AU: Love triumphs across the line

Submitted by woman network on Thu, 02/10/2008 - 10:14. |

Joan, left, and Erica Roberts in Townsville.
Photo: Cameron Laird
 
September 6, 2008

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News - Sex files: Looking at how records of sex and gender impact on human rights

Submitted by Shauna on Mon, 29/09/2008 - 20:19. |

 

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AU: Online survey request

Submitted by woman network on Wed, 25/06/2008 - 14:33.

Dear Australian WOMAN Network,

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WOMAN Website Back

Submitted by kate on Mon, 16/06/2008 - 13:53.

The temporary closure of the website occured intermitently over the time frame and all issues were attended to . Soooooooo . Things are back to their blessedly quiet state.

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Temporary closure of WOMAN website

Submitted by woman network on Thu, 05/06/2008 - 17:20.

This site will be shutting down for approx two weeks from the 7th June 2008 for maintenance and other issues and we will be back on approx 17th/18th of June 2008.

 

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AU: 12 Year Old Wins Right to Sex Change

Submitted by woman network on Mon, 26/05/2008 - 16:41.

A JUDGE has allowed a 12-year-old Victorian girl to start a taxpayer-funded sex swap, despite objections from the child's father.

The girl has begun court-approved hormone treatment in the first step toward a complete gender switch.

The Family Court orders also permit the girl, who cannot be named, to apply for a new birth certificate, passport and Medicare card in a boy's name.

The application to allow the hormone treatment was lodged by the girl's mother.

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AU: Reduced jail term for basher

Submitted by kareng on Sun, 11/05/2008 - 14:36.

Reduced jail term for basher

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/09/2240194.htm

ABC (Australia) News
Posted Fri May 9, 2008 1:23pm AEST

A man who bashed a transexual at her Melbourne apartment will spend less time in jail after having his sentence reduced by two years.

Clinton Dwayne McRae went to Isabella Labrador's apartment after meeting her at a Crown Casino bar in January 2006.

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Australia - Eleanor Lister - gender rights activist missed

Submitted by kareng on Wed, 23/04/2008 - 21:09.

Australia - Eleanor Lister - gender variant rights activist will be
missed... [2008-04-24 Sydney Star Observer]


24/04/2008

TRANS ACTIVIST WILL BE MISSED

by Ani Lamont

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AU: CENTRELINK CUTS PAYMENTS

Submitted by woman network on Thu, 28/02/2008 - 21:29.

CENTRELINK CUTS PAYMENTS   by Harley Dennett

A Centrelink decision to reduce a pre-operative transsexual lesbian’s pension because she was in a relationship with another woman has been overturned by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

Samantha Scafe lodged an appeal when Centrelink claimed she was in a “marriage-like relationship” with her partner Colleen Smith and gave her the partnered rate of disability support pension, less than the single rate. The pair did not deny being in a relationship.

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Australian transsexual sues policemen for 'revealing her past'

Submitted by woman network on Thu, 07/02/2008 - 12:07.

 

Australian transsexual sues policemen for 'revealing her past'

 

AFP - Wednesday, February 6 05:38 am

 

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