Territory Families
Today marks the beginning of the 34thDarwin Pride Festival, four days of celebrating the Northern TerritorysLGBTQIA+ communities.
On this day in 1985 a group of passionateDarwinites came together to create the very first Darwin Pride Festival tocelebrate the Northern Territorys rich diversity and provide opportunity topromote equality and respect for LGBTQIA+ Northern Territorians.
Territory Families Chief Executive Officer KenDavies said that Darwin Pride Festival is an important event in our communitycalendar and is a great time for everyone to come together to celebrate and showsupport to LGBTQIA+ communities.
Territory Families is a proud sponsor of DarwinPride and as an Agency, we are committed to ensuring that equality andinclusivity is embedded in our workplace culture and in the services that weprovide.
In March 2018, the Northern Territory Government amendedthe NT Adoption of Children Act toenable de facto and same sex couples to have the legal right to adopt childrenin the Northern Territory.
This year also coincides with the 50thanniversary of the Stonewall Riots, a series of spontaneous and sometimes violentdemonstrations against police raids in New York City in 1969. These riots arecredited as being a catalyst for the gay and transgender rights movement in theUnited States and across the globe and a galvanizing force for LGBT politicalactivism.
Darwin Pride Festival events and activities will runfrom Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 September 2019.
