The team at OUTinPerth are voracious news readers, who scour the internet for the latest breaking news and interesting articles. We’re often found surfing the net on our phones, with the radio playing in the background, while a 24 hour news channel simultaneously plays.

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Here’s a few articles that have caught our attention recently.

HIV rates among gay men in Indonesia have increase five-fold

ABC

Human Rights Watch has highlighted that as opposition to homosexuality grows in Indonesia the number of people being diagnosed with HIV is rapidly growing. Read the article

Bernard Gaynor seeks to stop Garry Burns from filing any more complaints against him

The Australian 

Conservative Commentator Bernard Gaynor has asked the New South Wales Supreme Court to ban activist Garry Burns from filing anymore discrimination complaints against him.  Read the article

The influence of black disco legend Sylvester is everywhere

Noisy

Sylvester is best known for the queer anthem You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real), in this article author Myles E Johnson looks at the performers legacy and influence. Here’s some local history Sylvester once appeared at Connections Nightclub. Read the article   

Ending prejudice in care: “As we go grey we don’t become less gay.”

The Guardian 

Local organisation GRAI has been advocating locally for better awareness of LGBTI people entering aged care facilities. Read about the latest initiatives that have been occurring in the United Kingdom. Sadly the report contains many stories of LGBTI people being treated badly in their later years  – highlighting the need for more education in the sector. Read the article

Young poet whirled into my life just weeks before she died  

Sydney Morning Herald

Julia Baird pays tribute to queer poet Candy Royalle who lost her long battle with ovarian cancer earlier this week. In the article Baird celebrates the poets work, music and the themes she focused on in her artistic endeavours. Read the article