2012/10/19 by Kent Blore · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Law in Society and Culture #Judicial and Constitutional Studies #Law, Rights, and Freedoms
paper · doi:10.5204/qutlr.v12i2.489
openalex publication_date 2012/10/19 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2025/11/06
Two recent murder trials in Queensland served as reminders that the 'homosexual advance defence' is still being employed in courtrooms as a species of provocation, resulting in verdicts of manslaughter instead of murder. The cases sparked a campaign for the abolition of the defence from Queensland law and very nearly succeeded. After setting out what the 'homosexual advance defence' is and how efforts to eradicate it have fared elsewhere in Australia, this article seeks to give a full account of the campaign in order to elucidate lessons for future law reform efforts as well as for queer theory.