“There is no argument for abortion … even the whole rape [and] incest thing,” Woodhouse says. In one clip, he says: “Who knows what demonic realms we’ve opened up to the world … by accepting homosexuality.” [Elsewhere] he declares: “Feminism is demonic.”
The South Australian Liberal Party. #savotes
Dror Liraz – from the University of Sydney’s branch of the Australasian Union of Jewish Students, who was seated in the audience – said Jewish students were “the only group of students in Australia” who were shamed and scared into “hiding who they are”.
LGBTQ+ students at religious schools (including Jewish ones) and universities are subject to entirely lawful discrimination under Commonwealth law, and in several states and territories, forcing many into the closet. What an absolutely absurd statement this was... #auslaw #auspol
“Labor’s outsourcing of LGBTIQA+ equality to Angus Taylor and Michaelia Cash is an abandonment of its own principles and of LGBTIQA+ voters.”
#auslaw #auspol
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“Labor doesn’t need the Coalition’s votes to protect LGBTIQA+ students and staff from discrimination.”
“It is using the Coalition’s opposition to this reform as an excuse for inaction.”
Correct.
#auslaw #auspol
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From yesterday's Question Time.
PM Albanese can't even be bothered any more trying to explain why his Government has abandoned its commitment to protect LGBTQ+ students and teachers in religious schools against discrimination.
It seems they are on their own. Permanently.
#auslaw #auspol
"There is no widespread demand to exclude trans women from lesbian events. There is, however, overwhelming demand for safer streets, safer venues and leadership that keeps its focus on the real threat."
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"Thorne Harbour Health is encouraging LGBTIQA+ community members who have experienced harassment, intimidation or violence to come forward and confidentially share their experiences as part of the upcoming Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into hate crimes." #springst
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Interesting, and disappointing, that this issue did not seem to feature in discussion at the Schools Summit held in Sydney yesterday.
Surely the fact that a significant cohort of students and workers remain at risk of mistreatment just because of who they are is worthy of highlighting.
“Teachers, support staff & school leaders have shared heartbreaking stories with the IEU of the discrimination they’ve experienced.
This includes teachers being excluded from leaderships positions if they are divorced & staff sacked for allegedly being in a de facto or same-sex relationship.”
"Sydney MP Alex Greenwich welcomed Minns’ reforms, but said more needed to be done to prevent hate crimes before they occurred.
“We need to make sure we’ve got laws that stop hate when it starts– not just laws that are there to sentence perpetrators once someone is harmed,” Greenwich said." #nswpol
"LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum face many challenges while waiting in third countries. Some are scared to ask for help or turned away by the aid agencies designed to support them.
Some will choose not to seek protection ... because they are scared to self-identify with the local authorities."
"I understand it’s hard not to praise a Prime Minister who attends LGBTIQA+ events, especially when he is the first.
To those who welcome Albanese’s attendance, my message is to make it more than a photo op." #auspol
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We absolutely need a new Disability Discrimination Act. #auslaw #auspol
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The situation for trans people in the US continues to deteriorate.
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"Police have recorded nearly 200 incidents of anti-LGBTQI+ violence in NSW since 2023, in an Australia-wide wave of homophobic crime driven by teenage boys."
But not serious enough for the Minns Govt to cover LGBTIQ+ people in its inciting hatred laws.
#auslaw #nswpol
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"It is important to emphasise that members of minority communities are not responsible for hate crimes, and individual risk mitigation can never be foolproof."
Sydney Mardi Gras parade route added to National Heritage List The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade route has been added to the country’s National Heritage List. The Albanese government moved to add the list after it was nominated by the Heritage Council of NSW in 2024, recognising the route for its centre stage role in the city’s history, including during the marriage equality movement and broader fights for legislative reform. A press release announcing the news says: Running through the heart of Sydney, the two kilometre route captures both the history of the original 1978 parade and its role as an enduring cultural event in Australia. The listed site recognises the place where protests in 1978 highlighted the inequality experienced by LGBT people in Australia. Tanya Plibersek, the member for Sydney, said the listing “acknowledges the pain, violence and discrimination the 78ers fought against, and the celebration of love and diversity at the heart of Mardi Gras every year”. It’s fantastic to see the Mardi Gras route finally receive the national recognition it deserves.
The Albanese Govt refuses to do the important work, like protecting LGBTQ+ students and teachers in religious schools against discrimination (like they promised to do).
So they are left with symbolic announcements, which are nice but not life-changing. #auspol
This story is incredibly distressing.
It also raises important questions.
Like why, when these assaults are from 2023 & 24, did the NSW Govt limit its 2025 inciting hatred laws to only cover racial hatred, not other forms?
And more broadly, why is anti-LGBTIQ+ hate treated less seriously, period?
"Nearly 60% of Australians say they would be open to voting for One Nation at the next federal election..."
The Venn diagram of these voters and those who voted no to the Voice is close to a perfect circle. #auspol
He's right.
Although he also neglects to mention that the Albanese Govt is contributing to this by continuing to give special privileges to religious schools to discriminate against LGBTQ+ students & teachers, which doesn't sound very 'socially cohesive' to me... #auslaw #auspol
"There have been at least 309 attempts to exclude 184 titles from library shelves around Australia since 2023, according to reports to the Australian Library and Information Association.
Association chief executive Cathie Warburton said most related to material about LGBTQ communities." #nswpol
“Trans exclusionary groups do not represent the overwhelming majority of lesbians and the broader LGBTIQ+ community, which is rich with diversity and rightly proud of its strong history of acceptance, diversity and solidarity.” #auslaw
"The AHRC opposes the appeal and today told the court banning trans women from such events would go against the purpose of the Sex Discrimination Act and come at "too great a cost"." #auslaw
These figures make it more and more urgent for the Albanese Govt federally, and Minns Govt in NSW, to amend their anti-discrimination laws to protect LGBTQ+ students and teachers against mistreatment just because of who they are. #auslaw #auspol #nswpol
Trans women are women. There should be no exemptions in these circumstances. #auslaw #transphobia
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A lesbian group is appealing a decision that found it was not able to exclude trans women from its public events. The Lesbian Action Group, which numbered seven members as of September 2024, had unsuccessfully sought an exemption under the Sex Discrimination Act (SDA) that would allow it to hold events only for cisgender women. The lesbian feminist group is now appealing a Victorian administrative review tribunal decision that determined the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) was correct when it found the LAG could not hold the events, despite their claim they would provide a forum for political expression and celebrate culture. In federal court today, the group argued that the tribunal erred on four grounds, one of which was that the SDA should give priority to women as defined in the UN’s Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. The SDA was amended in 2013 to make it unlawful to discriminate against a person on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or intersex status. In court documents, the AHRC submitted that the appeal should be dismissed with costs and said the tribunal’s decision was not irrational nor unreasonable, and that the SDA does not allow discrimination against a vulnerable class of people. The hearing continues tomorrow.
TERFs are so f---ing tiresome.
It is an event where queer rights are still being fought for, Greenwich says. “The reality is, in NSW, a teacher or a student can still be kicked out of a private school because of their sexuality. #auslaw #nswpol
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"“This is a significant and welcome development. The inquiry signals that anti-LGBTIQA+ hate is not episodic or fringe, but a systemic issue requiring coordinated legal, social and institutional responses."
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“Our bodily differences are a natural part of human diversity. Surgical or hormonal interventions should proceed only where there is clear medical necessity — and where that need outweighs the risk of causing lifelong harm.” Briffa said.
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