Are We Moving Fast Enough To Stop Bullying?
If someone started bullying you for being queer, where would you go and what would you do? For a question that applies to 350,000 Australian LGBTIQ youth, the answers are hazy at best. With a state...
View ArticlePM Gillard Visits WA Ballet
Prime Minister Julia Gillard visited the WA Ballet this afternoon, taking a tour of the company’s new Maylands headquarters. Accompanied by Defense Minister Stephen Smith and state member Lisa Baker,...
View ArticleLisa Baker Calls on WA Parliament to Legislate on Marriage Equality
Lisa Baker, the state Labor member for Maylands has called on her state parliamentary colleagues to a cross-party working group to investigate Western Australia’s potential to develop a marriage...
View ArticleALP’s Lisa Baker to Introduce Same Sex Marriage Bill
Lisa Baker, the ALP member for Maylands has announced her intention to introduce a private members bill for marriage equality into the WA parliament in 2014. The politicians believes that the bill will...
View ArticleWA MPs call on Canberra to dump plebiscite policy
The Western Australian Legislative Assembly has passed a motion calling for their federal counterparts to dump the plan for a marriage plebiscite and allow a free vote on the issue of marriage...
View ArticleWA local elections shake up council seats
WA local council election were held over the weekend, seeing a number of returning and new members alike across dozens of councils across the state. Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi retained her...
View ArticlePerth shows support for Orlando
Hundreds of people attended Perth’s candlelight vigil to remember and honour the victims of the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Forty nine members of the local community stood...
View ArticleWA Labor promises to quash historic convictions for LGBTI people
WA Labor leader Mark McGowan has announced that if he wins next year’s state election he’ll introduce legislation to quash historical convictions for LGBTI people convicted of crimes that would not be...
View ArticleLGBTIQ State Election Forum at The Court this Tuesday
Ahead of the WA state election on March 11, OUTinPerth and The Court Hotel are teaming up to give voters the opportunity to ask politicians about LGBTIQ issues that are important to them. Labor’s Lisa...
View ArticleOUTinPerth LGBTIQ Election Forum: What did we learn?
Ahead of the state election here in Western Australia, LGBTIQ voters had the opportunity to discuss local issues with representatives of Labor, the Liberals and the Greens at a forum hosted by...
View ArticleTeacher loses his job after employer finds out he is gay
After working as a high school teacher for three years Craig Campbell decided to switch to working as a relief teacher, aside from continuing on at the school he was part of the staff at, he also began...
View ArticleCampaign Against Moral Persecution remembered in WA Parliament
Maylands MP Lisa Baker stood in parliament this week to highlight the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the WA branch of the Campaign Against Moral Persecution (CAMP). Speaking to the parliament...
View ArticleWhat is the point of LGBTI members of parliament? Where are you when we need...
OPINION: Paul-Alain Hunt, former president of Pride WA Recently Maylands MP Lisa Baker gave a speech in parliament to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of CAMP, the state’s first LGBTI lobby group. Gee,...
View ArticleOne Nation’s Mark Latham says LGBTI MPs have too much influence
One Nation’s New South Wales leader, Mark Latham, has launched an attack on LGBTIQA+ politicians claiming they have too much influence and suggesting that members of the queer communities are better...
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