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Doug Pollard is a veteran gay journalist, columnist, commentator, and broadcaster specialising in GLBTI issues, based in Melbourne Australia. He often works with Rob Mitchell of the RJM Trust, "We are separate independent and unaffiliated guerilla campaigners and advocates, and the best of mates: nimble, fast-moving, unconventional and above all aiming to drive rapid change", he says.

Freshly Doug September 02

Still Green. Ish.

AFTER SEX EVERYONE FEELS A BIT DOWN
And after a nationwide election. It’s much the same, it seems. The washup continues this week, as we will find out on Freshly Doug this week.


WAS IT GOOD FOR YOU? WITH ADAM BANDT
Adam Bandt has just signed a sweetheart deal with Julia Gillard, but there was nothing in it about refuges, the internet filter, anti-discrimination legislation, or marriage equality. Have the Greens sold us out? I’ll be asking Adam at around 11am. Send me your questions for the Greens freshlydoug@joy.org.au or Twitter @freshlydoug

FORGET SACRED – GO SECULAR
On Digging Deeper this week, between 10 and 11my special guest is Gregory Storer: he’s partnered with Michael Barnett, who’s already been through the mill with me, but more importantly, Gregory stood for the Secular Party in the recent election. Gregory Storer at 10.

TASSIE LEADS THE WAY
Tasmania has taken another step forward: their lower house has passed a bill to recognize same-sex marriages and other same-sex unions from other states and overseas. Kristina Antoniades takes us through the legal implications.

COREY PULLS IT TOGETHER
Corey Irlam mulls over the latest news from Canberra and elsewhere and where it leaves us GLBTI folk.

AND DANIEL DOES BROKEN HILL

The latest report from Daniel Witthaus on his tour challenging homophobia in rural and regional Australia, now in Broken Hill.

WA GBLT FORUM
Given the still uncertain outcome of the election ,what do we do now? What does it all mean? Over in WA the community is getting together to decide how to react, what to do. Shane Cucow has the story.

NSW SAME-SEX ADOPTION
Scott Abrahams, editor of the Sydney Star Observer, gives us the latest of the progress of the NSW SS adoption bill, and a look at the newly vulnerable Labor seat of Grayndler.

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