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  • Gay basher walking free Gay basher walking free

    A gay couple beaten with metal poles is still waiting for justice three months after they were attacked in a Blacktown street. Greg Harland, 27, and his 21-year-old partner Aaron Warnecke ... Read more

    Tue August 25th, 2009 - 100 Comments

  • Centrelink manager taking it personally Centrelink manager taking it personally

    Centrelink general manager Hank Jongen has vowed to personally follow up on any cases of homophobia or incompetence in staff handling of gay and lesbian cases. Responding to a story published ... Read more

    Tue August 11th, 2009 - 21 Comments

  • Soldier’s plea for apology Soldier’s plea for apology

    A former RAAF airman has called for an apology for dehumanising treatment he and others suspected of being gay suffered at the hands of the military's service police prior to ... Read more

    Tue August 11th, 2009 - 3 Comments

  • Girls school targets homophobia Girls school targets homophobia

    Students and teachers from Burwood Girls High are encouraging schools nationwide to introduce Gay Straight Alliance groups, in an effort to combat homophobia and bullying. Burwood Girls High became one of ... Read more

    Tue June 30th, 2009 - 4 Comments

  • Convicts to tackle The Footy Show Convicts to tackle The Footy Show

    Members of the Sydney Convicts gay rugby club will speak out against homophobia in sport while making their first appearance on Channel Nine's The Footy Show this Thursday night. The non-professional ... Read more

    Tue June 9th, 2009 - 37 Comments

  • Not funny Not funny

    When I was growing up I was lucky not to have too much trouble at school, plodding along with a group of friends who watched each others backs. But I ... Read more

    Tue June 9th, 2009 - No Comments

  • AFL to stamp out homophobia AFL to stamp out homophobia

    The AFL will extend its racial and religious vilification policy to cover sexual orientation in an attempt to stamp out homophobia. When implemented the AFL will become one of the world's ... Read more

    Tue June 2nd, 2009 - 6 Comments

  • This is Oz This is Oz

    Many of you by now will have seen ACON's new online initiative called -˜This Is Oz'. This fantastic awareness-raising campaign humanises the gay and lesbian community, and makes the phrase ... Read more

    Tue June 2nd, 2009 - 1 Comment

  • Corporate supporters stand up to religious right Corporate supporters stand up to religious right

    The owners of Marquette Turner Luxury Homes are encouraging other businesses to speak out against homophobia after receiving hate mail from FamilyVoice members after they registered as supporters of Australian ... Read more

    Tue May 5th, 2009 - 14 Comments

  • What can you do? What can you do?

    It is a sad reality that in 2009, 40 years since the historic Stonewall riots in New York City, homophobia remains alive and well. On the streets, in our schools ... Read more

    Tue May 5th, 2009 - 2 Comments

  • Sorry, no offence meant Sorry, no offence meant

    Offence has been in the news lately. Jerry Lewis, the superannuated comedian, called cricket a fag's game and fags were duly offended. Quite right, too! How dare anyone associate us ... Read more

    Tue April 14th, 2009 - 4 Comments

  • Uganda’s gays in desperate situation Uganda’s gays in desperate situation

    In August 2006 Uganda's tabloid newspaper, Red Pepper, published a list of 45 alleged gay men stating their aim was to demonstrate how rapidly this terrible vice known as sodomy ... Read more

    Tue April 14th, 2009 - 9 Comments

  • The heart of the matter The heart of the matter

    An Asian member of one of Team Sydney's sports clubs wrote of the frustration and despair faced by different cultures over coming out in a society that prides itself on ... Read more

    Fri April 3rd, 2009 - 1 Comment

  • Bigotry still in the workplace Bigotry still in the workplace

    Young queer workers are quick to identify workplaces as accepting or hostile to their sexuality by behaviour rather than gay-friendly policies, a University of Tasmania study has found. Male participants described ... Read more

    Tue March 31st, 2009 - 23 Comments

  • Tasmania Police provide support Tasmania Police provide support

    In a bid to increase instances of reporting homophobic crime, Tasmania Police have launched a new range of brochures and posters promoting Tasmanian Police Gay and Lesbian Liaison Offers. The Tasmanian ... Read more

    Wed December 31st, 2008 - 1 Comment

  • Bristled up over homophobia Bristled up over homophobia

    Almost exclusively dealt with in a serious and officious way, t The sombre issue of homophobia may finally inspire something positive as IDAHO the Exhibition encourages people to deal with ... Read more

    Wed November 12th, 2008 - No Comments

  • Bashing doco to get screening Bashing doco to get screening

    A fundraiser screening of the documentary about the homophobic bashing of Craig Gee and Shane Brennen will be held on the one-year anniversary of the attack. The film crew who followed ... Read more

    Wed October 22nd, 2008 - 2 Comments

  • Homophobe forced to apologise Homophobe forced to apologise

    The Queensland Anti-Discrimination Tribunal has found former Gympie councillor and gun lobbyist Ron Owen guilty of inciting hatred against homosexuals, for brandishing a bumper sticker that read Gay rights? Under ... Read more

    Wed September 24th, 2008 - 2 Comments

  • More steps to curb homophobic violence More steps to curb homophobic violence

    A new operational strategy and management team to be implemented by the Metropolitan Regional Police Command will help curb crime and homophobic behaviour, Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore says. Moore this ... Read more

    Wed August 27th, 2008 - 1 Comment

  • Violence plans aim to lure the gay vote Violence plans aim to lure the gay vote

    Everyone has a plan to combat homophobic violence, it would seem, as council candidates do their utmost to secure the pink vote at next month's local government election. Clover Moore's Independents ... Read more

    Wed August 20th, 2008 - 8 Comments

  • We need more than signs and slogans We need more than signs and slogans

    Calls to declare Oxford St a homophobia-free zone are laudable -” but what will it take to translate them into a lasting reality for our community? Surry Hills Police Commander Donna ... Read more

    Wed August 6th, 2008 - 6 Comments

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