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New law proposed to ban anti-LGBTQA+ conversion practices in Victoria
“LGBTQA+ people are not ‘broken’ or ‘disordered’."
Sex workers ‘devastated’ by pandemic demand decriminalisation
“COVID-19 has had a devastating and unprecedented impact on sex workers in Victoria.”
Time running out for compensation over historical gay convictions
No one has yet successfully applied for expungement of historical convictions.
Rainbow Futures WA working to advance LGBTIQA+ rights
The community organisation has launched a new Rainbow Votes campaign.
Compulsory HIV testing slammed by health experts
The New South Wales Government has introduced legislation mandating HIV testing in certain circumstances.
Trans boxer hits back at Perth mayor
Basil Zempilas has apologised for his outrageous transphobic comments.
Biden makes historic acknowledgment of trans Americans
“For that is what America is about: the people."
VP-elect Kamala Harris divides sex workers, LGBTIQ Americans
Kamala Harris has been called “no friend to trans or Black women”.
Outrage over newspaper promoting anti-gay conversion
The religious newspaper includes a story about a couple who were ‘cured’ of homosexuality.
LGBTIQA+ voting guide released for Victorian election
Aleph Melbourne has announced its 2020 Local Council Elections Voters Guide.
Demand for school religious chaplains to be trained in LGBTIQ support
The Australian Government has announced millions of dollars in funding for school chaplains.
Ambassadors demand end to Poland anti-LGBTIQ discrimination
Governments in Poland have attempted to outlaw LGBTIQ people.
LGBTIQ people still face health inequalities: study
The Victorian study shows that issues including violence and mental health concerns are affecting the LGBTIQ community.
Federal government refuses action on trans workplace discrimination
Advocates are looking to Labor and unions.
‘Systems of coercion’: Survivors demand stronger bans on conversion
“Even well-intentioned laws can miss some nuanced ways in which conversion ideology and practices occur.”