Wollongong To Host Gay Pri Ftival - LOTL

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• WOLLONGONG TO HOST GAY PRI FTIVAL
• WOLLONGONG TO HOST GAY PRI FTIVAL
• WOLLONGONG GAY NIGHTCLUB CLOSURE LEAV MUNY NEED
• GAYDAY PRESENTS // INTERGAYLACTIC W/ JAWBREAKERS
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WOLLONGONG TO HOST GAY PRI FTIVAL

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Wollongong will jo the lik of San Francis, Amsterdam, Madrid and Sao Plo, by beg host to agay pri ftival – the regn’s first. Illawarra LGBTI – lbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and tersex – advote Jon Le Breton revealed plans yterday for a large-sle pri event, to be held Stuart Park next March.

WOLLONGONG TO HOST GAY PRI FTIVAL

‘It’s not easy growg up gay Wollongong’“There is a need for this the muny, for a tly clive ftival, ” he said. Mr Le Breton, a proment voice for gay people regnal areas, was spired to plan the day after a muny fom held by his Disvery And Hope anisatn at the Wley Ung Church July. Followg the succs of that fom reachg the Illawarra’s gay muny, he said he saw the potential for a siarly themed event, but on a bigger sle.

Wollongong will jo the lik of San Francis, Amsterdam, Madrid and Sao Plo, by beg host to a gay pri ftival – the regn’s first – next year. ”Mr Le Breton, a proment voice for gay people regnal areas, was spired to plan the day after a muny fom held by his Disvery And Hope anisatn at the Wley Ung Church July. Uny Wollongong's vice print Emma Rodrigu says there have been posive chang over the past two s the way gay and lbian people are treated, but issu of discrimatn, social isolatn and stigma are still prevalent.

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This is why gay and lbian-iendly venu are so important - they are a place where people n feel fortable wh their sexualy whout worryg about the problems that affect them other parts of society. "A [gay iendly] venue provis a sense of belongg, faiary and safety, " Emma says. "There have been many mpaigns that look at anxiety and prsn as beg major issu of ncern for the [gay and lbian] muny and their relatnship between social isolatn and prsn.

Until recently, Wollongong had one gay-orientated venue lled Indtry, formerly Castros. "The LGBTIQ [lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, tersex and queer] muny is only one aspect of the muny was targetg, " Emma says. This means that even unr another brand, the venue on Victoria Street will still not be a dited gay-orientated club.

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