Creating an Australia where everyone is treated equally and fairly regardless of their sexuality or gender identity
The Australian Coalition for Equality asked all the major parties contesting the 2007 federal election for their response to a range of issues affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) Australians. Click on the links above for our survey, and for the parties responses. The following chart is a summary of the parties' positions.
Greens
Democrats
Labor
Liberal National
Family First
Supports federal sexuality and gender identity anti-discrimination law
Supports marriage equality
Supports civil unions for same-sex couples
Supports relationship registries for same-sex couples
Supports recognition of same-sex de facto partners
Supports recognition of same-sex couples as interdependent partners
Supports parenting equality
Will establish formal liaison between federal government agencies and the LGBTI community
Will protest against LGBTI human rights abuses overseas
Fund programs to reduce anti-LGBTI discrimination, suicide, violence and school bullying
Commitment to include LGBTI Australians in the life, institutions, history and future of the nation
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- without exemptions for religious organisations
- with a prohibition on incitement to hatred
- opposes a ban on adoption from
overseas by same-sex couples
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Will recognise the gender identity of transgender
and intersex Australians in official documents
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A green box indicates support
A red box indicates no support
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Written and authorised by R.Swift for the Australian Coalition for Equality, 8 Kathleen Avenue, Maylands WA 6051
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Half green and half red boxes indicate qualified support
