The following political statement has been supplied by Wesa Chau who is running as a candidate for Prahran District in the 2022 Victorian State Government election.
Aleph Melbourne will endorse all political candidates who unconditionally support equal rights for LGBTIQ+ Jews and whose values align with ours.
Dear Michael,
I refer you to our Victorian Labor Policy and Strategy document which clearly outlines both our beliefs and plan for our future in support of our LGBTIQ+ communities, with which I fully agree:
The following political statement has been supplied by Sam Hibbins who is running as a candidate for Prahran District in the 2022 Victorian State Government election.
Aleph Melbourne will endorse all political candidates who unconditionally support equal rights for LGBTIQ+ Jews and whose values align with ours.
Thank you for the opportunity to provide a candidate statement to Aleph Melbourne and thank you for the work you do to support our Jewish LGBTIQA+ community.
Myself and the Victorian Greens are a party who stands with LGBTIQA+ Victorians. And while we’ve come a long way, there’s still more work to be done. The Green are committed to continuing to fight to ensure that all Victorian’s are able to live a happy, healthy and equal life, free from discrimination and prejudice.
The LGBTIQA+ communities in Victoria are strong and resilient, but we also know of the disparities in the mental health and wellbeing of the LGBTIQA+ community when compared to the general population.
There’s still members of the LGBTIQA+ communities who face discrimination, prejudice, violence, isolation, stigma and exclusion and this causes harm and affect people’s health and well being in a profound way.
Myself and the Greens are committed to continuing to address these harms and to fighting for a more just and inclusive future.
The Victorian Greens have launched our Rainbow State Action Plan.
This plan includes two key elements. The first is further changes to our laws, we need to continue to strengthen our equal opportunity laws, we must expand anti-vilification laws and make vilification and public harassment a crime to better protect LGBTIQA+ people and support victims of hate crimes.
We need to look at a ban of deferrable medical interventions on intersex children and continue to work with the LGBTIQA+ community to identify further areas of reform, including adoption, assisted reproductive treatment and surrogacy, to make sure that our laws protect everyone.
The second element is a Rainbow State Fund of $200 million over the next term for community-controlled LGBTIQA+ organisations, with a focus on key areas of need such as mental health, youth services, homelessness and sexual health.
We’ve heard that LGBTIQA+ community organisations are tired of the funding uncertainty, or the constant under funding.
And we know the need and demand in communities for dedicated services is high. These services are best delivered by community, for community.
We’d also specifically fund:
An additional clinical services for trans, gender diverse and non-binary Victorians
An accommodation facility, with associated support and health services, for trans, gender diverse and non-binary people
Social, psychological and peer support for intersex people and their families
Establishing an LGBTIQA+ Community Hub with family services, youth facilities, events, and co-located health services
Support services for survivors of conversion practices
Ongoing funding for pride events and festivals around the state
Everyone should feel safe from discrimination and be able to access support and services that meet their needs.
To Aleph members and LGBTIQA+ communities across Victoria, the Greens stand with you.
We see you. We hear you. And we’re fighting for you in the state parliament, so that Victoria truly becomes the rainbow state.
Sam Hibbins MP
Member for Prahran Victorian Greens spokesperson for LGBTIQA+ Equality
The following political statement has been supplied by Alice Le Huray who is running as a candidate for Prahran District in the 2022 Victorian State Government election.
Aleph Melbourne will endorse all political candidates who unconditionally support equal rights for LGBTIQ+ Jews and whose values align with ours.
Kindness, equality, rationality, and non-violence are the core values of the Animal Justice Party.
The AJP has a proud history of supporting progressive human causes, and myself a candidate for Prahran am committed to:
Building an inclusive society with strong awareness of historical, systemic, and institutional privilege, disadvantage, and inequality
Advancing equality of opportunity for all in educational, work, recreational, housing, and administrative settings, and restitution measures for those affected by historical injustices
Protecting the human, political and socio-economic rights of all individuals
Prohibiting direct and indirect discrimination, harassment, vilification, and/or victimisation of anyone on the basis of any of the above attributes
Our current MP, Andy Meddick has been working tirelessly in parliament to create more LGBTQIA+ safe spaces in Victoria, particularly for the youth community in areas like Geelong and Ballarat.
Personally, I’m proud to be a part of St Kilda – home to the Victorian Pride Centre; the first of its kind in Australia. I strongly support LGBTQIA+ organisations and communities and encourage more safe and accessible places to support and celebrate equality, diversity, and inclusion.
