Hi everyone,

I just wanted to send out a big THANK YOU to everyone who attended the demonstration for marriage equality on Saturday. With over 2,000 people in Sydney, 11-12,000 people marching nationally and successful demonstrations in 12 cities, this made it the biggest national demonstration for equal marriage rights in Australia ever! It even topped last year's massive August demonstration so it's great to see the campaign still going strong after a whole year.

Hope you all had a fantastic time - see you at the next one!

To join the Facebook event for the next rally and invite all your friends go to:
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=105269326196840&ref=ts

Next rally for marriage equality:
1pm Town Hall
Saturday November 27

Cat Rose

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NEWS
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/14/2982975.htm

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Argentina:
The rights violated in this case include: The right to life and security, the right to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, the right to be free from discrimination, the right to equality before the law, and the right to freedom of expression.

The Issue

On July 19, 2008, Ian Breppe was verbally assaulted with reference to his transgender identity by the owner of a butcher shop near his bicycle repair shop. The butcher shop owner then beat Ian up. When Ian reported this assault at the police station in La Matanza, the officers rejected the complaint and verbally humiliated him.

Senegal: Release Men Arrested for Homosexuality in Darou Mousty
Arrests, convictions, and detentions for alleged homosexuality violate the rights to be free from discrimination, to equality before the law, and to privacy.

The Issue

On June 19, 2009, four men from the city of Darou Mousty, in the department of Kébémer in the Louga region, were arrested and subsequently detained at a police station in the city. These four men were arrested for alleged sexual acts "against nature." There are also reports that the police forced these men to reveal the names of people who are supposedly "homosexual." The week of August 10, 2009, two of the men were convicted of "unnatural" offenses, despite the only evidence against them being denunciations from townspeople. One man received a sentence of 2 years in prison and the other 5 years. A third man, who is seventeen years old, will stand trial August 24, 2009 in a court for minors. The status of the fourth is unknown.

Thousands march for Marriage Equality!

With the success of the nationwide demonstrations on August 1st 2009, activists across the country decided to continue to push forward for equality with a year long, grass roots campaign, called 'The National Year of Action for Marriage Equality' The NYA was launched on the 28th of November 2009.

The year of action promises to be the largest, most vibrant and historic campaign this country has ever seen for the rights of LGBTI Australians.
So far Perth, Brisbane, Canberra, Lismore, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney are taking part in actions planned as part of the National Year of Action.

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The rights violated in this case include: The right to life and security, the right to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, the right to be free from discrimination, the right to equality before the law, and the right to freedom of expression.

The Issue

On Sunday, June 5, 2009, two transgender women, Clara Andrade Galdames and Grace Morales León, were attacked at the corner of Freire and Chacabuco streets in Valparaíso City by six men. The attackers kicked, punched, and beat them with wood and iron sticks, leaving Clara and Grace with multiple hematomas and cuts on their heads, legs and other parts of their bodies. Although the Chilean police have already detained the suspected attackers, these kinds of attacks are frequent in Valparaíso, a city known for being highly dangerous to people of minority sexual orientations and gender identities because of homophobic neo-Nazi groups, according to reports issued by human rights organizations.

The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) commends student and other community activists at New York University (NYU) for successfully challenging the school administration and Dr. Thio Li-Ann in support of the human rights of people with diverse sexual orientations.

(New York, July 17, 2009)

The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) strongly condemns the recent murder and arbitrary arrests of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) activists in Honduras.