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Author » Emily Gray

  • Pride Week Pride Week

    Pride Week is a time for our community to come together to celebrate and reflect. We do have a lot to celebrate: de facto recognition at a state level in 1999; ... Read more

    Tue June 23rd, 2009 - 1 Comment

  • Civil marriage gaining wider currency Civil marriage gaining wider currency

    Over the past few weeks, an increasing number of US politicians and politicos have spoken out in support of same-sex marriage — not civil unions, but marriage. Some of these ... Read more

    Wed June 17th, 2009 - 1 Comment

  • Civil marriage Civil marriage

    Later this year, the GLRL will launch a campaign for formal relationship recognition. Since 2006, when the GLRL conducted community consultations around NSW, the community told us two things. ... Read more

    Tue June 9th, 2009 - 1 Comment

  • This is Oz This is Oz

    Many of you by now will have seen ACON’s new online initiative called ‘This Is Oz’. This fantastic awareness-raising campaign humanises the gay and lesbian community, and makes the phrase ... Read more

    Tue June 2nd, 2009 - 1 Comment

  • Standing in reform’s way Standing in reform’s way

    On Tuesday, the Sydney Morning Herald reported Premier Nathan Rees had broached a deal with the Reverend Fred Nile to put gay adoption on the backburner in order to secure ... Read more

    Tue May 26th, 2009 - No Comments

  • Nyet gays! Nyet gays!

    In recent columns, I have compared Australia’s progress on gay and lesbian equality to the United States, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and South Africa. In doing so, I have been unfair ... Read more

    Tue May 19th, 2009 - 2 Comments

  • Stop stalling on adoption Stop stalling on adoption

    Earlier this year, the GLRL made a submission to, and gave oral evidence at, the NSW Adoption Inquiry. The GLRL has been lobbying for many years for adoption laws ... Read more

    Tue May 12th, 2009 - 2 Comments

  • What can you do? What can you do?

    It is a sad reality that in 2009, 40 years since the historic Stonewall riots in New York City, homophobia remains alive and well. On the streets, in our schools ... Read more

    Tue May 5th, 2009 - 2 Comments

  • ‘Opposite’ rights ‘Opposite’ rights

    “We live in a land that you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage, and you know what, in my country and in my family, I think that I believe ... Read more

    Tue April 28th, 2009 - No Comments

  • Calling all conservatives Calling all conservatives

    In a speech to the Log Cabin Republicans last week, Steve Schmidt, Senator John McCain’s former campaign manager, advocated his support for gay marriage. This is in direct contrast ... Read more

    Tue April 21st, 2009 - 3 Comments

  • Separate and unequal Separate and unequal

    Vermont – marriage; Iowa – marriage; Australia – state-based relationship registers. The above are three recent developments in same-sex relationship reform around the world. Vermont has now joined ... Read more

    Wed April 15th, 2009 - 3 Comments

  • Gun-slingin’ equality Gun-slingin’ equality

    Many of you would  have heard by now that Iowa, yes Iowa, has become the third state in America, after Connecticut and Massachusetts, to legalise gay marriage. Last week, the Iowa ... Read more

    Wed April 8th, 2009 - 12 Comments

  • Beyond gay marriage Beyond gay marriage

    A few weeks ago, I attended a lecture given by visiting American legal academic Nancy Polikoff. In her talk, called ‘Beyond Gay Marriage’, she lambasted the gay and lesbian ... Read more

    Tue March 31st, 2009 - 1 Comment

  • The audacity of courage The audacity of courage

    On British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s recent visit to Washington, he presented President Obama with a first edition, seven volume biography of Winston Churchill and a pen holder carved from ... Read more

    Wed March 25th, 2009 - No Comments

  • An economic rescue plan An economic rescue plan

    This year is an exciting one for my family and me.  Last December, on a ski-slope, my little sister’s boyfriend got down on one knee and asked her to marry ... Read more

    Wed March 18th, 2009 - 4 Comments

  • Little by Little Little by Little

    As the trash is swept up on Oxford St following last weekend’s revelry, we celebrate our community. We celebrate those who marched,those who danced, and the friends and family of gay ... Read more

    Wed March 11th, 2009 - 6 Comments

  • From ‘Boom Bye-Bye’ to equality From ‘Boom Bye-Bye’ to equality

    As we celebrate this year’s Mardi Gras, we celebrate our community, we celebrate who we love, and we celebrate the progress made in gay rights over the past three decades. ... Read more

    Wed March 4th, 2009 - 1 Comment

  • Glamour and rights Glamour and rights

    It seems not one Academy Awards passes without a winner speaking their mind — and so they should. Although the Oscars provide a fantastic opportunity for glitz, glamour and dreaming, it ... Read more

    Wed February 25th, 2009 - No Comments

  • Social Security Social Security

    Recently I spoke at a forum on social security, jointly hosted by the GLRL, ACON, the Welfare Rights Lobby, Positive Life, People with Disabilities NSW, and AFAO. As a result of ... Read more

    Wed February 18th, 2009 - 3 Comments

  • The Lobby needs you The Lobby needs you

    In three weeks’ time, the Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby will march down Oxford St to celebrate past achievements, but most importantly to show the wider Australian community what remains ... Read more

    Wed February 11th, 2009 - No Comments

  • Lesbian in charge Lesbian in charge

    Last week saw the appointment of the world’s first openly gay prime minister. On Monday, the Social Democratic Alliance Party in Iceland chose Johanna Sigurdardottir, the former social affairs minister, ... Read more

    Wed February 4th, 2009 - 1 Comment

  • It’s time It’s time

    Just before the federal election in 2007, a Galaxy poll found that 71 percent of Australians supported same-sex equality, and 54 percent specifically supported same-sex marriage. A more recent ... Read more

    Wed January 28th, 2009 - No Comments

  • Changes to social security Changes to social security

    Since the start of the 58’08 campaign last year the GLRL realised that although the introduction of equality at a federal level was going to accord new rights to tens ... Read more

    Wed January 21st, 2009 - 1 Comment

  • A team of rivals A team of rivals

    2008 was a landmark year for gay and lesbian rights. We saw lesbian co-mothers recognised as legal parents for the first time in NSW and we saw the passing ... Read more

    Wed January 14th, 2009 - 2 Comments

  • Celebrate our gains Celebrate our gains

    2008 has been nothing short of extraordinary for the advancement of same-sex equality and a big year for the GLRL. We’ve lobbied, rallied, made speeches, written submissions and choreographed a ... Read more

    Wed December 17th, 2008 - 9 Comments

  • GAMMA

    GAMMA, a support group for married men who have sex with men, meets in secure confidential and non-sexual surroundings at the ACON building, 9 Commonwealth St, Surry Hills, on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at 8pm. There is also a support line, Monday-Friday 6-10 pm, on 9267 4000.
    www.gamma.org.au

  • GAY BUSINESS

    The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Business Association hosts Lemons With a Twist on the first Friday of each month and Fruits in Suits on the third Thursday of each month, at Slide.
    www.sglba.com.au

  • COME OUT AUSTRALIA

    Come Out Australia is a social group for our community, with branches in Canterbury-Bankstown, Epping/ Northern Districts and Penrith. You're invited to "Come Out"; get involved with a branch, event, project, or to start something happening in your area.
    www.comeout.org.au

  • QUEERSCREEN

    Lovers of gay cinema are encouraged to become a member of Queerscreen, Sydney’s premier gay and lesbian film festival body.
    www.queerscreen.com.au

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