Flashermac Posted September 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 New Australian passports allow third gender option Australians have been given a third choice when describing their gender on passport applications, under new guidelines aimed at removing discrimination. Transgender people and those of ambiguous sex will be able to list their gender as indeterminate, which will be shown on passports as an X. People whose gender was different from that of their birth were previously required to have reassignment surgery before they could change their passport to their preferred sex. An Australian senator, Louise Pratt - whose partner was born female and is now identified as a man - said the reform was a huge step forward. "There have been very many cases of people being detained at airports by immigration in foreign countries simply because their passports don't reflect what they look like," she told Australian radio. "It's very distressing, highly inconvenient and frankly sometimes dangerous." BBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 you mean they're allowed to travel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted September 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 Yep. And you have to be careful when you talk about your "ex" now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 Australia doesn't have very many of those sort of people anyway, not like the US, NZ and Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 At least in NZ they are easy to spot, as someone once said the "X" people all look like Jonah Lomu in a dress... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted September 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 Australia doesn't have very many of those sort of people anyway, not like the US, NZ and Thailand. Welcome to Sydney! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Flashermac Posted October 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Plane hits Ferris wheel north of Sydney, trapping four An ultra-light plane has crashed into a Ferris wheel in a village north of Sydney, trapping four people, Australian officials say. The Cheetah S200 plane with two men aboard did not topple the wheel after hitting it during a festival in the village of Old Bar. The men and two children at the top of the wheel were trapped for some time before being rescued by a crane. There were no serious injuries in Saturday's incident, the officials say. "Thankfully, everyone was taken down and were able to walk away from it," New South Wales Rural Fire Service spokesman Ben Shepherd said after the incident in Old Bar, some 220 miles (350km) north of Sydney. Police said the two children remained trapped on the wheel for about 90 minutes. The two men spent almost three hours in the plane's wreckage, some 10m (30ft) above the ground. The aircraft was leaking fuel, and rescue teams had to spray foam to reduce the risk of it exploding. One of the men in the plane, who local media named as John, said he and the pilot had urged the rescuers to free the children first. "Don't worry about us. Just get the damn kids out," he said. The aircraft reportedly failed to gain enough altitude after taking off from a nearby airport. An investigation into the crash is now under way. WTF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayjann Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Australia's Jesse James, except he was hung rather than shot in the back. Strange how most cultures make heroes out of a bad guy, I suppose England's would be Robin Hood. robin hood was a hero........ and died a glamorous death alongside the woman he loved...... and before any of you buggers diss his story......YOU PROVE HIS STORY IS NOT TRUE.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 Hollywood can't be wrong... Or was he ever played as a bad guy in one of all these films? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_and_television_series_featuring_Robin_Hood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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