Gay people australia
Marriage equality
Decriminalisation of homosexuality
From the s the socially progressive South Australian Labor government wanted to repeal laws criminalising homosexuality.
However, it was not until the May murder in Adelaide of Dr George Duncan, a regulation lecturer and same-sex attracted man, that premier, Don Dunstan, assessed that the collective mood was receptive to reform.
Dr Duncan’s murder led to revelations of how commonplace violence and harassment against lgbtq+ people was.
South Australia’s Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act, was enacted on 2 October It was a landmark in LGBTQIA+ rights in Australia because it fully decriminalised gay acts.
Equivalent law reform was passed by the Australian Capital Territory in , Victoria in , the Northern Land in , Novel South Wales in , Western Australia in , Queensland in and Tasmania in
Same-sex couples living together in Australia
LGBTQ+ Travel Guide to Australia
Interesting Cities to Visit in Australia
SYDNEY
Modern and sophisticated, Sydney is one of the best cities for tourists to visit. With gorgeous beaches and the Azure Mountains on the doorstep, there’s plenty to scout and discover. Highlights here include the Sydney Opera House, the Harbour Bridge, Bondi Beach and of course the city’s culinary scene.
MELBOURNE
With vintage shops and graffiti-covered backstreets, not to mention a superb coffee culture, Melbourne has earned its rep as Australia’s hipster capital. Highlights not to miss in Melbourne include the National Gallery of Victoria, the country’s oldest art gallery; The Queen Victoria Market for the foodie inside of everyone; and of course the street art, for which the city is famous.
GOLD COAST
Fun seekers glance no further as Gold Coast is famous for surfing, rollercoasters and nightclubs. Be sure to also make time for The Jellurgal Aboriginal Cultural Centre as well as Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, which is home to native species including koalas, kanga
Unbelonging: Anti-Asian racism in Australia’s queer community
Belonging, at its root, is a fantasy of a socio-cultural space where differences do not impede on feeling connected with others. Some link belonging to our innate human desire for emotional comfort grounded in feelings of recognition, connectedness and/or acceptance. It is often a social emotion: the feeling of affinity with a group, of existence part of something larger than ourselves and being welcomed by others. Many of us first experience this feeling in the family home and seek to recreate it in ever widening circles from school to workplaces to neighbourhoods and communities.
If you are lucky, you mostly relocate through life feeling like you belong. While we all, at some points in time, sense like a ‘fish out of water’, especially in novel cultural spaces, this experience of harmless non-belonging is a temporary feeling and generally exceptional in one’s everyday life.
By contrast, if you are unlucky, other people accidentally or purposefully, sometimes even maliciously, ensure you do not experience ‘at home’. From overtly viole