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A man who allegedly sexually assaulted nine men over an eight year period appeared in a Busselton Court yesterday. The West Australian has reported that Morris Leonard Deale appeared in Bunbury Magistrate’s Court to face charges that included 20 instances of indecent assault and one charge of rape. Police allege that the 35-year old indecently and […]
Tags: Morris Leonard Deale, Sexual Assault, The West Australian
3 Mar 2021 /
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The Uniting Church’s LGBTIQ+ advocacy group has put in a submission to the inquiry looking into Mark Latham’s proposed Education Legislation Amendment (Parental Rights) Bill 2020. Uniting Network NSW/ACT say they completely reject the proposed bill in its entirety saying it will increase harm to transgender and gender diverse, including increasing chances of suicidality. The […]
Tags: Mark Latham, new south wales, One Nation, uniting network
1 Mar 2021 |
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Toy manufacturer Hasbro has clarified the future of long standing toys Mr and Mrs Potato Head after conservative commentators had conniptions over suggestions the toy line would be going gender neutral. On Thursday news quickly spread that the toy line would no longer be called Mr Potato Head, and moving forward would simply been known […]
Tags: Cory Bernardi, Mr Potato Head, Mrs Potato Head
28 Feb 2021 |
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Former Liberal MP Cory Bernardi has taken up a new role as a Sky News presenter with his show Bernardi airing on the news broadcaster each Friday night. The latest episode saw the former Liberal, who defected to form his own Australian Conservatives party, share his outrage that people who were asexual and aromantic were being recognised […]
Tags: Aromantic, Cory Bernardi, Gabrielle de Vietri, Potato Head, Rita Panahi, Yarra City Council
27 Feb 2021 |
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South Australian Liberal MP Nicolle Flint has announced she’s quitting politics and will not stand at the next federal election. Flint declared that she would not recontest her seat of Boothby and would be bowing out of politics. During her time in parliament Flint has faced a barrage of sexist and demeaning commentary, memorably making […]
Tags: AusPol, Bisexual, Boothby, gay, Jimmy Barnes, Lesbian, LGBTIQ, Liberal, Nicole Flint, Politics, Q&A, queer, Scott Morrison, South Australia, Tony Jones, transgender
27 Feb 2021 |
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The current parliamentary inquiry into media diversity in Australia has received a submission from the director of Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne’s gender service, speaking out against The Australian‘s coverage of transgender and gender diverse issues. Associate Professor Michelle Telfer has outlined her thoughts on The Australian‘s dedicated ‘Gender’ section, which launched in 2019, describing the articles as […]
Tags: gender clinic, Michelle Telfer, news Corp, royal children's hospital melbourne, The Australian
26 Feb 2021 |
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The state election is just weeks away, and local LGBTQIA+ advocates are working hard to make sure issues facing our community are on the agenda. Rainbow Futures WA recently put a survey to LGBTQIA+ identifying folks in our state, which identified a range of issues facing LGBTQIA+ communities that respondents felt needed urgent attention from […]
Tags: election 2021, misty farquhar, rainbow futures wa
25 Feb 2021 |
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Politicians aren’t known for honesty and straight talking, but WA Liberal leader Zak Kirkup has given a spin-free assessment of the upcoming WA election admitting there’s no chance his party can win government in the March poll. In an unprecedented move the Liberal leader has all but conceded just days after the polls opened for […]
Tags: election 2021, wa liberals, zak kirkup
25 Feb 2021 |
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LGBTQIA+ candidates for The Greens are hosting a community forum, opening the floor to discussion on building a more inclusive WA ahead of the state election. The event will feature Greens leader and the party’s LGBTQIA+ spokesperson in parliament, Alison Xamon, and LGBTQIA+ candidates River Clarke for Cannington, Alex Wallace for Kalgoorlie and Liberty Cramer […]
Tags: alex wallace, Alison Xamon, cannington, election 2021, Fremantle, kalgoorlie, Liberty Cramer, river clarke, The Greens
24 Feb 2021 |
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Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard has called on the government to retain provisions that allow schools to fire teachers who do not meet the standards of their religion. The former Liberal leader said schools should be able to hire people based on their religious beliefs in the same way that it is accepted that […]
Tags: conversion therapy, family voice australia, John Howard, Liberal
24 Feb 2021 |
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