Campaign Review: GALE’s 2010 Campaigns

To kick off 2010 for the community involved in working towards sexuality & gender equality in WA, this post has been written to provide a review and analysis of our work last year – for which we would love your comments & opinions. This post will be followed by an entry from GALE’s 2010 Convenor [...]

Thank you for an inspirational year

To all of our followers, We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support and contributions this year, and to wish you a relaxed and joyful festive season. This year has been the most exciting year for gay & lesbian equality that WA has seen in a very long time. In just [...]

Where to from here? Report back from the GALE Workshop

On Saturday the 4th of September, Gay and Lesbian Equality hosted a small but lively forum in central Perth. The discussion focussed upon ways to build an effective, sustainable and inclusive campaign for equal rights for Australians of diverse sexuality and gender – both within WA and across Australia. The workshop was split into four [...]

Indecision 2010: Where does full equality stand on the agenda?

Despite the obvious benefits of being well hung (yes, I’m thoroughly enjoying the hung parliament jokes), the results of the Federal Election place sexuality & gender equality in new and interesting waters. However, before we start in on the new political possibilities, its important to take a moment to reflect on the things that have [...]

Committee fun times & AGM!

Gay & Lesbian Equality’s Annual General Meeting is coming up, and that means a few important things. First of all, we’ll be saying goodbye to some long standing committee members, including Rod Swift and Matt Hill, who are moving to Melbourne. At the end of the year, it is likely Shane Cucow will also be [...]

Post Election Workshop / Community Forum

2 weeks after the Federal Election Gay & Lesbian Equality (WA) is hosting a workshop & community forum, looking at how we approach the campaign for full equality with the new Federal government, and the current State government. This is a great opportunity to find out about the implications of the Federal Election for gender [...]

Election limbo: How low are you willing to go?

By Rod Swift – GALE(WA) Media Spokesperson It’s a federal election, and that means it’s time to kick back on the couch, switch on the big screen TV that your stimulus money or baby bonus just bought and watch endless coverage of the sport of election limbo. And, as with every limbo competition, there’s a [...]

Photos & Video from Saturday’s rally for same-sex marriage

On Saturday August 14th, an estimated 1,500 Western Australians came out to show their support for same-sex marriage being recognised in Australia. They were part of a national protest of around 10,000 people. This was the biggest rally for sexuality & gender in WA since the 2002 reforms, and the biggest event for same-sex marriage [...]

Press on

“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan “press on” has solved and always [...]

GALE(WA) Member lodges discrimination complaint against Family First

Kids of same-sex couples ‘like abuse’ says Family First Senate candidate Wendy Francis A FAMILY First Senate candidate says children raised by same-sex couples face the same “emotional abuse” experienced by Australia’s Stolen Generation. Wendy Francis, who is running for the Senate in Queensland, says someone in her office used Twitter to share her view [...]