Organisers of Albany Pride 2025 said this year’s festival was “better than we ever could have imagined” with the LGBTQIA+ community experiencing an outpouring of support during the two-week event.
Melissa Sheil
Albany’s canines stole the show on Saturday as they strutted their stuff on the dogwalk for the annual Albany Pride Dog Parade.
Georgia Campion
Hundreds flocked to Albany Pride Fair Day on Saturday to celebrate the local LGBTQIA+ community and their beloved pooches with the annual dog show returning in style.
The opening weekend of Albany Pride was filled with “magic and a stunning sense of community” according to organisers, thanks to the exhibit launch of the world-renowned performance art duo, the Huxleys.
Rainbow flags were the order of the day at the Great Southern Football League’s Women’s Pride Round at Retravision Stadium on Saturday, as crowds celebrated the third year of the special round.
Spectators at Retravision Stadium will witness a colourful festival of footy as the third edition of Pride Round in the GSFLW’s competition involves a six-game showcase on Saturday.
The ninth iteration of regional WA’s biggest LGBTQIA festival kicked off with a bang on Friday as community members and allies gathered at the Premier Hotel for the launch of Albany Pride 2025.
WA’s biggest regional LGBTQIA event will soon be back bigger than ever as it kicks off festivities with a launch party on Friday.
This highlights a correlation between states with good laws and legal protections for LGBTI+ people, and those with bad or no laws.
Brian Greig
Two juveniles have been charged over a series of alleged homophobic attacks in which unsuspecting men were violently robbed and beaten in Perth’s south.
Lauren Price
An Albany councillor has publicly refused to complete his directed inclusivity training, labelling it ‘forced indoctrination’ and ‘conversion therapy’.
An Albany councillor and Liberal candidate will undergo inclusivity training, four months after complaints were filed over comments he made linking paedophilia to the LGBTQIA+ community.
Last week, Premier Roger Cook announced historic reforms to the process for trans people to have their gender recognised in WA, most notably abolishing the gender reassignment board.
Misty Farquhar, Nat Latter & Thomas Drake-Brockman.
Tony Anderson, Lower King, says Thomas Brough’s allegations about Albany’s LGBTQI+ community are “a dog whistle to rednecks and homophobes”.
Tony Anderson
JK Rowling’s comments about new anti-hate speech law in Scotland are a real bummer for any Harry Potter fan who isn’t threatened by the existence of transwomen.
Kate Emery
Albany councillor Thomas Brough has again repeated his concerns that the plus in the LGBTQI+ acronym includes paedophiles at this month’s ordinary meeting, a month on from when he first made the claim.
Stuart McGuckin
Albany Pride urged the City of Albany and its council to do better at a council meeting this week, a month on from a councillor’s comments that left the community reeling in the midst of the Pride Festival.
After two big weeks, Albany Pride 2024 has been heralded as a success and “far better than we could have expected” by organisers who are already planning to make 2025 even bigger.
From album launches to International Women’s Day, here’s your guide to the week ahead.
Josiah McMeekin
Organisers of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade have revealed how they will pay tribute to alleged murder victims Jesse Baird and Luke Davies amid sombre reflections on the couple’s lives.
Over the past few weeks, as the terrible news about the alleged murder of Luke Davies and Jesse Baird has unfolded, my phone has buzzed periodically with updates. Not from news alerts but from friends.
Grace Ritter
From experiencing the night watch at the whaling station to drag queen accountants, here’s your guide to the week ahead.
Albany Pride Festival 2024 will kick off two busy weeks with a bang on Thursday night as the popular annual event attracts crowds from the city and beyond to celebrate family, solidarity and liberation.
From a Fleetwood Mac cover band to loads of activities for Albany Pride Festival, here’s your guide to the week ahead in the Great Southern.
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