The Darwin Pride Festival Committee will be holding a volunteer information session on Sunday 13 September from 3pm – 5pm. The committee is looking for event volunteers to help with: • Promoting the festival • Customer service (such as providing ushering services) • Set up and packing up at events • Guest judges for the […]
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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.’ […]
Youth Pride Alice Springs
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 […]
2015 Alice Springs Pride Carnivale program announced
OUT NT hears from the gang in Alice about the upcoming Alice Springs Pride Carnivale starting July 30. Family fair day, pride party, film night, an art exhibition, workshops and forums are all part of this year’s festival. “The opening night art exhibition on Thursday July 30 kicks off another great weekend celebrating diversity in Central Australia,” […]
Alice Springs Youth Pride – 14 July
The next Youth Pride get together is happening soon! The group is a youth led initiative run from a committee of young people, aiming to challenge stigma and provide support to young people who are Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual, Transgender, Intersex or Questioning their gender or sexual identity. Youth Pride will be creating a resource pack and […]
Art of Pride launched, Homage: an Expression of Human Diversity coming up
On Friday 3rd of July Mayfair Gallery became Gayfair Gallery, and top end queers and their families, friends and supporters got their art on at the opening of ‘Art of Pride – Queer Territory’. Superbly curated by local artist Matty Vanroden, and framed as a ‘soft opening’ of Darwin Pride Festival, over 100 people attended the […]
Review of CDU and its support of lgbtqi staff and students
The short version – according to this report CDU needs to do a lot better for its lgbtqi students and staff. This guide has been released ranking Australia’s universities’ support of queer students (and staff). http://lgbtiuniguide.org.au/universities/northern-territory/charles-darwin-university/
Rainbow Territory present at UN Youth Assembly NT as part of IDAHOT
Last Saturday two Rainbow Territory members Alex and Gail were involved in the United Nations Youth Assembly Human Rights Summit on LGBTQI issues, held at Charles Darwin University. The Summit was one held in most state and territory capitals around Australia, as part of the weekend of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. Aimed […]
Updates to community resources on outnt.info
Did you know the outnt website has a community resources page? New resources have recently been added following some research by Rainbow Territory. Trans*, intersex, youth, and domestic violence information and resources have been added. Including information about the Safe Schools Coalition, which is coming soon to the Territory (yay!). http://www.outnt.info/community-resources/ The page lists NT […]
OUT NT Newsletter #6: Do Darwin @ Mardi Gras
The Departure Lounge and NTAHC took Darwin to Mardi Gras, and did the NT proud. Following on from the trail blazing Desert Devils from Alice in 1988, both are now part of Territory history. Adding to that history is the proud First Nations Float, which had participants from the NT including sistergirl Rosalina Curtis. If you weren’t at […]