‘Gay Panic’ is a legal defence which allows for a murder charge to be downgraded to manslaughter if the accused claims they were affronted and lost self-control when the victim made a non-violent homosexual advance. 
 
This legal defence is outrageous, outdated and discriminatory. Fearing someone because of their sexuality is not an acceptable excuse for murder. It contravenes Articles 1, 2, 9, 22, 28 and 30 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the Protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity convention of the UNHRC. It sends out a repugnant message to me and other members of the LGBTQI+ community that our lives are not as valuable as other members of the community.
 
South Australia is the last remaining Australian state to allow the defence of provocation on the basis of sexuality, but with your help we can challenge our leaders to take action.  
 
It has been long enough. We are demanding that this abhorrent aspect of the provocation defence be abolished, with consideration of domestic and family violence abuse victims and retainment of elements that are in line with community expectations, by the end of this year.