As religious lobby groups set off for their weekend of campaigning to bring in religious freedoms laws that will potentially endorse discrimination against LGBTIQ+ people, and water down some the highly successful state-based legislation that ensures discrimination does not occur, the Sydney House of the Order of Perpetual Indulgence have released a missive, commenting on […]
Why are we still lighting candles for people who died of AIDS? Globally UNAIDS reported in July 2019 that approximately 1.7 million acquired HIV and approximately 800,000 people died of AIDS in 2018. Our response to COVID-19 makes sense because we know what happens when we choose not to care and ignore public health threats, […]
The 30th annual Candlelight Memorial was celebrated in Perth last night at the WA AIDS Memorial. The ceremony featured the traditional placing of candles to remember friends lost to AIDS, a philosophical reading and a live rendition of the song ‘That’s What Friend’s Are For’. A small crowd gathered for the event, a significant downturn […]
