ILLAWARRA QUEER INFORMATION
Information about the Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual, Transgender, Queer communities and services in Wollongong, the Illawarra and South Coast, New South Wales, Australia
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Celebrities have joined forces with members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community to educate all Australians about 85 law reforms that will positively affect the lives of same sex couples. The Wear it with Pride campaign fused human rights with arts to create a visually engaging and interesting campaign. The 85 t-shirts that form a part of the campaign aim to inform people of these historic reforms.
The celebrities, which include Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Todd McKenney, Ruby Rose and Kylie Gillies, have been joined by other grass-roots community members in a campaign called WEAR IT WITH PRIDE. To celebrate the 85 same-sex law reforms, 85 t-shirts inspired by the changes have been produced. The campaign ambassadors now want people to find out which ones fit them at Wear It With Pride
STOP THE INTERNET CENSORSHIP
It was only recently announced that the government had just successfully completed a trial run, of their web censoring software.
They now plan to go ahead with the next step, which will be to pass legislation early this year making the web filters law. However, with the impending election, should the legislation pass, the government will delay it's enactment until 12 months later. This way it will have little impact on impending elections, and ensure Labour is re-elected.
Many sites, such as this one, are likely to be BANNED! "ACON is supporting GetUp!'s Save The Net campaign because we're concerned that the Federal Government's [internet filtering] will severely limit the effectiveness of our internet-based HIV-prevention and education campaigns, by restricting access to culturally appropriate information," ACON President Mark Orr told SX. (read this full article on the GLBT Politics and News page on this site)
To find out more and to TAKE ACTION check out these sites:
Stephen Conroy: Minister for Fascism
And a great article on how to write to your local member or relevant Minister and have some effect can be found at:
Berbard Keane's guide to writing to Ministers
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