Men On Men Gay Art Prize Founder, Marriage Equality Activist, Gay Singer In Queen’s Birthday Honours List
starobserver.com.auThe Queen’s Birthday Honours list this year recognised the contributions of several LGBTQI community members including historian and marriage equality activist Dr Shirleene Robinson, Men on Men Gay Art Prize founder David Allen and gay country music singer Beccy Cole.
The 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours list recognised nearly a thousand Australians with 37 recipients of awards in the Military Division of the Order of Australia, 201 Meritorious awards, and 85 Distinguished and Conspicuous awards.
Governor-General David Hurley congratulated all Australians recognised in the Honours List.“Recipients share some common traits- including selflessness, excellence, and a commitment to service.
They are from different backgrounds, their stories are each unique, and each has served in different ways. This diversity is a strength, and each has impacted their community and made it better,” Hurley said.Dr Shirleene Robinson, author and Honorary Associate Professor at Macquarie University, was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for “significant service to the LGBTIQ community, to marriage equality, and to history”.Dr Robinson’s book Yes Yes Yes: Australia’s Journey To Marriage Equality is a moving account of the marriage equality movement in Australia with the help of a combination of a public vote, the courts, and the parliament.
