No you don’t have to tell an employer about your sexuality or gender expression except in rare cases, your sexuality and gender identity is your personal information and you will not be required to disclose this information. Examples of when you might be expected to disclose this information could include when a job requires security clearance or where you need to let your employer know about a conflict of interest. For more information, reach out to your local community law centre, or YouthLaw to help you out. Discrimination against an employee based on their gender or sexual orientation is a breach of human rights and can lead to legal consequences for the employer.

It is discrimination in employment if an employer:

won’t or doesn’t give an employee the same terms of employment, work conditions, fringe benefits, opportunities for training, promotion and transfers other employees:

There are some specific employment situations which are exceptions and in these situations it is not unlawful to make employment-related decisions on the basis of a prohibited ground. For example, in some situations it is legal to employ only a woman for a particular position.

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