Moving Forward

The Australian Coalition for Equality surveyed six political parties on nine policy areas affecting LGBTI Australians.

Responses were received to the 30-plus questions and are available by clicking the individual party logo above

Policy Areas Surveyed

1. LGBTI equality achievements – what has each party done to help achieve equality?

2. Anti-Discrimination – will they introduce federal anti-discrimination laws without exemptions?

3. Relationships & Families – what is their view on same-sex marriage, overseas surrogacy arrangements

& nationally inclusive adoption laws.

4. Aged Care & LGBTI people – how will older LGBTI people receive culturally appropriate aged care services?

5. Sex and Gender Diverse Australians – what is their response to the Australian Human Rights Commissions

‘Sex Files’ report & related issues?

6. Strategic approach to LGBTI Health & Wellbeing – how will the party respond to the health needs of LGBTI Australians?

(for more on this issue see the National LGBT Health Alliance Federal Election survey – www.lgbthealth.org.au/election2010)

7. Strategic approach to LGBTI Issues in Education – how will your party address homophobia in schools & ensure an appropriate

place for LGBTI issues in the national curriculum?

8. Research into LGBTI – will the party support including sexual orientation in the next census and other

key research conducted by government.

9. Australia’s International Leadership Role – what will the party do to advance LGBTI issues internationally, in particular

opposing criminalisation in the UN and Commonwealth?

Party Response Scorecard

The Australian Coalition for Equality has also created a summary sheet of party responses indicating if they support, don’t support

provided a qualified support or were unresponsive to each of the questions.

Scorecard Summary ALP Greens Liberal/National Party Sex Party Secular Party Socialist Alliance

Yes / Good response 6 26 3 33 32 28

Qualified response 14 6 7 - 2 7

No / Bad response 3 1 9 - - -

does not answer question 11 2 16 2 1 -