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Australian Queer Archives

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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25.01.2022 Happy International Lesbian Day (8 OCT) Support the collection, preservation and celebration of Australia's lesbian history, become a member and donate: https://bit.ly/AQuAmember.

18.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 1979 the Woolshed Bar at the Australia Hotel closed its doors.

17.01.2022 Happy International Lesbian Day! This annual celebration originated in New Zealand and Australia and is all about celebrating the wonderful world of lesbian culture. Read more about the rich, diverse and unique history of queer communities in Victoria in AQuAs 'A History of LGBTIQ+ Victoria in 100 Places and Objects’: https://bit.ly/HeritageVic.

14.01.2022 Congratulations to Todd Fernando! on being announced as the new Commissioner - a great supporter of AQuA - we looking forward to working with you!

14.01.2022 #OnthisDay 51 years ago (19 September 1970) an article appeared in the Saturday edition of The Australian newspaper that put gay rights on the agenda in Australia.

09.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 1990 (3 October 1990) Wayne R. Roberts (Publicity Co-ordinator, Pride Collective WA) made a call out on behalf of the Pride Collective WA: "The Pride Collective (WA) seeks yours support for in the form of a brief "statement of support" for you Pride & Protest March and Rally which can be read out to those assembled at the Rally. You can express your support for our "gay community", our right to equality, our right to dignity, pride and life, our right not to be ...discriminated against because we are homosexual or bisexual men and women or we cross-dress, or we work in the sex industry or shoot up or we are men, women and children with HIV or AIDS." Support the collection, preservation and celebration of Australia's bisexual, lesbian, gay, trans, intersex, sistergirl and brotherboy history, renew your membership: http://bit.ly/AQuAmember; and donate (tax deductible): http://bit.ly/AQuAdonor. Image: Circular letter from Wayne R. Roberts (Publicity Co-ordinator, Pride Collective WA) to Friends, 3 October 1990, Papers of Papers of Ken Lovett, Australian Queer Archives