WA Labor have endorsed a policy to protect LGBTI students at the party’s state conference. A new clause outlining the party’s commitment to anti-bullying programs was added to WA Labor’s education policy. Andy Skinner, the President of Rainbow Labor, told the conference that young LGBTI people needed support programs that stopped bullying on the basis […]
Tags: Andy Skinner, bullying, conference, education, funding, gay, Intersex, Labor, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, policy, queer, Rainbow Labor, safe schools, trans*, transgenderThis Friday August 25th will be the seventh annual ‘Wear It Purple’ Day – an opportunity for people to show solidarity with LGBTIQ+ young people at school, university and in the workplace. Since 2010, playgrounds, classrooms and offices have been awash with shades of violet and grape worn by those who stand against bullying and […]
Tags: abuse, anti-bullying, bullying, School, TAFE, university, Wear It Purple, workplaceLast Saturday, Perth’s Murray Street Mall was filled with supporters of the Safe Schools anti-bullying program – calling for its continuation across the nation. Though WA’s new Labor government have vowed to retain and fund the program once federal funding ends, the Save Safe Schools WA and supporters are urging the federal government and other […]
Tags: bullying, Gender, Lynn MacLaren, Oscar Kaspi-Crutchett, patrina harley, safe schools, senator louise pratt, Sexuality, Socialist Alliance, Sue Ellery, The Greens, WA LaborOPINION Journalists, opinion writers and commentators are up in arms this morning over reports that Roz Ward, one of the founders of the Safe Schools program, suggested that 50% of kids are gay. Except Ward never said that at all. The latest ‘clutch your pearls’ moment from the mainstream media began with a report from Rebecca […]
Tags: asexual, bullying, gay, heterosexual, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, LGBTIQA, queer, Roz Ward, safe schools, Sexuality, Straight19 Jun 2017 | Filed under Graeme Watson,National,News,Opinion | Read More
Journalist Shannon Molloy has quit as a director of the New South Wales Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby (NSW GLRL) following a social media campaign criticising his involvement in the organisation. Molloy, who works for News Corp, has written extensively about his personal experiences of homophobia and bullying, and has authored articles supporting the Safe […]
Tags: bullying, gay rights, news Corp, NSW LGRL, Shannon MolloyPrince William, the Duke of Cambridge, has been named ‘Straight Ally of the Year’ at the British LGBT Awards. The Prince was one of several celebrities honoured at the awards. Speaking in a video to accept the award Prince William said nobody should ever been bullied about their sexuality. “In recent years I’ve become passionate […]
Tags: Alan Carr, Attitude, Banana, bullying, Caitlyn Jenner, Cucumber, duke of cambridge, LGBT Awards, Prince William, Queer As Folk, Russel T DaviesA handful of Australian celebrities have launched a petition calling for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and the federal government to implement a new version of the Safe Schools anti-bullying program. In a letter to the PM and federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham, the group are suggesting a new anti-bullying program that seeks “an end to […]
Tags: bullying, Guy Pearce, Joel Creasey, Malcolm Turnbull, safe schools, Tracey Spicer, Troye SivanOlympic swimming star Ian Thorpe presents a confronting new two episode documentary series that investigates the effects of bullying. The first episode introduces fourteen-year-old Kelsey who faces homophobic bullying at his high school, while the second episode focuses on sixteen-year-old Chelsea who has a physical disability and is tormented by her classmates. The teens are […]
Tags: bullying, Ian Thorpe, safe schools, SchoolThe Greens have called on the Liberal Party to use tonight’s Court Hotel campaign event to announce support for same sex marriage and Safe Schools. Greens spokesperson for sexuality and gender identity Lynn MacLaren MLC has called on Premier Colin Barnett and the Liberal Party to use their campaign event at The Court Hotel to […]
Tags: bullying, Colin Barnett, convictions, Eleni Evangel, John Carey, Peter Collier, safe schools coalition, The CourtResults of a new survey released by youth mental health organisation ReachOut show that almost one in four young people have been bullied in the past 12 months. The organisation gathered information from 1000 Australians between the ages of 14-25, with 500 male and 500 female-identifying participants from regional and metropolitan areas. 22.9% of respondents […]
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