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 | Hate Speech, Law Reform, Legal Advice, Marriage Equality, Postal Survey
The LGBTI Legal Service is running the Like Love project to address vilification during the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey period. Vilification is a public act or statement that incites others to hate a person or their group because of their gender identity or... 
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 | Law Reform, Trans
The LGBTI Legal Service celebrates the announcement by the Queensland Government of changes to be introduced to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2003 (Qld) this week. This reform fixes a problematic section of the Act that states: The reassignment of... 
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...