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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has spoken at the second reading on her Australian Education Legislation Amendment (Prohibiting the Indoctrination of Children) Bill 2020 in Federal Parliament on Monday. The Bill, first introduced by Senator Hanson in February, proposes that schools receiving Commonwealth funding should be forced to teach a “balanced” curriculum, and make school […]
Tags: david van, education, gender diverse, mehreen faruqi, nita green, One Nation, Pauline Hanson, schools, trans*, transgender
2 Sep 2020 /
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A petition to prevent the passing of the One Nation-led Education Legislation Amendment Bill in New South Wales is circulating the internet, gathering national support. The petition has garnered almost 60,000 signatures over the last two weeks, demanding the Bill not pass New South Wales state parliament. “It is wrong, unfair and it is discrimination,” […]
Tags: ACON, clover moore, education, gender diverse, Mark Latham, new south wales, NSWGLRL, One Nation, schools, trans*, transgender
25 Aug 2020 |
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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has claimed there are only 57 transgender youth in Australian schools during a speech outlining why she wants parents to decide what is included in the education curriculum. Speaking in the senate this morning, Senator Hanson outlined why she has introduced legislation that will allow parents to take schools to […]
Tags: climate change, education, gay, Gender, global warming, LGBTIQ, One Nation, Pauline Hanson, safe schools, trans*, transgender
12 Feb 2020 |
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Researchers in the USA have tackled the challenge of new infections of HIV among young gay and bisexual men by focussing on their behaviour on mobile phone dating apps. In 2016 in the USA gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men accounted for the large majority of new cases of HIV. Sixty […]
Tags: AIDS, education, Health, HIV, José Bauermeister, online intervention, University of Pennsylvania
28 Feb 2019 |
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An national fellowship of Christian Schools are asking for no changes to be made to legal exemptions that allow faith-based schools to discriminate based on sexuality, following the removal of a gay teacher from a Perth college. The West Australian have reported that Christian Schools Australia have written to Attorney General John Quigley and Education Minister […]
Tags: christian schools australia, discrimination, education, John Quigley, Mark McGowan, mark spencer, Sexuality, south coast baptist college, Sue Ellery, teacher
23 Nov 2017 |
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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*, transgender
26 Aug 2017 |
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Tens of thousands of Perth homes have been sent flyers campaigning against the Safe Schools Coalition anti-bullying program. The flyers claim that the program is delivered to young children, “encourages” boys and girls to use the each others bathroom and warns voters to think carefully before voting for any of the political parties that support […]
Tags: All Kids Matter, AusPol, Bisexual, Colin Barnett, education, Election, election 2016, gay, James Parker, Labor, Lesbian, Liberal, Lynn MacLaren, Mike Nahan, Promiscuity, safe schools, Terry Healy, The Greens, trans*, transgender
6 Mar 2017 |
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“In the last 10 years, we’ve known we’re not dying. Does the community know we’re not dying?” As World AIDS Day was marked around the world for another year, the LGBTI and wider communities are called to look at the great strides and great losses the world has seen with regards to HIV and AIDS. […]
Tags: AIDS, education, Health, HIV, NAPWHA, PLHIV, stigma
22 Dec 2016 |
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Texas lawmaker and member of the Tea Party movement, Senator Konni Burton, has submitted a bill proposing that all public school employees must tell parents if their children identify as LGBT. The bill, known as Senate Bill 242, could see public school staff punished if they fail to inform parents of their child’s gender identity […]
Tags: dan patrick, donald trump, education, fort worth, konni burton, Parents, PFLAG, School, senator konni burton, Texas, World News
23 Nov 2016 |
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The Salvation Army have declared their support for the Safe Schools anti-bullying program. Major Dr Geoff Webb from the Salvation Army said his organisation had reviewed the programs materials and found that they were consistent with the aims of the program. “Our social policy unit has reviewed the official teaching resources provided by the Safe […]
Tags: Australian Transgender Support Association Queensland, Bisexual, bullying, education, gay, Lesbian, safe schools coalition, Salvation Army, trans*, transgender
17 Nov 2016 |
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