Day: August 12, 2015

In a US first, the state of California has agreed to pay for a transgender person’s sex reassignment surgery. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has agreed to pay for a transgender inmate’s sex reassignment surgery — a first in the nation the Los Angeles Times reports Shiloh Quine, who entered the California prison […]

NZ Olympian John Walker spoke about Caitlyn Jenner on TVNZ’s Breakfast show this morning, deliberately misgendered her.  Speaking to TV One’s Peter Williams, on the 40 year anniversary of Walker’s world record setting run, where he became the first person to run a mile under 3.50, Walker said he regarded Caitlyn Jenner as Bruce, referring […]

The ‘Shira Banki bills’ include establishing civil unions and outlawing conversion therapy. Following on from the Jerusalem pride stabbings, the Zionist Union has proposed a set of GLBT equality bills named in honour of the 16 year old girl who died while showing her support for Israel’s GLBT community at the recent Jerusalem Pride parade. […]

The chances marriage equality will pass in the current Australian parliament are virtually zero. Tony Abbott’s Liberal/National coalition has dashed the hopes of same sex marriage proponents in Australia, by rejecting a free vote on the issue. Coalition MPs voted 66 to 33 not to allow a conscience vote. The party room vote was held […]