When is marriage equality not marriage equality?
Tony Briffa on marriage equality and legislative proposals in Tasmania and ACT.
Media releases (page 6 of 8)
Gina Wilson retires, new board appointed
OII Australia held its Annual General Meeting today, and appointed a new board. Gina Wilson, our founding president, has stepped down from board positions.
Intersex issues at the 2013 federal election
Joint survey of major parties OII Australia joined together with the NSW and Victorian Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobbies, and TransGender Victoria to survey the major parties on issues of interest to our communities. The results are now in, and you can take a look by viewing the files below. There are a range of…
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We welcome the first Senate report on the involuntary sterilisation of people with disabilities
The Senate’s Community Affairs Reference Committee has just published its first document on involuntary or coerced sterilisation. A second report, focusing on intersex people, will be published in a couple of weeks (update: likely in late September). We welcome the report, its focus on the human rights of people subjected to non-consensual sterilisation, and its…
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Update on Senate Inquiry on involuntary and coerced sterilisation
The Senate’s Community Affairs Committee has announced that the final report of its inquiry on the involuntary and coerced sterilisation of people with disabilities will now be split into two reports. The first report, in relation to people with disabilities, will be released on the scheduled date of 17 July. A second report, focusing on…
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No religious exemptions in education on intersex grounds in the Sex Discrimination Amendment
We’ve heard reports today that Alex Greenwich MP is to introduce legislation into the NSW state parliament to prevent discrimination against gay, or LGBT, or LGBTI students. The language varies from report to report, but we need to point out that the new federal Act will prevent discrimination against intersex students on religious grounds. Here’s…
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LGBTI groups welcome the passage of “historic” national discrimination laws
Download this press release as a PDF For immediate release: Wednesday 26th June 2013 Press Contacts: Gina Wilson, Organisation Intersex International (OII) Australia, 0418 290 336 Justin Koonin, NSW Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby,0414 269 339 Sally Goldner, Transgender Victoria, 0407 946 242 Peter Hyndal, A Gender Agenda, 0408 111 410 Anna Brown, Victorian Gay…
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On the historic passing of the Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Act 2013
OII Australia is relieved and excited at the passing of the Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Bill 2013, without a vote at 8:30pm, AEST. For the first time in Australia, and for the first time internationally, intersex people are recognised fully and authentically in anti-discrimination legislation. Intersex people are born…
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The House of Representations passes an inclusive Sex Discrimination Amendment
The House of Representatives today passed the Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Bill 2013. The Bill remains the subject of a Senate Inquiry, which will report on 17 June 2013. The Bill adds the following attributes to protection measures in the Sex Discrimination Act: 7 Subsection 4 (1) Insert: intersex…
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Where the bloody hell were you?
Do you identify as intersex and you’re not a member of OII Australia or AISSGA? Do you think that intersex is part of the trans umbrella? Brain intersex? Well, where were you when it came to the Senate Inquiry on involuntary and coerced sterilisation? Where were you when it came to intersex human rights and…
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Government tables Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Bill 2013
OII Australia welcomes the tabling* of the Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Bill 2013 in Parliament today. Intersex people even get a mention in the title of the bill. It adds the following definitions to a list of protected attributes: 7 Subsection 4 (1) Insert: intersex status means the status…
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National and international LGBTI groups respond to Attorney-General on Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 20, 2013 Press Contacts: Hayley Conway (and Finn Shearer), All Out, 0415 314 293 hayley@allout.org Anna Brown, Victorian Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby, 0422 235 522 Gina Wilson, Organisation Intersex International (OII) Australia, 0148 290 336 gina@oii.org.au Justin Koonin, NSW GLRL, 0414 269 339 Peter Hyndal, A Gender Agenda 0408 111…
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