What Next For Queer Politics Under The Anthony Albanese Government?
By Josh PallasPride Month has become a celebration for the queer community. But it should always be deeply enmeshed with the ongoing struggle for queer liberation.
The first Sydney Mardi Gras protest march was held on 24 June 1978 as a solidarity action with queer activists in America who were remembering Stonewall.
Over the ensuing months many queer activists in Sydney were arrested and publicly outed for their activism. This Pride Month coincides with the declaration of the results of the federal election where queer politics loomed large for all the wrong reasons.
So how are things looking for queer politics under the Anthony Albanese government?(From left to right) Tasmanian Senator Claire Chandler, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Liberal candidate Katherine Deves.Like many other queer people I breathed a sigh of relief when it became clear that the Scott Morrison government was deposed.
