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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Cait Kelly

LGBTQ+ advocates call for stronger legal protections across Australia after attacks

A huge blue, pink and white trans rights flag is unfurled in front of a crowd of LGBTQ+ supporters at a Mardi Gras parade in Sydney
The 2023 Mardi Gras march in Sydney. LGBTQ+ advocates say Australia’s anti-vilification laws are patchy and have broad exemptions. Photograph: Brook Mitchell/Getty Images

LGBTQ+ advocates are calling for stronger legal protections after a series of attacks against Australia’s queer community.

This month neo-Nazis held a banner reading “destroy paedo freaks” at a rally in Melbourne attended by trans rights activists, and days later an LGBTQ+ group said they had been attacked by a mob while protesting outside a Sydney church.

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