The Alice Springs Pride Carnivale Organising Committee are super excited to announce our VERY FIRST FUNDRAISER for 2016! We have organised a special screening of Aussie movie “Wish for Tomorrow” which will be followed by DJs and dancing til late.
The movie is inspired by true events and explores “love, loss and the struggle for equality”. Star Observer described it as “one of the most important films to hit the festival circuit this year. Woven throughout are themes of family, of companionship, of life and of death, it’s an exploration not just of what it means to be gay in this contemporary world, but also of what it means to be human. So too is it a very firm reminder that life can come along and throw a curveball when you least expect it.”. See their full review and watch the trailer in comments.
The movie will be screened at one of our favourite venues, the Totem Theatre near Snow Kenna Park. Seats are strictly limited, so get in early! Pre-sale tickets for movie and party $25 are available at Red Kangaroo Books – or, if you just want to come along for a boogie, a party ticket costs only $10 at the door. Bar opens at 7 pm and snacks will also be available.Hope to see y’all there!
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/178380885897684/
This is the fifteenth newsletter from OUT NT.
Hello.
As the weather cools down, the NT will heat up with election fever and queer activities galore – enjoy the start of the dry season and get in contact if you want to be part of electioneering or any other queer season activities.
Keeping it short and sweet as there is a lot down below :) the end of the newsletter is always “Cake to Share” so if you don’t see that, expand the email.
Rainbow Territory has started engaging with NT politicians in the lead up to the 2016 election (we’ve heard 27 August). We have a big list to get through. We need some help in the following areas:
- Writing to and meeting with NT politicians to get their position on key issues for our community, and work to change their position if it does not support equality and equity for LGBTQI people in the NT
- Gathering information about inequality in law and policy through research, case studies, and personal stories
- Keeping the community informed about progress with politicians, and encouraging people to talk to their local members directly
- Organising a community picnic day
- Having stalls at some of the local markets to inform the general public about the inequality that exists under NT law and policy
- Participating in key events like the Sea Breeze Festival and the Beer Can Regatta (see call for CANS and volunteers below)
- Running regular meetings, improve how we do things as a group, including to make the meetings more accessible
- Building alliances and relationships with other groups and organiations in and outside of the NT
- Running the OUT NT website and Facebook page and newsletter to provide a space for community connection and information
Rainbow Territory runs regular meetings every second Tuesday. We are trialling a dial in process so that if someone can’t attend in person, they participate by telephone. We are also having a social/well being dinner after the meeting. All are welcome :) Please bring some $ for your dinner. Full details on the OUT NT website.
Darwin has joined 37 other councils in supporting marriage equality. A room packed full of community members spoke in support of the vote, and helped to change minds on the night.
The vote got great coverage around the country. What happens now? Darwin City Council will have to action what they have signed up to:
That Council affirm its commitment to treat with dignity and respect all residents regardless of gender or sexuality.That Council write to all Northern Territory Senators, the Federal Members for Solomon and Lingiari and all Federal candidates to encourage them to:
i. Prioritise debating changes to the Marriage Act to achieve marriage equality for same sex couples
ii. Vote in favour of such changes
That Council put a motion forward to the 2016 National General Assembly of Local Government asking them to support changes to the Marriage Act to achieve marriage equality for same sex couples.
Council should then publicly support the removal of any legislation that discriminates against members of our community: which the Marriage Act currently does.
Qnews, NT news, and the national campaign group Australian Marriage Equality
NTAHC is running free LGBTQI awareness training in Darwin, Katherine and Alice Springs.
LGBTI Silver Rainbow Training final dates for 2016.The Silver Rainbow last training days throughout the Northern Territory for.
Darwin – May 23rd & June 27th 2016
Katherine – June 15th & 16th 2016
Alice Springs – May 26th 2016
This project is delivering lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) aged care awareness training to a broad range of staff working in ageing and aged care, students studying aged care, aged care assessment teams nationally and people that work with LGBTI community.
This free, comprehensive, one day training will help promote a better understanding of the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people. It will provide staff with more confidence to deliver inclusive, best practice service.
Silver Rainbow is a national partnership between Alliance members in every State and Territory.
· Exploring the lives of LGBTI Australians
· Terminology
· Social stigma and assumptions
· Impacts of negative attitudes
· Ageing issues specific to older LGBTI people.
· Current legislation.
· Inclusivity in the work place and working with clients
Please book as seats are limited. Please contact Hande Noyan on 8944 7777 or hande.noyan@ntahc.org.au for more information and to register.
A community member went to the wonderful Melbourne recently and was impressed the rainbow yarn bombing. Yarn bombing is not what happens when your bestie starts telling you a tale when drunk and keep repeating themselves, it’s pre-knitted or crocheted pieces that are put up on objects in public places. It’s happened before in Darwin, and it it would be great to see it happen again to bring more Rainbow to town.
If you’d like to get involved please email outnt@outnt.info and your details will be passed on. No knitting experience required!
The call for CANS is on again in 2016. Want to see a rainbow flag flying over Mindil beach? Get can collecting and drop them off to NTAHC Darwin. If you want to help build the boat, get in touch :)
All the goss’ from last year: http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/jul/13/beer-can-regatta-darwin-swaggers-and-swelters-with-croc-repellant-on-standby
OUT NT is a website run by Rainbow Territory to provide community connection and information to LGBTQI people living in the NT. There is a community resource page where resources relevant to the LGBTQI community are listed. Two new resource listings are:
Touch base
TouchBase is a national website providing information on alcohol and drug use as well as mental health and sexual health for LGBTI communities. TouchBase is an initiative of the Victorian AIDS Council (VAC) and the Australian Drug Foundation (ADF), in partnership with the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO), developed to address high rates of alcohol and drug use in these communities through a targeted and destigmatising approach and is a comprehensive resource assisting LGBTI people to better manage their own health and wellbeing.
IndigiLez
Leadership and support group for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Lesbians and Same Sex Attracted Women.
Founders Rebecca Johnson and Tanya Quakawoot formed IndigiLez Leadership and Support Group in 2008. Both women are passionate advocates for improving the lives of Indigenous lesbians and same sex attracted women. The women’s personal experiences of growing up in their respective small country communities in the Wide Bay-Burnett and Central Queensland areas have encouraged them to make a difference in the Indigenous community and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) community. As young adults Rebecca and Tanya encountered extremely challenging obstacles because of their identity. Aboriginal, women and lesbian.
http://www.indigilez.org
OUT NT is a website that is run by Rainbow Territory to provide information and community connection to LGBTQI people living in or connected to the NT. It is run by Rainbow Territory members, but operates for the community to help bring people together. A strong and connected community is an active community that can work together to achieve change. This newsletter is part of how people are connected, as well as a Facebook page to communicate between newsletters. Please tell people you know in the NT about outnt to get them connected.
If you have an event that you want to promote, or some news you want to share, or something creative you’ve been working on, please email outnt@outnt.info
Cake to share is a random section of the newsletter where people can share something with others. Not all cake suits all tastes, so please sample or skip as you wish. Thanks to all who sent in some cake to share. Email your cake to share to outnt@outnt.info
Email through any random articles that you see to outnt@outntinfo or share directly to the OUT NT Facebook page. Get the stories you find interesting out to your community.
Mexico’s cultural history of LGBT reform
http://archermagazine.com.au/2016/04/mexicos-cultural-history-of-lgbt-reform/
Fairytale love that crosses class boundries and gender!
An LGBTI-themed fairytale book, about a prince named Leo and a farm boy named Jack who meet and fall in love, will be officially published after surpassing its crowdfunding goal.
http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-12/promised-land-long-overdue-lgbti-fairytale-comes-to-life/7320074
Idris Elba Calls For Better LGBT Representation In TV And Film. The talents of LGBT, black, female and disabled actors are being “unfairly ignored,” he said.
http://www.newnownext.com/idris-elba-calls-for-better-lgbt-representation-in-tv-and-film/01/2016/?xrs=synd_facebook_logo
Australia’s secret history of sexual fluidity
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, Trans, fluid: The spectrum of sexuality and the labels we use to describe it might seem very new, but if we look back, we can see that Australia’s past is chock-full of queerness, Graham Willett writes.
Daisy Meadows, a trans woman incarcerated in a men’s prison, isolation is used both as punishment and “protection.”
https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/the-shocking-painful-trauma-of-being-a-trans-prisoner-in-solitary-confinement
Cae Monae’s Debut Music Project, an Examination of Color and Trans Femininity
http://bullettmedia.com/article/cae-monaes-debut-music-project-an-examination-of-color-and-trans-femininity/
Solomon IsIands – New Report Finds Traditions which Emphasise Difference Must be Challenged to Address Inequality
http://sxpolitics.org/solomon-iands-new-report-finds-traditions-which-emphasise-difference-must-be-challenged-to-address-inequality/13951
20,000 lesbians in the desert (not a story about Alice Springs…)
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/apr/07/dinah-lesbian-festival-women-palm-springs
India’s 1st LGBT cab service ready to roll in Mumbai
http://m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/50662703.cms
Weird or no?!
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/straight-celebrities-pose-as-gay-couples_us_569fd3d9e4b0a7026bf9eb9f
Two Spirits, One Heart, Five Genders
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2016/01/23/two-spirits-one-heart-five-genders
Coming out in aged care: Michael shares his story
https://youtu.be/hy1zkEhWZUI
Ellen Page’s Gay Imperialism is Not Activism
http://harlot.media/articles/1513/ellen-pages-gay-imperialism-is-not-activism
Is a gay strike on the cards?
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2016/mar/31/why-knot-a-spirited-panel-discussion-on-marriage-equality-live?page=with:block-56fce661e4b0c9ed7992f8aa#liveblog-navigation
