QNN

23 Aug 2017

Q-mmunity Network News, Ep 30 2017

Government & Organizations, Health, News & Politics

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Welcome to our weekly news bulletin for the gay and lesbian community, broadcast nationally via the Community Radio Network and on JOY 949. News this week includes;

A Queensland Paramedic’s emotional plea for marriage equality has gone viral, after he opened up on Facebook about how marriage equality would change his life.
A handful of Australian’s have given their mailboxes a drag makeover, to encourage passers by to vote Yes for marriage equality, should the governments postal survey go ahead.
The Tiwi Island Sistergirls say the upcoming postal survey for marriage equality could be a waste of time in communities like theirs where people may not understand the process.
The Victorian government has announced it will provide $1 million to support the LGBTI community through the federal government’s postal survey on marriage equality.
Constitutional lawyers say there is a reasonable chance that the postal plebiscite on marriage equality could be stopped by the High Court.
Some controversy has arisen over an online article in which four year old Prince George was discussed as becoming a gay icon overnight.
The Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee has decided to defer the listing of HIV prevention drug, PrEP, on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

In Sport;

Trans cyclist, Jillian Bearden, has been accused of having an unfair advantage in the Colorado Classic, because she used to compete as a man.
Gay Olympian, Tom Bosworth, has called on more athletes to come out.
After becoming the first out gay referee in English Football, Ryan Atkin, now says that homophobia should be treated the same as racism.