1994: Media watch blasts homophobic Mardi Gras coverage #LGBTQIA #Queer #Archive #MardiGras #Aussie

On this International Day Against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination, we remember that time Media Watch called out a regional newspaper for its homophobic coverage.

Back in 1994, the ABC was the first TV network to broadcast Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. It attracted the ire of then Wagga Daily Advertiser editor Michael McCormack who accused the ABC of promoting “homosexual lifestyles”.

McCormack later switched from a career in journalism to politics and went on to serve as the deputy prime minister of Australia and leader of the National Party from 2018 – 2021.

In 2017, McCormack said that his views had changed. “I have grown and learned not only to tolerate but to accept all people, regardless of their sexual orientation, or any other trait or feature which makes each of us different and unique,” he said.

#IDAHOBIT #LGBTQIA #Pride

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