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adammferrier added an entry to
Victoria
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Mar 5, 2014
LGBT housing discrimination
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Sexual orientation and gender identity
from past to now.
Addressed by the Equal Opportunity Act 2010
Sources:
legislation.vic.gov.au/domi…
adammferrier added an entry to
Victoria
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Mar 5, 2014
LGBT employment discrimination
:
Sexual orientation and gender identity
from past to now.
Cannot discriminate on grounds of sexual preference or gender identification: some religious exemptions apply.
Sources:
legislation.vic.gov.au/domi…
adammferrier added an entry to
Victoria
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Mar 4, 2014
Equal age of consent
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Equal
from past to now.
In Victoria the law about under-age sex is the same for both men and women and for gay and heterosexual sex.
Sources:
vglrl.org.au/your-rights/ha…
adammferrier added an entry to
Victoria
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Mar 4, 2014
Conversion therapy
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N/A
from past to Jan 1, 2021.
Ambiguous: refer to the Australian Psychology Association document
Sources:
psychology.org.au/Assets/Fi…
adammferrier added an entry to
Victoria
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Mar 4, 2014
Right to change legal gender
:
Legal, but requires surgery
from past to Dec 21, 2011.
Covered by the Equal Opportunity Act 2010
Sources:
legislation.vic.gov.au/domi…
adammferrier added an entry to
Victoria
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Mar 4, 2014
Right to change legal gender
:
Legal, but requires surgery
from past to May 1, 2020.
Addressed in Equal Opportunity Act 2010, some religious exemptions may apply, but the Act binds the Crown.
Sources:
legislation.vic.gov.au/domi…
adammferrier added an entry to
Victoria
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Mar 4, 2014
Blood donations by MSMs
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Banned (1-year deferral)
from past to now.
Sources:
donateblood.com.au/files/do…
adammferrier added an entry to
Victoria
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Mar 4, 2014
LGBT discrimination
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Illegal
from past to now.
Equal Opportunity Act commenced in 1995, recent amendment 21 December 2010; religious exemptions apply
Sources:
legislation.vic.gov.au/domi…
adammferrier added an entry to
Victoria
.
Mar 4, 2014
Same-sex adoption
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Illegal
from past to Aug 31, 2016.
Fostering encouraged, adoption not permitted unless in exceptional circumstances.
Sources:
vglrl.org.au/campaigns/same…
rainbowfamilies.org.au/for-…
adammferrier added an entry to
Victoria
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Mar 4, 2014
Serving openly in military
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Legal
from past to now.
As per Commonwealth
Sources: Subject to Commonwealth jurisdiction
adammferrier added an entry to
Victoria
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Mar 4, 2014
Same-sex marriage
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Other type of partnership
from Jun 12, 2001 to Dec 9, 2017.
Marriage Law is subject to Federal Law, Victoria afforded same sex relationships equal status as defacto heterosexual relationships (as domestic partnerships) in 2001
Sources:
legislation.vic.gov.au/Domi…
adammferrier added an entry to
Victoria
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Mar 4, 2014
Homosexual activity
:
Legal
from Jan 1, 1980 to now.
Sources:
aic.gov.au/documents/F/2/E/…
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