Australias queer community is under attack are our laws letting it down?

Published: March 29, 2023, 2 p.m.

Just days after a group performed the Nazi salute on the steps of Victoria\u2019s state parliament at an anti-trans rights rally, a mob in Sydney attacked an LGBTQ+ protest group. Australia\u2019s LGBTQ+ advocates say attacks on the country\u2019s queer community are increasing \u2013 and claim that the protections offered by Australian law are lacking. Laura Murphy-Oates talks to non-binary performance artist and activist Kitty Obsidian and Guardian Australia journalist Cait Kelly about whether the country\u2019s laws are failing to protect the queer community