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10/09/201717/12/2017Blogging

Sydney’s Marriage Equality Rally

It was a beautiful spring day in Sydney: perfect weather for the first Marriage Equality rally since the plebiscite was confirmed. Current estimates: 30,000 people. Here are some photographs.

29/12/201603/12/2021Blogging

Tropical Fruits Parade and Launch

by James O'Brien3 Comments

If I think about all of the things which have happened in terms of gay life in Lismore during my lifetime, there’s a lot to reflect upon.

Jim Brigginshaw (Northern Star Editor), Sue Bazzana, Anthony Baker — As a teenager, I remember the homophobic editorials of Jim Brigginshaw, Editor of “The Northern Star”. I remember doing a school project, aged 16, where I was part of a group that interviewed him, and I was terrified.

Lismore's Big Log — *Lismore’s Big Log: As a teenager, I also remember the social scene was very much based around “the beats”, and in particular, the log outside the City Hall.*

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