by Alex Greenwich | Jun 4, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, Civic Leaders, News, Who supports equality
HUNDREDS of people turned out for the Mount Isa Equality Fun Day at the PCYC yesterday. Supporting the lesbian, bisexual, gay and transsexual community, the family-friendly event was attended by representatives from PFLAG Brisbane and Mount Isa, the Queensland Police...
by John | Nov 4, 2011 | Australian news, News
MOUNT Isa gay rights activist James Newburrie has hit his target of 32,001 names on a petition to recognise gay marriage in Australia. Mr Newburrie started his campaign in September after Federal Member for Kennedy Bob Katter made comments deriding gay marriage as...
by John | Sep 15, 2011 | Australian commentary
ATTENDEES at Sunday’s gay rights rally have gained support from an unlikely source with Good Shepherd Catholic Parish priest Father Mick Lowcock saying he supports the right of gay people to have their relationships formally recognised by Australian law....
by John | Sep 14, 2011 | Australian commentary
James Newburrie is an openly gay IT security specialist who lives in Mount Isa. He organised Sunday’s gay rights rally outside Federal Member for Kennedy Bob Katter’s electorate office on Sunday. I know that I will never change Mr Katter’s mind. So you may...
by John | Sep 12, 2011 | Australian news, News
Gay activists are calling on the Federal Member for Kennedy, Bob Katter, to ackowledge there is a homosexual community in his electorate. More than 70 protesters gathered outside Mr Katter’s Mount Isa office in remote north-west Queensland at the weekend, in...