Victorian lesbian group cannot exclude transgender and bisexual women from events, tribunal rules

Finding upholds Human Rights Commission's earlier ruling to deny group a five-year exemption under Sex Discrimination Act

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A Victorian lesbian group cannot exclude transgender and bisexual women from its public events as doing so would constitute unlawful discrimination, a tribunal has ruled.

In 2023 the Lesbian Action Group (LAG) applied to the Australian Human Rights Commission for a five-year exemption under the Sex Discrimination Act (SDA) to allow it to exclude transgender and bisexual women from its public events.

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