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Title: Australian government deny trans passport requests {Petition link now included}
Post by: LostInTime on August 09, 2007, 04:11:38 PM
Post by: LostInTime on August 09, 2007, 04:11:38 PM
Pink News (http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-5146.html)
9th August 2007 12:11
PinkNews.co.uk writer
The Foreign Minister of Australia has reversed a policy whereby trans people could obtain a passport stating their "intended sex."
The new arrangements were introduced without any consultation and only came to light when a pre-operative trans woman was turned away from the Passport Office in Sydney two weeks ago.
Petition:
Sage Australia (http://www.sageaustralia.org/index.html)
9th August 2007 12:11
PinkNews.co.uk writer
The Foreign Minister of Australia has reversed a policy whereby trans people could obtain a passport stating their "intended sex."
The new arrangements were introduced without any consultation and only came to light when a pre-operative trans woman was turned away from the Passport Office in Sydney two weeks ago.
Petition:
Sage Australia (http://www.sageaustralia.org/index.html)
Title: Re: Australian government deny trans passport requests
Post by: MeganRose on August 10, 2007, 06:19:02 AM
Post by: MeganRose on August 10, 2007, 06:19:02 AM
Well, that's just great.
Can't say I'm that surprised though. The Australian Government, make it easier for transsexual people to get the medical help they need? So unlike them. Next they'll be making it impossible to change the sex on birth certificates, to "strengthen the security and integrity of Australian birth records". Or taking hormone therapy off the public healthcare system, to "strengthen the security and integrity of the Australian healthcare system".
I'm really hoping the Australian people decide to strengthen the security and integrity of our national leadership and give Howard and his cronies a nice big farewell election party. Really, it's what they deserve.
Megan
Can't say I'm that surprised though. The Australian Government, make it easier for transsexual people to get the medical help they need? So unlike them. Next they'll be making it impossible to change the sex on birth certificates, to "strengthen the security and integrity of Australian birth records". Or taking hormone therapy off the public healthcare system, to "strengthen the security and integrity of the Australian healthcare system".
I'm really hoping the Australian people decide to strengthen the security and integrity of our national leadership and give Howard and his cronies a nice big farewell election party. Really, it's what they deserve.
Megan
Title: Re: Australian government deny trans passport requests
Post by: TheBattler on August 10, 2007, 07:16:00 AM
Post by: TheBattler on August 10, 2007, 07:16:00 AM
Quote from: MeganRose on August 10, 2007, 06:19:02 AM
Well, that's just great.
I'm really hoping the Australian people decide to strengthen the security and integrity of our national leadership and give Howard and his cronies a nice big farewell election party. Really, it's what they deserve.
Megan
Naa - I hope they uncerimonisly dummed - no farewell at all - he does not deserve one affter his last few years. Howard needs to go and I hope enough people relise that.
Alice
Title: Re: Australian government deny trans passport requests {Petition link now included}
Post by: MeganRose on August 10, 2007, 05:49:39 PM
Post by: MeganRose on August 10, 2007, 05:49:39 PM
Thanks for the petition link, LIT.
Megan
Megan
Title: Re: Australian government deny trans passport requests {Petition link now includ
Post by: LostInTime on August 10, 2007, 09:01:52 PM
Post by: LostInTime on August 10, 2007, 09:01:52 PM
You are welcome. :)