Pride WA’s Senior Vice President Gerry Matera published an open letter to the LGBTIQ+ community as part of NAIDOC Week calling for LGBTIQ+ organisations in Western Australia to work together. Kaya and Happy NAIDOC Week. This week, PRIDE WA announced the appointment of a CEO, a first step in facilitating PRIDE’s expansion and to give […]
Pride WA have announced the dates and themes for this year’s festival and parade, alongside the appointment of their first CEO and proposed sweeping changes for the organisation’s core mission. Key Dates The 2021 PrideFEST will run from 6th November through to the closing parade through the streets of Northbridge on 27th November. Fairday will […]
Pride WA are teaming up with Dementia Training Australia (DTA) for a special advance screening of the highly anticipated queer love story, Supernova. OUTinPerth‘s film reviewer Lezly Herbert describes the film as a heartfelt drama with great chemistry between the leads. “Sam (Colin Firth) and Tusker (Stanley Tucci) are central to this heart-felt drama. Partners for […]
Protest group Rainbow Rebellion have staged a protest in Perth’s city centre on the day which would have hosted the city’s annual Pride parade. The group say that Pride WA the community group which organises the annual PrideFEST should focus on political action and spend more time honoring the Pride movement’s origins in protest, saying the […]
The annual Baking Competition made a return to this year’s PrideFEST and a fabulous display of cakes, tarts, pies, biscuits, scrolls and babkas were delivered for judgement. The Sunday afternoon event had a massive turn out and judges had the enviable task of tasting 32 different creations. On hand to dig their forks into the […]
Celebrate with LBTQ+ women this PrideFEST with this weekend’s I Am Woman party. I Am Woman is taking over Tiki Bar at Fremantle’s Newport Hotel this weekend, with a party thrown by queer women, for queer women. The celebration promises a safe space to dance, laugh, and connect with community; as well as a Helen […]
PrideFEST 2020 is in full swing, and one of this year’s most delicious events is coming up this weekend. Pride WA are hosting the inaugural Great PrideFEST Bake-Off, bringing the community together for some delicious food and (un)healthy competition. Entries are still open across six sumptuous categories, with prizes up for grabs for competitors and […]
Pride WA have announced PrideFEST Soiree at UWA will be moved to another date, due to a poor weather forecast for this weekend. “Due to unfavourable weather forecasts this Sat 14 Nov, we regretfully advise that the outdoor PrideFEST Soiree @ UWA picnic event is postponed,” Pride WA said in a statement. “Stallholders will be […]
UPDATE: PrideFEST Soiree @ UWA has been postponed due to bad weather. Stay tuned for a new date. Pride WA’s 2020 PrideFEST celebrations are kicking off this weekend, with a selection of events at the University of Western Australia. Join WA’s LGBTQIA+ communities for a series of discussions all day long at the UWA Club […]
TransFolk of WA have reached out to local LGBTQIA+ folks, continuing to keep the community updated on their ongoing correspondence with Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas. Earlier this week, TransFolk of WA teamed up with Pride WA to write to the Lord Mayor and urge him to seek education on the lives of trans and gender […]
