marriage

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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Photographs, Marriage Equality Rally, Sydney, 27 November 2010

28 November 2010

MEMBERS of OII Australia attended the Marriage Equality Rally in the city of Sydney yesterday, Saturday 27th November. OII Australia president Gina Wilson gave a speech and we made photographs during proceedings at the Town Hall. To view the rest of the photographs, please go to the Marriage Equality Rally gallery page. The text of [...]

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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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The West Australian: “Opposition to gay marriage cost Labor outright win”

9 September 2010

WHEN the Howard government banned same-sex marriages in Australia in 2004, I was the Democrats spokesman for law and justice in the Senate. It was personally very difficult for me to have to listen to speakers discredit same-sex relationships, demean and belittle them, arguing that only heterosexual couples are entitled to the legal protections and [...]

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Matthew 19:12

9 September 2010

Matthew 19:12: Some were born eunuchs, some were made eunuchs by others, some chose to become eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom. Let everyone accept this who can.

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CAAH: “Make equal marriage rights an election issue. Stand Up, Make Some Noise! – Nationwide rallies on August 14th”

12 August 2010

NATIONWIDE rallies on August 14th – the week before the election. The next National Day of Action is on Saturday August 14th. Come along to a protest near you and make equal marriage rights an election issue. Haven’t been to a rally yet for the Year of Action? Then this is the one to attend! [...]

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Jakarta Globe: “Gender Confusion a Lifelong Struggle for Those With Klinefelter Syndrome”

31 May 2010

THERE are additional psychological impacts. The syndrome is not usually detected until the sufferer reaches puberty, at which time changes in the body occur. Some parents, therefore, believing their child is female, raise them as such, which “often causes great frustration because they feel like a man but are forced to live as a woman,” [...]

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