Uncovering trans and gender-diverse lives in the archives
As part of Noah Riseman’s Australian Research Council project, ‘Transgender Australians: The History of an Identity’, GERALDINE FELA has been going through the Australian Lesbian and …
Posts tagged Wagga Wagga
Mhelody Polan Bruno: a light snuffed out too soon
Mhelody Polan Bruno would never know the impact that her death would have on the LGBTQI and Filipino communities in NSW, bringing strangers together to …
Memorial service for Mhelody Bruno in Greenacre on Monday
A memorial prayer service for visiting Filipina trans woman Mhelody Bruno is being held on Monday, October 14, at 10am at Paul Lahood Funeral Services …
Over 100 attend vigil for murdered trans tourist Mhelody Bruno
Over a hundred people attended a vigil for murdered Filipina trans woman Mhelody Polan Bruno tonight outside the Newtown Neighbourhood Centre. Those who attended listened …
Monday vigils for murdered trans woman Mhelody Polan Bruno
Memorial vigils are being held from 7pm on Monday, October 7, in Wagga Wagga and in Sydney to celebrate the life of murdered Filipina trans …
Transgender Filipina tourist killed in Wagga Wagga
A transgender woman who was visiting Australia from the Philippines has had her life cut short in a tragic end to her holiday. About 8am …
Wagga Wagga-based ’78er invites deputy PM Michael McCormack to march with him at Mardi Gras
“I have issued a genuine challenge to McCormack to prove his change of heart by marching in this year’s Mardi Gras”
Rainbow support group in Wagga Wagga “invaded” by religious advocates
The infiltrators attended the meeting to distribute religious propaganda.
Poll under fire for asking if a trans woman should play women’s soccer
“All the people on my team said the same thing – I love the story but I can’t believe they have a poll”
Closet Case: Sally Shipard
After being part of Australia’s beloved Matildas squad in two World Cups and appearing in more than 60 international matches, it’s no doubt that Sally Shipard has had a stellar soccer career. But in her private life, her coming out journey has had its ups and downs. Shannon Power caught up with her to get the latest.