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The fight for queer liberation was propelled forward on this day in 1969 when riots broke out in New York following a police raid at the Stonewall Inn. It is the tipping point where the queer community decided it had had enough of discrimination, intolerance and homophobia. Tired of the police raids and ill-treatment the […]
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28 Jun 2022 /
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To mark the end of Pride Month in the US, Google has paid tribute to Black trans pioneer, HIV activist and Stonewall hero Marsha P. Johnson in the day’s Google Doodle. A key figure in the 1969 Stonewall riots that were a major catalyst for the momentum of LGBTIQ+ rights around the world, Johnson was […]
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30 Jun 2020 |
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OPINION It’s over half a century since the Stonewall riots in New York’s Greenwich Village started on Saturday 28th June 1969. With these being seen as a significant event in the battle for LGBTIQ+ rights in the United States, it can however be sobering to consider what has happened, and not happened, since then. To […]
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28 Jun 2020 |
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In the early morning hours of this day in 1969 a voice rang out outside an innocuous bar in New York City that would ultimately give millions of lives dignity and equality, including mine. Just 20 years earlier, in Victoria, I could have faced the death penalty for just being me. It would be another […]
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28 Jun 2019 |
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US religious leader Franklin Graham has praised US President Donald Trump, and Vice President Mike Pence, for their decision to ban US embassies from flying the Pride flag during the month of June. Graham says their decision recognised that the gay emblem is offensive to most Christians. June is Pride month in the USA which […]
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12 Jun 2019 |
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A Bishop in the USA has declared that Pride celebrations dangerous to children and should be avoided by Catholics. Thomas Tobin, who the Bishop of Providence in Rhode Island made his declaration as the USA started it’s month long Pride celebrations. This year is the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York which […]
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3 Jun 2019 |
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Madonna surprised New Year revellers at the iconic Stonewall Inn in New York City. The singer delivered a surprise acoustic performance with son David Banda on hand to help out. Madonna performed her megahit Like a Prayer and a cover of the Elvis Presley classic Can’t Help Falling in Love. The singer wore a leather jacket adorned with […]
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2 Jan 2019 |
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If there’s a spot LGBTI people most make a pilgrimage to it’s 53 Christopher Street in New York’s Greenwich Village. Here lies the Stonewall Inn, it’s one of several LGBTI venues in the area, but none of the others have the historic importance of Stonewall. It was here, that on this day, forty nine years […]
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28 Jun 2018 |
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It’s Pride month in the USA, 49 years ago today the Stonewall Riots fueled a push for recognition of gay and lesbian rights. Pride month is celebrated across the USA and in many parts of Europe and many companies show their support for LGBTIQ+ people and their families. In the USA homemade soft drink manufacturer […]
Tags: Lytle Shelton, Pride, Sodastream, stonewall
28 Jun 2018 |
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As we come to the anniversary of the Stonewall riots nearly half a century ago on the 28th of June 1969, some may well wonder is it still relevant to commemorate these events so long ago? With this date looming (and my first attendance at an Australian gay wedding) in a few days’ time, (a change from it […]
Tags: Colin Longworth, Mardi Gras, Pride, stonewall, Sydney
26 Jun 2018 |
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