The third term of the Victorian Government’s LGBTIQ+ Taskforce was appointed from 2020 to 2021 with the following community members:
- Jayde de Bondt (co-chair)
- Janet Jukes
- Adam Bourne
- Margherita Coppolino
- Aram Hosie
- Abanob Saad
- Jamie Gardiner
- Dean Sutton
- Alison Toby
- Tony Briffa
Key government reforms and initiatives
The third term of the LGBTIQ+ Taskforce played a significant role in supporting and informing key government reforms and initiatives, including:
- developing Victoria’s first LGBTIQ+ strategy
- banning LGBTQ+ change and suppression practices with the Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Act 2021
- opening the Victorian Pride Centre, Australia’s first purpose-built LGBTIQ+ community hub
- releasing the Victorian Population Health Survey’s LGBTIQ+ report
- amending the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 to protect LGBTIQ+ Victorians working within religious organisations and schools
- responding to the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System final report
- establishing of the LGBTIQ+ Disability Sub-Group.
The Taskforce also advised government on:
- coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic response for LGBTIQ+ communities
- engagement with LGBTIQ+ communities
- LGBTIQ+ justice and policing responses
- health of people with intersex variations
- rural and regional LGBTIQ+ inclusion.
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