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‘X’ now a gender option in Australian passports

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:00:00 +0000

(Canberra, Australia) Australian passports will now have three gender options – male, female and indeterminate – under new guidelines to remove discrimination against transgender and intersex(...)

Travel Expert: ‘When’s the best time to hit up Australia?’

logointern3 — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:30:36 +0000

Question:
I love Aussies, who seem to really know how to throw a world-class party while remaining down-to-earth and friendly. When is the best time of year to go to hit the best gay and lesbian(...)

Australian churches can discriminate against gays

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 04 May 2011 20:00:43 +0000

(Sydney) Religious groups in Australia are allowed to discriminate against people who are gay or transgender, prompting criticism from gay rights activists who find it galling that religious(...)

Australian man jailed for running down ex-lover with his car

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:00:44 +0000

The Queensland Supreme Court sentenced a Victoria man to serve jail time for running down his ex-lover with his car.

Craig Munro, 36, hit 23-year-old Brendan Gannaway while he was biking to work(...)

Thousands line Sydney streets for Gay Mardi Gras

Jennifer Vanasco — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:00:48 +0000

(Sydney) Australia’s political leaders were lampooned for their opposition to gay marriage as hundreds of thousands of revelers crammed inner Sydney streets Saturday for one of the world’s(...)

Thursday Watercooler: Hernandez needs to be hired by a gay rights organization

James Withers — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:32:24 +0000

Palin loves her whine. I’m no fan of Sarah Palin, but I have to wonder who gives her political advice. Here are a few rules she needs to start following: 1) never, EVER, use the phrase blood(...)

Withers: VA pol wants National Guard gay free

James Withers — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:48:22 +0000

Outside of Sen. John McCain’s sputtering, I’ve tried to keep the limited brain space away from the opinions of those against “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” abolition. The majority are just plain(...)

Tuesday Watercooler: New Jersey Statehouse passes Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights

CStottlemyer — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 08:39:36 +0000

New Jersey Statehouses pass “Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights”

This week, both chambers of the New Jersey Statehouse passed the all-important “Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights.” According to NJ(...)

Thursday Watercooler: Mitcham comes to defense of fellow swimmer

James Withers — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:18:07 +0000

Officer who led Stonewall Inn raid dies. Seymour Pine, the deputy police inspector who led the 1969 raid on the Stonewall Inn, died last Thursday in New Jersey. The 91 year old was in charge of(...)

Aussie swimmer loses endorsement deal over homophobic slur on Twitter

Jennifer Vanasco — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:00:47 +0000

(Sydney, Australia) Triple Olympic swim champion Stephanie Rice has lost an endorsement contract with luxury carmaker Jaguar over a homophobic slur she made on Twitter.

The 22-year-old Rice(...)