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28 Mar 2017

Q-mmunity Network News, Ep 10 2017

Government & Organizations, Health, News & Politics

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Welcome to our weekly news bulletin for the gay and lesbian community, broadcast nationally via the Community Radio Network and on JOY 949. News this week includes;

The Western Australian AIDS Council has announced the unexpected passing of CEO Andrew Burry.
The gay panic defense to murder has been scrapped from Queensland’s criminal code.
Senior high school students in Victoria will now be able to identify as having an undefined gender.
A handful of AFL players have spoken out in favour of marriage equality as the AFL season kicks off.
The Victorian government has announced it will provide additional funding to the PrEP trial.
The Swedish government is set to pay compensation to trans people who were illegally forced to be sterilised.
Orange is The New Black stars, Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli have married in Palm Springs, California.

In Sport;

10,000 booklets have been issued to soccer stewards accross England to help tackle LGBTIQ abuse.
Australia will host the second annual Rainbow Round of Sport.
On the back of the proposed plebiscite, several AFL players have also spoken out in favour of marriage equality.

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