Calls For Australian Blood Donation Rules To ‘Get With The Times’
Following the recent announcement made by the UK’s National Health Scheme that will allow men who have sex with other men to donate blood more easily, many …
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Bill To Outlaw Conversion Practices Submitted To Victorian Parliament
The Victorian government looks set to pass a strict law against conversion practices that seek to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, with …
One Gay Saudi Refugee released; the other remains behind bars due to clerical error
For two months gay Saudi Arabian journalist Sultan and Nassar* have been sitting in detention waiting and hoping that today could be the day they …
LGBTQI activists visit detained gay Saudi Arabian couple
LGBTQI activists have spoken with the two gay journalists detained in Australia after fleeing persecution in Saudi Arabia. Just.equal co-founder Ivan Hinton-Teoh and Switchboard Victoria …
A day in the life of Melbourne transwoman Michelle Sheppard
Michelle ‘Mama Mish’ Sheppard is a highly respected presenter, advocate, and trainer in the gender equity space. As a transgender woman, she appreciates the difficulties …
Dr Penny Whetton, wife of Senator Rice, dies ‘in her favourite spot’
On Sunday, Victorian Greens Senator Janet Rice announced via Facebook that her wife, Dr Penny Whetton, has passed away suddenly but peacefully at their house …
Trans and gender diverse Victorians to rally for birth certificate changes in Melbourne
“Just as it was well past time for marriage equality in 2017, so too is it well past time for appropriate primary identity documents for trans and gender diverse people in 2019.”
‘On IDAHOBIT let’s acknowledge the discrimination we face in parliament’: Greens Senator Janet Rice
“How is it that we have a Prime Minister who potentially thinks gay people go to hell? Or a former Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, who fought so hard against marriage equality despite having a lesbian sister?”
The pink vote: three politicians championing the rights of LGBTI people
“Our parliament doesn’t reflect the diversity of Australians. [We need more] women, people of colour, and LGBTI people.”
Major parties asked about intersex rights as part of ‘town hall’ meeting
One party didn’t seem to know the difference between trans and intersex.