After dragging their feet for 18 months, the Liberal Government has released a bill that does not go anywhere near what's needed to protect LGBTIQA+ Tasmanians
The Department of Health has established a children and young people advisory group to strengthen engagement with young Tasmanians.
The hallmark of this Government has been broken promises, but the Greens are especially here on behalf of the LGBTIQA+ community today.
I was proud to stand on the steps of parliament with Tasmania's trans community and their allies in March this year.
The Premier committed on 5 June 2022 to implement that recommendation. Why has it taken over a year to bring this draft legislation forward?
Premier, as you know, the Tasmanian Law Reform Institute report, Legal Recognition of Sex and Gender was published in June 2020, three years ago.
On 17 May it was a year since the Tasmanian Law Reform Institute released its report which recommended a prohibition on harmful conversion practices.
There is no question at all that fascism, Nazism, is on the rise in many western countries around the world.
We thank the Attorney-General for bringing this legislation forward.
Yesterday outside this place, love and inclusion resoundingly defeated hate and exclusion.