Gay rights australia

Australia is a federation, with most laws affecting LGBT and intersex rights made by its states and territories. Between and , the states and territories progressively repealed anti-homosexuality laws that dated back to the colonial era. [8]. Since , each jurisdiction has an equal age of consent for all sexual acts.

Over the past 50 years, LGBT rights activism in Australia transformed from small, localized organizations into nationwide campaigns urging all Australians to support equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) individuals.