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"In the coming week, the Tasmanian parliament will consider two bills that will
cement Tasmania as the Rainbow Isle.
The laws, which have bipartisan support, will provide compensation for those
historically convicted of homosexuality and cross-dressing offences. They also
expand hate crime provisions to LGBTQIA+ people.
This is nation-leading reform to enforce the rights of LGBTQIA+ people.
Tasmania is the first jurisdiction in the country to offer compensation for
those affected by these now-abolished crimes.
This is especially significant given the state’s fraught history of
criminalising homosexuality and cross-dressing up until the end of the last
century.
The redress scheme comes after Australia-first gender recognition laws in 2019,
and the official recognition of asexual and agender people in all of the
Tasmanian government’s activities with community since 2023.
The government is also pursuing sentencing reforms to give judges the power to
impose tougher sentences for hate crimes against LGBTQIA+ people (and others).
These changes go beyond those in other states by allowing courts to take
“demonstrated hostility” into account."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
