Backlash against LGBTIQA+ community — why now? Joe Ball
Feb 23, 2026•55 min
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Episode description
The hard fought for gains of one generation can pave the way for the next, but the road to equality is never straight. After meaningful progress for LGBTQIA+ people in recent years, that same community is now faced with some setbacks, and a rising hostility, So why are the human rights of LGBTIQA+ people being challenged, curtailed and politicised right now?
The 2025 Higinbotham Lecture at RMIT University was recorded on 15 October 2025.
Speakers
Joe BallVictorian Commissioner for LGBTIQA+ Communities
Dr Shelley Marshall (host) Professor of Law, and Deputy Dean (Research and Innovation) of the School of Law at RMIT University
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