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Perception of LGBTQ+ People

Survey results from 10 LGBTQ+ Equaldex users who lived in or visited Queensland.

Overall

Overall

Perceived Safety*

Feel safe being open
Absence of verbal harassment
Absence of threats and violence
*Survey results represent personal perceptions of safety and may not be indicative of current actual conditions.

Equal Treatment

Treatment by peers
Treatment by family
Treatment at work
Treatment at school
Treatment by general public
Treatment by businesses
Treatment by law enforcement
Treatment by religious groups

Visibility & Representation

Inclusion in education
Representation in entertainment
Representation in news
Political support
Out public figures

Culture

Pride/events
Nightlife
Dating life
Interest groups and clubs

Services

Health and wellness
Gender-affirming care
Support and social services
Advocacy and legal

History

Homosexual activity in Queensland

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Homosexual activity in Queensland is legal.

Current status
Since 1990
Legal
Female always legal, male legal as of 1990.
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Male illegal, female uncertain
The Criminal Code of the Australian colony of Queensland, drafted in 1899 by the colony’s chief justice, Sir Samuel Griffith, came into force in 1901. The Code expanded the terms of criminalisation established under the Indian Penal Code to criminalise both partners who engage in male same-sex activity.
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Same-sex marriage in Queensland

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Same-sex marriage in Queensland is legal.

Current status
Since Dec 9, 2017
Legal under federal Australia law
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Australia since 9 December 2017. The legislation to allow same-sex marriage, the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017, passed the Australian Parliament on 7 December 2017 and received royal assent from the Governor-General the following day.
Dec 13, 2002–Dec 8, 2017
Unregistered cohabitation
With the 2002 Discrimination Law Amendment Act, the Queensland government amended several pieces of legislation, granting several rights to unregistered domestic partners.
1999–Dec 12, 2002
Unregistered cohabitation
In 1999, Queensland recognised same-sex couples in the following areas: property division, domestic violence protection orders, and parental and employment leave. Three years later, many more rights were granted, and the government largely saw this as a "testing the water" approach.
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Until 1999
Unrecognized
Before 1999, there was no process for legal recognition of or rights granted to same-sex couples.

Censorship of LGBT issues in Queensland

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Queensland is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Queensland, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Queensland

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Right to change legal gender in Queensland is legal, no restrictions.

Current status
Since Dec 2, 2022
Legal, no restrictions
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Bill 2022
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Until Dec 2, 2022
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Until 2022, Queensland required medical documentation for legal gender recognition.
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Gender-affirming care in Queensland

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Gender-affirming care in Queensland is legal, but restricted for minors.

Current status
Since Jan 28, 2025
Legal, but restricted for minors
Health minister issued a pause on gender affirming care for minors requesting another “review” into the Queensland Gender Services banning it for users of the public system. Private care can still be accessed.
1991–Jan 28, 2025
Legal
Until 2025, Queensland provided gender affirming care for all ages including by public services like the gender clinic in the Royal Brisbane Children’s Hospital and in the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.
Restricted under federal Australia law
In 1979, Australia legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad.
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Until 1977
Banned under federal Australia law
Until 1977, medical transition was not possible in Australia.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Queensland

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Queensland is recognized.

Current status
Since Dec 2, 2022
Recognized
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Bill 2022: Under the amended laws, people will be able to nominate a sex descriptor of their choice, including male, female, trans man, trans woman, ‘agender’, ‘genderqueer’ or ‘non-binary’ as long as the change isn’t sought for fraudulent or improper purposes.
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LGBT discrimination in Queensland

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LGBT discrimination in Queensland is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Since Nov 29, 2002
Illegal in some contexts
Illegal as per the Discrimination Law Amendment Act 2002 religious exemptions apply unfortunately.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Queensland

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LGBT employment discrimination in Queensland is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT housing discrimination in Queensland

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LGBT housing discrimination in Queensland is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Same-sex adoption in Queensland

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Same-sex adoption in Queensland is legal.

Current status
Since Nov 23, 2017
Legal
Federal Adoption of Children Legislation Amendment (Equality) Bill 2017

Intersex infant surgery in Queensland

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Intersex infant surgery in Queensland is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
No territory or state besides the Australian Capital Territory has banned intersex infant surgery.
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Serving openly in military in Queensland

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Serving openly in military in Queensland is legal.

Current status
Since Nov 24, 1992
Legal under federal Australia law
LGBTQ+ people are allowed to serve in the Australian army.

(Australia is responsible for the defence of: Heard Island and McDonald Islands.)

Blood donations by MSMs in Queensland

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Blood donations by MSMs in Queensland is legal.

Current status
Since Jun 3, 2023
Banned (less than 6-month deferral) under federal Australia law
In Australia sexually active LGBT people are unable to donate blood unless they abstain from sex for three months. Since 2021, the deferral period within Australia was reduced from 1 year to 3 months without PrEP.

In June 2023, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved a submission from Australian Red Cross Lifeblood calling to remove most sexual activity ineligibility criteria for plasma donors.
Current status
Since Jun 3, 2023
Legal
In all of Australia
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Jan 31, 2021–Jun 3, 2023
Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since January 31, 2021, the deferral period has been reduced to three months.

Conversion therapy in Queensland

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Conversion therapy in Queensland is banned.

Current status
Since Aug 13, 2020
Banned
The Health Leislation Ammendment Act of 2020 modified the Public Health Act of 2005 to make conversion therapy illegal. Penalties are up to 18 months in jail for attempting to change or suppress a person's sexual orientation or gender identity using practices such as aversion therapy, hypnotherapy and psychoanalysis.

Equal age of consent in Queensland

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Equal age of consent in Queensland is equal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2016
Equal
Equal age of consent since 2016.
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1990–Jan 1, 2016
Unequal
Female same-gender sexual activity always legal. Male same-gender sexual activity legalised in 1990. This does not include 'sodomy' (anal intercourse)- it is illegal for anyone regardless of orientation or gender under 18 to partake in.
Sources:
Patterson, C (1992). "Queensland - Years of Change". Australian Gay and Lesbian Law Review 1 (Autumn): 88.
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