Category: News
There will now be no cap to the number of gender reassignments surgeries performed in New Zealand. The Government plans to dramatically increase the number of genital affirmation surgeries for transgender patients. Newsroom.co.nz reports that the Government will remove the current cap which is currently set at three male to female surgeries and one female to […]
Australian PM has backtracked on his support for religious schools having the right to expel students for being gay. Scott Morrison says he will move discrimination law amendments to make clear religious and private schools will not be able to expel gay and lesbian students. On the day the section emerged, Mr Morrison was addressing […]
A new referendum has been called for in an attempt to thwart a court ruling that has ordered the recognition of same-sex marriage in Taiwan, thanks to anti-LGBTI conservative groups, with the backing of homophobic religious groups from the United States. The referendum follows the country’s top court, the Council of Grand Justices, ruling that the Taiwan […]
Yesterday the Sydney Morning Herald released the 20 recommendations from the Religious Freedom Review headed by Phillip Ruddock, leaving LGBTI advocates and human rights experts concerned about future discrimination for LGBTI people. Anna Brown, director of legal advocacy with the Human Rights Law Centre and co-chair of the Equality Campaign, said: “Australians voted for fairness […]
The Nominees for prestigious NZ Comedy Awards the 2019 Billy T’s were released yesterday. The majority of nominees come from the queer community with James Mustapic, Ray Shipley and Tom Sainsbury all nominated, alongside Kura Forrester and Donna Brookbanks. James Mustapic (best known for his web series’ Shorty Street Scandal and Repressed Memories) has a […]
The Romanian LGBTI community is celebrating as a referendum attempting to exclude same-sex couples from the definition of family in Romania’s Constitution has failed to meet the minimum numbers required. According to local media reports, the turnout for the referendum was well below the required 30% target, resulting in any result from the referendum being […]
Auckland Museum is the first Museum in New Zealand to have been awarded the Rainbow Tick, an external audit and quality improvement programme designed to help an organisation to be a safe, welcoming and inclusive place for people of diverse gender identity and sexual orientation. “The Museum encourages diversity in the workplace and sees real value in embracing people from a […]
The yet to be released report recommends Australia’s religious schools should be legally allowed to ban gay students. Religious schools across Australia will be guaranteed the right to turn away gay students and teachers under the proposed changes from a review into religious freedom. The review seen by Fairfax Media, was commissioned by the Coalition […]