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OUTInPerth – Roxanne Tickle wins court case against app Giggle for Girls
The case is a landmark ruling for transgender rights.
23/08/2024
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The case is a landmark ruling for transgender rights.
Minister for Equality Harriet Shing has announced Joe Ball as Victoria’s third Commissioner for LGBTIQA+ Communities. A proud transgender man and longstanding LGBTIQA+ advocate, Joe Ball has been announced as Victoria’s third LGBTIQA+ Commissioner this morning. “It is an immense honour and responsibility to be the next Victorian Commissioner for LGBTIQA+ Communities,” Ball said. “I …
Counter-protesters have outnumbered attendees of a Melbourne anti-trans rally, disrupting speeches by blasting ABBA and the Vengaboys over large speakers. But Victoria Police said they were “disappointed” eggs and water balloons were thrown at organisers of the “Women Will Speak” rally on the steps of the state’s Parliament House in Melbourne on Saturday afternoon.
Given all the contradictory expectations we have for clothes, it’s easy to get your kickers in a twist, but finding the right clothes as a non-binary person challenges those expectations.
Parliament is expected to continue working on the legislation next week.
As the bill is debated MPs have raised concern about sporting facilities, health care, sex offenders and a wide range of issues.
Members of the LGBTIQA+ communities, their friends and families gathered at the Northbridge ‘Pride’ Piazza on Sunday as Queer Liberation Boorloo held a rally focusing on the government’s pledge to remove the Gender Reassignment Board. Debate on the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment (Sex or Gender Changes) Bill 2024 resumed in the Legislative Council […]
13 Aug 2024 – The Albanese Government has broken an election promise to the LGBTIQ+ community and put students and staff at risk of harm by not introducing religious discrimination reforms, Equality Australia says. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday said the window for action had passed because an agreement could not be reached with […]
13 Aug 2024 - Equality Australia has welcomed a Supreme Court judgment that confirms consent for puberty blockers should not be treated any differently from vaccinations, surgery for broken bones or chemotherapy for cancer. The judgment also gives certainty to medical practitioners and families around Australia when it comes to some young people accessing gender affirming care. […]
Despite Labor MPs claiming the removal of the body as one of their achievements, they have not actually passed the legislation yet.
Following the wave of anti-trans sentiment directed towards Algerian boxer Imane Khelif Dr Antimony Deor unpacks the differences between transgender and intersex people and their lives. Sex is often thought …
A large crowd have turned out for the official opening of the Inner West Pride Centre in the inner west Sydney suburb of Newtown. The centre is at 1 Bedford Street, inside the newly-renovated Newtown Town Hall, and will offer a range of support services and event space for the LGBTQIA+ community. At a rainbow …