LAWS against homophobia will be strengthened and the rights of same same-sex couples to adopt children will be reconsidered if Labor wins next month's state election.

In a pitch for the ''pink vote'', Premier John Brumby has also promised to give the gay community a greater say in shaping government policy, improve the rights of couples to have overseas or interstate marriages recognised in Victoria, and provide more funding to stamp out homophobia in schools.

Advocacy groups yesterday described the policy as the most comprehensive gay reform package Labor has taken to a state election.

But Mr Brumby has stopped short of reversing his long-standing opposition to same-sex marriage, despite pressure from within his party and the fact it is a key issue for many voters, particularly in the inner city where the government is under threat from the Greens.

With just over five weeks before the poll, the government will today move to reassert its social justice credentials with a $2.5 million plan that pledges to: