The controversial motions brought forward by Pride in Protest – including banning police and the Liberal Party from the parade – were defeated at Saturday’s annual general meeting.
“I’m a small town country boy, and if we had had social media or the reach Minus18 has when I was younger, it would have made all the difference.”
Pride in Protest plan to run for the board this year and have spoken with several ’78ers who have allegedly endorsed their campaign.
In Victoria, there are currently no legal protections against LGBTI-specific hate speech.
Of the 88 cases between 1976 and 2000 reviewed in a recent report, 63 were declared solved, 23 remain unsolved, and two were not reviewed.
“Police attitudes don’t change overnight, but they’ll never change unless we have decriminalisation.”
“I think diversity adds to our ability to serve the community.”
While almost 95 per cent of young gay people surveyed had been victims of hate crimes, only 10 per cent of the crimes had been reported.
It is critical that people—especially people from gender and sexual minorities and people living with HIV—are made aware of the potential risks of the My Health Record system.
Hundreds of students will throw paint-filled balloons at the station today to create an explosion of colour in celebration of LGBTI communities.
