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Equality without punishment or penalty
JO HARRISON Imagine you are a gay man in your 80s. You have lived through the era when shock treatment, lobotomy, blackmail, sacking from your job, criminal conviction and potentially prison, ... Read more
Wed December 31st, 2008 - 4 Comments
Gay seniors feel impact of poor aged care options
The level of discrimination faced by GLBTI seniors in aged care facilities has been highlighted in a damning report entitled My People, put out by LaTrobe University researchers. Based on the ... Read more
Wed September 17th, 2008 - 2 Comments
Senior gays -˜missing out’
ANDIE NOONAN www.bnews.net.au A report into aged care services indicates health providers are neglecting issues facing the ageing GLBTI population. The report, 'My People: A Project Exploring the Experiences of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, ... Read more
Wed August 13th, 2008 - 5 Comments
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Tony, please think before speaking
You have to feel sorry for Tony Abbott. He has been criticised for speaking without thinking, in his comments on women’s virginity, and on homosexuality “challenging orthodox notions of the right order of things”. The ... Read more
Talk to us, Tony
Manly Liberal MP Mike Baird has “strongly recommended” Opposition leader Tony Abbott break his ... Read more
Talk to us, Tony
Manly Liberal MP Mike Baird has “strongly recommended” Opposition leader Tony Abbott break his ... Read more
Gabbing with Glambert
Appropriately for someone whose goth-glam appearance is the subject of much tabloid fodder, out-and-proud ... Read more
Court rules in favour of trans teen
Transgender rights advocates have welcomed a Family Court decision to allow a trans teenager ... Read more
Police apologise to Blacktown victims
Police will do by better by gay and lesbian victims of crime, NSW’s top ... Read more