South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill will apologise to people of sexual and gender diversity for the years the state's laws have discriminated against them, causing pain and distress.
Mr Weatherill will deliver the apology in state parliament on Thursday on behalf of the lower house as a number of bills make their way through the parliament in a bid to end discrimination against the LGBTIQ community.
The bills include allowing same-sex couples to adopt and access assisted reproductive technology, establish a relationship register and make it easier for people to get a new birth certificate recognising a change of gender.
Mr Weatherill says South Australia has long been a leader in LGBTIQ reform and his apology will be another important step forward that will mean a lot to many people.
"I want to let the South Australian LGBTIQ commuity know that I am sorry for the discrimination within the state's laws that they have experienced in the past," he said.
"I am committed to ensuring the quality exists in our laws."
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