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February 18, 2013
Canberra considers intersex box for birth certificates

Legal experts advise changes to birth certificate options and say people should not have to undergo surgery to have gender legally recognized

Legal experts have advised the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government in Canberra that gender options on official documents should be changed to suit the needs of intersex and transgender people.

Birth certificates should include the options male, female, intersex and indeterminate, ACT's Law Reform Advisory Council said, and transgender people should be able to chose their gender on official documents even if they haven't had surgery.

The Council's report, Beyond the Binary: Legal Recognition of Sex and Gender Diversity in the ACT, said:

February 8, 2013
Anti-same-sex marriage party leader nominates pro-marriage equality candidate

A maverick Australian independent MP with his own history of making homophobic comments has nominated a pro-marriage equality candidate for his new party only a week after dumping two others for anti-gay outbursts

Maverick Australian independent MP Bob Katter has nominated a pro-marriage equality candidate in a surprise move just weeks after having to dump two candidates for his new Katter’s Australia Party after they made extreme homophobic statements.

Katter is personally opposed to same-sex marriage and has called LGBT rights a non-issue in Australia compared to the needs of farmers and people in rural areas but still nominated 29 year old theater director Steven Bailey to run for the Australian Senate in the Australian Capital Territory.

December 2, 2012
More states move forward on marriage equality in Australia

Western Australia has become the latest state to have same-sex marriage legislation before its parliament, while the state parliament of New South Wales will hold an inquiry into the constitutionality of having state-level same-sex marriage

Australian marriage equality advocates have welcomed the introduction of a bill to legalize same-sex marriage into the Western Australian state parliament by Greens' party Upper House member Lynn MacLaren, bringing to six the total number of states and territories moving forward on the issue.

November 3, 2012
Same-sex weddings to be held in Australian capital

The territory that houses Australia’s capital city will legalize same-sex marriage in a deal between the Greens party and the Labor Party to form government

Australian marriage equality campaigners have welcomed a renewed commitment from the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government to legislate for same-sex marriages.

The ACT is the government jurisdiction that includes the Australian federal Parliament and capital city of Canberra.

ACT Greens leader Shane Rattenbury announced the commitment as part of a 100 point agreement he had reached with the ACT Labor Party in order to secure his support for Labor to form government in the territory after elections in October.

September 13, 2012
Western Australia will become the latest state to introduce gay marriage bill

Another Australian state to take same-sex marriage legislation into their own hands

Western Australia will become the latest state to take same-sex marriage legislation into their own hands after Greens Lynn MacLaren announced her intention to introduce a bill to state parliament.

The state with a population of 2.3 million joins South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Australian Capital Territory in initiating their own gay marriage legislation following a prolonged national campaign which may come to nothing.

August 23, 2012
Another Australian jurisdiction to legalize same-sex marriage

Another Australian jurisdiction has announced it will legalize same-sex marriage if the  government refuses to act

Another Australian jurisdiction has announced it will legalize same-sex marriage, while at a federal level, Australian Government senators have introduced their own private members bill to legalize same sex marriage.

The Australian Capital Territory (ACT), which houses the Australian capital of Canberra, today announced it would legalize same-sex marriage at a territory level, joining the states of South Australia and Tasmania who have also pledged to do so.

August 11, 2012
Australian states revolt on marriage equality

The state South Australia looks set to become the second Australian state to legalize same-sex marriage while the territory that houses the Australian capital will restore official ceremonies to its civil unions scheme

A second Australian state government has announced it will move to legalize same-sex marriage at a state level on a day that thousands of protestors marched in cities all over the country calling on federal parliamentarians to deliver on reform.

At a rally in the South Australian capital of Adelaide, state Labor Party leader and premier Jay Weatherill declared his government would support a Greens party bill legalizing same-sex marriages at a state level.

‘I support the principle of marriage equality,’ Weatherill told a cheering crowd of protesters.

July 11, 2012
Gender identity law reform proposed in Canberra

Proposals draw mixed response from transgender and intersex groups

A report published on Monday proposes changes to the law affecting gender identity in the Australia Capital Territory (ACT).

The recommendations include: