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Gender Centre » News » Australian Transgender News Australian Transgender NewsThe TranZnation Report Launched The TranZnation Report LaunchedExternal link to the TranZnation Report which compiles the findings from the 2007 online survey of
253 transgender people in Australia and New Zealand. This report is an external link to the Adobe
P.D.F. file located on the Gay & Lesbian
Health Victoria website, the file size is 898kb and requires
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A.B.S. Will Allow Intersexed To Register In The 2006 Census, But They Will Not Be CountedThe Australian Bureau of Statistics will allow those who self–define as intersexed or androgynous to note the fact in the 2006 Census, to be held in August. "The A.B.S. has no intention to force or coerce respondents to lie about their sex," said Dave Nauenburg, the Director of Population Census Development and Field Organisation for the Bureau. "My advice to intersex people is that they can complete the sex question correctly by ticking none of the boxes provided for the question and writing in the word ""intersex" or "androgynous". Those who do not answer the question will have a sex assigned to them by a computer program [now that's real progress!]. The A.B.S. does not intend to keep statistics on intersex people from this census. Australian Immigration Law To Recognise Same–Sex PartnersThe Federal government will amend the law, starting 1 July 2006, so that temporary skilled migrants will be able to include same–sex partners in their visa applications. The partners will be allowed to stay in Australia for the same length of time as the visa applicant and will have the right to work. Previously only heterosexuals could add their partners to their visa applications and sometimes the partners of gay or lesbian visa applicants, who had to apply separately for their visas, were not allowed to work during their stay. These changes are likely to be extended to include students before the end of the year, according to a spokesperson for Amanda Vanstone, the Minister for Immigration. Top Adelaide Gynaecologist Affirms Innate GenderOne of Adelaide's leading gynaecologists, formerly Dr. Robert Jones, is to live the rest of her life as Dr. Rosie Jones. Dr Jones transitioned recently and attended the Memorial Hospital Christmas breakfast as Rosie without causing a stir. Dr Jones has been working in Adelaide since 1989 and is the divorced father of two. One daughter accepts Rosie, the other is having difficulty with the concept. Rosie says she has always been the same person and over the years has been living a lie she no longer wants to continue. She recently turned 67. |
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