18 May 2012
Four Melbourne councils stood up for LGBTI rights yesterday by paying tribute to International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO). Community leaders welcomed the greater involvement in IDAHO from the city councils of Brimbank, Darebin, Hobsons Bay and Wyndham. It was the first time Brimbank City Council recognised IDAHO, holding a public forum on diverse [...]
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16 May 2012
A new group catering to LGBTI parents in Brisbane and potentially wider Queensland is in the works, with organisers seeking input from families in regional and urban areas. Rainbow Families Queensland received a grant from Healthy Communities to develop a website, including a forum, which is now up and running. The organisation also wants to [...]
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17 May 2012
The Lost Dogs’ Home is appealing to LGBT animal lovers in Brisbane to make the organisation their first stop for acquiring a pet as they struggle to cater for an overwhelming number of abandoned animals. Well established in Victoria, the Lost Dogs’ Home is one of the largest animal welfare organisations in Australia, caring for [...]
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18 May 2012
Friday, May 18 NSW ARQ – Fantasia night for Asians and friends. Free entry, doors open 9pm. COLOMBIAN – DJ Chip, David Smith, more. IMPERIAL – Hairspray drag shows. MIDNIGHT SHIFT – Maynge-A-Size with Joyce Maynge downstairs, Oh My Gush show upstairs. Free entry all night. NEVERMIND – Hey Hey it’s Friday. OXFORD HOTEL – [...]
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17 May 2012
We are witnessing a historical shift in the way the broader Australian community responds to LGBTI inclusion in society. In a week when US president Barack Obama voiced his long-awaited support for marriage equality while our own prime minister dug her heels in opposition to it, one could be forgiven for thinking otherwise — but [...]
Posted in Opinion, Soapbox0 Comments
18 May 2012
Disco queen Donna Summer has died, aged 63. Summer’s family released a statement the music icon had died on Thursday. It’s understood she was battling cancer. Summer lent her voice to create some of the most defining songs of the ’70s disco days with Love to Love You Baby, I Feel Love and Last Dance. [...]
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17 May 2012
The recently repaired relationship between two LGBTI world sporting rivals, the World OutGames and the Gay Games, has broken down. Two years after it was announced the Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association (GLISA) and the Federation of Gay Games (FGG) would work towards a combined 2018 event, a joint statement released last week reveals [...]
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18 May 2012
Prince Harry and Ben Cohen in the one photo – need we say more? Well there’s an even better message to go with this overwhelming display of hotness. The former rugby player-turned-anti-bullying advocate posed with the royal ranga in support of Cohen’s anti-bullying foundation, Stand Up. Cohen, who’s become a huge voice in the UK [...]
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