The Rave Relief Pride night celebration put on by party collective Homopolitan has raised a whopping $19,000 for charity. The party held at new Northbridge venue Rechabite saw all the DJs and artists donate their time for free to raise money for homeless support group AYLA and indigenous LGBT support organisation Black Rainbow. As the […]
Today thousands of people will march through the street of Northbridge celebrating the LGBTIQ+ community, it’s the thirtieth anniversary of the protests that lead to the formation of Pride WA. The group was founded three decades ago following the historic removal of the laws that criminalised sodomy in Western Australia, essentially seen as a ban […]
TransFolk of WA have shared their thanks to local community members who have offered up space in this year’s Pride Parade. The donations of wristbands come after many learned this week that Pride WA would be restricting numbers during this year’s march, citing health and safety concerns. Alyce Schotte, TransFolk of WA Chair, sent out […]
Western Australian Liberal Senator Matt O’Sullivan says a Drag Storytime event at the City of Perth library is “wildly inappropriate” and will lead to the sexualisation of young children. Senator O’Sullivan has written to the City of Perth requesting that the event featuring local drag artist Perri Oxide is cancelled. Senator O’Sullivan said his objection […]
It’s Pride time! Pride WA have officially launched this year’s PrideFEST celebrations with an official event at the State Theatre Centre of Western Australia. The launch on October 22nd marked 30 years since the formation of Pride WA as an organisation. Professor Kingsley Dixon opened the proceedings on behalf of Lotterywest, followed by Pride WA […]
The Dykes of Bikes are hoping to make a big mark on the opening of this year’s Pride Parade and have a record number of riders involved in the event. The group have been the traditional first entererant in the parade for decades and do an amazing job and starting the parade and getting the […]
The Perth community is praising the work and civic contributions of local entertainer, and former City of Perth councillor, Max Kay, who passed away yesterday following a short illness. For many years through the 1970’s and 1980’s Kay entertained Perth families at his Civic Theatre Restaurant in Beaufort Street. Later he became a City of […]
Pride WA have responded to the news that former board member Roscoe Holyoake has been arrested and charged with allegedly attempting to kidnap a child in the USA. The organisation acknowledged that Holyoake had been a member of their board, but had recently moved overseas to pursue his career as a DJ. “Roscoe was a […]
Pride WA are hosting another round of networking drinks tonight at The Classroom in North Perth. The occasion is an opportunity to mingle with Perth’s LGBTIQ+ community, and stay up to date with what’s happening with Pride WA and other organisations around Perth ahead of the Pride festival towards the end of the year. Last […]
Pride WA have announced their committee of management following their recent Annual General Meeting where two new committee members were elected. Ross Grayson-Bell and Paul McAllister join eight existing committee members who run the organisation behind the popular annual Pride festival. Long standing committee member Frances Burgess is the new President of Pride, while former […]
