A network of professionals aiming to promote LGBTQIA+ inclusion in the higher education sector are celebrating the first meeting of the local chapter here in WA. The Higher Education Pride Practitioners network (HEAPPS) is comprised of members from universities across Australia, developing a collective response to issues facing LGBTQIA+ communities in the sector. ECU is […]
Health Minister Greg Hunt has ruled out holding a national inquiry into transgender health treatment. The Sydney Morning Herald has reported that Hunt dismissed the campaign for a national inquiry, saying that he agreed with the recently released response from the Royal Australasian College of Physicians who said that an inquiry could be harmful to vulnerable […]
Tkay Maidza (pictured), Alison Wonderland, Cosmo’s Midnight, Sam Perry, Arno Faraji and FlexMami are all on the bill for the inaugural Murdoch University Sound On Festival. The event for 14-18 year-olds will take place at the Perth Arena on September 28th will run from 3pm through to 9pm. Set during school holidays, the festival combines music with immersive and […]
Are you interested in WA LGBTI history? The Gay and Lesbian Archives of WA (GALAWA) was set up in the late 1990s. The collection is housed at Murdoch University Library and includes the publications pictured and much more; including letters, papers, records, badges, photos. The organisation has been inactive for several years and the collection […]
Lynn MacLaren, Member for the South Metropolitan Region last year introduced a same sex marriage bill into the WA parliament. On October 7th she will be hosting a forum to discuss the constitutionality of the bill and how it would work successfully alongside the Federal Marriage Act with University of New South Wales constitutional lawyer […]
