The Informer

7 Nov 2016

2 for 1! Just.Equal launches Vic and Tas Campaigns

Government & Organisations, News & Politics, Sexuality

LGBTIQ community advocacy group Just.equal have launched two campaigns this week to put pressure on Victorian and Tasmanian State legislation that is being voted on soon. Both states are considering bills that that will change their State’s discrimination exceptions.

Just.Equal is a new organisation aimed at addressing ongoing equality issues with public engagement.

In Victoria, the Protection Not Exception campaign is aimed at Vic MPs, encouraging them to removing anti-LGBTI exemptions from the state Equal Opportunity Act.

Under current laws, Victoria faith-based agencies and schools are allowed to discriminate against LGBTI employees, clients and students.

And in Tasmania, the Protect Respect campaign aims to stop the passing of an Anti-Discrimination Amendment bill that would extend religious freedoms to allow hateful, humiliating and offensive statements on the basis of gender, race, sexuality and disability.

Follow the links to get involved! Or find out more at equal.org.au

GUESTS:

Sam Hibbins, Victorian Greens Member for Prahran

Nicole Sommer, Tasmanian convener of Australian Lawyers for Human Rights

Ivan Hinton-Teoh, spokesperson for Just.Equal.

The Victorian Minister for Equality was unavailable for comment.

 

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