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Bringing politics back to Pride
The 2017 Midsumma Pride March was held in Melbourne during late January. The event had a huge turnout of over 45,000 spectators. The Socialist …
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Pride not profit
After facing pressure from sections of the LGBTIQ community, the organisers of the annual Midsumma festival in Melbourne announced that they would not be …
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Build a fighting campaign for equal rights
Tens of thousands of people have marched to demand equality for LGBTIQ people in recent years. In 2016, we have seen an outpouring of …
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Fighting strategy needed to win marriage equality!
The marriage equality plebiscite was blocked in the senate on November 7. This came after Labor announced plans to oppose the plebiscite in early …
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Interview with an Irish LGBTIQ activist
In Ireland, marriage equality for LGBTIQ people was won via a referendum in 2015. Below, we present an interview with Conor Payne, a member …
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No fear of marriage equality plebiscite!
Malcolm Turnbull has announced his intention to hold a plebiscite on marriage equality. If he can muster the numbers in the Senate it will …
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Is Daniel Andrews a different type of Labor leader?
Over the last few months the Labor premier of Victoria, Daniel Andrews, has been styling himself as a progressive figure on a largely conservative …
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Advancing LGBTIQ rights
In the wake of fresh attacks on LGBTIQ people the Socialist Party held a successful public meeting in Melbourne last month. The theme was …
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Federal election: Which way forward for marriage equality?
By Ben Convey Scott Morrison’s first budget proposes to spend $160 million on a marriage equality plebiscite. With polls consistently showing that the majority …
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Defend and extend the Safe Schools program!
By Ben Convey In recent months the Safe Schools program has come under attack. In coming together to resist these attacks the LGBTIQ rights …
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Womens’ and LGBTIQ liberation in revolutionary Russia
By Emma Quinn (Socialist Party, CWI in Ireland) Millions of people internationally are joining the fight against the oppression of women and LGBTIQ people, opening up debates as …
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Beyond marriage: The fight to end LGBTIQ oppression
By Toby Dite Over the last decade the campaign for same sex marriage rights has taken centre stage in the struggle to end LGBTIQ …
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Australians support marriage equality – why haven’t we won yet?
The granting of same-sex marriage rights in Ireland and the US in recent months has put further pressure on Australian politicians to follow suit. …
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Australia lags behind on marriage equality
The scenes of elation and celebration in Ireland and the US following the passing of same sex marriage legislation have further highlighted the backwardness …
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The gay pay gap
Australia’s first study of how sexual orientation affects wages has revealed gay people get paid less than straight people for doing the same work. …
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The ongoing fight for marriage equality
While Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex & Queer (LGBTIQ) activists are achieving victories around the world, the struggle for same sex marriage rights is …
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Victorian Liberals make discrimination lawful
Last month the Baillieu government passed a bill allowing employers to discriminate on the basis of sexuality, gender identity and marital status. The bill …
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Support same-sex marriage
Equal rights now! This year marks the 40th anniversary of the New York Stonewall riots. Six days of protest that shook the world and …
