Equality Tasmania

Claims by anti-trans group dismissed Equality Tasmania has called on the State Government to stick to its election commitment of not reviewing gender affirming care for young trans people, and maintaining Tasmania’s gender recognition and anti-discrimination laws. The call comes after anti-transgender group, Women Speak Tasmania, provided the Government with a dossier it says documents […]

Representatives of the LGBTIQA+ community have welcomed Labor’s Plan for LGBTIQA+ Equality unveiled today by equality spokesperson, Ella Haddad. The Labor plan includes – a minister for equality – an effective ban on conversion practices, working with community on a model – funding for services, support and advocacy, including almost $100,000 per year for Working It Out and […]

Equality Tasmania and Working It Out have welcomed the Tasmanian Greens’ commitment to a raft of LGBTIQA+ reforms and to an effective ban on conversion practices. The Greens’ policy, unveiled today by Greens’ leader, Dr Rosalie Woodruff, commits to – an effective ban on conversion practices, fully implementing the recommendations of the TLRI– implement an LGBTIQA+ […]

Equality Tasmania will seek commitments from all parties and independents to a ban on conversion practices in the lead up to the state election on March 23rd. Group spokesperson, Rodney Croome, said, “Conversion practices continue to cause deep harm to LGBTIQA+ Tasmania two years after the Tasmanian Law Reform Institute called for them to be […]

Equality Tasmania has launched a new campaign calling on the State Government to scrap its conversion practices bill and draft a new version. The campaign will dispel myths about a ban on conversion practices and encourage Tasmanians to sign an Open Letter to the Government. Equality Tasmania spokesperson, Rodney Croome, said, “The Government’s bill has […]

Equality Tasmania says Christian Schools Australia and Australian Association of Christian Schools are wrong to say conversion legislation is “a solution in search of a problem”. Spokesperson, Rodney Croome, said, “National and local research, including research commissioned by the Tasmanian Government, shows that 5% of LGBTIQA+ have been through formal conversion practices.” “Half of young LGBTIQA+ […]