Prioritise LGBTIQA+ law reform in WA

We’ve waited far too long.

Outdated legislation continues to affect LGBTIQA+ lives daily.

In Western Australia:

Religious schools still hold a licence to discriminate against LGBTQA+ staff and students
Harmful conversion practices, seeking to change sexual orientation and gender identity, remain legal
Recent legislative changes will improve the process for trans and gender diverse people to legally update their gender, but still leaves WA trailing the rest of the country
Surrogacy laws make altruistic surrogacy unavailable to people who are not women or heterosexual couples
Intersex babies and children continue to be subjected to deferrable medical interventions without their ...

We’ve waited far too long.

Outdated legislation continues to affect LGBTIQA+ lives daily.

In Western Australia:

Religious schools still hold a licence to discriminate against LGBTQA+ staff and students
Harmful conversion practices, seeking to change sexual orientation and gender identity, remain legal
Recent legislative changes will improve the process for trans and gender diverse people to legally update their gender, but still leaves WA trailing the rest of the country
Surrogacy laws make altruistic surrogacy unavailable to people who are not women or heterosexual couples
Intersex babies and children continue to be subjected to deferrable medical interventions without their personal informed consent

WA Labor has made many commitments and promises, without action.

This blatant discrimination has very real consequences for the LGBTIQA+ community, which can be seen in poorer health outcomes.

We need action during this term! The lives and wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ people in WA depend on it.

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I was excited when the WA government announced long-awaited LGBTIQA+ law reforms that will bring WA in line with the rest of the nation. But as we come closer to another election, tangible actions against most of these promises have not been visible and it is difficult to understand the reason for delays. We are still waiting for:

- an updated Equal Opportunity Act that provides protections for LGBTIQA+ people
- modernisation of the legal gender recognition process for trans and gender diverse people (beyond recent legislative changes)
- conversion practices, seeking to change sexual orientation or gender identity, to be banned
- surrogacy laws to make altruistic surrogacy available to all people, not just women

Meanwhile, the government remains dismissive of the need for reform of deferrable medical interventions that modify the bodies of babies and children with intersex variations.

This lack of progress is the cause of significant disappointment and has very real consequences for the LGBTIQA+ community, resulting in unnecessary costs to the broader community. However, essential community-controlled LGBTIQA+ services are underfunded, critically threatening their ability to provide ongoing services.

The state government should be protecting members of the LGBTIQA+ community from harm, but successive governments have failed to do so. This can be seen in poorer health outcomes, discrimination in the workplace, stigma in the wider community, and has contributed to higher rates of suicide.

I call on you as my local representative to prioritise these issues in this term of parliament.

Together, let's ensure WA becomes a fairer, more inclusive society for all!

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