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Police drop charges against trans woman months after being charged

Mar 3, 2022

Case study: Alex The LGBTI Legal Service recently advocated on behalf of Alex*, a transgender woman, who was charged by the Queensland Police...

Victorian Government Votes to Ban Conversion Therapy

Mar 3, 2022

Case study: Change or Suppression (conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill 2020. On February 4 2021, the Victorian parliament passed the Change or...

What Reconciliation week means to our Service

Mar 3, 2022

What is reconciliation week? "National Reconciliation Week 'NRW' is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and...

Falsely accused domestic violence victim’s 7 month wait for justice

Mar 3, 2022

Case study: Bryce The LGBTI Legal Service recently advocated on behalf of Bryce*, who was the Respondent in an Application for a Protection Order...

Trans child permitted to receive puberty blockers despite no consent from father

Mar 3, 2022

Case study: The medical treatment of A A Queensland judge has granted permission for a transgender child to access puberty blockers without the...

Discussion Paper – Historical Criminal Treatment of Same-sex Activity

Dec 2, 2020

The LGBTI Legal Service Inc., in conjunction with Allens, Human Rights Law Centre, Queensland Association of Independent Legal Services and Brisbane...

How will the LGBTI community benefit from a Human Rights Act for Queensland?

Dec 2, 2020

A State Human Rights Act, in the right form, could remove the lawful discrimination of the LGBTI community in the Anti-Discrimination Act...

QLRC submission – expunging criminal convictions

Dec 2, 2020

The LGBTI Legal Service is very pleased to have made a further submission to the Queensland Law Reform Commission on the issue of expunging criminal...