South Australia Outlaws Gay Panic Defence
The abhorrent legal defence of “gay panic” has finally been kicked out of Australia with South Australia becoming the last state to pass a legislation …
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Online Petition Seeks Repeal Of Gay Panic Defence In South Australia
A change.org petition asking South Australia to outlaw the ‘gay panic defence’ and add hate crime provisions to the sentencing law has attracted over 5000 …
Queensland announces gay conversion therapy ban
The state of Queensland will ban gay conversion therapy, Queensland Health Minister Steven Miles has announced. Miles said gay conversion therapy, which seeks to alter …
Why Victoria needs to confront its homophobic past: Seb Starcevic
When 23-year-old Robert Murley was accused of bashing, stabbing and almost decapitating 65-year-old Joe Godfrey in March 1991, he didn’t deny it. Instead, he claimed …
South Australia to finally scrap ‘gay panic’ defence by the end of the year
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.
Candidates in Adelaide from all major parties push to scrap the ‘gay panic’ defence
“If conservative Queensland can do it why on earth can’t South Australia do it?”
South Australia told to scrap ‘offensive’ gay panic law
“It’s clear to us that the gay panic aspect of the current provocation defence is offensive and should be removed”
Queensland committee recommends scrapping ‘gay panic’ law
The controversial defence allows people accused of murder to claim provocation by unwanted sexual advance.
Australian Christian Lobby slams gay panic reforms
State Director Wendy Francis has said scrapping the law will have ‘unintended consequences’
Tom Ballard join forces with Catholic Priest to end gay panic defence
The Sydney comedian has made an unlikely alliance with a Catholic Bishop.