Fascinating doco. When I arrived in Sydney in 1972 it was so hard - had friends bashed near death in beats - had to hide that fact that we were gay at work etc - I was picked up as a teen by 'pretty police' in the Prince Edward Theatre toilet during intermission at he theatre and dragged to the Central lockup - no charges but very scarey! So in many ways we've come a long way but the comments from Emeraldcity Sydney are sad if that is still the case.
I arrived in Sydney 1985 right in the middle of the AIDS epidemic, when gay bashings were rife. To date out of 80 gay-related homicides, 30 remain unsolved. Yet in Australia now I can marry the very same person I would once have been imprisoned for loving 40 years ago. It’s been a hard fight, but we could not have won it without the support of each other, our friends, our families and our political allies. Thank you to everyone who refused to accept it was impossible to change.
Saw this documentary on T.V. when I was a boy just before I hit puberty and it really stayed with me. Used to get called a "poofter" at school all the time so it's understandable why it did.
The sad reality is that many of these people have now passed away due to HIV/AIDS Remember there was no medication until 1987 (AZT) and that in itself was not a great success It wasn't until 1995 with the advent of HAART that has slowed down the death rate of HIV/AIDS. This was 1982...the first AIDS death in Australia I believe was 1983...the horror had yet begun. Interesting clip...gotta love 4 Corners Happy 50th Year!!!!
Hahahahah, the Roman Catholic church "can't back" homosexual relationships amongst consenting adults . . . and wants to know how a church could "relate to scripture" the idea of a gay marriage. How very ironic.
HOMOPHOBIC COMMENTS UNWANTED HERE. YOU SO CALLED MACHOS WHO EXPRESS YOUR HATRED OF HOMOSEXUALITY HERE IS ACTUALLY AN EXPRESSION OF A FEAR OF SOMETHING THAT HIDES DEEP INSIDE YOURSELF.
HeySlowPokes, Yes, it IS Peter Schubel. And today (26 October 2014) Peter would have turned 69. Because it's his birthday I was browsing online to see if I could find any references to that beautiful guy. I knew him very well during his Ipswich days and then later in Sydney in the 1970s and early 80s. Still miss him greatly. Hope you get to respond to this... Don D
@sydneygayboi Can people now-a-days, remember those people in the crowd who've since passed away? . Where do the new people come from; is there a "lost generation" of what would be now "old folk"? . How old are you, anyway? How come you're still a sydneysider? Is it, that you are not truly, a gay? . Cheers. from, del-boy.
Was 1982 better when all discrimination was acceptable, when gay people were routinely murdered and assaulted by homophobes, and where the government legitimised it in it's entirety by criminalising our sexuality? Your claim is absurd as saying the blacks were better off under apartheid or segregation. You maintain a self interested nostalgia for a gay community rejecting society in it's entirety and being forced underground because of our sexuality. Now we are living how we want to.
Fascinating doco. When I arrived in Sydney in 1972 it was so hard - had friends bashed near death in beats - had to hide that fact that we were gay at work etc - I was picked up as a teen by 'pretty police' in the Prince Edward Theatre toilet during intermission at he theatre and dragged to the Central lockup - no charges but very scarey! So in many ways we've come a long way but the comments from Emeraldcity Sydney are sad if that is still the case.
Its sad that our community had been persecuted so much from centuries for something which is so natural.
great documentary thanks for sharing!
I arrived in Sydney 1985 right in the middle of the AIDS epidemic, when gay bashings were rife. To date out of 80 gay-related homicides, 30 remain unsolved. Yet in Australia now I can marry the very same person I would once have been imprisoned for loving 40 years ago. It’s been a hard fight, but we could not have won it without the support of each other, our friends, our families and our political allies. Thank you to everyone who refused to accept it was impossible to change.
Splendid documentary, thanks for posting it!
The accents are marvellous, Australians seem less bogan-y back then.
Wow - everbody is so well spoken.
I hope progress toward equality will continue.
Saw this documentary on T.V. when I was a boy just before I hit puberty and it really stayed with me. Used to get called a "poofter" at school all the time so it's understandable why it did.
This feels like dark ages now.Can't believe it is so recent!
Really interesting. Gives some hope for progress. Thanks for uploading.
The sad reality is that many of these people have now passed away due to HIV/AIDS
Remember there was no medication until 1987 (AZT) and that in itself was not a great success
It wasn't until 1995 with the advent of HAART that has slowed down the death rate of HIV/AIDS.
This was 1982...the first AIDS death in Australia I believe was 1983...the horror had yet begun.
Interesting clip...gotta love 4 Corners Happy 50th Year!!!!
Boy things have changed in such a short time. Here is to it continuing to change rapidly
amazing social document about the early 80s... before the devastation of AIDS
Australia never had th full brunt of it as other places did.
better quality version of this doco without audio problems here ua-cam.com/video/UA3hCupkoFI/v-deo.html
The reporters voice is like GRAVY!
I am shocked! Horrified! So much smoking in that pub - didn't they realise how dangerous it was????
Hahahahah, the Roman Catholic church "can't back" homosexual relationships amongst consenting adults . . . and wants to know how a church could "relate to scripture" the idea of a gay marriage. How very ironic.
Such very brave men and women living through this period...Remember the first Mardi Gras was only in 1978
HOMOPHOBIC COMMENTS UNWANTED HERE. YOU SO CALLED MACHOS WHO EXPRESS YOUR HATRED OF HOMOSEXUALITY HERE IS ACTUALLY AN EXPRESSION OF A FEAR OF SOMETHING THAT HIDES DEEP INSIDE YOURSELF.
You could be more insitiv and constructive. If any homophobes were reading your comment do you think you are winning them over? Foolish.
I can recognise some, four faces, in the crowd there; from my time in Sydney in the 1970's and into the 1980's.
Local gay people.
Does anyone know the name of the song at 2:42?
Prince "sexuality"
Cottages as sacred sites?? What??
Some of those blokes are quite cute.
@sydneygayboi I believe you are avoiding using the word "wogs"
seems like 2 steps forward 1 step back in this day and age we live in..
Amazing.
4:41
Peter Schubel 4.43 (piano teacher)
HeySlowPokes,
Yes, it IS Peter Schubel. And today (26 October 2014) Peter would have turned 69. Because it's his birthday I was browsing online to see if I could find any references to that beautiful guy. I knew him very well during his Ipswich days and then later in Sydney in the 1970s and early 80s. Still miss him greatly. Hope you get to respond to this... Don D
Yes, it's called "Sexuality" by Prince.
'New tolerance to everything........' hahaha I so wish.
13:38 Sean Connery
stronzo5000 😂😂😂
I hope most of these people are still alive and can soon marry 💕
@sydneygayboi
Can people now-a-days, remember those people in the crowd who've since passed away?
.
Where do the new people come from; is there a "lost generation" of what would be now "old folk"?
.
How old are you, anyway?
How come you're still a sydneysider?
Is it, that you are not truly, a gay?
.
Cheers.
from,
del-boy.
Was 1982 better when all discrimination was acceptable, when gay people were routinely murdered and assaulted by homophobes, and where the government legitimised it in it's entirety by criminalising our sexuality? Your claim is absurd as saying the blacks were better off under apartheid or segregation. You maintain a self interested nostalgia for a gay community rejecting society in it's entirety and being forced underground because of our sexuality. Now we are living how we want to.
That lesbian band is terrible!!