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Tribute for defender of human rights |
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Monday, 31 March 2008 |
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Tasmanians recently mourned the loss of a woman described by
gay activist Rodney Croome as a brave defender of human rights.
Dr Yvette Sneddon, 49, of Natone on the state's North West Coast, died on Good Friday in a hit-and-run accident near Burnie.
"Yvette was a convenor of the North West Gay Support group in the
late 1980s and early 1990s - the worst place and time in the Tasmanian
gay law reform debate, when anti-gay rallies and letter-writing
campaigns saw local gays and lesbians besieged by prejudice, ignorance
and hatred", Croome said.
"Yvette rose to the challenge, becoming a tower of strength, a tireless
organiser and an eloquent advocate for gay, lesbian, bisexual and
transgender people and their families."
"It was because of the bravery of people like Yvette that Tasmania is a better place today."
A full tribute to Yvette Sneddon can be found at the Tasmanian Gay & Lesbian Rights Group site .
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