Comment on Albanese government rejects all UN recommendations on improving LGBTQIA+ rights
brisk@aussie.zone 4 days ago
There were eight recommendations specific to the LGBTQIA+ community, which included:
- Removing the exemptions that allow religious schools to legally discriminate against LGBTQIA+ students and staff
- Eliminating legal exemptions that allow discrimination against trans, gender-diverse and intersex people
- Delivering public education campaigns to reduce stigma and discrimination against the queer community
- Introducing a national ban on conversion practices
- Banning unnecessary surgeries on intersex children
- Improving systems to allow trans and gender-diverse people to legally change their gender without intrusive requirements