It took until the late 1990s for Australia to decriminalise homosexuality. Since then, the law has changed and evolved in a multitude of ways for LGBTQIA+ people, but not without a fight virtually every step of the way. This event was recorded as part of <a href="https://www.viclawweek.org.au/program-2024/sam-elkin-queer-narratives-and-the-law">Victorian Law Week</a> on May 22, 2024.Speakers<a href="https://www.listgbarristers.com.au/barristers/elizabeth-bennett">Elizabeth Bennett</a> SC, BarristerVice President, Victorian Barristers Network<a href="https://samelkin.com/">Sam Elkin</a> Author, <a href="https://upswellpublishing.com/product/detachable-penis">Detachable Penis: A queer legal saga</a> (Upswell publishing)Legal aid lawyer (inaugural lawyer for Victoria's first Queer legal service)Host, Queer View Mirror, Triple R<a href="https://www.yvesrees.com/">Yves Rees</a> (host) Senior Lecturer in History, La Trobe University

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