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Australian territory to expunge criminal records

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Australian territory to expunge criminal records of men convicted of gay sex



The Northern Territory in Australia will remove the criminal convictions of men charged with homosexual acts.

Gay sex was illegal in the NT until 1984. Current territory Attorney-General, Natasha Fyles, introduced a bill into parliament last week

‘Territorians want and deserve a government they can trust – one that legislates for the safety and inclusion of all Territorians,’ she said.

‘Across the Territory and the Nation we recognize that legislation was wrong, but some people still hold a criminal record from that time.’
Closure and justice

LGBTI community advocate especially in the NT, Dino Hodge, said the bill offers closure. But he also called on the NT government to offer an apology to those convicted of homosexuality.

‘If this bill passes, it would mean closure. It would mean full equality when it comes to laws which criminalised us for who we are. After 30 years, we have finally achieved the justice we had been seeking,’ he said.

‘While expungement is welcomed, there is also a need for an apology to help heal past wounds still felt acutely today by so many people.’
Discrimination did not end at decriminalization

Hodge said the impact of the ‘archaic laws’ were felt ‘well past decriminalization’.

‘There were even cases of continuing police persecution after decriminalisation, when community attitudes had changed but police practices had not,’ he said.
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