Lesbians historically seen as ‘fair game’ in Sydney, advocate tells gay hate inquiry
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#666K5)
Carole Ruthchild said gay women couldn't be out and open and not get a bad response' in the past
Lesbians were seen as fair game" if they weren't in the company of a man and faced violence when they turned down sexual advances, an inquiry into unsolved LGBTQ+ deaths has been told.
In the years after New South Wales decriminalised homosexuality in 1984, Carole Ruthchild said lesbians still faced severe backlash simply for being themselves.
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