Positive Change Takes Time
Pride, as you all know, has gone through a lot of changes recently. And with a new, fresh faced committee, ready to make positive changes not only within Pride, but the community as a whole, we are...
View ArticlePride: it’s just around the corner
It’s here, the Pride season 2011, and we’ve got so much going on. The Festival Guide will be your best friend to guide you through all things Pride and is as jam-packed as always. But don’t forget to...
View ArticleEditor’s Thoughts – October
How important is that the LGBTI community, is a community? With the removal of many discriminating laws, growing acceptance in the workplace and increasingly more of our community living in the suburbs...
View ArticleYoung Pride
For many of us, this year might be the second or third time we’ve attended Pride; for others, it could be the twenty-second. But for a lot of the visitors at the Freedom Centre, this year will mark the...
View ArticleCall-out for young queer artists
Young gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in Western Australia are invited to submit art works for an exhibition at the Freedom Centre this month. The Freedom Centre is calling out...
View ArticlePridefest Participation Packs Available
For those of you that wish to take part in this year’s annual PRIDEFEST, Participation Packs are now available online. You’ll find these packs at...
View ArticlePride Seeks Volunteers
Pride WA are seeking volunteers to help out during the upcoming PRIDEFEST in October and November. The festival kicks off with Fairday on October 6th and runs through to November 3rd when it has its...
View ArticleGay Rights in the Future
It’s safe to say that the Gay Rights movement is alive and well. Whether fighting for marriage equality, the right to adopt a child or to avoid imprisonment – gays are campaigning against oppression...
View ArticleDo Daytime Parades Work?
The changes made to this year’s WA PRIDEFEST have been met with mostly praise, with developments hoping to create a sustainable Pride WA. One change that has received criticism is the shift of the...
View ArticleFuture Of Pride WA Uncertain
Pride WA have announced that their current financial status is uncertain and have cancelled all future events to avoid trading while possibly insolvent. The announcement was made on the groups Facebook...
View ArticleThe Challenge For Pride
Opinion Pride WA has announced that they are unsure of their financial status and have ceased operations while they take stock of where they are. The organisation will have an AGM later this month...
View ArticlePride WA Announces New Nominees
Pride WA has announced to members that it has received seven nominations for both the male and female positions on their committee ahead of Tuesday’s AGM. On the male side; Graham Lovelock, Daniel...
View ArticlePride Solvent
Pride WA have annouced that they have successfully negotiated with their creditors to reduce their debt and have returned to a solvent trading position. At the organisations AGM Acting Treasurer Daniel...
View ArticlePride Quiz Night
The annual Pride Quiz night was filled to capacity, at the end of the competitive battle The Piranhas table emerged as the victor, while the OUTinPerth contingent did OK, coming in fourth.
View ArticleWhy Do We Need a Queer Business Network?
OPINION “Why doesn’t Perth have a Queer Business Group?” I was asked at a recent social gathering. It’s not an unusual question, often people ask the same questions about why we don’t have a gay book...
View ArticleJumpClimb to Manage Pride Festival
Events management company JumpClimb have announced that they have been appointed to run the 2013 Pride Festival. The company are known in the queer community for their weekly Bingay event at...
View ArticleNew Pride Patron
Today, Western Australia Pride announced Shane Colquhoun as their patron for the 2012 to 2013 season. Colquhoun began his career as a dancer in the United Kingdom but took up arts management in the...
View ArticlePreparations Underway for the Pride Parade
Saturday afternoon’s Pride Parade is drawing closer and community groups are hard at work creating a range of floats and costumes that will bring the life the LGBTIQ community’s annual celebration....
View ArticleHappy Pride
Each year as we start to put together our Pride float the question arises, “what music should we have playing?” Putting together than perfect mix of six or seven camp dance tracks can make all the...
View ArticlePride Take Stock of Parade Feedback
Despite mixed feedback to the first day time Pride Parade in Perth the organisation’s co-presidents are pleased with the events success and highlight that it puts the organisation in a good position of...
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