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Marriage Equality

Valentine’s Day Kiss-In for Marriage Equality in Sydney’s Taylor Square

15 February 2010

OII Australia attended the Community Action Against Homophobia’s (CAAH) Valentine’s Day protest for marriage equality.

OII Australia supports same sex marriage and more. Intersex bodies show the lie in the ideals of sex and gender binaries and in the notion that if marriage rights are extended to gay and lesbian couples then all people will have [...] Read more »

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CAAH: Equal Marriage Rights Rally – March 20 – 1pm at Town Hall

11 February 2010

“After decades of campaigning to get rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and sex and gender diverse people, it is both sad and appalling that as we approach 2010, we are still denied the right to marry and to have our relationships formally recognised. We are thrilled to support CAAH’s year-long campaign to secure marriage rights [...] Read more »

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Considering Marriage Equality

2 February 2010

It is now almost two years since the voters of the US state of California passed Proposition 8, the bill that banned the equal right to marriage for everyone there.
Banning marriage equality so soon after it had been granted meant that the legal unions of thousands of Americans were immediately placed in jeopardy.
Equality was [...] Read more »

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More Photographs, Rally for Marriage Equality, Sydney Town Hall, Saturday 28th November 2009

29 November 2009
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Senator Sarah Hanson-Young Speaks at Marriage Equality Rally in Sydney, Saturday 28th November

28 November 2009

Media Release | Spokesperson Sarah Hanson-Young
Thursday 26th November 2009, 7:50pm
Where Is the Love, Prime Minister?
The Australian Greens are disappointed that the major parties have ignored the compelling argument for allowing reform of the Marriage Act to give all Australians the right to marry the one they love, regardless of gender.
Senator Hanson-Young, Greens spokesperson for [...] Read more »

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The Current Marriage Act Excludes Intersex. A Same Sex Marriage Act Will Exclude Intersex.

28 November 2009
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OII Australia Speech to the CAAH Rally at Sydney Town Hall, Saturday 28th of November 2009

28 November 2009

Gina Wilson, president of OII Australia, could not be at the rally today to present her speech as she has been interstate on legal and medical matters, so Rachel Evans of CAAH read her speech on her behalf. Thank you, Rachel!

On behalf of Organization Intersex International Australia…
I am here today to support marriage equality.
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OII Australia’s Gina Wilson to Address Sydney Rally for Marriage Equality, Saturday 28th November

24 November 2009

OII Australia president Gina Wilson will be making a speech about the need for equal rights to marriage for intersex people at the National Day of Action for Marriage Equality this coming Saturday, 28th November, at the Sydney Town Hall at 1:00pm.
We invite all intersex Australians in Sydney and beyond to attend!

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Same Sex Marriage & Opposite Sex Marriage Both Exclude Intersex. We Demand Nothing Less than Marriage Equality.

16 November 2009

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Same Sex Marriage. Opposite Sex Marriage. Both Exclude Intersex.

15 November 2009

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Same Sex Marriage Excludes Intersex Just as Much as the Current Marriage Law

15 November 2009

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OII Australia Speech to the Equal Love Rally, Garema Place, Canberra, Saturday 7th November 2009

9 November 2009

Friends,
I am here today to support marriage equality.
Let me tell you how that seems from an intersex perspective.
First, a quick explanation of intersex.
Intersex people are individuals who do not fit common perceptions of maleness and femaleness.
Intersex people are individuals who have genetic, hormonal, congenital and other differences that might be seen as being both male [...] Read more »

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