Day: October 27, 2015

Melbourne Council Joins Marriage Equality Campaign – Doyle To Write To Turnbull
Tim Peppard, Victorian Director for Australian Marriage Equality, today welcomed Melbourne Council’s support for marriage equality after it unanimously passed a motion that will see Lord Mayor, Robert Doyle, write to his fellow Liberal, Malcolm Turnbull, urging action.

Petition Calls For Ban On Rainbow Flags In South Australia
A petition has been tabled in the South Australian parliament calling for rainbow flags to be banned from public buildings.

Poll Shows Australian Public Balks At Marriage Equality Plebiscite When It Sees Price Tag
Australian advocates have welcomed a new poll showing support for a plebiscite on marriage equality plummets by 24% when voters realise how much it could cost.

Accenture to Receive Corporate Equality Award at the 2016 HRC Greater NY Gala
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, announced that Accenture will receive the HRC Corporate Equality Award at the 2016 Greater New York Gala on Saturday, February 6, 2016, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. The award recognises Accenture’s commitment to equality for the LGBT community.

Forced to confess to gay sex
22 year-old ‘Marwan’ is currently being held behind bars for ‘confessing’ to being gay.

In the Grayscale
This sensitive, well-acted romantic drama puts a delicate and mature twist on the classic coming-out story. Filmed in Santiago, Chile, it follows an emotionally ill-at-ease, married architect’s journey of sexual discovery, which switches into high gear after he meets an intriguing gay man.