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WA one step forward, two steps back
Two Western Australian (female-to-male) trans men have vowed to fight a state Government appeal against a recent State Administrative Tribunal decision to allow legal gender recognition without surgery. The office of ... Read more
Mon September 7th, 2009 - 3 Comments
New human rights commissioner
Catherine Branson QC, president of the Human Rights Commission, has been appointed Human Rights Commissioner. She will replace outgoing commissioner Graeme Innes. Innes has overseen some of the biggest gay and ... Read more
Tue June 30th, 2009 - 1 Comment
Crusaders spreading gay fear
Gay people aren't very popular among those demanding more freedom of religion in a federal inquiry currently underway. The Human Rights Commission's freedom of religion and belief inquiry extended the timeframe ... Read more
Wed February 11th, 2009 - 21 Comments
HREOC to scrutinise religious freedoms
The Human Rights Commission is to scrutinise how freedom of religion is used in Australia's culture clashes such as debates about homosexuality and artificial reproduction. Launching a discussion paper last week, ... Read more
Wed September 24th, 2008 - No Comments
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Equality waits on dithering Opposition
The Rudd Government completed its promise to the gay and lesbian community last week when it handed the final equality reform over to the whim of the Coalition and the ... Read more
Wed September 10th, 2008 - 1 Comment
Current Issue
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