Posts tagged Janet Rice

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

“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.”

“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?”

“Our parliament doesn’t reflect the diversity of Australians. [We need more] women, people of colour, and LGBTI people.”

One party didn’t seem to know the difference between trans and intersex.

The policy would see the establishment of a grant scheme for LGBTI community groups, including dedicated funding for intersex and LGBTI Indigenous organisations.

“Everyone rises to the occasion, and that’s what I like.”