A queer celebration (Advocate 25 02)

Buoyed by the overwhelmingly positive outcome of the marriage equality campaign, it’s easy to think everything’s rosy for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) communities and cultures. IDAHOBIT reminds us that:

• 53% of Australian lesbians and gay men experience workplace harassment and discrimination.
• Unemployment for transgender people in Australia is about four times that of the general population and eight times for gender diverse people.
• The death penalty can be applied in 10 countries for same-sex acts.
• Across the world, sexual and gender minorities face public stigmatisation, police violence, state repression, attacks and murder. Their most basic human rights are denied daily. More...