS, big Bird, Bisexual, Elmo, gay, HIV, Kermit Love, Kevin Clash, Lesbian, LGBT, Melbourne, Muppettsa, Oscar the Grouch, Ronald Regan, Sesame Street, Tasty, transgender, Victorian Police
7 Aug 2020 |
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Day One: Better Together 2020 OPINION Parents and Friends of Gays and Lesbians Perth (PFLAG) have travelled across the country to attend the Better Together LGBTIQ+ Conference 2020 in Melbourne. PFLAG member Kate Salinger filed this report and her reflections from Day One of the Conference. Melbourne looked post apocalyptic as we arrived last night, […]
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12 Jan 2020 |
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Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital has publicly voiced its support for the research and work done by its gender clinic. Chairman the Hon Rob Knowles and CEO John Stanway have published an open letter saying the hospital is proud to deliver a Gender Service recognised as one of the world’s best. “Our team are considered leaders in […]
Tags: gender clinic, gender diverse, Melbourne, royal children's hospital, transgender
16 Dec 2019 |
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Melbourne Ska Orchestra has today unveiled their new single Good Days Bad Days, lifted from their most recent album One Year Of Ska. The box set album won them the 2019 ARIA Award for Best World Music Album. To celebrate, the epic 25 piece band have announced a huge national tour, which will see them hitting […]
Tags: Melbourne, melbourne ska orchestra, music
9 Dec 2019 |
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IBAC, Victoria’s independent police oversight body, is appealing to anyone who may have witnessed an incident near Hares & Hyenas Bookshop on Johnston Street Fitzroy shortly after 2am on Saturday 11 May 2019 to contact them. Victorian police stormed into the residential apartment attached to the bookshop and in the commotion that followed one of […]
Tags: Hares and Hyenas, IBAC, Melbourne, Victoria
26 Jun 2019 |
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Transgender activist Georgie Stone has been named as the Pride Ambassador for the AFL’s upcoming Pride Game hosted by St Kilda Football Club. This year’s match follows the theme ‘I’ll Stand By You’, aimed at promoting the importance of family and support networks in the LGBTIQ community. Stone, who is 2018’s Young Victorian of the […]
Tags: AFL, Melbourne, minus18, new south wales, pride game, Sport, st kilda, Sydney, vichealth, Victoria
24 May 2018 |
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Melbourne showed its support for marriage equality with a massive rally in the centre of the city late last month. An estimated 20,000 people attended the event which was the biggest marriage rally Australia has ever seen. The rally features a range of speakers ranging from politicians to comedians like Perth’s Joel Creasey. Proponents of […]
Tags: Equal Love, Joel Creasey, Marriage, Melbourne, Rally, yes
5 Sep 2017 |
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New anti-gay posters have appeared in Melbourne this week, as Australia ramps up to the postal survey on marriage equality. Buzzfeed have reported the fresh round of posters were found outside the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology at a tram stop over the weekend. The person who discovered the poster – Alice Berkeley – told the […]
Tags: Anti-Gay, Channel Ten, Melbourne, neo-nazi, poster
29 Aug 2017 |
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Liberal Minister Christopher Pyne says the anti-marriage equality posters that appeared in Melbourne this week are from people with “wicked views”. Pyne, who is a supporter of same-sex marriage, was speaking to ABC radio when he made the comment. The politician said it was important that the debate remain respectful and the best way to […]
Tags: AusPol, Australian Christian Lobby, Christopher Pyne, Em Rusciano, gay marriage, harley breen, Lyle Shelton, Malcolm Turnbull, Marriage, marriage equality, Melbourne, Posters, queer, Same Sex Marriage, trans*, transgender
23 Aug 2017 |
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