September 16, 2011
Could it be that the supposedly concrete relationship between sex and gender is finally being officially challenged? A new rule has been passed in Australia allowing people to nominate their own gender identity on their passports. Before today, a person whose gender was different from that of their birth was required to provide evidence of ...
Tags: Australian politics,
discrimination,
gender fluidity,
gender identity,
intersex,
passport,
queer,
transgender,
transsexual,
transsexual rights,
travel
May 5, 2011
There a number of trends a feminist never wishes to witness, and this is right up there with the best of them. Across many countries in the Western world the number of elected female politicians is in decline. Today Brits head to the polls, with experts predicting women will be highly represented in political casualties. ...
July 31, 2010
The Sex Party in Australia is gearing up for their first federal election. They were created in response to the conservative government and, although they have some great ideas, it can be hard to take them seriously. Some of their proposals are great and I think should be included in all modern societies. For example: ...