Rainbow Labor Queensland

Gay marriage proposal

2013-09-15T18:50:00.000+10:00

Is This The Sweetest Gay Marriage Proposal Yet?

http://link.huffingtonpost.com/522dea8e65dfa34d7ab47886156io.fnp/UjN81uYQyn1f15SNBbe62

2013-06-14T09:32:00.000+10:00

New Guidelines on the Recognition of Gender
see RLQ News www.rainbowlabor.org.au/rlq/rlq/News.html

2013-01-04T11:33:00.003+10:00

Governor Jerry Brown’s Decision to Ban Conversion Therapy in California Upsets Critics
http://gayagenda.com/can-you-ever-switch-your-gay-identity-to-straight-2/

Illinois Senate passes Marriage Equality Bill

2013-01-04T10:43:00.001+10:00

‏@NOH8Campaign

BREAKING: Illinois Senate Exec. Committee votes to pass#MarriageEquality bill by a vote of 8-5, approving bill for full Senate vote! #NOH8

Retweeted by Shane Bazzi

Intersex anti discrimination done in Tasmania

2012-10-20T20:54:00.001+10:00

Tasmania leads the way on intersex antidiscrimination.

Quotes from Gina Wilson, President of Organisation Intersex International Australia

"Tasmania shows the way !!!"

"Tasmanian anti-discrimination amendment bill is fully Intersex inclusive. The bill manages to provide protection to Intersex people , referring to them as Intersex and protecting them on the basis of anatomical differences of sex without creating a third sex and without conflating Intersex with gender identity."

"The first completely inclusive explicitly intersex anti-discrimination bill in the world."

"Congratulations Tasmania"

http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/bills/pdf/45_of_2012.pdf

Julia rebukes Wallace for offensive remarks

2012-09-08T18:11:00.001+10:00

Fantastic! PM Julia Gillard's strong rebuke on the front page of The Age, Friday 7th September 2012 to Australian Christian Lobby's Jim Wallace for his offensive and stupid remarks, claiming that smoking tobacco is healthier than living as an LGBTI person.

http://www.ziddu.com/download/20300563/120907_Age_Front_Page.pdf.html

Where your MP stands on Marriage Equality

2012-08-20T21:14:00.001+10:00

Where your MP stands on Marriage Equality: Find out where your MP stands on Marriage Equality and what you can do to support the cause.

2012-08-05T10:09:00.003+10:00

US Evangelical policies blamed for AIDS spike in Uganda
http://www.truthwinsout.org/pressreleases/2012/08/27731/?utm_source=+Truth+Wins+Out+Blames+American+Evangelical+Policies+For+AIDS+Spike+In+Uganda&utm_campaign=Cleveland+Radio+Host&utm_medium=email

2012-08-05T09:37:00.002+10:00

End of the rainbow: Legislation loophole may allow gay marriage

2012-08-05T09:11:00.000+10:00

John Searle, Keshet, Maccabi Victoria, Daniel Kowalski and Olympic Dreams

http://mikeybear.wordpress.com/2012/08/03/john-searle-keshet-maccabi-victoria-daniel-kowalski-and-olympic-dreams/

2012-08-04T14:13:00.002+10:00

Surrogacy Act changes a miscarriage of justice - Queensland Law Society

http://www.qls.com.au/About_QLS/News_media/Media_releases/Surrogacy_Act_changes-a_miscarriage_of_justice

2012-08-04T14:08:00.002+10:00

Shelley Argent's letter to Campbell Newman

http://lgbtlawblog.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/shelley-argents-letter-to-campbell.html

2012-08-04T14:05:00.001+10:00

Steven Keim crticises proposed changes to Queensland surrogacy laws

http://lgbtlawblog.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/keim-criticises-proposed-qld-surrogacy.html

2012-07-29T20:46:00.000+10:00

Queenslanders for National Disability Insurance Scheme Petition:
www.communityrun.org/petitions/queenslanders-for-ndis-national-disability-insurance-scheme

Rainbow Labor Network welcomes national LGBTI Aged Care Strategy

2012-07-25T14:40:00.000+10:00

Rainbow Labor Network Welcomes National LGBTI Aged Care Strategy

Premier Welcomes New Civil Union Law

2012-02-25T15:02:00.000+10:00

http://www.queenslandlabor.org/2012/01/31/civil-unions/

Federal Labor Commits to Health of Lesbians and SSAW

2012-02-25T14:55:00.000+10:00

http://gaynewsnetwork.com.au/news/northern-territory/4860-government-commits-to-ssaw-health.html

Queensland Registers First Civil Unions

2012-02-25T14:50:00.005+10:00

http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/2012/02/23/queenslands-first-civil-unions-registered/72692

Chaim Levin Giving Hope to LBGT Orthodox Jews

2012-02-25T14:50:00.004+10:00

http://www.truthwinsout.org/pressreleases/2012/02/22414/

UK PM says homophobic countries to have aid cut

2011-10-10T22:43:00.000+10:00

UK PM David Cameron says homophobic countries will have aid cut. http://bit.ly/qvB1nW

Tasmanian Labor Conference Supports Marriage Equality 7 Aug 2011

2011-08-07T18:23:00.000+10:00

Text of resolution: This conference calls upon the ALP National Conference to amend the platform to support the legal right of all adult couples in Australia to be married if the they so choose, and for that marriage to be registered by law in Australia, regardless of the sexual orientation, or gender of the parties to the marriage.

This conference acknowledges that civil unions of same-sex couples do not deliver the same legal security and social recognition as marriage, and believes that schemes that are separate from marriage makes the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and the intersex community second-class citizens.

Furthermore, we call on all delegates at the national ALP conference to vote in favour of marriage equality.

GLWA Fundraiser 12 August 2011

2011-08-07T13:12:00.000+10:00

www.glwa.org.au The Doctor's Wife fundraiser Palace Centro, Fortitude Valley #lgbt

Cairns Tropical Pride 2011

2011-08-07T13:08:00.001+10:00

Cairns Tropical Pride Festival August 2011 #lgbt http://cairnstropicalpride.com.au/

Aged Care for LGBTI people in Qld

2011-08-07T12:59:00.001+10:00

Care Connect http://careconnect.org.au/ announces an Australian first - aged care packages for LGBTI adults in south east Queensland.

Tasmanian Labor Supports Same Sex Adoption

2011-08-06T21:33:00.000+10:00

TASMANIAN GAY AND LESBIAN RIGHTS GROUP
Media Release

Saturday August 6th 2011

LABOR CONFERENCE SUPPORT FOR SAME-SEX ADOPTION WELCOMED 

CALL ON TAS GOV TO ACT SWIFTLY ON ADOPTION EQUALITY

Tasmanian gay activists have welcomed the State Labor Conference's support for same-sex adoption. The motion in favour of equal adoption laws was passed late this afternoon by a significant majority.

Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group spokesperson, Rodney Croome, called on the State Government to act swiftly on the Labor motion by introducing legislation to allow same-sex couples to adopt.

"Tasmania's unequal adoption laws send the message that same-sex parents and their families are second-rate", Mr Croome said.
"They also prevent same-sex adoption when it is in the best interests of the child, including where a child is being fostered by a same-sex couple."

Since 2003 step-parent adoption has been available to same-sex couples in Tasmania, but they are barred from adopting children relinquished by other people.

Only one or two Tasmanian children a year require adoption by non-related couples, but same-sex couples are permitted to foster and there are instances where the foster child would benefit from adoption by his or her same-sex foster parents.

Earlier this year the Tasmanian Government moved to legalise altruistic surrogacy arrangements, including those involving same-sex couples.
The State Labor Conference is expected to debate a motion in support of same-sex marriage tomorrow.

For more information contact Rodney Croome on 0499 010 668.