Victoria to Erase Gay Sex Convictions
The Victorian government has announced that it will introduce legislation allowing men who have convictions for gay sex to apply to have their conviction’s erased. Victorian Premier Dr Dennis Napthine...
View ArticleNew Political Party to Aim for LGBT Equality
This week a new political party is launching, and it aims to acheive equality for LGBTI Australians. The Australian Equality Party (AEP) is Melbourne-based and aims to win its first senate seat in...
View ArticleDemand for Youth Transgender Services Grow
Referrals to Australia’s only clinic for transgender people under the age of 18 has soared in recent years. The ABC TV program ‘7:30′ has reported that Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital has seen a...
View ArticleVictoria’s Past Gay Convictions Erased
The state of Victoria has become the first state to erase previous criminal convictions of people who engaged in consensual homosexual sex prior to its decriminalization. The legislation, brought in...
View ArticleWill Western Australia Abolish Trans* Divorce Law?
Last week, New South Wales, Tasmania and South Australia introduced legislation that would allow married transgender people to have their genders legally recognised without requiring a divorce to do...
View ArticleCall For WA to Change Sexting Laws
In Victoria, new laws have been passed criminalizing the sharing of intimate images of a person without that person’s consent. This is just one of a number of changes made to the Crimes Act regarding...
View ArticleMartin Foley is Victoria’s First Minister for LGBTI Equality
Following Labor’s victory in Victoria’s recent state election, the new state government has appointed a minister for LGBTI equality. Martin Foley, MP of Albert Park since 2007 has been appointed to...
View ArticleVictorian Government introduce bill to end adoption discrimination
Victoria’s Labor Government under Premier Daniel Andrews will introduce a bill this week that will amend the state’s Adoption Act, making sex and gender identity irrelevant to the process of couples...
View ArticleSame-sex adoption bill passes in Victorian Parliament
The Victorian Parliament have passed legislation permitting same-sex couples to adopt, accepting amendments from the Upper House. The amendments applied exemptions for religious organisations, allowing...
View ArticleTim Wilson won’t run for senate spot
Human Rights Commissioner Tim Wilson won’t run for a spot in the senate at the next election. There had been speculation that Mr Wilson would seek pre-selection to represent the Liberal party in...
View ArticleVictoria reaffirms its commitment to Safe Schools
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has reaffirmed his state’s support for the LGBTIQ anti-bulling program. Andrews posted a copy of a letter from the state’s education Minister James Merlino to his...
View ArticleVictoria to spend millions on LGBTI support programs
Buzzfeed News have revealed that Victoria’s upcoming state budget will allocate millions of dollars to LGBTIQ support programs and anti-discrimination measures. One of the measures described as a...
View ArticleCWA Victoria announce their support for marriage equality
Australian Marriage Equality today welcomed the decision by the Country Women’s Association of Victoria (CWA) to support marriage equality . At the CWA Victorian State Conference over the weekend the...
View ArticleGay politician’s campaign posters defaced
Jason Ball, The Greens candidate for the seat of Higgins in Victoria, has responded to a homophobic slur appearing on his campaign posters. The mental health advocate, who was the first Aussie Rules...
View ArticleVic Premier Daniel Andrews urges PM to remove plebiscite ‘hurdle’
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has written a powerful letter to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, urging him to avoid a costly, divisive plebiscite on marriage equality in favour of a free vote in...
View ArticleAndrews announces new bill to support trans & non-binary Victorians
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has continued to honour his party’s election commitment to support the LGBTIQ+ community, revealing a new bill that will help transgender, intersex and non-binary...
View ArticleVictoria MP Louise Staley under fire for trans comments
Victoria state MP Louise Staley is under fire for comments she has made about transgender people. Last night in the Victorian parliament the Liberal member argued against allowing transgender people to...
View ArticleIsle of Man will introduce gay pardon law
The Isle of Man has announced it will be moving forward with plans to pardon historical convictions for gay offences. The former Home Affairs Minister, Juan Waterson, has indicated he’s pushing for the...
View ArticleVictorian government looks into gay blood donor bans
The Victorian government will call on all Australian states to lift the ban on men who have sex with men from donating blood at today’s Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting. Under the...
View ArticleMelbourne’s Midsumma announces 2017 program
Melbourne’s Midsumma Festival have just announced their program for 2017. Every January for three decades, Midsumma Festival has transformed Melbourne into a spectacular explosion of colour and...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....