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Relief as victims of anti-gay laws are compensated

Equality advocates are rejoicing after nation-leading laws allowing men convicted of homosexuality under former laws passed a state parliament.

Tasmania will compensate people for historical LGBTQIA+ convictions. Could others follow suit?

Tasmania will compensate people for historical LGBTQIA+ convictions. Could others follow suit?

In the coming week, the Tasmanian parliament will consider two bills that will cement Tasmania as the Rainbow Isle.

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Dutton calling Albanese ‘limp-wristed’ over Chinese ships ‘unsurprising’, Wong says

Dutton calling Albanese ‘limp-wristed’ over Chinese ships ‘unsurprising’, Wong says

Opposition leader criticised for using historical slur against gay men, with a spokesperson for Dutton saying ‘no offence was intended’

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Sex discrimination commissioner urges Labor to reverse decision excluding gender and sexuality census questions

Anna Cody worries the Albanese government’s backflip could ‘strengthen the voices of discrimination’

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New hate speech laws in focus as social cohesion frays

The government is edging closer to finalising laws to better protect minorities from hate speech as a Jewish school is daubed with anti-Semitic graffiti.

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

Patchiness and exemptions of anti-vilification laws based on gender and sexuality leave queer community vulnerable, campaigner says

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How love and rebellion helped queer convicts form unbreakable bonds in Van Diemen's Land

In 1997, Tasmania became the last Australian state to decriminalise sex between men, and one activist believes that enduring homophobia can be directly traced to the penal colonies of the island's past.

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Julian and Brian fought for years to have their discrimination case heard and to be compensated for homophobic harassment

Julian and Brian fought for years to have their discrimination case heard and to be compensated for homophobic harassment

After an anti-discrimination tribunal found Julian and Brian were harassed and vilified by their former neighbour, it took seven years for them to be financially compensated. Their case highlights the huge burden on victims of discrimination.

Australia's blood stocks plummet as donors off sick with flu and COVID, Red Cross Lifeblood says

Australia's blood stocks plummet as donors off sick with flu and COVID, Red Cross Lifeblood says

Australia's blood stocks are expected to drop to their lowest point since the start of the pandemic as donations take a nosedive during the country's surge in flu cases.

Calls for conversion practices in Australia to be made criminal amid psychological scars

Calls for conversion practices in Australia to be made criminal amid psychological scars

Three Australians who underwent conversion "therapy" to change their sexual orientation say there was nothing therapeutic about what happened to them, as they call for a ban on the practice.

Tasmania marks 25 years since decriminalisation of homosexuality

Tasmania marks 25 years since decriminalisation of homosexuality

Diana has heard the stories of the hate and vilification of gay people — but, like others, can see Tasmania has come a very long way since LGBTQI+ advocates were arrested in the public square.

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