Following the Orlando massacre, we have grave concerns for the safety and well-being of the Australian LGBTI community.

We call on Malcolm Turnbull to meet with a delegation of LGBTI community leaders to discuss these concerns and to develop strategies to counter rising anti-LGBTI sentiment.

Anti-LGBTI rhetoric is clearly on the rise in Australia and we know this is having a significant negative impact on the LGBTI community. We fear that this rhetoric will start to spill over into acts of violence against people in our community.

Every Australian has the right to live, love and learn in freedom, and to grow old in safety, with dignity and respect.

With the rise in anti-LGBTI sentiment, both in the United States and Australia, we feel that these fundamental freedoms are under threat.

Sign today to urge Malcolm Turnbull to meet with LGBTI community leaders and stand up for the LGBTI community, their friends and their family.

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