A former Australian soldier has shared her personal experience of how the Australian army used to humiliate and denigrate soldiers they suspected were gay, lesbian or bisexual. Content Warning: This article discusses suicide. Yvonne Sillett, a former soldier, has shared her experience with the royal commission looking into veteran suicides. The commission is currently hearing […]
Cabinet documents from twenty five years ago have revealed the Keating government’s concerns about allowing gay people to serve in the military. The cabinet papers from 1992 and 1993 have been made public today and given Australians an insight into the concerns of the government. One issue that the cabinet debated was allowing gay people […]
Labor’s veteran’s affairs spokesperson Amanda Rishworth has dismissed concerns about the Australian Defence Forces proving medical care to transgender personnel. Liberal MP Andrew Hastie has launched a campaign against the Australian Defence Forces providing funding to personnel who experience gender dysphoria. The Western Australian MP has called on the ADF to tighten up its recruitment […]
The second highest ranking member of the Australian Defence Force has defended their support for personnel with gender dysphoria. Appearing at a senate estimates hearing Vice Chief of the Defence Force, Vice Admiral Ray Griggs, said the cost of training staff outweighed the cost of proving their health. “These are people who are wearing the uniform […]
Western Australian Liberal MP Andrew Hastie is adamant that the defence force should change its policy which allows gender reassignment surgery for transgender service personnel. The conservative MP disagrees with Defence Minister Marise Payne and Defence Personnel Minister Dan Tehan who have defended the funding. The member for Canning has stepped up his campaign for […]
The Minister for Defence Personnel, Dan Tehan, says he has reassured Western Australian politician Andrew Hastie that Australia’s military is focused on the defence of the nation, and allowing transgender personnel to undertake gender reassignment surgery is not reducing their effectiveness. Hastie has spoken out about the defence force’s policy over the last week, arguing […]
Western Australian Liberal MP Andrew Hastie has declared he’s committed to stopping transgender service personnel from receiving gender reassignment surgery on the tax payer’s dollar. The former SAS officer discussed his opposition to the defence force policy in a recent speech that was reported in the media over the weekend. “I do not see how […]
Cabinet papers released today show that 25 years ago the Australian government was told that allowing gay and lesbian people to openly serve in the military would lead to enlisted defense force personnel being preyed upon by gay men. Robert Ray who was Defence Minister at in the Keating government in the early 90’s, argued […]
The Sydney Morning Herald has revealed that former Prime Minister Tony Abbott is heading to the USA to speak at an event sponsored by a far right wing Christian group that opposes same sex marriage and abortion. Mr Abbott will reportedly deliver a speech on the topic ‘The Importance of Family’ at a high profile […]
Bernard Gaynor, the conservative commentator who was dropped from Katter’s Australia Party earlier this year for saying he did not want his children taught by gay teachers, is facing disciplinary action in the army. The Herald Sun has reported that the Army Reserve Intelligence Officer is facing a “notice to show cause for termination” from the […]
