Tag: lesbian
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Request for Review: Denial of Lesbian Action Group’s Exemption under the Sex Discrimination Act – Letter to AHRC
We are sharing a letter to the Australian Human Rights Commission sent to us by a supporter of our page. The writer of this letter decided to communicate their concerns to the AHRC after seeing a letter on this page regarding the decision by the AHRC NOT to allow the Lesbian Action Group to hold…
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Tasmanian Tribunal Refuses Exemption for Lesbian-Only Events
In 2021, Launceston woman Jessica Hoyle, with the support of LGB Alliance Australia, applied to Tasmania’s Anti-Discrimination Commissioner for an exemption to hold lesbian-only social events. The aim was to create spaces exclusively for same-sex attracted women — events that would exclude biological males, including males who identify as transgender women. Hoyle argued that lesbians…