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New South Wales parliament passes bill to strengthen LGBTI rights

New South Wales parliament passes bill to strengthen LGBTI rights



Equality bill will allow transgender people to have their sex changed on their birth certificates without surgeryGet our weekly media email, free app or daily news podcastRights and protections for LGBTI people in New South Wales have been strengthened with the passing of a bill in the state parliament late on Thursday, after the legislation was watered down to gain Labor support.The equality bill will give transgender people the ability to have their sex changed on their birth certificates without undergoing invasive surgery, bringing the state in line with others, and non-binary will become a gender option for birth certificates. Continue reading…



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Author : Tamsin Rose NSW state correspondent

Publish date : 2024-10-17 10:53:28

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