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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

July 01, 2020

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:01): I move: That this council— 1. Notes that since 1996 South Australia has had a deferral period for gay and bisexual men looking to be donors of whole blood, meaning they cannot donate blood unless it has been 12...