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Top 25 Australian Gays and Lesbians

Anthony Venn Brown is one of the 25 Top 25 Australian gays and lesbians as voted in Same-Same's Survey

The Same Same website this month announced the‘The 25 Most Influential Gays and Lesbians in Australia’ according to their readers. The list includes:

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  • Justice Michael Kirby
  • Bob Brown
  • Stevie Clayton
  • Bevan Lee
  • Glyn Cryer
  • Prof. Jenni Millbank
  • Joy Murphy
  • David Berthold
  • David Marr
  • William Yang
  • Vicki Harding
  • David Page
  • Ghassan Kassisieh
  • iOTA
  • Tom McFeely
  • Brian Walsh
  • Darren Hayes
  • Alyson Annan
  • Neil Armfield
  • Andrew Benson
  • Anthony Venn-Brown
  • Adam Sutton
  • Graeme Browning
  • Penny Wong
  • Dr Ron Woods

There’s been a fierce debate over the list, with much criticism over the perception that the list is biased towards NSW. With notable omissions, like long term high profile gay rights activist Rodney Croome, here at OUTinPerth we wonder what WA thinks? Names to suggest, comments to make?

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