Tim Wilson says Labor’s anti-discrimination concerns are complete rubbish
Liberal MP, and former Human Rights Commissioner, Tim Wilson says the concerns the Labor party has voiced about the legislation the government has put forward to stop LGBTI children being expelled from school over their sexuality are “complete rubbish”. Appearing on the ABC’s National Wrap Wilson told host Patricia Karvelas that he had no problems with the […]
Million dollar reward for information of the death of Scott Johnson
New South Wales police have announced a million dollar reward for information relating to the death of American mathematician Scott Johnson. The 27-year-old’s naked body was found at the bottom of cliffs in Sydney 30 years ago. The area above the cliffs on Manly’s North Head was known as a gay beat in the 1980’s. […]
Teacher fired for refusing to use correct pronoun for transgender student
A teacher at a US high school has been fired from his job because he continually used the incorrect pronoun for a transgender student. People report that the Peter Vlaming, a teacher in Virginia, had been dismissed from his position after he told the school board that his religion did not permit him to recognise […]
Taiwan has almost 4000 same-sex couples on new registers
Taiwan had a big setback last month when the majority of citizens voted against allowing same-sex couples the right to wed. The LGBTI community has had a recent win though, with over 4,000 same-sex couples officially registered their relationships with the government. According to Taiwan News 3,951 coupes have officially registered their relationships with the […]
The Equality Campaign re-brands as new organisation for LGBTIQ+ rights
A new organisation that will fight for LGBTIQ+ rights in Australia has been launched with the Equality campaign that successfully brought marriage reform to Australia rebranding as Equality Australia. Anna Brown, one of the leaders of the marriage equality campaign, will leave her current position at the Human Rights Law Centre to serve as the […]
Western Australian man jailed for life for callous murder and arson
A Perth man who murdered another man before trying to conceal the crime by setting his apartment on fire has been sentenced to life in prison. Perth Now have reported that 25 year-old Lane Tynan Mitchell was sentenced in the Supreme Court of WA after pleading guilty to charges of murder and arson. The court heard that […]
Calls for Barnaby Joyce to resign over transgender kids comments
There are calls for former Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce to resign as a member of parliament after he broke ranks with his coalition colleagues, calling for schools to retain the right to expel students who may are transgender. Joyce outlined his views during an appearance on Sky News saying he thought it was imperative […]
WA government will not remove transgender ‘forced divorce’ laws until 2019
The McGowan government has admitted it will not manage to remove state based laws that require transgender people to seek a divorce before applying for gender recognition. Western Australia will join Tasmania in failing to remove discriminations against transgender people before federal government’s deadline of 9th December. When the marriage laws were changed last year state […]
Rodney Croome urges politicians to vote against Morrison’s bill
Equality advocates have rejected proposed legislation by Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, saying the Prime Minister will make the situation worse for LGBTIQ+ students. Spokesperson for just.equal, Rodney Croome, said the rushed bill put forward by the Prime Minister is “deeply flawed”, and would likely make things worse, not better. “The legislation announced today allows discrimination […]
Labor rules out conscience vote on discrimination bill
Labor has ruled out allowing a conscience vote on the government’s proposed legislation to remove exceptions that allow discrimination against LGBTIQ+ students. Labor leader Bill Shorten said there was no need for a conscience vote because all Labor MPs agreed that the current laws need to be changed. “No one with a conscience supports discrimination.” […]
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