LGBTIQ

  • Marriage equality rallies sweep the country

    Equal marriage rallies were held on November 23 in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.   About 500 people braved wet weather to march for  marriage equality in Melbourne.

  • Regional queers fight for marriage rights

    The first marriage equality rally in Nowra, south of Wollongong, was held on September 6. About 100 people attended the rally and chalk rainbows were drawn on the footpath. Rally organiser Tobi Harris told the Illawarra Mercury: “The seat of Gilmore has been held by the Liberals for 17 years, and we want to remind them to stand up for the gay community.” Long-time queer rights activist Paola Harvey addressed the crowd. Her speech is reprinted below. ***

  • Community angry at inaction on police violence

    About 200 people attended a community forum on March 19 to discuss the future of policing at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. It was organised in response to community outrage over violent arrests at this year's parade. The forum was called by the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, the AIDS Council of NSW, Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby, Inner City Legal Centre, NSW Police and independent MLC Alex Greenwich.

  • United States: Dems to blame for right gains

    Republicans are trumpeting their big gains in the November 2 midterm elections as a mandate to turn the country sharply to the right. Don’t buy it. Mainstream media commentary on the election was largely set before a single vote was cast. Voters would correct President Barack Obama’s supposed leftward course in his first two years in office by sending a cabal of right-wingers to Congress. The scale of the Republican victories — especially in House of Representative races, where the party now holds a comfortable majority — cemented the media’s impressions.

  • Geelong Rainbow Festival 2020 Pride March

    • Djilang/Geelong

    Geelong Pride March is on again! Hosted by , Geelong Pride March is in its third year celebrating diversity and inclusion for the LGBTIQ community of Geelong and surrounding areas.

  • No Right to Discriminate! #2

    • Boorloo/Perth & Walyalup/Fremantle

    Location: Forrest Chase, 200 Murray Street, Perth WA 6000 The Morrison Government is throwing women, LGBTIQ folk, people with disability and religious minorities under the bus with a so-called "religious freedom" bill. If passed, the law would give bigots across Australia the right to discriminate, deny the freedom of others and impose their views in key areas of…

  • Geelong Rainbow Festival 2020

    • Djilang/Geelong

    The third annual Geelong Rainbow Festival will be back bigger and better than ever so book your accommodation, get your fabulous costumes sorted and gather your crew for a huge weekend of rainbow fun.