SASOD drafts child protection policy

As part of a project to address the human rights of the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgendered (LGBT), the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) has developed a draft Child Protection Policy meant to guide persons from the organisation in reporting cases of child physical and sexual abuse.

The project comes under a larger initiative meant to increase awareness within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender communities of their rights and responsibilities through funding from the Australian Government via Australian Aid.

Speaking about the project, SASOD’s Joel Simpson said that for