The Australian Greens will today introduce legislation to create a dedicated LGBTIQA+ Human Rights Commissioner within the Australian Human Rights Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex status being protected under Commonwealth anti-discrimination law since 2013, they remain the only protected attributes without a dedicated Commissioner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLGBTIQA+ Australians deserve the same level of protection and representation under federal law as other communities,\u201d Greens LGBTIQA+ spokesperson Senator Nick McKim said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is about equality before the law in practice, not just on paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDiscrimination against LGBTIQA+ people should be treated with the same seriousness as discrimination against other protected groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnything less is a double standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Greens\u2019 legislation would establish a dedicated Commissioner and require a merit-based appointment process with meaningful involvement from LGBTIQA+ civil society organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFor more than a decade, community organisations, legal experts and advocates have called for this reform. The Greens are turning that consensus into action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis reform is ready to go. It should not be buried in another inquiry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLGBTIQA+ Australians deserve the same institutional protection, visibility and respect that Parliament already affords to others.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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