Coalition Condemns Aust. Police Action (Press, 29 June 1978)
This is a Generative AI summary of this newspaper article. It may contain errors or omissions. Please note that the language in the summary is reflective of the original article and the societal attitudes of the time in which it was written.
Summary: Coalition Condemns Aust. Police Action (Press, 29 June 1978)
The New Zealand Gay Rights Coalition has condemned police actions taken against homosexual demonstrators in Sydney last weekend. R. S. Duff, the national co-ordinator of the coalition based in Christchurch, stated that Australia has already earned an international reputation as the world's leading country for "queer-bashing." Duff's comments were made in reference to the violence that erupted against a peaceful group of protesters who were advocating for their human rights within an alleged democracy. He emphasized that the actions of the police have reinforced this negative image in the eyes of the coalition's 76,000 members, which stem from 14 affiliated organizations. In response to the events, the coalition has sent a telegram to New South Wales Premier Mr Wran, calling for an inquiry into the police's actions as a crucial step towards enhancing the human rights of gay individuals in Australia.
Important Information
The text on this page is created, in the most part, using Generative AI and so may contain errors or omissions. It is supplied to you without guarantee or warranty of correctness. If you find an error or would like to make a content suggestion please get in contact
The text on this page is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 New Zealand