by John | Aug 6, 2012 | Australian commentary
Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings has announced that Tasmania will pass new laws allowing same-sex couples to marry. For some people it will seem strange that Tasmania could be the first place in Australia to allow same-sex marriages. Tassie has a reputation for...
by John | Aug 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
The following media release was issued by the Tasmanian Gay & Lesbian Rights Group (TGLRG) on 5.08.2012: — TASMANIAN GAY AND LESBIAN RIGHTS GROUP www.tasunited.org Media Release Sunday August 5th 2012 COMMUNITY CELEBRATES GIDDING’S COMMITMENT TO...
by John | Aug 4, 2012 | Australian news, News
The following Media Release was issued by the Tasmanian Gay & Lesbian Rights Group (TGLRG) on 4.08.2012: — ADVOCATES HAIL TASMANIAN GOVERNMENT’S COMMITMENT TO STATE MARRIAGE EQUALITY Tasmanian gay rights advocates have praised the leadership of state...
by John | Aug 3, 2012 | Australian news, Events, News
UNSW MEDIA ALERT: ‘The freedom to marry – lessons for Australia’ US civil rights leader Evan Wolfson to give free public lecture at UNSW The bid for marriage equality and the lessons to be learnt from overseas will be analysed at a free public talk at the...
by John | Aug 2, 2012 | Australian commentary
I propose a new name for those politicians who blame everyone but themselves for voting against marriage equality even though they personally support it. Let’s call them “John Alexanders”. I’m joking of course, just like John Alexander was joking when he proposed...