Summary While the petitioning system is advisory only and the government is not required to take action on any given petition, this system can both require them to respond to specific inquiries and force them to schedule time to debate discrete issues within Parliament. If the Government has to spend Continue Reading
Protest
Thousands Turn Out Across The Country Against The Supreme Court.
When you take away trans people’s rights through one judgement and take away 30 years worth of progress. The trans community will not take it lightly. And today, we showed up to show why you don’t do it. In 20+ protests all over the country with turnout in the hundreds Continue Reading
Compilation of Protests and Actions Against the Supreme Court
With the news of the Supreme Court Ruling. There has been a large raft of protests that have been announced all over the country, and it is very difficult to keep track of all the events. We have compiled a list of all the protests we can find. We will try Continue Reading
Trans activists scramble up building to save banner from government theft.
As employees were returning from their extended bank holiday weekend, activists were anxiously waiting. Knowing that the staff at the Department of Education would likely do something to disrupt their protest. At half 9, their fears had been realised. Earlier on the 27th August at 6am, the Trans Kids Deserve Continue Reading
A Snag on the Way to Marriage Equality in Japan
Following WhatTheTrans’ earlier piece on same-sex marriage alternatives in Japan, a number of municipalities have either begun listing, or are considering listing, same-sex partners as common law spouses on locally maintained resident registries (details on this development can be read about in “In First, Gay Couple in Japan Wins Common Continue Reading