Victorian Government delivers historic apology
The Victorian Government has become the first in the world to apologise to the men who were convicted of historic gay sex offences before homosexuality …
Posts tagged Noel Tovey
Why Victoria’s formal apology for gay sex convictions is important
Almost 64 years since Noel was convicted of a historic consensual gay sex crime, his application to have it expunged has been approved, ahead of the Victorian Government’s upcoming formal apology.
Historical gay sex convictions expungement bill passes Victorian Parliament
The Victorian Government has passed the bill to allow historical gay sex convictions to be expunged.
Righting the historical wrongs of gay sex convictions
IN 1951 when Noel Tovey was 17, he was arrested after police raided a party at the Melbourne home of female impersonator Max du Barry, allegedly …
Noel Tovey comes home to revisit the past
NOEL Tovey didn’t think he would ever return to North Melbourne to perform his internationally-acclaimed one man show Little Black Bastard. The area is the …
Flier controversy fails to deter 100,000 attending Midsumma Carnival
SPECTACULAR weather in Melbourne on Sunday helped bolster the huge crowd for Carnival, the annual event that launched the city’s Midsumma festival. Over 100,000 people …