Australian LGBTQ+ advocates call for stronger legal protection after attacks

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Patchiness and exemptions of anti-vilification laws based on gender and sexuality leave queer community vulnerable, advocate says

LGBTQ+ advocates are calling for stronger legal protections following a series of attacks against Australia’s queer community.

Earlier this month neo-Nazis held a banner reading “destroy paedo freaks” at a rally in Melbourne attended by trans rights activists, and days later an LGBTQ+ group said they were attacked by a mob while protesting outside a Sydney church.

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