Jo is one of the strongest voices for LGBTIQ rights in our parliament, including the rights of transgender and gender diverse members of our community. Jo will continue to fight for equality, including banning gay conversion practices in NSW. 

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Every student has a right to feel safe at school - Irrespective of their race, religious beliefs, their gender identity or sexuality.

September 22, 2016

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A motion noting that a plebiscite would be expensive, divisive and damaging and calls on the Federal Government to resolve the issue through the Commonwealth Parliament.

August 02, 2016

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Jo Haylen, Member for Summer Hill, has offered her condolences to the LGBTIQ community affected by the tragic events in Orlando and has noted that we must be vigilant to the erosion of gun control laws in New South Wales.

June 22, 2016

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Jo Haylen has called on the Government to fund programs to tackle homophobia and discrimination against migrant, culturally and linguistically diverse and Indigenous LGBTI people. 

March 23, 2016

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While we need to balance the interests of all those involved in ART-assisted conception, the right for donor-conceived individuals to access information about the identity of their donor cannot be ignored and we must always put the interests of children first.

March 16, 2016

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Jo Haylen, the member for Summer Hill, has congratulated the Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby on its fight for equality. 

March 09, 2016

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Jo Haylen, the member for Summer Hill, has called on the Government to continue to support the Safe Schools Coalition in light of recent attacks. 

March 09, 2016

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Jo Haylen, the member for Summer Hill, has recognised the work of marriage equality campaigners and called on the Federal Government to legalise marriage equality without the need for a costly and damaging plebiscite. 

March 09, 2016

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With your guidance, ‘78ers, and with your example, the march for social justice continues on.

February 25, 2016

LGBTIQ+

From decriminalisation in the 1980s through to equalising the age of consent and introducing same-sex adoption, New South Wales has delivered reforms that acknowledge the fundamental rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex [LGBTI] people and impact lives in significant and profoundly personal ways.

November 18, 2015