Queensland Lbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgenr, Intersex, Queer + (LGBTIQ+) Roundtable

LGBT Rights Queensland, Atralia: homosexualy, gay marriage, gay adoptn, servg the ary, sexual orientatn discrimatn protectn, changg legal genr, donatg blood, age of nsent, and more. * queensland gay rights *

Sexualy, unr the Act, is fed as whether people are heterosexual, homosexual (gay or lbian), or Act also mak vilifitn on the basis of sexualy, and sexual harassment, unlawful Queensland. Discrimatn n also happen when there is a le or requirement that disadvantag gay men, lbians, or bisexual people more than heterosexual people. For example, someone thks you are gay and treats you unfavourably bee of , but you are actually straight.

Sexualy discrimatn examplSome exampl of discrimatn vered by the Act clu:a specialist refg medil re to a woman bee she is a lbian;a real tate agent choosg not to rent a property to a same-sex uple, even though they are otherwise the strongt applints;a gay man beg refed membership of a gym on the basis of his sexualy;a workplace where homophobic jok are nstantly ma ont of a staff member who intifi as to topWhen and where is sexualy discrimatn unlawful? Siarly, a health service workg exclively wh HIV posive clients who intify as LGBTIQ+ may be exempt om discrimatn on the basis of beg a welfare out more about sexualy discrimatnComplats about sexualy discrimatn may be lodged wh here at the out more about our plats procsBack to topUnlawful sexualy vilifitnVilifitn is agast the law are two typ of vilifitn unr the Act: unlawful vilifitn, where you n lodge a plat wh the Commissn as type of ‘civil’ actn; and ser vilifitn, which is a crime and therefore a police someone publicly c hatred towards, ser ntempt for, or severe ridicule of you personally bee you intify as lbian, bisexual, or gay, may be unlawful vilifitn. Publicly cg hatred towards, ser ntempt for, or severe ridicule of a group of people bee they intify as lbian, bisexual, or gay, may also be unlawful vilifitn.

For example, cg hatred towards all gay women. Complats about vilifitn may be lodged wh here at the out more about our plats procsBack to topUnlawful sexualy vilifitn examplSome exampl of unlawful vilifitn vered by the Act clu:a rad host g highly offensive homophobic language, lghg at and beltlg gay and bisexual men on the air;posters that say that lbian mothers are damagg their children bee they are exposed to their mothers' sexualy;adverse ments cg hatred towards all gay men wrten on a gay man's publicly accsible social media page for his to topWhen is vilifitn unlawful? Human rights are based on the prcipl of eedom, equaly, rpect and digny, and our work at the Commissn is aimed at buildg a Queensland where everyone feels safe and rights of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, tersex and queer people have been affirmed and upheld though var ternatnal human rights treati, cludg the Internatnal Covenant on Civil and Polil Rights, which sets out the prciple of non-discrimatn.

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