Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatter
Even though this heart-tugging video made by GetUP! in 2011 as part of their campaign to get the Australian government to legalize same-sex marriage went viral (over 16m hits so far) Aussie gay man and women still cannot marry, and there is still no end to this discrimination in sight. https://www.getup.org.au/
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatter
Becoming Colleen: Finding the Shoe that Fits is a compelling documentary about a remarkable 85 year Australian transgender woman who is about to move to a Christian retirement village where she fears that they will insist she dresses as a man. Having lived most of her life as Colin – a husband, father, policeman, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatter
APPLE today launched a beautiful new advert in Australia for the IPhone X just in time for Sydney’s Mardi Gras Festival. It celebrates same-sex marriage and features footage from a number of weddings, filmed on the phone, set to a cover of the track ‘Never Tear Us Apart’, sung by Aussie musician Courtney Barnett. The … Continue reading
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On Christmas Day Australia’s unofficial queen and their beloved gay icon Miss Kylie Minogue starred in a new lavish TV advert trying to persuade us all to go visit . The country that is, not necessarily her but she seemed so inviting that maybe she is part of the deal. The advert which has … Continue reading
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The right-wing Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is trying to dodge the inevitability of making same-sex legal in his country by passing the buck. Instead of just passing a law that he has the power to do, he has set up a postal vote, which is informal and not regulated by any law. asking the … Continue reading
