Gender and Sexuality
Question: Human Trafficking
September 27, 2023
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:36): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Attorney-General on the subject of trafficking. An honourable member interjecting: The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Trafficking. I know it's not actually a state issue. Leave granted....
Read MoreGreens renew call for State Government to urgently ban harmful conversion practices
June 14, 2023
Following the passing of a Government motion in the upper house today, the Greens have renewed their call for the Government to act urgently on their commitment to legislate to ban conversion practices. According to a 2018 Human Rights Law Centre report, up to...
Read MoreMotion: Gender
May 31, 2023
Adjourned debate on motion of Hon. S.L. Game: That this council— 1. Accepts that there are biologically two sexes and, in turn, a reflection of two genders; 2. Acknowledges that two genders have been accepted common knowledge for most of history; 3. Recognises that...
Read MoreMotion: International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
May 18, 2023
Adjourned debate on motion of Hon. I.K. Hunter: That this council— 1. Recognises International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia on Tuesday 17 May that is also known as IDAHOBIT; 2. Notes that, since its first celebration in 2004, IDAHOBIT had drawn attention to...
Read MoreQuestion: Intersex Awareness Day
October 27, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:06): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing on the subject of Intersex Awareness Day. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I note that yesterday was Intersex Awareness...
Read MoreSpeech: Statutes Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill - Second Reading
August 25, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (18:08): I rise to continue my remarks from last year, when I introduced this bill. At that time, we had just passed legislation to end the so-called gay panic defence in our state. The bill before us today was originally...
Read MoreSex Work offences subject of new inquiry
February 03, 2021
Greens legislation to repeal all sex work offences in South Australia has been referred to a Select Committee during a vote in the Legislative Council today. The motion was moved by Tammy Franks MLC, and received the support of the Government. Quotes attributable to...
Read MoreSpeech: Statutes Amendment Hate Crimes Bill
December 02, 2020
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I note that this is a bill that comes from the debate that we recently had in this place on provocation laws and, indeed, the long debate that I have...
Read MoreSpeech: Spent Convictions (Decriminalised Offenses) Amendment Bill
November 12, 2020
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:38): I rise today on behalf of the Greens as their gender and sexuality spokesperson to speak briefly in firm support of this bill. This is an important piece of legislation that will make a tangible difference to the lives...
Read MoreSpeech: Statutes Amendment (Abolition of Defence of Provocation & Related Matters) – 2nd Reading Speech
November 10, 2020
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:47): I rise as the Greens' gender and sexuality spokesperson to support the Statutes Amendment (Abolition of Defence of Provocation and Related Matters) Bill 2020. Indeed, I associate myself with the remarks of the Hon. Ian Hunter in noting that...
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