Monthly community library in Darwin for LGBTQI community – happens on the second Sunday of each month—- In a climate where mould will get to books sooner than readers, and where there is no dedicated LGBTI bookstore, Books Gone Wilde is a way for book owners to be book lenders, with the overall aim of enhancing […]
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Darwin Pride Festival: Rainbow Territory Equality Forum
Rainbow Territory is proud to be facilitating an equality forum as part of the Darwin Pride Festival 2015. All people in Darwin are welcome to attend this discussion focusing on discrimination and inequality experienced by the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) community. The forum is chance for the community and its allies […]
Darwin Pride Festival: Festival opening celebrations
Celebrate 30 years since the first Darwin Pride Festival with a free launch. Music, performances and a whole lot of colourful fun. Facebook event ALL AGES, Free Entry Darwin Pride Festival website Darwin Pride Facebook page Darwin Pride Festival is also looking for volunteers. A volunteer information session is happening 13 September. Please come along to […]
A little bit of Territory history: Why the boat got made
It was like any other Friday arvo. I was sitting down with an icy cold XXXX Gold in hand, watching the sprinkler water my grass. I finished the can and threw it basketball style towards the bin. Miss. The sun glistened on it and that’s when I heard ‘if you build it Cher will come.’ […]
Can you help? OUTNT.info poster
Rainbow Territory has had a poster printed to help promote the outnt.info website. The website’s purpose is to provide information and community connection to lgbtqi people in the NT. Rainbow Territory is particularly interested in getting posters up outside of Darwin and in remote areas. If you have access to a colour printer download the poster, print […]
Love, marriage and happily ever after
So the whole of Australia (and the world) seems to be calling for equal marriage. What happens when a relationship goes wrong? Rainbow Territory wants to hear from you about domestic and family violence in lgbtqi relationships, and between family members. The NT government is reviewing the Domestic and Family Violence act, and Rainbow Territory wants […]
Dr Dino Hodge receives Community Contribution Award
PHOTO: L-R Justice Michael Kirby AC, Dr. Terence McClafferty and Dr. Dino Hodge at the launch of ‘Don Dunstan – Intimacy & Liberty’ (Panos Couros photo) Dr Dino Hodge was presented with a Contribution to the Community award in Darwin in June by NTAHC. NTAHC staff, board members, and community supporters joined together to recognise […]
Newsletter # 10 – Hello + NT says “I do”
This is the tenth newsletter from OUT NT. Hello. It would make a very strange foursome, but all sitting federal NT politicians have said yes to marriage equality. What does this mean? It means that community activism and sentiment is having an impact, and that politicians are open to listening. It also means that these four politicians […]
Marriage equality, the last hurdle?
St Paul’s primary school in Darwin recently attracted national media attention for releasing a 15 page anti-marriage equality flyer in the school newsletter, as has Natasha Grigg ‘s announcement of support for marriage equality. While marriage equality is an important step for LGBTQI people in the Northern Territory, other inequalities will continue to exist even if the federal marriage act is amended to […]
Law reform panel recounts historic campaign to remove discrimination against LGBTQI people in the NT
Caitlin Perry, part of the law reform campaign group that removed much NT discrimination against LGBTQI in the early 2000s, participated in a recent panel discussion of successful law reform campaigns in the NT. As a panelist, Caitlin gave an overview of the campaign which was initiated by the bashing of a gay man in […]
Cake to share newsletter 10
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. Email your cake to share to outnt@outnt.info Que Kenny Indigenous transgender activist and radical radio host in photography exhibition “An undeniable right” “In Ntaria, 130km west of […]
Rainbow Territory media release: Equality before the law matters
PRESS RELEASE Monday, 8 June 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Darwin, Northern Territory Equality before the law matters Rainbow Territory is a group that advocates for the human rights of Northern Territorians who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ). Rainbow Territory acknowledges Ms Natasha Griggs MP, David Tollner MLA and John […]