Victorian Australian of the Year 2016: The finalists

October 8 2015 - 12:30am

Victorian Australian of the Year 2016 final four

Anna Brown
Anna Brown

Anna Brown - Equality activist (Melbourne)

An unsung hero in the fight to advance equality, Anna Brown’s fingerprints are on almost every recent legal and political win for Australia’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community. From the successful bid to erase unjust historical criminal records for homosexual conduct to the fight for legal recognition of gender diversity, Anna has been at the centre of almost every advance in LGBTI rights in recent years.  Anna’s career highlights include playing a lead role in securing federal discrimination laws to protect LGBTI people, achieving an historic apology from the Victorian Police for the raid on the Tasty nightclub and strategic litigation to advance marriage equality. Anna also spearheaded the No to Homophobia campaign, working closely with the Australian Football League and other sporting codes to stamp out prejudice. Co-convener of the Victorian Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby and Director of Advocacy and Strategic Litigation at the Human Rights Law Centre, Anna works to reduce stigma and discrimination suffered by LGBTI Australians.

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