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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
City gives UN a kick
Sydney City has become the first Australian city to provide official support for the Declaration of Montreal and the International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO). City of Sydney councillors gave their unanimous ... Read more
Wed February 18th, 2009 - 1 Comment
Fallout over Proposition 8
As gay rights groups continue to analyse the causes of their failure to defeat Proposition 8, divisions have emerged between gay rights groups and black civil rights activists over the ... Read more
Wed November 19th, 2008 - No Comments
Political problems need political solutions
As the disappointing news filtered through last Thursday that a majority of Californians had endorsed Proposition 8 (the amendment to the Californian Constitution which would expressly define marriage as between ... Read more
Wed November 12th, 2008 - No Comments
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Same-sex marriage equality in California
While recently in San Francisco, I caught up with Rachel Biale, Acting Executive Director and Bay Area Regional Director of the Progressive Jewish Alliance (PJA), to discuss the PJA's involvement ... Read more
Wed August 13th, 2008 - 2 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