julian burnside – watching brief
Reading: Julian Burnside – Watching Brief: Reflections on Human Rights, Law and Justice
november 20
This Tuesday is International Day of Transgender Remembrance. I should be dwelling on Happy Things today but it’s been a …
Protected: miscellaneous tranny stuff … coz we rule
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korean law ruling allows change of sex
During the weeks I ventured west into the mountains, Korea’s Supreme Court was debating whether to permit male-to-female transsexuals to …
transsexual law in korea and japan
A couple of articles on the current legal and cultural positions of transsexuals in Japan and Korea broadly illustrates a …
when jurisprudence lags behind reality
It’s a really nice idea that a post-operative transsexual can change their gender on their birth certificate and every other …
changing the law to match your gender
It shits me so much that something so obvious has to become the province of the law and the courts …
one law for them another for the rest of us
Eugene McGee is a lawyer. He got drunk, drove and killed a cyclist. He didn’t stop because he didn’t want …
sex-change ops on the tab
The New Zealand government has decided to start picking up the tab on sex-change operations. Not for everyone though. Only …
Zhang Lin gets married
Sometimes China really manages to get it right, like 10 years ahead of the rest of the world. Not only …