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Liberate’s reponse to Scrutiny’s request for evidence on draft marriage law
Delays to the marriage legislation have no basis in reality and are beginning to cost individual islanders.
Read MoreDisability discrimination consultation – social or medical?
The consultation on the draft disability discrimination law is coming to a close and there has been a lot of talk of social and medical models.
Read MoreReferendum Commission
We have received an email from Mark Egan, Greffier to the States of Jersey. He is recruiting for 4 members of the new Referendum Commission plus its chair. The Referendum Commission is a new body which will have two jobs:…
Read MoreMajor overhaul of Jersey marriage laws
The following press release was issued today by the States of Jersey: Same-sex couples will be able to get married in Jersey from spring 2018 onwards thanks to a major overhaul of the Island’s marriage laws. Jersey’s Deputy Chief Minister,…
Read MoreMarriage legislation update
It won’t be in by 31 December 2017, but we have a tentative and cautious date of 31 March 2018 now.
Read MoreDon’t like wooden horses, Gavin? How about sounding brass and clanging cymbals?
by Vic Tanner Davy, CEO of Liberate Another week, another rant by Gavin Ashenden against the LGBT+ community in the Jersey Evening Post. It is becoming predictable, tedious and just a little bit weird. Why is he so obsessed with…
Read MoreDisappointment as marriage is delayed
The Chief Minister, Senator Ian Gorst, has today announced that same-sex marriage will not be in place in Jersey by the end of this year due to complexities in the proposed law. As Liberate understands it, the law that is…
Read MoreFirst hate crime statistics released
The first hate crime statistics for Jersey have been released by the States of Jersey Police. The Police issued this statement: You may have heard the term Hate Crime being used lately, but what exactly constitutes a Hate Crime? What…
Read MoreWould you be interested in an LGBT+ association?
We would like to hear your views on a new association for the LGBT+ community called Out. It would provide a weekly meeting where LGBT+ people of all ages and stages could meet to socialise, get involved in activities and do some charitable fundraising.
Read MoreWhy reform of the gender recognition process is needed
The UK government announced that they are looking at ways to reform the way that the gender recognition process happens in the UK including self-declaration by a trans person of their gender. This is hugely important to the trans community.
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