|
The Australian state of Victoria is regarded as one of the most progressive jurisdictions in the field of Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights. LGBT people in Victoria have many of the same rights as non-LGBT people, though currently lack access to joint adoption rights and civil marriage, the latter being a field of federal jurisdiction. ==Laws regarding homosexuality== Until 1949, the death penalty was still on the books for sodomy in Victoria. The Hamer Liberal government decriminalised male homosexuality in December 1980. A loosely worded "soliciting for immoral purposes" clause, inserted by dissident Liberals, saw police harassment of gays continue well into the 1980s.〔()〕 Gay activism in Australia began in Victoria, particularly in Melbourne. The Melbourne-based Daughters of Bilitis (Australia), which was inspired by the American Daughters of Bilitis group, was Australia's first openly homosexual political organisation, although they were short lived. They were followed by the gay rights organisation Society Five, which formed in 1971.〔(Gay law reform in Australian States and Territories: Victoria pp. 10-15 )〕 Additional rights organisations followed, including the Homosexual Law Reform Coalition in 1975 and the Gay Teachers Group in the late 1970s, both of which were also based in Melbourne. The Victorian LGBT community was keenly monitoring events in South Australia surrounding the decriminalisation of homosexuality which took place between 1972 and 1975. In 1976, The Age reported that police had used entrapment to make mass arrests at Victoria's Black Rock Beach which angered the gay community and gave the issue wide public attention. Amidst the storm of protest and debate, widespread support for the decriminalisation of male homosexual acts surfaced within the political mainstream.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://melbqueerhistory.tripod.com/blackrock.html )〕〔 〕 It was not until December 1980 that a law was passed (72–7) to decriminalise homosexuality in Victoria. This law went into effect in March 1981.〔(Gay law reform in aus States and territories )〕 The age of consent for gay men was set at 18 in 1980 and was not equalised to 16 until 1991 via the ''Crimes (Sexual Offences) Act 1991''.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「LGBT rights in Victoria」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|