October 3, 2007 | Sex & Society

Pink angel patrol

The GenQ Street Angels want you! Formed to combat anti-gay violence in Sydney's streets, the group hopes to deter homophobes from harassing, and potentially harming, gays and lesbians heading out for a night on the town.

The group was started by GenerationQ.net founder Andrew Stopps, who plans to have volunteers patrol streets Friday and Saturday nights during busy clubbing hours. He is looking for people with policing, military, security or medical experience to join his team, but he claims he does not want to start a vigilante group.

"We're hoping that just by their presence, the Angels will deter people from any sort of threatening behavior," Stopps said.

We think they should dress up in bell bottoms and feather their hair à la Charlie's Angels from the 1970s! Every good team has some sort of uniform, after all...