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Gay Indigenous MP Chansey Paech makes history in NT Parliament
Northern Territory MP Chansey Paech has this week become the country’s first openly gay indigenous speaker of an Australian parliament. Paech (pictured right), the Member for Namatjira, won his seat …
Religious freedom bill ‘threatens human rights’ in NT
The Northern Territory AIDS and Hepatitis Council and Rainbow Territory have joined several other community organisations to reject the Morrison Government’s religious discrimination bill. In a joint statement, the groups …
Northern Territory parliament fully decriminalises sex work
The Northern Territory parliament has passed historic legislation fully decriminalising sex work. NT Attorney-General Natasha Fyles said being a sex worker was a recognised profession in the NT. However, sex …
Rainbow Territory petition to scrap discriminatory NT law
LGBTIQ advocacy group Rainbow Territory are calling for the repeal of a law allowing religious schools to discriminate on the basis of sexuality. The NT’s Anti-Discrimination Act states a religious …
Darwin Pride responds to critics of rainbow roundabout
Darwin Pride has responded to criticism of the city’s new “rainbow roundabout” installed for this year’s pride celebrations. The rainbow roundabout is located at the corner of Daly Street and …
ACL: drag story time will turn kids trans
The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) recently lashed out at community drag story times. They claimed the “adult entertainment” events will make cis kids think they are trans. Drag story times …
Rainbow Territory calls for urgent NT anti-discrimination reforms
LGBTIQ advocacy group Rainbow Territory has called for the Northern Territory government to urgently progress anti-discrimination law reform after recent allegations of racial segregation in Alice Springs. Last week ABC …
US LGBTI Activist Dies On Hike In Central Australia
Tributes have flowed for a US actor, writer and LGBTI activist who died last week while on a hike in central Australia. Matt Palazzolo, 33, is believed to have suffered …
NT MP Chansey Paech: I’m young, gay and black – and proud
Australia’s first openly gay indigenous politician Chansey Paech used his maiden speech at the opening of the new Northern Territory parliament to share his pride as the face of diversity …
Alice Springs celebrates diversity with Pride Carnivale 2016
Performers and artists will converge on the Red Centre this week for the Alice Springs Pride Carnivale September 1st-3rd. The festival gets under way on Thursday, the first day of …
