Marriage Equality

Justice Michael Kirby continues the fight against homophobia in the Commonwealth

25 October 2011

RETIRED Australian High Court Justice Michael Kirby has always been intersex-inclusive as long as we have known him, and it is wonderful to see he is once again being active in his current project, working on eradicating homophobia from the Commonwealth. Justice Kirby, who came out in 1999, will address a special conference on gay, [...]

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Breakthrough: XXY researchers acknowledge not all XXY people are male

10 October 2011

RESEARCHERS at a cluster of respected Melbourne medical institutes, hospitals and universities have admitted in a letter to the editor of the International Journal of Andrology, The Official Journal of the European Academy of Andrology, that not all people with the XXY karyotype are male and that some may be female and some may be [...]

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Rally for Equal Marriage Rights, Sydney Town Hall, Saturday 21 May 2011

5 May 2011
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OII Australia is not a peak organization

24 February 2011

SEVERAL articles in the Australian media have suggested that Organisation Intersex International Australia Limited is a “peak organization.” This assertion is incorrect. By virtue of its corporate constitution, OII Australia is not and cannot be such a body. The membership of peak organizations is composed solely of other organizations, groups or industries, not individuals. OII [...]

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OII Australia president forecasts a busy year for intersex

15 February 2011

GINA Wilson, president of OII Australia, has predicted a busy year ahead for intersex people in Australia in her column in StarOnline, the online digital publication of Sydney’s www.starobserver.com.au.

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StarOnline: “Salami equality not the answer”

3 December 2010

GLBTI groups have praised Liberal Warren Entsch for his support for reform on issues effecting the intersex and transgender communities and older GLBTI people, but rejected the idea these were higher priorities than marriage equality. During debate on Adam Bandt’s same-sex marriage motion, Entsch told the parliament, “While I support gays and lesbians in having [...]

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Gina Wilson: Marriage Equality speech, 27 November 2010

1 December 2010

WELCOME! Today we have gathered to insist on the right of all people to marry irrespective of sex or gender. The call for this right is often characterized as a call for “gay ” or “same-sex marriage” but that’s only a part of the story. The reason those rights are denied to us who are [...]

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Video: Marriage Equality Rally, Gina Wilson speaks

1 December 2010
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Australian Marriage Equality: “We support a conscience vote on marriage equality, Do you?”

24 October 2010

A conscience vote will help us achieve marriage equality. If you support the  freedom of same-sex couples to marry Please support the freedom of politicians to vote for it and use the below form to call on the Prime Minister and Leader of the opposition to allow a conscience vote. … Editorial comment: INTERSEX Australians [...]

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Star Observer: “Intersex ‘Forgotten’”

23 October 2010

INTERSEX advocacy group Organisation Intersex International (OII) Australia is calling for more support from the GLBT community support in advocating for the rights of intersex people. OII president Gina Wilson said it was crucial intersex issues be aired during the Australian Human Rights Commission’s sexual orientation, sex and gender identity discrimination consultation, currently underway. “It [...]

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Herald-Sun: “When God said he loved all, he meant it”

17 October 2010

AMERICAN comic Lynn Lavner once observed that the Bible contained six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. “That doesn’t mean that God doesn’t love heterosexuals,” she said. “It’s just that they need more supervision.” So where does religious homophobia spring from? Why do some who quote the Bible that portrays Jesus embracing the [...]

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Australian Human Rights Commission: Consultation on Protection from Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation and Sex and/or Gender Identity – Discussion questions

8 October 2010

THE Commission invites comment on the following list of questions. You should not feel limited by these questions; they are simply intended as a guide. 1. What benefit would there be in federal anti-discrimination laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and sex and/or gender identity? 2. What benefit would there be in [...]

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