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 […]
Former political activist and YouTuber Lauren Southern has filled in on the Sky News program Outsiders replacing News Corp columnist Rita Panahi. During the program Southern delivered an editorial criticising the military for embracing diversity programs – arguing that the top priority for defence forces if the ability to win wars and kill the enemy. Southern said […]
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 […]
South Korea has elected Moon Jae-in as their new President ending a decade of conservative rule. The country was forced to hold a snap poll to find a new President after former leader Park Geun-hye was impeached over an extensive corruption scandal. The new president has promised to introduce a more conciliatory approach to relations with North […]
The chief of South Korea’s army is facing calls for his resignation after allegedly launching a probe to ‘out’ gay soldiers. Homosexuality is not illegal in South Korea, but it is frowned upon in the nation’s largely conservative society. However the country’s military code of conduct describes same sex activity between personnel as “reciprocal […]
The Australian newspaper has revealed that the Australian Defence Force has offered to pay an army major $25,000 after high profile transgender officer Cate McGregor mocked him on social media. The legal offer follows an investigation into a social media feud between Group Captain McGregor, Major Bernard Gaynor Snr and his son Bernard Gaynor Jnr. […]
Aspiring politician Bernard Gaynor has won his landmark case against the Australian Defence Force. Mr Gaynor, an army reservist, was sacked by the Chief of the Defence Force last year following his criticism of the army allowing uniformed soldiers to march in the Mardi Gras Parade. On his blog the conservative commentator said army personnel […]
Sweden’s army have launched a new campaign that promotes LGBTIQ Pride and inclusiveness in the country’s military. The poster for the campaign presents a woman in camouflage gear posed before a camouflage background. The soldier has a prominent rainbow badge sewn onto her arm, boldly against the green and brown of the image along with […]
