WA
It’s time for WA to stop gatekeeping trans identities
Western Australia is the only state in Australia where transgender people must apply to a medical review board before they can legally update their gender. It’s past due for that to change. WORDS Max Pick On paper, our community’s experiences couldn’t be more different. I’m a trans non-binary person – my experience may be a …
WA fails to deliver on trans rights in time for Pride
Western Australia has failed to deliver on its promise to scrap its Gender Reassignment Board as WA Pride comes to a close, leaving lives in limbo and plans on hold, according to national and local LGBTIQA+ rights advocates. The WA Government pledged to abolish the Gender Reassignment Board last December and remove the barriers faced …
Queer councillor sworn in wearing these fierce red heels
Category is ruby slipper realness! A newly-elected queer councillor in the City of Perth has worn red heels to their swearing-in ceremony. David Goncalves, who uses they/them pronouns, was one of four councillors elected in the local government polls in the Western Australian capital on October 21. And at their swearing-in ceremony at Council House …
NBL’s Corey Webster finds out punishment for offensive post
NBL player Corey Webster has received a two-game ban by Basketball Australia after an offensive pride flag tweet was found to be in breach of their code of conduct. On Sunday night, the Perth Wildcats player responded to a Twitter X post featuring the Progress Pride flag. The tweet asked “What’s the first thing that …
Perth NBL star apologises for offensive rainbow flag tweet
Perth Wildcats NBL player Corey Webster has apologised for an offensive social media post about the LGBTQIA+ community. Corey (pictured above) was responding to a post on Twitter X with a picture of the rainbow pride flag. The post asked the question, “What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you see this flag?” …
Holden Sheppard’s queer novel Invisible Boys to become TV series
Western Australian author Holden Sheppard’s award-winning queer novel Invisible Boys is being adapted into a ten-part TV series for Stan. Holden (pictured) published Invisible Boys in 2019. The novel explores the challenges faced by gay teenagers Charlie, Hammer and Zeke in the remote WA town of Geraldton after one of the tight-knit group is outed …
Narelda Jacobs to host queer virtual town hall on Indigenous Voice
Labor Senator Louise Pratt and emcee Narelda Jacobs are hosting an LGBTQIA+ virtual town hall on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament this week. The free online seminar is on Wednesday evening (June 28) and will hear from three LGBTQIA+ First Nations advocates. “This event will focus on the Voice and its impact on our community,” …
WA Drag Storytime supporters drown out protesters with gay anthems
A few hundred LGBTQIA+ supporters have outnumbered and drowned out opponents of a Perth library’s Drag Storytime. Drag artist Cougar Morrison hosted the all-ages book-reading event at Maylands Library on Saturday. The event booked out weeks in advance. But opponents targeted the Drag Storytime in the lead-up, sending hateful messages to those involved and vowing …
Man charged over alleged homophobic assault in Perth
Perth Police have arrested and charged a 26-year-old man with a string of offences after an alleged homophobic attack on two men in Northbridge last weekend. Adrian Lea (above) told Nine News shortly after midnight on Sunday morning, a group of men approached him and a friend, questioning them about their sexuality. The group then …
‘Blindsided’: Two men violently attacked in gay bashing
A Perth man says he and a friend were victims of a violent gay bashing in the city’s nightlife district in Northbridge. Nine News reported Perth man Adrian Lea and a friend were walking the 400 metres between Perth queer venues The Court Hotel to Connections Nightclub, a typical trip for the city’s queer pubgoers. …
