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NSW police charge man over ‘commissioning a crime’ following Sydney riot

NSW police charge man over ‘commissioning a crime’ following Sydney riot

A 34-year-old Sydney man has been charged with encouraging the commission of crimes following the violent outbreak outside a Sydney church earlier this week. Warning: This story has details of violence which might be distressing to some readers. For 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call […]

Senator Lidia Thorpe knocked to the ground at ‘Let Women Speak’ event

Senator Lidia Thorpe knocked to the ground at ‘Let Women Speak’ event

Independent senator Lidia Thorpe was knocked to the ground as attempted to interrupt the ‘Let Women Speak’ open mike event in Canberra on Thursday. The last stop in British provocateur Kellie-Jay Keen’s speaking tour saw a tiny turn out of supporters which was dwarfed by protesters. At every stop of Keen’s seven city tour of […]

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NSW police charge two men over clash with LGBTIQA+ protesters

  Posted by Community Action for Rainbow Rights on Tuesday, March 21, 2023   NSW Police have charged two people following a violent confrontation between hundreds of men and LGBTIQ protesters outside a church where One Nation NSW leader Mark Latham was speaking on Tuesday night. Warning: This story includes footage of assaults and threats […]

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Protesters drown out Kellie-Jay Keen’s Hobart appearance

Protesters drown out Kellie-Jay Keen’s Hobart appearance

Tasmania showed its support for transgender people when protesters dramatically outnumbered attendees at Kellie-Jay Keen’s Hobart appearance. Warning: This story has details of anti-transgender views which might be distressing to some readers. For 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 […]

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Deeming says she will fight push to remove her from the Liberal party

Deeming says she will fight push to remove her from the Liberal party

Embattled Victoria Liberal MP Moira Deeming says she will fight Victoria Liberal leader John Pesutto’s push to have her removed from the party. Warning: This story has details which might be distressing to some readers. For 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on […]

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‘Revoke my visa at your peril” Kellie-Jay Keen warns NZ PM

‘Revoke my visa at your peril” Kellie-Jay Keen warns NZ PM

Kellie-Jay Keen, the anti-transgender campaigner touring Australia, has dared New Zealand’s Prime Minister Chris Hipkins to deny her entry to the country. Warning: This story has comments which might be distressing to some readers. For 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 […]

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Victoria Liberal leader John Pesutto will seek to expel Moira Deeming

Victoria Liberal leader John Pesutto will seek to expel Moira Deeming

Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto says Moira Deeming’s position is “untenable” and he will move a motion to have her expelled from the parliamentary Liberal party. Warning: This story has comments which might be distressing to some readers. For 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call […]

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Equality Tasmania worried about Kellie-Jay Keen appearance in Hobart

Equality Tasmania worried about Kellie-Jay Keen appearance in Hobart

Equality Tasmania say they are deeply concerned about an anti-transgender activist, Kellie-Jay Keen speaking on Parliament Lawns in Hobart on Tuesday.  The concern has been raised after a neo-Nazis group appeared adjacent to Keen’s event outside the Victorian Parliament in Melbourne yesterday. The LGBTIQA+ rights group has also called for the Tasmanian Government’s draft bill against Nazi […]

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Calls for states to improve vilification laws in wake of Victorian protests

Calls for states to improve vilification laws in wake of Victorian protests

A diverse group of trans, LGBTIQ+, multicultural, women’s and other civil society organisations have joined together to condemn the hate speech and transphobic displays that took place outside Victorian parliament on Saturday. The coalition said it highlighted the urgent need for Victoria and other jurisdictions to expand their anti-vilification laws to prohibit all forms of […]

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Premier Daniel Andrews: Anti-trans activists were there to spread hate

Premier Daniel Andrews: Anti-trans activists were there to spread hate

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has commented on the protests against the Let Women Speak tour in Melbourne yesterday which saw anti-transgender activists, and self-described women’s rights advocates standing adjacent to neo-Nazi groups on the steps of the state’s parliament. Warning: This story has details of events and comments which might be distressing to some readers. For […]

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