Posts tagged Peter Bonsall-Boone

“Australians love Magda and Magda loves Australia, and despite last year being a tough year for her, Magda shared her strength in a way that inspired others to do the same.”

Peter de Waal and Peter ‘Bon’ Bonsall-Boone, Lex Watson, Roberta Perkins, Timothy J Bishop, Robyn Plaister, The Feminist Bookshop, and The Pollys Club will have Pride Seats dedicated in their honour.

Bon recently passed away after 50 years with Peter, during which the two were well known as committed activists in the LGBTI community.

Teenager Jamil gave an impassioned speech at a rally at the University of Wollongong.

Friends of Peter and Bon shared their stories and memories.

The Queen’s Birthday honour list for 2017 features 891 prominent Australians including Qantas CEO Alan Joyce and Cate Blanchett.

“Over time people’s attitudes towards marriage equality have changed in this country”

Friends of Peter’s have said he was a pioneer in Australia’s LGBTI history.

“We’ve been second-class citizens for all of the fifty years we’ve been together. I would feel pretty awful if Bon were to die as a second-class citizen”

Peter and Bon were the first gay couple to come out on Australian television.