Day: June 5, 2015
Applications for members of the Auckland council rainbow advisory panel has now opened. The panel will give advice on issues of significance and help the council talk with Auckland’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) communities. The panel was formed after a report presented to the council highlighted that GLBT people continue to experience discrimination, […]
The Pacific island of Guam officially becomes the first U.S. territory to allow same sex marriage. Marriage equality has now reached the shores of Guam, following a decision by Chief Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood at the U.S. District Court on Guam. The decision by Chief Judge Tydingco-Gatewood was made following a lawsuit from Loretta M. Pangelinan and Kathleen […]
Police in South Korea’s capital Seoul have banned a pride march to appease a number of Christian groups opposed to the parade. Seoul’s capital police agency has banned an GLBT pride march scheduled for June 28th.The march was supposed to be the final event in an almost three-week-long Korean Queer Culture Festival, which kicks off […]
Ramon Te Wake explores the impact Caitlyn Jenner’s public transition has had on the trans community. On May the 29th, 2014 history was made when trans actress and activist Laverne Cox was featured on the cover of Time Magazine. The cover title read – “The Transgender Tipping Point”. It was a critical moment for all […]
A transgender woman in Wellington was sentenced to 21 months in prison yesterday for stabbing a man who stalked her. Jade Follett was sentenced to 21 months in jail yesterday at the Wellington District Court for stabbing a man who stalked and threatened her after they met through a dating website. The NZ Herald reports that […]
The new law is thought to be one of the most trans friendly in the world. Trans people in Ireland will no longer have to rely on testimony from psychiatrists or endocrinologists to have their gender recognised by the state. Instead, their self-declaration will be accepted, for the purpose of updating passports, driving licences, obtaining […]