The Parliament has passed a monumental new law which aims to protect LGBTQ+ people from discrimination and hatred in Curnon. Led by General Secretary, Dan Pierce and former Co-leader and ex-MP, Willow Dziedzic, the law was co-authored by every Member of Parliament, the General Secretary and the Grand Premier.
It took just seconds to pass after being proposed by Dan Pierce, who had just a day before told the Parliament that “we must put all of our attention on anti-discrimination and hate speech laws”.
In a public statement, Dziedzic thanked everyone involved, which included the Curnon Environmental Front for their help.
LGBTQ+ Protections Act
The law brings in many new protections for LGBTQ+ people, including:
- The right to be addressed by their chosen name and pronouns in official records and public services
- Protections from being discriminated against, or harasssed, on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender identity or sex
- Protections from deadnaming and misgendering
- Protections from non-consensual disclosure of their sexual orientation or gender identity (‘outing’)
- Protections from conversion practices
- Protections from degrading or dehumanising treatment on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity
- Protections from retaliation for reporting discrimination or harassment under the Act
It also brings in related offenses and will allow the State to request a contact order be issued to protect victims from interactions with perpetrators.
Anyone found guilty under the Act can face a penalty ranging from removal from public office to having their citizenship revoked. They can also face temporary suspension of access to public services or platforms.