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It wasn't until 1997 that Tasmania decriminalised sex between men – the last Australian state to do so.
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NSW, Victoria and South Australia are the only states where people convicted of having gay sex can have their convictions removed. For everyone else, it remains on their record.
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Tasmania is the only state where it is illegal for religious organisations to discriminate against LGBT people.
In Queensland, the age of consent for anal sex is 18, whereas for vaginal and oral sex it is 16. This applies to everyone, not just gay men – but it certainly affects them more than other groups.
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