Tasmania will compensate people for historical LGBTQIA+ convictions. Could others follow suit?
- Written by Nicole L. Asquith, Professor, University of Tasmania, Queensland University of Technology
In the coming week, the Tasmanian parliament will consider twobills that will cement Tasmania as the Rainbow Isle.
The laws, which have bipartisan support, will provide compensation for those historically convicted of homosexuality and cross-dressing offences. They also expand hate crime provisions to LGBTQIA+ people.
This is nation-leading reform...
