The Queensland Government is investigating lowering the age of consent for anal sex to 16, in line with laws covering most other consensual sexual activity.

Queensland remains the only state in Australia to legislate differences between vaginal and anal sex, with the age of consent for "carnal knowledge" set at 16, while anal sex, referred to as sodomy in the legislation, remains at 18.

Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath said she would continue to consult with the state's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community about the issues which impacted them. Credit:Glenn Hunt

The state has largely attempted to stay out of people's bedrooms since 1989 when it legislated to overturn homosexuality as a criminal offence.

But nearly three decades later, the discrepancy in consent laws remains.