Improved protections for LGBTI people welcomed
The passage of the Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Act 2013 (‘the Act’) brings long overdue legal protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (‘LGBTI’) people. The law delivers legal protection from discrimination at a national level, filling important gaps in protection and setting a new national standard for the protection of transgender, intersex and gender diverse people.