Monash Council cancels Drag Storytime event following threats of violence
Melbourne's Monash City Council has announced it's been forced to cancel an upcoming Drag Storytime event due to violent threats.
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Melbourne's Monash City Council has announced it's been forced to cancel an upcoming Drag Storytime event due to violent threats.
Victoria’s peak body for local government is recommending closing public galleries to prevent abusive protests, while a councillor who was among those wrongly labelled a paedophile at a raucous meeting wants the state government to step in.
United Australia Party Senator Ralph Babet and some far-right conspiracy theorists turned up at the City of Monash council meeting on Wednesday evening to oppose a drag storytime event.
David Polson, one of the first gay Australian men diagnosed with HIV, Michael Barnett, co-convenor of LGBTQI Jewish advocacy group Aleph Melbourne and Rebecca Johnson, President Of Brisbane Pride, were among those honoured with Order of Australia awards.