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Artwork marks 1988 Salamanca arrests

Written By // Andrew Shaw

The City of Hobart’s most recent public art project has a subtle, but powerful message embedded in the pavement at Salamanca Place. ...

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Justice Served

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

ENTERTAINMENT

Arias on Holiday

Written By // Peter Burdon

One of the USA’s great performance artists, and a famed interpreter of Billie Holiday, Joey Arias is coming to Adelaide with a suitcase full of drag ...

VIEWPOINT

1001 Nights

Written By // Dr Gertrude Glossip

Dear blaze readers, have you done the 1001 thing? You know, the 1001 things you must do, see, hear, read, love before you die! ...

Articles tagged with: Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association

Jan21

Growing anger over religious exemptions

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

As a Senate committee prepares to hold public hearings in Sydney this week on Labor's draft national anti-discrimination laws, there’s growing outrage within the LGBTI community and elsewhere over the wide-ranging exemptions offered to religious bodies and other groups that will allow them to continue to legally discriminate against people on several grounds including sexual orientation and gender identity.

Apr02

SDA members tell union boss he’s wrong on marriage equality

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

Members of the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA), controlled by powerful union boss and vocal same-sex marriage opponent, Joe de Bruyn, have sent a submission in support of the reform to the current Senate inquiry into marriage equality.

Sep12

Unions unite for marriage equality

Written by // Serkan Ozturk Categories // News + Politics, New South Wales

SYDNEY: A state-wide ‘Unions for Marriage Equality’ campaign will be launched at Darlinghurst’s Oxford Hotel tomorrow night, with unions joining forces to support the LGBT community.

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Artwork marks 1988 Salamanca arrests

Artwork marks 1988 Salamanca arrests

Andrew Shaw

The City of Hobart’s most recent public art project has a subtle, but powerful message embedded in the pavement at Salamanca Place.

Accenture named Australia's top employer for LGBTI people in 2013

Accenture named Australia's top employer for LGBTI people in 2013

Reg Domingo

The Australian arm of global consulting firm Accenture has been named the country’s top employer for LGBTI people in 2013.

Eurovision at The Wickham

Eurovision at The Wickham

Andrew Shaw

This Sunday, May 19 head to The Wickham Hotel from 6.30pm for Schlagerfest – The Eurovision Experience, a fundraiser for Healthy Communities where no one cares if you can sing or not, as long as you love sequin overkill, big hair and unbridled European patriotism!

Bill to recognise overseas same-sex marriages introduced

Bill to recognise overseas same-sex marriages introduced

Ron Hughes

The Greens have introduced a Bill into the Senate that would see same-sex marriages from overseas recognised in Australia.

Council web page for LGBT community

Council web page for LGBT community

Andrew Shaw

Brisbane Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Action Group (BLAG) has welcomed a web page on the Brisbane City Council site dedicated to the LGBT community.

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Justice Served

Justice Served

Ron Hughes

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

Go Your Own Way

Go Your Own Way

Ron Hughes

Cabaret sensation Catherine Alcorn takes on one of the great unsung song-writers of the 20tth century, Christine McVie, in a new show for the Cabaret Festival.

Supporting Gender Diversity

Supporting Gender Diversity

Ron Hughes

The Carrousel Club has been operating since 1985, giving support and social opportunities for trans people. Ron Hughes caught up with club president Kelly.

Arias on Holiday

Arias on Holiday

Ron Hughes

One of the USA’s great performance artists, and a famed interpreter of Billie Holiday, Joey Arias is coming to Adelaide with a suitcase full of drag and a whole lot of love!

Telling Pictures

Telling Pictures

Reg Domingo

SYDNEY: Paddington’s Maunsell Wickes gallery is celebrating Head On, Australia’s largest photography festival, with a diverse group exhibition featuring celebrated photographer William Yang, writes Garrett Bithell.