Victoria Bans Schools From Sacking Staff Or Expelling Students For Being LGBT
Victoria’s Parliament on Friday passed long overdue reforms to prohibit religious schools from refusing to hire or sacking teachers and staff for being LGBTQI. Victoria …
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‘Political Parties Need To Push For More Queer People In Public Office’
The 2020 Victorian local government elections saw a record number of queer people standing for and elected to local councils right across the state. Around …
Mental Health Royal Commission Recommends Measures To Save Queer Lives
Victoria’s mental health royal commission has recommended an after-care service for LGBTQI persons following a suicide attempt and full funding for Switchboard’s Victoria’s Rainbow Door …
Victorian Parliament Passes Law Banning Gay Conversion Practices
A law to ban conversion practices that seek to try and change or suppress a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity has passed Victorian Parliament’s Upper …
Victoria Police to be non-binary inclusive by adding third gender
The database could be updated to allow a non-binary category for people who don’t identify as either.
Midsumma launches high-octane 2017 program
Midsumma’s new CEO has said the team is ‘looking to the future’ in its 30th year.
Victorian Government reveals new LGBTI Taskforce to be led by trans* advocate Brenda Appleton
The new LGBTI Taskforce will play a role in advising the State Government on current and emerging LGBTI issues.
Victoria repeals section 19A to reduce HIV stigma in law
THE repeal of Section 19A of the Victorian Crimes Act, specifically criminalising the transmission of HIV, has passed the upper house of the Victorian Parliament …
Outrage over former Premier’s support for allegedly transphobic cartoon
Outrage over former Premier Denis Napthine’s support for allegedly transphobic cartoon.
I felt a responsibility to come out so others could do the same: Tim Wilson
The packed Out For Australia launch in Melbourne had Human Rights Commissioner Tim Wilson and upper house Labor MP Harriet Shing as special guest speakers.