Lyle Shelton has vowed to never apologise for comments he made about Queensland drag performers Queeny and Delta Good-Rim, despite being called to a conciliation process at the Queensland Human Rights Commission. Shelton, who previously lead the ‘No’ campaign against marriage equality, and was formerly the leader of the Australian Christian Lobby, unsuccessfully ran for […]
Tags: ACL, Australian Christian Lobby, Diamond Good-Rim, discrimination, drag, Drag Queen, drag story time, free speech, human rights, lawfare, Lyle Shelton, Queensland, Queeny, The Good Sauce, Wilson Gavin
1 Aug 2020 /
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Former rugby union star Israel Folau has reportedly again spoken out against the LGBTI+ community while delivering a sermon at a Sydney church. Speaking at The Truth of Jesus Christ Church in Kenthurst, Folau calls homosexuality a sin, and says the devil is the cause of transgender and gender diverse children in schools. “This is […]
Tags: Bisexual, free speech, gay, Israel Folau, Lesbian, LGBTIQ, religious freedom, Rugby Australia, the devil, trans*, transgender
17 Jun 2019 |
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The opposition have criticised the government’s decision to allow controversial speaker Milo Yiannopoulos a visa to enter Australia for a speaking tour. Labor’s Shadow Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the government had only changed its stance after being pressured by right wing commentators. “I think we can decide who we want to come to Australia.” […]
Tags: Amanda Stoker, free speech, James Paterson, milo yiannopoulos, One Nation, Pauline Hanson, Penny Wong, Scott Morrison, Shayne Neumann, SKY News, Tim Wilson
10 Mar 2019 |
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Professor Adam Shoemaker, the Vice Chancellor of the University Southern Cross, has shared his thoughts on the debate over free speech on University campuses saying institutions should be finding out more about the content of events of private hirers using their facilities. Professor Shoemaker was speaking at the 2018 Australian Ally Conference at Curtin University […]
Tags: free speech, Quentin Van Meter, university
28 Sep 2018 |
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High Hefner, the founder of Playboy magazine, has died aged 91. The publisher was a larger than life character who will be remembered for appearing his trademark smoking jacket and silk pyjamas. His signature look for decades. Following his death Hefner has been described as a misogynist, but also praised for his commitment to free […]
Tags: civil rights, dead, free speech, gay rights, Hugh Hefner, Playboy
28 Sep 2017 |
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The Sydney Morning Herald have reported on comments made by members of the conservative movement Q Society at a Sydney fundraiser this week, speaking out against the LGBTIQ community and members of the Islamic faith. Cartoonist Larry Pickering reportedly told the Sydney audience on Thursday night that he “can’t stand Muslims.” “They are not all bad, […]
Tags: Debbie Robinson, free speech, gay, gay slur, insult, Kirrlaie Smith, Larry Pickering, Mohamed El-Mouelhy, Q Society, Ross Cameron, SKY News, Sydney Morning Herald
10 Feb 2017 |
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OPINION The author Gabriel García Márquez said; “All human beings have three lives: public, private, and secret.” But in Australia in 2016 are we struggling to recognise the line between the first two? Are we just left with public and secret? Many people rightly felt that academic Roz Ward, the founder of the Safe Schools Coalition, […]
Tags: anti-bullying, Bisexual, Daniel Zachariou, Facebook, free speech, freee speech, gay, Intersex, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, private, Public, queer, Roz Ward, safe schools coalition, secret, Supanova, trans*, transgender
7 Jun 2016 |
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