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Equality Australia articles
Equality Australia says the federal government’s proposed overhaul of hate speech laws fails to adequately protect LGBTIQ+ people and other vulnerable communities.
Human rights groups, community advocates and medical experts have slammed the Northern Territory government’s shock decision to block young trans people from accessing essential healthcare.
Medical experts, health bodies and LGBTIQ+ organisations have condemned the Queensland Government’s decision to extend its ban on healthcare for trans youth for at least the next six years.
More than 140 medical professionals are among the 415 signatories to an open letter urging the Queensland Government to reinstate healthcare for trans youth.
A petition signed by more than 15,500 people was tabled in Queensland Parliament today, calling on the state government to resume healthcare for trans youth.
Equality Australia has welcomed a Supreme Court ruling which found the Queensland Government acted unlawfully when it suspended care for trans youth earlier this year.
Equality Australia has welcomed a court ruling that found anti-trans campaigner Kirralie Smith and Binary Australia unlawfully vilified two trans women in a series of social media posts.
The statement was signed by 28 groups, including Dykes on Bikes Melbourne, Dykes on Bikes Sydney, ACON, Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, Equality Australia, Twenty10, Qtopia, LGBTIQ+ Health Australia, Victorian Pride Centre, Pride WA and Shine SA.
Community groups have welcomed key reforms in the NSW Equality Act coming into effect today, including new birth certificate laws and better recognition of some rainbow families.
