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Media Release - 2010

Afternoon Delight

Golden Queers Get Ready For Some Afternoon Delight

12/03/10 - Want to see what happens when over three hundred gay and lesbian senior citizens get friendly in the dark? Then get along to a delightful, delicious and de-lovely afternoon that’s set to put the silver back into the silver screen.

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Posted Fri, 12/03/2010 - 3:18pm by admin.

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Mardi Gras Partygoers Urged To Play Safe

Mardi Gras Partygoers Urged To Play Safe

01/03/10 - People attending the final weekend of Mardi Gras celebrations in Sydney this weekend are being urged to play safe and look after each other.

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Posted Mon, 01/03/2010 - 3:47pm by admin.

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The Great Debate

Mardi Gras Comedy Debate Is Tops…Or Bottoms!

23/02/10 - Comedian Jackie Loeb and broadcaster Bernie Hobbs are set to join the mad cap Bob Downe and four other amusing Aussies as they position themselves for a night of sexual power plays as part of The Great Debate at this year’s Mardi Gras festival.

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Posted Tue, 23/02/2010 - 4:11pm by admin.

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Avatars To Help Queer Youth Party Safely

Avatars To Help Queer Youth Party Safely

23/02/10 - A new online health promotion campaign aims to address binge drinking among same-sex attracted young people.

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Posted Tue, 23/02/2010 - 1:13pm by admin.

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Gay Hate Crimes Set To Increase During Mardi Gras

Gay Hate Crimes Set To Increase During Mardi Gras

23/02/10 - People attending the Mardi Gras celebrations in Sydney over the next two weeks are being urged to take precautions when they’re out and about due to the surge in homophobic violence that accompanies the famous event.  

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Posted Tue, 23/02/2010 - 12:55pm by admin.

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Beforeplay

ACON Brings Sexy Back With New Mardi Gras Campaign

15/02/10 - The work of one of Australia’s most celebrated erotic photographers features in a new health promotion campaign for this year's Mardi Gras season.

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Posted Tue, 16/02/2010 - 11:16am by admin.

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fair day

Get Healthy With ACON At Fair Day

15/02/10 - Gay men attending this weekend’s Fair Day are being encouraged to help ACON build the health and wellbeing of our community by taking part in an important bi-annual survey and getting a free syphilis test.

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Posted Mon, 15/02/2010 - 2:52pm by admin.

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Pride In Diversity

Leading Employers Sign Up To Create Gay-Friendly Workplaces

Some of Australia’s highest profile employers have come out in support of a ground-breaking program which aims to make workplaces more responsive to the needs of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.

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Posted Wed, 10/02/2010 - 11:03am by admin.

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ACON AND TWENTY10 TEAM UP TO BETTER SERVE QUEER YOUTH

ACON + Twenty10 Team Up To Better Serve Queer Youth

09/02/10 - Services for young people who are same-sex attracted or gender diverse are set improve following a new collaboration between two of NSW’s leading community organisations.

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Posted Tue, 09/02/2010 - 9:46am by admin.

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Leading Employers To Help Launch Australia’s First Gay Workplace Program

Leading Employers To Help Launch Australia’s First Gay Workplace Program

05/02/10 - Some of Australia’s highest profile employers are set to come out in support of a ground-breaking program which aims to make workplaces more responsive to the needs of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.

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Posted Fri, 05/02/2010 - 1:54pm by admin.

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ACON Events During Mardi Gras

ACON Events During Mardi Gras

04/02/10 - Getting out and about this Mardi Gras? Expand your horizons and help create a stronger and more vibrant GLBT community by attending one of ACON’s fabulous Mardi Gras events.

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Posted Wed, 03/02/2010 - 3:11pm by admin.

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Celebrities help launch Wear It With Pride on the steps of the Sydney Opera House.

Celebrities Help Launch National Education Campaign

02/02/10 - Australian celebrities have come out in force today on the steps of the Sydney Opera House to launch a new national education campaign. The celebrities have joined forces with members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community to educate all Australians about 85 law reforms that will positively affect the lives of same sex couples.

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Posted Tue, 02/02/2010 - 4:02pm by admin.

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New Campaign To Combat Rising Syphilis Rates Among Gay Men

New Campaign To Combat Rising Syphilis Rates Among Gay Men

03/02/10 - Increasing rates of syphilis among gay men in Australia, and particularly in inner-city Sydney, has prompted a new health promotion campaign urging gay men to get tested for the disease.

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Posted Tue, 02/02/2010 - 3:28pm by admin.

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ACON 25 Years

ACON Seeks Ideas To Commemorate 25 Years Of Community Service

02/02/10 - ACON marks its silver jubilee in 2010 and wants community members to help plan the commemorations.

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Posted Tue, 02/02/2010 - 9:28am by admin.

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Natalie Bassingthwaighte Lends Support to Same-Sex Law Reform

Natalie Bassingthwaighte Lends Support to Same-Sex Law Reform

27/01/10 - Entertainer Natalie Bassingthwaighte has dedicated her new single, ‘Love Like This’, to celebrate the Wear it with Pride campaign and will give all of her profits from the single, to the ongoing support of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community.

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Posted Wed, 27/01/2010 - 4:11pm by admin.

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