Shrine of Remembrance staff were subjected to abuse, hate and threats over plans to light up the monument's colonnades in rainbow colours. 'We have seen something of what members of the LGBTIQ+ community experience every day'.
In a historic first, Melbourne's iconic landmark, the Shrine of Remembrance will be bathed in rainbow colours on Sunday August 1, 2022, to honour LGBTQI veterans. Not surprisingly, the decision has run into the usual homophobic and transphobic opposition.