The Informer

18 Aug 2016

VIC Government introduces bill supporting trans community

News & Politics, Uncategorized

On tonight’s edition of The Informer we spoke with Minister for Equality Martin Foley about a new bill that’s been introduced by the Victorian Government that will allow trans people to change the sex on their birth certificates without having undergone sex reassignment surgery.

The bill will also remove the “forced trans divorce” process, which previously forced trans people to divorce their partners to ensure  they weren’t in an illegal same-sex marriage.

We also spoke with the Australian Labor Party’s new Shadow Minister for Equality, Terri Butler, about her historic appointment.

Producers: Matthew Wade and Scott Tetley

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