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Sky News suggest students are identifying as cats again

Sky News suggest students are identifying as cats again

Australia’s Sky News has once again put forward the idea that there are students who identify as cats. On the latest episode of his news program former Liberal senator Cory Bernardi played a clip of an American woman who fronted a local school board claiming to be a cat. Arizona mother Lindsey Graham, who hosts […]

Victorian Pride Centre rejects application to exclude bi, trans women

Victorian Pride Centre rejects application to exclude bi, trans women

The Victorian Pride Centre have rejected a recent application for a local group to host an International Lesbian Day event that would exclude bisexual and transgender women. The Lesbian Action Group (LAG) have applied to the Australian Human Rights Commission for a five-year exemption from the Sex Discrimination Act to host an for “lesbians born […]

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Trans health: Research shows hormone therapy has life-saving effect

Trans health: Research shows hormone therapy has life-saving effect

Newly released research has shown that allowing fast access to hormone therapy makes a significant different to the health of people who are transgender. The new research comes as criticism of the affirmation model of transgender health grows, but a randomised control trial has shown that there’s a big difference in the mental health outcomes […]

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Criticism of Channel Seven’s ‘Spotlight’ program grows

Criticism of Channel Seven’s ‘Spotlight’ program grows

Channel Seven has issued an apology for using images of transgender people in their promotional video for an episode that focused on people who transition gender and later decide to revert to their gender assigned at birth. There has been growing criticism of the episode of the Spotlight program that aired a report from Liam Bartlett […]

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Alleged conversion therapy facility only applied for funding after PM announced it

Alleged conversion therapy facility only applied for funding after PM announced it

A WA based facility that allegedly conducted exorcisms and LGBTQ conversion practices only formally applied for $4million worth of Commonwealth funding after Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the grant was being awarded. The Guardian has shared that documents released under Freedom of Information laws show that bureaucrats were left racing around to get information to create […]

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‘Fuelling Hate’ report shows alarming level of anti-trans hate

‘Fuelling Hate’ report shows alarming level of anti-trans hate

A new report from the Trans Justice Project shows that ninety per cent of people surveyed had witnessed online anti-trans hate, while 50 per cent of people had personally experienced anti-trans hate. One in ten people had experienced anti-trans violence. The survey analysis was completed by researcher Hiero Badge, Jackie Turner from the Trans Justice […]

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Channel 7 edits promo following complaint from Grace Hyland

Channel 7 edits promo following complaint from Grace Hyland

Channel 7 has pulled its advertisement for tonight’s edition of Spotlight after high profile transgender rights activist Grace Hyland called out the broadcaster for appearing to suggest she regretted transitioning gender. The promotional advertisement claims thousands of “kids are doing and then regretting it.” as it showed photographs of young people before and after their gender […]

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Channel 7’s ‘Spotlight’ set to run story on detransitioning

Channel 7’s ‘Spotlight’ set to run story on detransitioning

Channel 7 are set to run a report on transgender people who later regret their decision to change gender. The detransitioning report comes from Western Australian journalist Liam Bartlett. Warning: This story has details of comments which might be distressing to some readers. For 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. […]

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Press Council finds columnist’s opinion piece had inaccuracies

Press Council finds columnist’s opinion piece had inaccuracies

The Australian Press Council has found that an opinion piece published in the NT Times and the Cairns Post failed to fully present facts about the closure of a gender clinic in Great Britain, Australia’s Safe Schools program, and Victoria’s legislation against conversion therapy practices. The article titled Woke world is wobbling was printed in both newspapers […]

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Advocates welcome MP Alex Greenwich’s equality bills in NSW

Advocates welcome MP Alex Greenwich’s equality bills in NSW

National LGBTIQ+ advocacy group Equality Australia have celebrated the introduction of anti-discrimination bills in New South Wales parliament by independent MP, Alex Greenwich. Greenwich’s Equality Legislation Amendment (LGBTIQA+) Bill 2023 covers changes to various acts and includes banning LGBTQA+ conversion practices, allowing trans and non-binary people to update their gender without the need for surgery […]

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