Posts tagged police

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.

“I thought he was dead, he was just laying there, there was blood coming out of his head. It was horrible to see your brother laying there.”

The gay couple who were attacked said police told them to “stop the drama and shut the f*ck up”.