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| Region | Tasmania |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | State-enforced |
| Start Date | Oct 25, 1935 |
| End Date | Apr 11, 2001 |
| Description | In 1935, Tasmania passed the Police Offences Act which contained a clause that prohibited men from wearing female apparel in public between sunset and sunrise, effectively criminalising the gender expression of transgender women and crossdressing men. The law would be repealed in 2001. |
| Sources | https://www.legislation.tas.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/act-1935-044 https://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=82131&page=1 https://www.ehos.tas.gov.au/questions-answers https://www.legislation.tas.gov.au/view/whole/html/asmade/act-2001-001 |
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | State-enforced |
| Start Date | Oct 25, 1935 |
| End Date | Apr 11, 2001 |
| Description | In 1935, Tasmania passed the Police Offences Act which contained a clause that prohibited men from wearing female apparel in public between sunset and sunrise, effectively criminalising the gender expression of transgender women and crossdressing men. The law would be repealed in 2001. |
| Sources | https://www.legislation.tas.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/act-1935-044 https://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=82131&page=1 https://www.ehos.tas.gov.au/questions-answers https://www.legislation.tas.gov.au/view/whole/html/asmade/act-2001-001 |