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At the Crossroads: A roadmap to full equality

At the crossroads: A roadmap to full equality

Act now for Equality

GALE(WA) has provided several easy ways you can contribute to taking the next step on law reform for people of diverse sexuality and gender in WA.

By acting as a community and applying pressure to the Government, we can achieve change on these 3 important issues. The reforms of 2008, 2002 and all those before came about because of pressure from individual community members who took the time to call their politicians, write letters, sign a petition or attend a public event of support. We’ve achieved milestone reforms before on the road to equality, and we can do it again.

Your contribution to the campaign is valuable, and extremely important to achieving full equality for yourself, or your family or friends who suffer discrimination. 

Take Action

Remembering the Past

Find out about the history of GLBTI activism and law reform in WA, and the huge things we've achieved as a community.

The history of GLBTI law reform in Western Australia stretches back more than four decades, from the start of the so-called 'gay liberation movement' in the early 1970s, through the decriminalisation of gay sex in 1990, the recognition of non-heterosexual de facto couples and families in state law in 2002, and such couples and families in federal law in 2009.

Gay and Lesbian Equality (WA) has a proud history of achievement as WA's GLBTI human rights lobby group.  We have existed under our current name for nearly two decades, and GALE’s foundation can be traced back through preceding organisations like the Gay Law Reform Group of WA, COLAGE (the Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Equality), the Stonewall Union of Students, and the Campaign Against Moral Persecution (CAMP).

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The State of Affairs

How far have we come? Gay & Lesbian Equality (WA) provides an overview of the current rights of sexuality and gender citizens in WA, compared with the rest of the world.

Find out about the current rights in regards to relationships, how this affects people of diverse sex & gender, and an overview of the 85 Federal reforms passed in 2008 / 2009 to improve the rights and entitlements of same-sex attracted people under Federal Law.

Taking on the Future

People of diverse sexuality and gender deserve nothing less than full equality. After centuries of persecution and disadvantage, we are finally reaching a semblance of legal equality in Australia. However, we still have a way to go.

We are now at a crossroads. Seemingly abandoned by Labor, and rarely acknowledged by the Liberal Party, supporters of full equality for people of diverse sexuality & gender have a choice to make. We can continue to wait for one of these major parties to drive reform when it’s politically convenient, or we can act now for full equality.

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 "At the Crossroads: A roadmap to full equality"

 PDF: Published June 2010


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