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Queensland abolishes gay panic defence

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This week Queensland became yet another state that has officially disposed of the Gay Panic Defence.

The defence could reduce a murder charge to manslaughter if it could be proved that the victim had made an homosexual advance, making it a hurtful and frightening law against the LGBTIQ community.

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Friday, March 24 2017

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Queensland abolishes gay panic defence

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