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A message from our President – Emile McPhee
We have a new President We are excited to introduce our new President, Emile McPhee. Emile has been an integral part of our Management Committee...
A message from our Treasurer – Drew Lauchland
Welcome to the second edition of the our newsletter. I have been asked to provide an insight into what it means to be a volunteer for the service....
Police drop charges against trans woman months after being charged
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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...