New South Wales
Sydney Lord Mayor’s tribute to late Mardi Gras 78er Ron Austin
City of Sydney councillors observed a minute’s silence on Monday night to memorialise gay activist and Mardi Gras ‘78er Ron Austin, who passed away a month ago. Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore also honoured Austin’s “outstanding” contribution to Mardi Gras and his long history of LGBTIQ activism with the following tribute. I pay tribute to …
Liberal candidate: Same-sex marriage will end Mother’s and Father’s Day
A Liberal party candidate who suggested on social media that same-sex marriage would spell the end of Mother’s and Father’s Day and called for same-sex couples be banned from adoption has said he does not hold those views. In a series of posts between 2010 and 2015, Allan Green, the Liberal candidate for the west …
Kerryn Phelps blasts new round of ‘anti-semitic, homophobic’ election emails
Independent MP Kerryn Phelps has referred a new round of offensive emails targeting her New South Wales electorate of Wentworth to the Australian Federal Police. Phelps said the new email contained false “homophobic, antisemitic, racist” claims and was “just generally pretty disgusting.” The latest emails are similar to ones sent to some Wentworth voters last …
Tributes flow for Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 78er Ron Austin
Ron Austin, one of the pioneering Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 78ers, has passed away in Sydney at age 90. Austin was among the marchers in the first Mardi Gras parade along Sydney’s Oxford Street in 1978. That group is now known as “The 78ers”. He was an early member of LGBTIQ rights group …
NSW Police catch double murderer Damien Peters after he escaped parole
A convicted murderer who removed his monitoring ankle bracelet and escaped parole has been caught after a manhunt in Sydney. NSW Police said on Monday Damien Peters was last seen at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Randwick around 4:15pm on Sunday afternoon, and warned the community not to approach him. Police were informed when …
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras considering ‘inclusive’ name change
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is seeking community views on a potential name change for the festival in a bid to be more inclusive. The Mardi Gras team told members on Tuesday they had often heard feedback from the LGBTIQ community about the organisation’s name only specifying “gay” and “lesbian” with no mention of …
Mardi Gras in Bullamakanka: Celebrations reach all the way to the outback
Thanks to the wonders of the internet, previously isolated gay communities in rural hamlets can now participate in their own small way in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. QN Magazine’s regional Queensland correspondent Pearl of the Outback explains how. Mr Humphries recently hosted something the young folks call a Mardi Gras Watch Party. …
Lismore’s Tropical Fruits announces date of its 2019 AGM
The Tropical Fruits AGM is held each year in February or March. The Committee encourages all members to make every effort to attend the AGM as it is an opportunity for you to have your say on the future of your Tropical Fruits. Only members financial at the time of the AGM can vote in …
17yo charged with robbery of gay man Mardi Gras weekend
NSW Police arrested and charged a 17-year-old male with the robbery and assault of a gay man during Mardi Gras weekend. Police allege he committed a string of robberies just hours before the parade. The 29-year-old victim told triple j’s Hack a group of young men ambushed, attacked and robbed him in the Redfern area …
Bizarre homophobic election flyers appear in Sydney letterboxes
A bizarre homophobic and transphobic flyer distributed to letterboxes in the Sydney suburbs of Hurstville and Campsie ahead of the state election has been referred to the NSW Electoral Commission. The anti-gay flyer instructs voters “Do Not Vote Labor” and is written in poor English with both Chinese and Arabic translations. “Do not vote Labor …