Representatives of the LGBTIQA+ community have welcomed Labor’s Plan for LGBTIQA+ Equality unveiled today by equality spokesperson, Ella Haddad. The Labor plan includes – a minister for equality – an effective ban on conversion practices, working with community on a model – funding for services, support and advocacy, including almost $100,000 per year for Working It Out and […]
Author: Rodney Croome
GREENS’ LGBTIQA+ COMMITMENTS WELCOMED
Equality Tasmania and Working It Out have welcomed the Tasmanian Greens’ commitment to a raft of LGBTIQA+ reforms and to an effective ban on conversion practices. The Greens’ policy, unveiled today by Greens’ leader, Dr Rosalie Woodruff, commits to – an effective ban on conversion practices, fully implementing the recommendations of the TLRI– implement an LGBTIQA+ […]
CONVERSION BAN ELECTION COMMITMENT SOUGHT
Equality Tasmania will seek commitments from all parties and independents to an effective ban on conversion practices in the lead up to the state election on March 23rd. The commitment is one of many being sought in an LGBTIQA+ community survey sent to parties and independents. Spokesperson, Rodney Croome, said, “Conversion practices continue to cause […]
NEW CAMPAIGN CALLS FOR TASMANIAN CONVERSION BILL TO BE SCRAPPED
Equality Tasmania has launched a new campaign calling on the State Government to scrap its conversion practices bill and draft a new version. The campaign will dispel myths about a ban on conversion practices and encourage Tasmanians to sign an Open Letter to the Government. Equality Tasmania spokesperson, Rodney Croome, said, “The Government’s bill has […]
Christian Schools Wrong on Conversion Law
Equality Tasmania says Christian Schools Australia and Australian Association of Christian Schools are wrong to say conversion legislation is “a solution in search of a problem”. Spokesperson, Rodney Croome, said, “National and local research, including research commissioned by the Tasmanian Government, shows that 5% of LGBTIQA+ have been through formal conversion practices.” “Half of young LGBTIQA+ […]
TAS GOV CONVERSION BILL PANNED
“It is really disappointing that after so much heart-felt advocacy by survivors, so much ground-breaking research and so many well-developed recommendations from the Tasmanian Law Reform Institute, the Government has come up with such useless legislation.” – Rodney Croome Equality Tasmania has again slammed a State Government bill unveiled yesterday that purports to ban conversion practices. […]
CONCERN CONVERSION BILL WILL ALLOW PRACTICES TO CONTINUE
“This is the kind of bill you would draft if you wanted to appear to ban conversion practices without actually banning them.” – Rodney Croome Equality Tasmania says a bill against conversion practices, released today by the Tasmanian Government, will allow such practices to continue. The Government’s bill took eighteen months to draft following the release of a […]
ROCKLIFF’S CONVERSION BAN COMMITMENT WELCOMED
Equality Tasmania has welcomed a commitment from Premier Jeremy Rockliff to unveil a ban on conversion practices in the next few days. Mr Rockliff made the commitment while speaking to journalists this morning. Equality Tasmania spokesperson, Rodney Croome, said, “A ban on conversion practices is urgent because we know these cruel and damaging practices are still […]
ADVOCATES THANK TAS SENATORS WHO VOTED DOWN ANTI-TRANS BILL
Equality Tasmania has thanked those Tasmanian senators who today voted down a bill banning affirming health care for young trans people, and has said it will seek to meet those in favour of giving the bill further consideration. Tasmanian Labor and Green senators, plus Lambie Network senators Jacqui Lambie and Tammy Tyrrell, voted against the bill being […]
DISAPPOINTMENT OVER TAS GOV’T FAILURE TO TABLE CONVERSION BAN
Equality Tasmania is deeply disappointed the State Government has failed to fulfill its promise to table a ban on conversion practices before the end of the parliamentary year. Speaking to Parliament’s Gender and Equality Committee on October 12th, Attorney-General, Guy Barnett, committed to tabling legislation by the end of the year. However, he confirmed yesterday […]