Lesbians on the loose

Call Number
Nq 306.7663099441 LES
Created/Published
Newtown [N.S.W.] : Lesbians on the loose, 1990-
Issue
Vol. 5 No. 4 (April 1994)
Images
36
View Catalogue

Text

LESBIANS ON THE LOOSE  

APRIL 1994  

ISSUE SO  

VOL NO  

FREE  

Train trip to terror  

by Frances Rand  

train trip home to Newcastle after the Mardi Gras Parade  

turned night of celebration into morning of misery. group  

of lesbians and gay men, threatened and harassed by homopho-  

bic youths during the journey, have lodged vilification com-  

plaint with the NSW Anti-Discrimination Board.  

The 1.47 am train from Central to Newcastle, on the morning of  

March 6, was delayed. Belinda, 20, and her friends, group of five les-  

bians and two gay men, were forced to wait an hour in packed train  

“due to daylight saving”..  

“This delay, coupled with the fact that our group was seen to be  

having fun, led to particularly volatile situation,” said Belinda, who  

now afraid for her safety does not want to use her last name.  

Between Strathfield and Hornsby the threats from the group of  

seven youths intensified. “Filthy queers, we should just bash ya now,”  

and “Watch your back, we’re gonna stab ya” were shouted at Belinda  

and her friends.  

One of the group, Theresa, 27, said, “I felt like prisoner I’ve  

never felt such terror in all my life.” She approached some State Rail  

employees who came to the carriage and told the youths to “keep it  

civilised.”  

When the threats didn’t stop, Cherie, 20, also complained. She  

says she was told “If you can’t cope with the situation get off the train.”  

Belinda alleges that despite their attempts to ignore the abuse the  

State Rail employees told them they were “provoking” the youths.  

Beth, 27, contacted State Rail the following day to lodge com-  

plaint. She says her call was not followed up.  

City Rail Media spokesman Simon Brown said he hasn’t received  

an official complaint. He also couldn’t supply an official reason as to  

why the train was delayed. While being unable to make an official  

comment until he receives and investigates written complaint he did  

say, “By law we can’t discriminate against any member of the com-  

munity and we won’t condone any such behaviour from our staff. If our  

staff receive complaints they are expected to offer whatever assistance  

they can.”  

While unable to comment specifically on the incident, NSW  

Anti-Discrimination Board president, Steve Marks said, “The present  

ground of homosexual discrimination can apply to provider of ser-  

vices like State Rail. An individual may also be covered by the part of  

the Act that includes aiding an abetting an act of discrimination.”  

Belinda and her friends would like an apology from State Rail.  

k.d. drops in...  

The Craving Remains  

languishing... k.d. lounges while local lesbians  

long for longer look at the dyke herself.  

Rumours spread like wildfire as news of  

visit by lesbian heart-throb and dyke  

icon k.d. lang reached Sydney and  

Melbourne lesbians last month. “Where’s she  

staying?”, “Is she touring?”, “Where can we see  

her?” were the questions on everyone’s lips.  

Sadly, lang was only dropping by to appear at the  

ARIA wards, and promote her album, Ingenue and  

the soundtrack to Even Cowgirls Get The Blues.  

Interviews were hard to get. Although lang was  

kind to the electronic media, print media got one  

press conference only. Even the Sydney Morning  

Herald was miffed.  

INSIDE...  

Dykes behind bars.. .feminist landmarks turn 20  

Print Post Approved PP234093/00006  

Cite

Citation options:
Work identifier

http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-885750836

APA citation

(1990). Lesbians on the loose Retrieved June 6, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-885750836

MLA citation

Lesbians on the loose Newtown [N.S.W.]: Lesbians on the loose, 1990. Web. 6 June 2025 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-885750836>

Harvard/Australian citation

1990, Lesbians on the loose Lesbians on the loose, Newtown [N.S.W.] viewed 6 June 2025 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-885750836

Wikipedia citation

{{Citation
  |
  | title=Lesbians on the loose.
  | year=1990
  | issn=1324-6542
  | issue=Vol. 5 No. 4 (April 1994)
  | location=Newtown [N.S.W.]
  | publisher=Lesbians on the loose
  | url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-885750836
  | id=nla.obj-885750836
  | access-date=6 June 2025
  | via=Trove
}}

Citations are automatically generated and may require some modification to conform to exact standards.

Download

Select the images you want to download, or the whole document.

Available formats
TIF high resolution
Include
All
Current

Or select a range of images:

Selected: 1 - 36 (36 Images)

Order

You can order a copy of this work from Copies Direct.

Copies Direct supplies reproductions of collection material for a fee. This service is offered by the National Library of Australia

Include

Or select a range of images:

1 - 36 (36 Images)

Share

Share on Twitter

Share on Facebook

What can I do with this?

Copyright varies by issue and article

Reason for copyright status
Serials have an open range of dates.

Copyright varies with each issue and article. You may have full rights to copy, or may be able to copy only under some circumstances, for example a portion for research or study. Order a copy where circumstances allow or Contact us for further information.

Copyright status was determined using the following information:

Material type
Literary, dramatic or musical work

Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Other access conditions may also apply.

For more information please see: Copyright in library collections.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Share Close

Copy and paste one of these options to share this book elsewhere.

NOTE: We've tested EMBED on blogspot.com blogs as well as self-hosted Wordpress blogs. This feature will NOT work on wordpress.com blogs.

About this book Close