21 June 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Darwin, Northern Territory
LGBTQI identifying people in the NT and their friends and family are being asked to provide real life examples of how inequality under NT law and policy impacts them.
“Society has progressed, but the laws and policies in the NT have not”, says Rainbow Territory member Jane Black. “There are NT laws that permit discrimination against LGBTQI people in the NT in employment, adoption, access to IVF. The level of support in policy and funding for our community is at a low ebb. We are asking people to speak out.”
The anonymous survey is now live and can be accessed at
www.outnt.info/rainbowterritory/communitysurvey
“We are also encouraging community members to meet with their local candidate and talk about these issues” said Jane Black.
The information will be used to inform advocacy work in the lead up to the NT election by Rainbow Territory. Rainbow Territory is a community group that advocates for the human rights of Northern Territorians who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (‘LGBTIQ’).
MEDIA CONTACT
Jane Black
Rainbow Territory member
0406 186 382 http://www.outnt.info/rainbowterritory/