Victoria Bans Sexual Assault Victims From Speaking Out
In a major blow to the legal rights of survivors of sexual assault in Victoria new laws were quietly passed earlier this year preventing those individuals from ever revealing their identities. More outstanding is that fact these laws not only apply to new convictions, but also retroactively, essentially silencing survivors of institutional abuse, and many other advocates for change. Despite there being little in the way of data, the studies that have been undertaken indicate that sexual assault within the LGBTQI community is still a major and prevalent concern.