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