Sydney baths ban trans women
McIver’s Ladies Baths in Sydney, Australia, has faced backlash after updating it’s regulations to ban trans women who have not yet undergone gender-reassignment surgery.
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Petition launched for trans Tasmanian prisoner rights
A petition has been launched to urge authorities in Tasmania, an island state of Australia, to improve conditions for trans prison inmates.
Australia to outlaw ‘gay panic’ defence
South Australia, the only province where ‘gay panic’ defence is still legitimate, is moving to outlaw the excuse used to defend violence against the LGBTQ+ community after a bill was proposed to the area’s local parliament on Thursday 15 October.
Trans woman attacked by police in Sydney
Anya Bradford, 25, was reportedly attacked by police officers in Sydney, Australia after being questioned at a pub.
Update: Australian bookstore bans ‘transphobic’ JK Rowling’s novels
Rabble Books and Games in Perth (Australia) has discontinued the sale of any works by author JK Rowling due to continuing accusations of Rowling’s transphobia.
Johnson supports Abbott despite controversial LGBTQ+ views
Prime minister Boris Johnson has said Australian prime minister Tony Abbott will be appointed to unpaid trade job from the UK government.
Australian Capital Territory bans conversion therapy
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has become the second region in Australia to ban LGBTQ+ conversion therapy.