by LGBTI Legal Service | Dec 2, 2020 | Decriminalisation, Law Reform, Submission
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 convictions for consensual homosexual activity, a copy of which can be found below. If anyone can share a story, we... 
by LGBTI Legal Service | Dec 2, 2020 | Apology, Decriminalisation, Law Reform
Alan Raabe and LGBTI advocates will hold a doorstop press conference after the apology takes place in parliament in the courtyard in front of Parliament House. Time: Immediately after the apology in parliament (approximately 3.00 pm-3.15 pm) Date: Thursday, 11 May... 
by LGBTI Legal Service | Dec 2, 2020 | Decriminalisation, Law Reform
Overnight, the Queensland Parliament passed a law that will provide a way for people to have convictions for consensual same-sex activity removed from their criminals records. Emile McPhee, Executive Director of the LGBTI Legal Service, said the Criminal Law... 
by LGBTI Legal Service | Dec 2, 2020 | Decriminalisation, Hate Speech, Postal Survey
The LGBTI Legal Service has collected over 220 examples of hate speech throughout the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey in a project aimed at addressing unlawful vilification. The ‘Like Love’ project has monitored social media, news websites and public spaces to... 
by LGBTI Legal Service | Dec 2, 2020 | Decriminalisation, Human Rights, Law Reform
The following media release was published by the Human Rights Law Centre at https://www.hrlc.org.au/news/2018/7/23/legal-service-to-clear-unjust-convictions-launched on 23 July 2018: Righting the wrongs of Queensland’s homophobic past: legal service to clear unjust...