Equality Tasmania wants a review of the decision to leave Tasmania out of the multi-million dollar LGBTIQA health funding package announced earlier this week. Tasmania faces unique challenges that have been ignored. Links in the comments.

New research shows Pride groups promote safety and school retention for Tasmanian LGBTIQA students. But the Department of Education does too little to ensure they are properly resourced. This must change. theconversation.com/i-can-be-mys...

‘I can be myself more’: what students told us about pride groups in schools

LGBTQIA+ support groups often help students feel safe and included at school. But they can be difficult to set up and sustain.

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“Campaign group Let Us Give has highlighted outstanding problems with the new blood donation rules that are still creating barriers for LGBTQIA+ donors.” qnews.com.au/blood-donati...

Blood donation rule changes still create barriers for gay, bi and trans donors

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Were you charged or convicted under Tasmania’s former laws against homosexuality and against cross dressing? You may be eligible for financial redress of between $15,000 to $75,000. Find out more at www.ehos.tas.gov.au or by calling 1300 156 545.

A parliamentary committee has failed to endorse financial redress for former service personnel discharged because they are LGBTIQA+. Britons and Canadians can access redress. Why not Australians?

“Clearly we need both incitement to hatred laws in the criminal code, as well as civil avenues for individuals to make claims of vilification, harassment and intimidation, all backed with hefty penalties.” - Brian Greig for Just.Equal www.outinperth.com/calls-for-cl...

Calls for clear timeline for anti-vilification protections

$4,000 fine highlights gaps in WA vilification laws as leaders call for stronger protections for LGBTIQA+ communities.

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Tasmania lags on a conversion practice ban not because we’re backward, but because we’re aiming for legislation that is as effective as possible. qnews.com.au/hopes-for-ne...

Hopes for new Tasmanian ban on conversion practices

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“The Queensland Government should be given a deadline to rectify this problem and if it fails it should be made to answer before the state’s anti-discrimination tribunal.” - Yours Truly www.starobserver.com.au/news/lesbian...

This was my second donation since the gay blood ban was lifted in April. If you’re newly-eligible and haven’t donated yet, please consider giving the gift of life.

Today Meg and Tess interviewed me about Tasmania’s proposed conversion practices ban for the 3CR program, Done By Law. You can hear the interview on Tuesday night at 6pm via this link: www.3cr.org.au/donebylaw You can find out more about the bill here: cppbilltas.org

“I was opposed to it,” he told SBS, “And then I suddenly realised that my arguments against it were so hollow and so shallow, they were no argument at all.” qnews.com.au/derryn-hinch...

Derryn Hinch remembered as a strong supporter of equality

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A Tasmanian conversion practices ban is in sight with draft legislation unveiled today. News: www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07... Media release: ymlp.com/zmHr0O Survivor stories: equalitytasmania.org.au/home/endconv... Consultation: cppbilltas.org

The first ever bill to appoint a national LGBTIQA+ Discrimination Commissioner will be introduced this afternoon by Senator Nick McKim. This reform, championed for many years by Just.Equal, will help defend against rising hate. More here: ymlp.com/zB1HE8

The Australian Government has failed to rectify a single LGBTIQA human rights problem identified at the UN.

“Service personnel who faced systemic discrimination and discharge because they were LGBTI…deserve financial redress" - Yours Truly on behalf of Just.Equal Australia www.outinperth.com/call-for-fin...

Call for financial redress for unjustly treated LGBTI service personnel

Just.Equal Australia is urging financial compensation for LGBTI defence personnel discharged due to discrimination.

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“The gay law reform campaign is an important part of Tasmanian history from which today’s young people can draw important lessons about the damage inflicted by hate and how they can contribute to positive social change." - Yours Truly in today’s Mercury Book here: www.trybooking.com/events/landi...

Booking details in the comments.

Tonight I was invited to speak at Koiki Mabo Chambers in Melbourne about the High Court cases recently featured in the “Love” episode in the ABC’s series, Judgment. We then all watched the doco. It was not a little moving to see the documentary again.

Launceston Council’s LGBTIQA advisory committee is hard at work developing the city’s first LGBTIQA Action Plan. Updates coming soon. Some history… www.examiner.com.au/story/8662703/

In this letter from Friday’s Hobart Mercury, Jen Van-Achteren explains why trans women need discrimination protections as much as other women.

All women will be disadvantaged if discrimination laws are weakened to allow discrimination against trans women. To explain how, here’s Leonie Crosse in today’s Hobart Mercury.

Tasmania was one of the first states to debate a ban on conversion practices but is yet to pass one and is now lagging behind. It’s time to act. Here’s Tasmanian survivor, Glen Worrell, in yesterday’s NW Advocate.

Equality Tasmania supporting those MPs who support the LGBTIQA+ community in today’s Hobart Mercury.

Bookings are open for The Campaign, Campion Decent’s play about the Tasmanian gay law reform campaign in the 1990s. It will be performed by Don College drama students in Ulverstone on June 17 & 18. Be sure not to miss out: www.trybooking.com/events/landi...

The Campaign

Don College proudly presents 'The Campaign' by Campion Decent. An honest and raw retelling of the journey to repeal Australia's most archaic...

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Equality Tasmania is proud to partner with Working It Out for this timely LGBTIQA+ community consultation. Looking forward to seeing you there. More…https://events.humanitix.com/tasmania-lgbtiqa-community-consultations

Bookings are open for The Campaign, Campion Decent’s play about the Tasmanian gay law reform campaign in the 1990s. It will be performed by Don College drama students in Ulverstone on June 17 & 18. Be sure not to miss out: www.trybooking.com/events/landi...

Let Us Give wants to encourage as many newly-eligible donors as possible to give the gift of life. If, like Let Us Give spokesperson, Thomas Buxereau, you have recently donated send us a photo and some words so we can urge others to follow your example: contact@letusgive.com.au

Today, Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff ruled out weakening the law to allow discrimination against trans women. More here: ymlp.com/zNyWfN

Hidden in the LGBTIQA episode of the ABC series, “Judgment”, about the High Court and human rights are two important lessons about how change happens. In this article I tease put those lessons: qnews.com.au/the-lgbtqia-...

Thanks to Bronte Crispin at the Australian Tax Office in Burnie for inviting me to be part of a podcast for IDAHOBIT Day (May 17). You’ll have to wait till the podcast is out to learn which three historical figures I would most want to have dinner with.