Category: LGBTQI

Australia’s NT Government Reverses Non-Gendered Language Guidelines for Schools

Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) government has reversed its decision to introduce gender-neutral language at schools after being criticized for “attempting to apply Marxist ideology” into the education system. According to draft guidelines on diverse sex, sexuality, and gender identity pushed by the NT Education Department, teachers could have been banned from calling students “boys and…


Up To 10 Years in Jail For Suppression Of LGBITQ+, Vic Government

The Victorian government has made suppression of an LGBITQ+ individual a jailable offence in the state, after passing into law the Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Act 2021 on Feb.17. The new law(pdf),  means that anyone who attempts to convert or suppress the sexual orientation or gender identity of Victorian LGBTIQ+ members can face up to…


10 Years Jail Time For Suppression Of LGBITQ+, Vic Government

The Victorian government has made suppression of an LGBITQ+ individual a jailable offence in the state, after passing into law the Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Act 2021 on Feb.17. The new law(pdf),  means that anyone who attempts to convert or suppress the sexual orientation or gender identity of Victorian LGBTIQ+ members can face up to…


Balancing Rights and Freedom, Secular and Traditional Values

Commentary Declared a fundamental human right in international treaties to which Australia is a signatory, the exercise of the right to religious freedom has nonetheless been sorely tested in recent days. The controversy was provoked by Citipointe Christian College, a Brisbane-based independent school within the Christian Outreach Centre Movement when it asked parents of pupils…


Religious Bill Sparks More Debate

The Australian Christian Lobby has stated that they will withdraw their support for the religious discrimination bill if a clause allowing religious schools to discriminate against same-sex attracted and gender-diverse students is withdrawn. The Senate legal and constitutional affairs committee is hearing from religious groups, legal experts, and education representatives on Thursday as part of…


Australian Faith Based Schools To Have Discretionary Hiring Protections Under Religious Discrimination Bill

The revamped religious discrimination bill will allow schools to hire people on the basis of faith but will not shield employees from prosecution for making statements of belief that might offend others, Education Minister Alan Tudge said. The bill would also not allow a school to reject a teacher based on their sexuality or other traits,…


State Department Will Let People Choose Their Gender on Passports

The State Department will allow people to choose their gender on passports, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement Wednesday. The State Department will let people “self-select their gender as ‘M’ or ‘F’” and will waive the required medical certification for individuals whose gender on their citizenship or ID doesn’t match their “self-selected…


Calls for ‘Offensive’ Ice Cream Brand to Be Renamed Rejected By Australians

Streets ice cream is being pressured to rename its iconic “Golden Gaytime” brand after a member of the LGBTQIA+ community deemed the biscuit and ice-cream treat to be “offensive” and “outdated.” But pushback against the move is gaining support by those who say it is simply ‘cancel culture’  “gone way too far,” according to a…


Biden’s Policy Conditioning Aid on Protecting LGBTQI Rights Arouses Pushback in Africa

The Biden Administration’s new face toward Africa has revived a raft of priorities from the Obama years, including conditioning U.S. foreign aid on protections for gays and lesbians. On Feb. 2 President Joe Biden announced to African leaders in a virtual summit conference by zoom that the United States was “promoting” the rights of LGBTQI (lesbian,…


Biden’s Policy to Condition Aid on Protecting LGBTQI Rights Sparks Pushback in Africa

The Biden administration has renewed a range of priorities from the Obama years, expanding engagement worldwide to include conditioning U.S. foreign aid on protections for gays and lesbians. On Feb. 2, President Joe Biden announced to African leaders in a virtual summit conference on Zoom that the United States was “promoting” the rights of LGBTQI (lesbian,…