“Just as it was well past time for marriage equality in 2017, so too is it well past time for appropriate primary identity documents for trans and gender diverse people in 2019.”
A similar bill was introduced in 2016, before being voted down in the upper house after facing opposition by the Coalition.
Current legislation requires trans and gender diverse people to have undergone costly and intensive sex reassignment surgery before being able to apply for a change on their certificate.
Greenwich will introduce legislation protecting LGBTI students and teachers at faith-based schools if re-elected at the upcoming NSW election.
The trans rights bill claims to provide protections to trans people in India but it has been widely criticised for being written without consultation with the trans community.
The government’s leaked bill bans discrimination against LGBTI students on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, but allows it indirectly on the basis of “religious ethos”.
The act currently exempts religious bodies from the state’s anti-discrimination legislation.
The new bill will allow people who were charged or convicted of gay sex offences to have their records cleared.
It’s a historic day for LGBTI people in Australia.
The seven bishops have publicly called for MPs to resist the push towards amendments for religious protections.
