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Alice Springs prepares for its first Pride event

Written By // Alex Dunkin

Alice Springs is preparing to celebrate its first ever Pride Carnivale on June 1 with a huge program of events. ...

FEATURES

An audience with Julie Andrews

Written By // Garrett Bithell

One of the most beloved stage and screen performers of all time, Julie Andrews arrived in Australia for the first time ever last week to a throng of a ...

ENTERTAINMENT

Literature, Words and Ideas

Written By // Jason Bartlett

This year’s Sydney Writers’ Festival features a strong contingent of queer authors and thinkers. Jason Bartlett reports. ...

VIEWPOINT

Equality still an elusive goal for many

Written By // Jed Horner

Last Friday, May 17, marked the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO). IDAHO provided an opportunity to galvanise support behin ...

Articles tagged with: London Olympics

Aug10

Na-Na-Na Na

Written by // Dr Gertrude Glossip Categories // Viewpoint

Dear blaze readers, this is my third summer Olympics since commencing my column in 2003. Tempus fugit!

Jul21

Tatchell calls for Olympic charter to be enforced

Written by // Lachlan Bennett Categories // News + Politics, World, National, ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Human rights activist Peter Tatchell has demanded all nations competing in the London 2012 Olympics sign an anti-discrimination pledge, or face a ban.

Jul19

Caster Semenya chosen as South Africa’s Olympic flag bearer

Written by // Serkan Ozturk Categories // News + Politics, World, ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Middle-distance runner Caster Semenya will carry South Africa’s flag at the London Olympics opening ceremony later this month.

Jul14

Olympic Committee urged to ban anti-gay countries

Written by // Ron Hughes Categories // News + Politics, World, National, ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Human rights activist Peter Tatchell has called on London's Olympic organising committee to show support for LGBTI athletes and ban from the games any country that discriminates against LGBTI citizens.

May25

Lawyer tells LGBT athletes to seek asylum in UK

Written by // Alex Dunkin Categories // News + Politics, World, National, ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Julian Assange’s lawyer has recommended LGBT Olympic athletes from nations that criminalise homosexuality should seek asylum while participating in the London Games.

Apr20

Mitcham sees no ‘burden’ in being a gay icon

Written by // Serkan Ozturk Categories // News + Politics, National, ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Gold-medal winning diver, Matthew Mitcham, has said he is more than comfortable with being an advocate for gay rights as he heads into the 2012 London Olympics to defend his title in a little over three months time. 

TOP HEADLINES

Alice Springs prepares for its first Pride event

Alice Springs prepares for its first Pride event

Reg Domingo

Alice Springs is preparing to celebrate its first ever Pride Carnivale on June 1 with a huge program of events.

'Wentworth' a ratings hit

'Wentworth' a ratings hit

Reg Domingo

The new television drama, Wentworth, has proved a ratings success with the show becoming the most watched non-sports program on Foxtel.

‘Dehumanising’: Christian Lobby must apologise for Stolen Generation comments

‘Dehumanising’: Christian Lobby must apologise for Stolen Generation comments

Reg Domingo

Advocates for the Stolen Generation are calling on the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) to apologise for comments comparing children of same-sex parents to the Stolen Generation.

Equality moves forward in UK

Equality moves forward in UK

Ron Hughes

A push by Tory backbenchers to allow opposite sex couples to enter into civil partnerships was defeated in the British House of Commons.

Rudd challenges Abbott to conscience vote

Rudd challenges Abbott to conscience vote

Reg Domingo

Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has challenged Opposition Leader Tony Abbott to allow MPs a conscience vote on same-sex marriage.

TOP STORIES

An audience with Julie Andrews

An audience with Julie Andrews

Reg Domingo

One of the most beloved stage and screen performers of all time, Julie Andrews arrived in Australia for the first time ever last week to a throng of adoring media. Garrett Bithell was in amongst the action. 

Lifting the Lid

Lifting the Lid

Reg Domingo

Out reporter Patrick Abboud spent eight months producing a story about young gay and lesbian Arab-Australians entering into fake heterosexual marriages for SBS’s new hip current affairs program, The Feed. On the eve of the program’s launch, he speaks with Andrew Shaw. 

Literature, Words and Ideas

Literature, Words and Ideas

Reg Domingo

This year’s Sydney Writers’ Festival features a strong contingent of queer authors and thinkers. Jason Bartlett reports.

Review: Fury

Review: Fury

Reg Domingo

Joanna Murray Smith’s Fury tells the story of a family of three. White, privileged and left-leaning, as the play opens every member seems to be on the same page. They are a solid unit with a strong belief they are good people. How quickly things change. 

Justice Served

Justice Served

Ron Hughes

ADELAIDE: Can you imagine South Australia without the Dunstan Decade? Ian Purcell explains how it almost never happened.