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The Tasmanian ad lumps together trans law reform with child abuse under the policy of “protecting your children”.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has dismissed calls to outlaw gay conversion, saying it is a state government issue.

GetUp has called on Andrews to publicly condemn the practice.

South Australian Attorney-General Vickie Chapman says a bill will be drafted for public consultation with a view to remove the defence by the end of the year.

“I know it through personal experience after my treatment by police in the Mardi Gras of 2013 at which I was kicked, punched and charged with assault by police only to have the charges dismissed a year later.”

Lilith Zaharias has come out as a trans woman ahead of the upcoming NSW election, where she’ll be running for the seat of Wakehurst.

“Be supportive of organisations and networks who stand as activists, protective shields, and safe spaces for those who are vulnerable within the community.”

O’Dwyer added that “it’s not who we are as Liberals”.

Re-elected premier Daniel Andrews declared Victorian Labor to be “the most progressive government in the nation”.

Massachusetts also voted to maintain anti-discrimination law protecting trans and gender diverse people in an election set to shift power marginally to the left in Washington.