To kick off 2010 for the community involved in working towards sexuality & gender equality in WA, this post has been written to provide a review and analysis of our work last year – for which we would love your comments & opinions. This post will be followed by an entry from GALE’s 2010 Convenor [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Election 2010’
Campaign Review: GALE’s 2010 Campaigns
Posted: January 28, 2011 by scucow in Campaign UpdatesTags: 2010, activism, analysis, Australia, campaign, community, Election 2010, Equal Love, equal marriage, GALE(WA), gay, gender, gender identity, same-sex marriage, sexuality, stats, western australia
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Where to from here? Report back from the GALE Workshop
Posted: September 12, 2010 by soverysmall in Campaign UpdatesTags: 2002/1 reforms, activism, campaign, community, discrimination, Election 2010, equality, forum, GALE(WA), Greens, Labor, lobby, marriage, member feedback, opinion, pink dot campaign, post-election, sexuality, trans, western australia
On Saturday the 4th of September, Gay and Lesbian Equality hosted a small but lively forum in central Perth. The discussion focussed upon ways to build an effective, sustainable and inclusive campaign for equal rights for Australians of diverse sexuality and gender – both within WA and across Australia. The workshop was split into four [...]
Indecision 2010: Where does full equality stand on the agenda?
Posted: September 1, 2010 by scucow in Opinion PiecesTags: action, analysis, Australia, campaign, community, current affairs, discrimination, Election 2010, equality, full equality, GALE(WA), gay, gender, Greens, hung parliament, Labor, lesbian, Liberal, news, opinion, same-sex marriage, sexuality, trans, western australia, workshop
Despite the obvious benefits of being well hung (yes, I’m thoroughly enjoying the hung parliament jokes), the results of the Federal Election place sexuality & gender equality in new and interesting waters. However, before we start in on the new political possibilities, its important to take a moment to reflect on the things that have [...]
Post Election Workshop / Community Forum
Posted: August 26, 2010 by GALE(WA) in Campaign UpdatesTags: activism, analysis, Australia, campaign, community, current affairs, Election 2010, equal rights, equality, forum, GALE(WA), gender, Greens, Labor, Liberal, Perth, same-sex marriage, sexuality, western australia, workshop
2 weeks after the Federal Election Gay & Lesbian Equality (WA) is hosting a workshop & community forum, looking at how we approach the campaign for full equality with the new Federal government, and the current State government. This is a great opportunity to find out about the implications of the Federal Election for gender [...]
Election limbo: How low are you willing to go?
Posted: August 17, 2010 by GALE(WA) in Media WatchTags: Australia, Australian Sex Party, Election 2010, Family First, GALE(WA), Labor, Liberal, Pauline Hanson, religious lobby, Rod Swift, same-sex marriage, sexuality, wangle
By Rod Swift – GALE(WA) Media Spokesperson It’s a federal election, and that means it’s time to kick back on the couch, switch on the big screen TV that your stimulus money or baby bonus just bought and watch endless coverage of the sport of election limbo. And, as with every limbo competition, there’s a [...]
The Pitch – Labor
Posted: August 16, 2010 by GALE(WA) in Opinion PiecesTags: analysis, Australia, campaign, discrimination, Election 2010, equal rights, gay, gender, Greens, human rights, Labor, lesbian, lobby, marriage, opinion, same-sex marriage, sexuality, western australia
Gay & Lesbian Equality (WA) sought articles putting the case for voting Labor or Liberal, vs. voting for other up and coming parties unlikely to form government this election, for the purpose of sexuality & gender equality. We received two excellent responses from Greens & Labor. Daniel Smith pens the case for Labor. Daniel is [...]
The Pitch – Greens
Posted: August 16, 2010 by GALE(WA) in Opinion PiecesTags: analysis, Australia, current affairs, discrimination, Election 2010, equality, gay, gender, Greens, human rights, lesbian, marriage, rights, same-sex marriage, sexuality, trans
Gay & Lesbian Equality (WA) sought articles putting the case for voting Labor or Liberal, vs. voting for other up and coming parties unlikely to form government this election, for the purpose of sexuality & gender equality. We received two excellent responses from Greens & Labor. This article was penned by the Hon. Lynn Maclaren [...]
Photos & Video from Saturday’s rally for same-sex marriage
Posted: August 16, 2010 by GALE(WA) in Campaign UpdatesTags: action, activism, Australia, Australian Sex Party, campaign, current affairs, Election 2010, Equal Love, equal rights, equality, GALE(WA), gay, gender, Greens, human rights, marriage, same-sex marriage, sexuality, western australia
On Saturday August 14th, an estimated 1,500 Western Australians came out to show their support for same-sex marriage being recognised in Australia. They were part of a national protest of around 10,000 people. This was the biggest rally for sexuality & gender in WA since the 2002 reforms, and the biggest event for same-sex marriage [...]
