Heya GALE-ites, who out there is under 25 yrs old, and wants to get their opinion published in top WA news & current affairs website Wangle? ActNow is looking for young people in Australia to submit their opinion pieces about what they would change in the world. We’d like to encourage you to submit your [...]
Posts Tagged ‘equal rights’
Get your opinion published!
Posted: April 13, 2011 by scucow in Action AlertsTags: action, activism, ActNow, analysis, Australia, campaign, challenge, competition, current affairs, Equal Love, equal rights, equality, full equality, human rights, opinion
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Fair go at Fairday
Posted: October 20, 2010 by soverysmall in UncategorizedTags: allies, community networks, discrimination, equal rights, equality, Fair Go, Fairday, gay marriage, gender identity, mental health, relationship recognition, trans, trans recognition
It was a beautiful, blazing hot day last week when Gay and Lesbian Equality set up a corner stall in Russell Square for the Annual Pride Fairday. From ten in the morning through til eight thirty at night the small yet tenacious tribe of GALE committee members and volunteers spent time giving out information about [...]
ABC The Drum: Why NSW must allow same-sex adoption
Posted: September 2, 2010 by GALE(WA) in Media WatchTags: adoption, current affairs, equal rights, gay, NSW, Parents, sexuality
By Mhairi McClymont: Thur 2nd Sept 2010 I was very lucky. I did not have to endure years of foster placements or institutions. From a few days after I was born, my adoptive parents were ready to take me home and call me their own. It happened this way because I was adopted privately after [...]
Committee fun times & AGM!
Posted: August 28, 2010 by GALE(WA) in Campaign UpdatesTags: action, Australia, campaign, equal rights, full equality, GALE(WA), gay, gender, lesbian, Rod Swift, sexuality, western australia
Gay & Lesbian Equality’s Annual General Meeting is coming up, and that means a few important things. First of all, we’ll be saying goodbye to some long standing committee members, including Rod Swift and Matt Hill, who are moving to Melbourne. At the end of the year, it is likely Shane Cucow will also be [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Press on
Posted: August 13, 2010 by GALE(WA) in Opinion PiecesTags: action, activism, analysis, campaign, discrimination, equal rights, equality, GALE(WA), gay, landmark, lobby, marriage, media, religious lobby, same-sex marriage, sexuality, western australia
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan “press on” has solved and always [...]
Why I fight for same-sex marriage
Posted: August 11, 2010 by soverysmall in Opinion PiecesTags: action, activism, Australia, campaign, discrimination, equal rights, equality, gender, human rights, logic, marriage, opinion, patriarchy, same-sex marriage, sexuality
Kitty Hawkins is the co-convenor of Gay & Lesbian Equality (WA) and an active member of the Equal Love WA Committee. Kitty has been working hard over the past 5 years to achieve equal rights for people of diverse sexuality & gender in the Perth Community. You can view her personal blog at http://soverysmall.wordpress.com/ A [...]
The gays are invading! And you can help.
Posted: August 7, 2010 by scucow in Action AlertsTags: action, activism, equal rights, equality, human rights, marriage, rights, same-sex marriage, western australia
Let me take this lovely Saturday morning opportunity to make an urgent community announcement – the gays are invading! And you can help. WHAT: National Day of Action for Equal Marriage WHEN: Saturday 14th August, 1pm WHERE: Forrest Place, Perth CBD This coming Saturday Perth’s community will be coming out in force to show their [...]
