OII Australia’s photographs of events and individuals.
The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) invited one of OII Australia’s Sydney-based members to its Human Rights 2011 event at the Sydney Town Hall on Monday 23rd May. In the lead up to the event, the AHRC had invited potential attendees to submit a question for the panel – United Nations High Commissioner for Human…
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Gina Wilson speaks at the recent Marriage Equality rally in Sydney.
New Zealand intersex activist Mani Bruce Mitchell attended the National LGBT Health Alliance conference Health in Difference, Doing Diversity in Sydney from 29th April to 1st May. Health in Difference, Doing Diversity is the seventh such conference and it is the first to include intersex. Members of OII Australia attended and OII Australia president Gina…
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New Zealand photographer Rebecca Swan talked about her project Assume Nothing at the Australian Centre for Photography.
Gina Wilson, president of OII Australia, participated in this year’s Sydney Mardi Gras parade, marching with the Inner City Legal Centre float. Photo: Morgan Carpenter.
OII Australia was invited to attend the Wear It With Pride launch on the Opera House forecourt recently. Wear It With Pride celebrates the changing of 85 pieces of legislation that previously discriminated against same sex couples. The Federal Attorney General introduced these changes following the same sex enquiry conducted by the Australian Human Rights…
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OII Australia’s media person attended the National Day of Action for Marriage Equality aka National Day of Action for Same-Sex Marriage at the Sydney Town Hall on Saturday, and the illegal marriage ceremony at Darling Harbour afterwards. We look forward to full and equal inclusion of intersex people in future such efforts for social and…
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The Australian Labor Party’s National Conference is on at Darling Harbour, with tomorrow – Saturday – being its last day. OII Australia members have been attending and lobbying behind the scenes. Last night we attended the NSW Rainbow Labor event, Labor’s record on LGBTI law reform, which was MCed by Senator Louise Pratt of Western…
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In another Australian world first for intersex people, Sydney’s Inner City Legal Centre (ICLC) has announced the launch on Wednesday 1st July of their Safe Relationships Project. The launch invitation states: The Safe Relationships Project (SRP) is an initiative of the Inner City Legal Centre (ICLC). The aim of the SRP is to provide a…
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We are proud to present OII member André’s self-portrait submission to the ThisIsOz.com.au antidiscrimination project.
ICLC – the Inner City Legal Centre – has made this group self-portrait as their submission for the ThisIsOz.com.au antidiscrimination project. Thank you, ICLC! Here are more details about ThisIsOz.com.au, from the project’s website… From Welcome: This Is Oz is an online photo gallery where people can help fight discrimination against Australia’s gay, lesbian, bisexual…
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