Looking for a float?
ACCEPTANCE
Catholic group Acceptance is looking for people for its YMCA-themed float. Email acceptsyd@yahoo.com.au.
ACON
Help ACON celebrate 25 years of service on its float. Visit www.acon.org.au/get-involved/mardigras2010 to register.
AMNESTY
Amnesty International is looking for particiapnts to join its Making Abuse History float. Contact nswlgbtqinetwork@amnesty.org.au.
CAAH
Community Action Against Homophobia invites you to join its float. Visit www.caah.org.au.
COME OUT
Join Come Out’s 2010 Mardi Gras float for $25. Email comeout@comeout.org.au or visit www.comeout.org.au.
GLRL
The Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby’s float is called ‘Campaigning for Happier Days’. To volunteer email mardigras@glrl.org.au.
ICONS 2010
Visit www.guidetogay.com to register with Dr Mark’s Marching Academy and for more info.
INDIGENOUS FLOAT
Join in the fun with members of NSW’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. Register at www.acon.org.au/aboriginal
LIFESAVERS
Surf lifesavers from around Australia can register their interest at www.lifesaverswithpride.blogspot.com.
RAINBOW BABIES
Rainbow Babies and Kids float is called ‘Making OUR Story: The Next Chapter’. Email Wendy at kerwendy@ozemail.com.au to help. $10 per adult or $10 per family/group to cover costs.
SCOTSBOYZ
If you’re Scottish, part Scottish, got a Scottish boyfriend, would like a Scottish boyfriend, know of a Scotsboy coming to Sydney for MG or you’d just like to wear a kilt in the parade email scotsboyzmg@gmail.com.
TEAM SYDNEY
Team Sydney is putting together a combined sports clubs entry into the Mardi Gras Parade. If you would like to get involved email entry coordinator Lisa Robertson at robertsonlc@gmail.com.
Hi Pete, the Sydney Star Observer has been reporting on the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill since April last year and was the first publication in Australia to do so.
We reported on the escalation of political and religious homophobia in the country for at least a year before that.
We continue to follow events in Uganda, and will report back again when there are major developments.
And in case you are too lazy to look it up:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda_Anti-Homosexuality_Bill
Have a look maybe it may make for a nice Monday Newspaper read.
Editor’s Note:
Pete
Given you clearly missed the coverage we have given the piece so far, and you obviously haven’t searched our site for it, I thought I would provide you with a handful of links on some of the major stories we have published to date on the topic.
I you would like to know more, just type UGANDA into the search engine of the http://www.starobserver.com.au website
https://starobserver.com.au/news/2009/10/18/ugandan-anti-gay-bill-leaked/17259
https://starobserver.com.au/news/2009/10/27/headline-here/17541
https://starobserver.com.au/news/2009/11/03/senate-won%E2%80%99t-condemn-uganda/17835
https://starobserver.com.au/news/2009/12/16/government-fails-on-uganda-at-chogm/19702
https://starobserver.com.au/news/2009/12/17/homophobia-spreads-in-rwanda/19718
https://starobserver.com.au/community/2009/12/21/australia-finally-condemns-uganda/19795
https://starobserver.com.au/soap-box/2010/01/26/out-of-africa/20726
And SSO can you keep up with this serious subject or are we going to find that a week after MG we have serious anti-gay laws having passed in Africa amongst the fabulous MG photos?
Thank god NMG have allowed CAAH to be in the parade this year.(Thanks NMG so courgaeous of you).They are about the only g+l organisation that says and does anything g+l political.
The rest might as well just put up a banner with their name on it and have some kylie minogue dancing marching boys behind them.
Lets hope Amnesty or dare I say it the Labour party float say something about the scandolous anti gay laws about to be passed in half of Africa.And we have given these countries millions in AID money.WHAT a JOKE and no-ne does anything!!