Gay and Lesbian Immigration Task Force, NSW
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| Gay and Lesbian Immigration Task Force, NSW | |
|---|---|
| State | NSW |
| Type | Support |
| Started | 1983 |
| Website | http://www.glitf.org.au/ |
GLITF, the Gay and Lesbian Immigration Task Force was formed in 1983 and has worked since then to obtain equality for same sex couples in the Migration process.
Over the last 26 years GLITF has been working quietly behind the scenes to make it possible for Australians to bring our partners home to live with us in Australia.
It has been a long road but in 1990 Interdependent Partners were first recognised in the Migration Regulations. Since then small changes have been made and even though we were treated slightly differently there has been little discrimination. As with opposite sex de facto partners we have to meet the 12 months cohabitation requirement and this is still a difficulty we face.
July 2009 saw the final parts of the Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws – General Law Reform) Act 2008 come into operation. These significant changes in legislation included redefining the meaning of "de facto partner" to include the words "whether of the same sex or a different sex".
