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  • Bernard-Gaynor
    Katter’s Australian Party shows true colours

    Two candidates for Bob Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) have likened gay and lesbian people to paedophiles, with one saying he’d go as far as refusing to let a gay person teach his children. Tess Corbett from Lake...

    • Posted 122 days ago
  • WA teachers back gay students

    Perth teachers, students and parents learnt new ways to challenge sexuality and gender-based bullying last month. Western Australia’s Equal Opportunity Commission held its second forum on the issue at Balga State High School, drawing a crowd of about...

    • Posted 136 days ago
  • I’m not homophobic, I just hate gays

    Late last month, American news agency the Associated Press (AP) included an entry in its style guide banning use of the word “homophobia”. In a justification for the move, AP deputy standards editor Dave Minthorn told online...

    • Posted 166 days ago
  • Brave team-up

    The Community Brave Foundation‘s 2013 LGBTIQ calendar ‘Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies, Healthy Souls‘ goes live on December 1 and features some of Sydney’s LGBT sporting teams, including the Sydney Convicts rugby club, the Flying Bats and Sydney...

    • Posted 184 days ago
  • Not waving, drowning

    Hosted by Charlotte Dawson, the November 13 Sydney Brave Ball is an event to raise funds for both the Community Brave Foundation and also for funding of Dean Fancis’s new film, Drown. The film tackles issues such...

    • Posted 199 days ago
  • But I only have sex with guys my age

    There has been a lot of focus on same-sex attracted young people in sexual health education and health promotion. Most of the focus is on their mental health resulting from homophobia (in school, family and amongst their...

    • Posted 199 days ago
  • Remembering a fallen hero

    In 1998, a 21-year-old gay student was kidnapped, severely beaten and left to die, tied to a fence on the outskirts of Laramie, Wyoming. His name was Matthew Shepard. The powerful stage event ‘The Laramie Project’ outlines...

    • Posted 227 days ago
  • Pejorative rules

    How many times have you overheard kids say “so gay” about something as arbitrary as an annoying mobile ringtone? Or what about a bunch of drunk blokes at the pub calling their mate “faggot” for opting out...

    • Posted 228 days ago
  • You’re never alone: Monash Uni

    Monash University students, staff and alumni have shared their experiences of homophobia and coming out for the It Gets Better Australia online video project. The five-minute video features over a dozen people who share some harrowing stories...

    • Posted 276 days ago
  • Blonde people “disgusting”, says advert

    Bricks through car windows, a woman spat at and the cries of a man being beaten are part of a new controversial anti-homophobia campaign. UK-based LGBTI rights organisation Kaleidoscope Trust released an online advertisement on July 3...

    • Posted 325 days ago
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