Posts tagged Tasmania

By Kevin Reader On April 13, 2017, Premier Will Hodgman became the first Liberal leader to offer an apology for anti-gay criminal laws. Twenty years …

By Max Tillman The University of Tasmania has awarded LGBTIQ activist Rodney Croome AM with an honorary doctorate of letters for his work in gay …

Despite their pivotal roles in Australia’s marriage equality campaign, figures such as RODNEY CROOME AM, SHELLEY ARGENT OAM, IVAN HINTON-TEOH OAM and others have been …

It was once dubbed “Bigot’s Island” by the international media for its political and social hostility towards homosexuality, but Tasmania has come a long way …

Finding a life partner isn’t easy. But one gay Sydney man is determined to meet his match – and he’s going about it in an …

Queensland MP Bob Katter has defended former rugby player Israel Folau and compared him to George Pell, after Folau said the bushfire crisis that has …

The Tasmanian state government is facing renewed pressure to oppose the federal government’s controversial draft Religious Discrimination Bill after the state’s Legislative Council voted to …

In the lead up to Victoria passing birth certificate reform last month, I attended a number of rallies with other members of the trans and …

Approximately 250 people attended a rally in Hobart over the weekend to oppose a federal government plan to override and water down Tasmania’s anti-discrimination laws. …

The Equality Tasmania group has released two new fact sheets highlighting the adverse effects of the draft Religious Discrimination Bill on Tasmanians. The aim of …