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OUTInPerth – Kellie Jay Keen announces her return to Australia
Keen will be a keynote speaker at the C-PAC Conference in Brisbane in October.
19/09/2024
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Keen will be a keynote speaker at the C-PAC Conference in Brisbane in October.
The proposed bill has been labeled as a thinly veiled attack on the transgender community.
These women were loved members of a vibrant community, and our community deserves so much more
The C-PAC conference has added a mystery speaker to it’s lineup for its upcoming gathering in Brisbane this October. The information on the conservative political group’s website describes the unannounced mystery speaker as “A global phenomenon who asks a simple question. ‘What is a woman?’” It has been suggested that the guest could be British […]
Paige Johnson has made history with her election win in the City of Newcastle at New South Wales’ local elections at the weekend. Voters across New South Wales went to the polls in the local government elections on Saturday (September 14). In the City of Newcastle, voters elected Labor candidate and out transgender woman Paige …
The case begins on Monday and is expected to take three weeks to be heard.
LGBTQIA+ community advocates have welcomed proposed amendments that would see “sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex status and disability” added to federal hate crimes legislation for the first time but are concerned that the changes don’t go far enough. The Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024 aims to strengthen the “urging violence offences” in …
One Nation’s Pauline Hanson has been thwarted from amending the Sex Discrimination Act to wind back discrimination protections for trans people. Senator Hanson introduced the Sex Discrimination Amendment (Acknowledging Biological Reality) Bill on Thursday. The draft bill would’ve removed gender identity from the Sex Discrimination Act, rolling back federal discrimination protections for trans and gender-diverse …
Government has a significant legislative agenda that it would like to pass before the end of the term.” a spokesperson told OUTinPerth.
12 September 2024 – Today the Albanese Government has introduced a hate crimes bill that contains no protections against hate speech or serious vilification, despite the present, urgent threats to the LGBTIQ+ community. The community has called for stronger, broader protections from hate and vilification and should be a part of broader responses that include […]
Labor said the bill should not even be considered.
12 September 2024 – WA and national LGBTIQA+ groups have welcomed the passing last night of a Bill abolishing the WA Gender Reassignment Board. The WA Births, Deaths and Marriages Reform Amendment (Sex or Gender Changes) Bill 2024 removes the requirement for trans people to undertake gender affirming medical treatment and seek approval from the […]