WELCOME

This Is Oz is an online photo gallery where people can help fight discrimination against Australia’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) community. Part art project, part human rights campaign, This Is Oz is all about making Australia a place where everyone belongs.

We'll be updating our homepage and photo gallery daily with our favourite images and pics of our celeb friends, so come back and visit soon!

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How to Participate

Simply upload a picture of yourself holding a sign with a message that challenges homophobia and/or celebrates diversity.

You’ll then be part of a campaign to improve services and opportunities for all Australians.

Click here to upload.

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Upload Your Image

To upload your image you need to agree to the terms and conditions below - basically we need your permission to use your image.

It'll take a day or so for your image to appear on the site; all submissions will be moderated and we won't publish offensive material.

If you're taking and uploading pictures of other people, make sure you get their permission and find out how they want their name and location to be shown . By uploading their image, you are giving ACON permission to use it for the This Is Oz campaign. Read the terms and conditions for more info.

Terms + Conditions

This is an agreement between the person uploading the photograph and the AIDS Council of New South Wales Inc (ACON).

You must read the terms and conditions set out below before deciding whether to click ‘I Accept’. Clicking ‘I Accept’ creates a binding agreement between you and ACON.

I agree that:

(a) either:

(1) I am the person whose image appears in the photograph being uploaded under this agreement (the Model, the Image and the Photograph). I either took the Photograph or have the permission of the copyright owner of the Photograph (the Photographer) and represent the Photographer. I have the right to enter into this agreement and give ACON the rights and consents set out in this agreement; or

(2) I am the photographer who took the photograph and own the copyright in the photograph being uploaded under this agreement (the Photographer and the Photograph) and I have a release from the person whose image appears in the Photograph (the Model and the Image). I have the right to enter into this agreement and give ACON the rights and consents set out in this agreement.

(b) I grant ACON an irrevocable licence and consent to ACON using, coping, modifying (including by resizing), amending, publishing, distributing or communicating the Photograph and the Image, and ACON may commence or cease doing any of these acts in relation to the Photograph or the Image at any time, including by

(1) making the Photograph and Image available on the ACON website;

(2) including the Photograph and Image in educational resources, promotional material or publications, including the ACON annual report and for any purpose relating to ACON’s ‘This is Oz’ campaign or ACON’s other day to day activities. I consent to ACON doing or permitting any of those acts in relation to the Photograph that would otherwise infringe the moral rights of the Photographer and I hold all the consents necessary to grant such consent to ACON.

(c) ACON does not have to attribute the author of the Photograph or the Model. If ACON does include such an attribution, it can change the format and manner of any attribution that is now associated with the Photograph or Image.

(d) ACON does not have to use the Photograph or Image or do any other act referred to in (b).

(e) the Photograph and Image may be made available online by ACON and that once the Photograph and Image are online they are potentially available to be accessed or used by any person for any purpose.

(f) I hold all rights necessary to grant the licences and consents in this agreement and enter into this agreement.

(g) I am not entitled, and no one else involved with creating the Photograph including, if I am not the Photographer, the Photographer or, if I am not the Model, the Model is entitled, to any fee, payment or other compensation from ACON for the use of the Image or the Photograph as permitted by this consent.

(h) the use of the Photograph and Image, as permitted by this consent, will not infringe any person’s rights or breach any law.

In return, ACON agrees to accept the Photograph and Image on the terms set out above.