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On This Gay Day: The Brunswick Four were arrested

The Brunswick Four are arrested in Toronto In 1974 four women took a stand against homophobia in Toronto Canada. Adrienne Potts (now Adrienne Rosen), Pat Murphy, Sue Wells, and Heather (Beyer) Elizabeth were charged with disturbing the peace at Brunswick House, a working class beer hall. During an amateur singing night, the four took to […]

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Review | Madiba – The Musical celebrates the birth of a Rainbow Nation

Review | Madiba – The Musical celebrates the birth of a Rainbow Nation

Madiba – The Musical | Crown Theatre | til Jan 12 | ★ ★ ★ ★  When I think of musicals my mind conjures images of witches defying gravity, East German genderqueer punks or lion cubs who just can’t wait to be king – so the real life story of political figure Nelson Mandela seemed like an […]

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Marriage Equality Bill Introduced in WA

Marriage Equality Bill Introduced in WA

Greens MLC Lynn MacLaren has introduced a Marriage Equality Bill into the Western Australian Parliament today. The Same-Sex Marriage Bill 2013will allow the authorisation of celebrants and the registration of same-sex marriages via an amendment to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1998. MacLaren described the introduction of the legislation as, “a major milestone […]

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