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Here's Why Malcolm Turnbull Was Asked About A 17-Year-Old Bisexual Schoolgirl
Leave Megan out of this. Radio shock jock Alan Jones had a big old go at prime minister Malcolm Turnbull this morning over content he claimed was in the LGBTI anti-bullying program, Safe Schools...
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Gay Labor Candidate Tells Terrifying Story About Being Bashed On The Street
“This is gay bashing, this is bigotry and it’s unacceptable.” Matt Loader is the Labor party's candidate running in the South Australian seat of Sturt against innovation minister Christopher Pyne....
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United Nations To Consider Creating An LGBT Rights Officer
Elijah Nouvelage / Reuters A group of five South American countries is expected to propose creating a new position at the United Nations devoted to investigating human rights violations against LGBTI...
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Troye Sivan's Mum Has Started A Petition To Support LGBTI Kids
Laurelle Mellet, the mother of Australian musician and YouTube star Troye Sivan, has started an online petition to garner support for an anti-bullying program aimed at LGBTI youth. Via change.org In...
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Surprise! Aussie TV Is Extremely White And Extremely Straight
People from ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities, and the LGBTI community are still underrepresented. Australian TV is far whiter, straighter, and more able-bodied than the general population,...
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LGBT Kids Struggling In Wake Of "Safe Schools" Scare Campaign
Schools have been left ill-equipped to properly support LGBTI students after a nationwide scare campaign against the Safe Schools program misinformed parents about the nature of the anti-bullying...
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Victorian Schools Will Hold An LGBTI History Month In October
The Safe Schools Coalition will launch an LGBTI history month in Victorian schools in October. Gay Rights march, George Street, Sydney, 15 July 1978, photograph by Geoff Friend, courtesy Geoff Friend...
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Despite What The Government Says, LGBTI Groups Do Not Want A Plebiscite
Over 60 LGBTI groups and people have signed an open letter to the Australian parliament calling on politicians to vote down the marriage equality plebiscite. Saeed Khan / AFP / Getty Images The letter...
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Liberal MP Slams Lack Of Facts In Safe Schools Debate
A Liberal MP has slammed the lack of facts behind an anti-Safe Schools petition during a fiery debate on the LGBTI anti-bullying program on the floor of NSW parliament. NSW Parliament webcast A...
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Here’s Proof The National Suicide Hotline Is Taking Plebiscite-Related Calls
Calls relating to the government’s same-sex marriage plebiscite have been given their own category at the national suicide hotline. A leaked screenshot from the database of the national suicide...
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George Brandis Consults With LGBTI Groups Before Parliament Plebiscite Showdown
Attorney general George Brandis has requested a meeting with LGBTI community leaders about the marriage plebiscite ahead of parliament resuming next week. Dan Peled / AAPIMAGE BuzzFeed News...
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Celebrants Will Be Able To Refuse Same-Sex Weddings Under Proposed Law
Marriage will be defined as between "two people" and both religious and civil celebrants will have the right to refuse marrying a same-sex couple, under legislation proposed by the government. Saeed...
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Leaked Anglican Church Document Says Marriage Equality "Greatest Ever Threat...
A leaked document from the Anglican Church called What has God joined together? warns that same-sex marriage is the "greatest threat to religious freedom" Australia has ever seen. The booklet, which...
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It's Not Dead Yet: Coalition Will Take The Plebiscite To The Next Election
Government minister Josh Frydenberg has indicated a same-sex marriage plebiscite will remain the Coalition's policy for years to come, including up to and after the next federal election in 2019....
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This Church Split From Its Denomination Over LGBTI People In Leadership...
An Adelaide church has split from its denomination so people in same-sex relationships can hold leadership positions within the church. Supplied The Activate Church in Bowden, South Australia,...
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Conservative Chinese Australians Will Take To The Streets Over Safe Schools
Members of Australia's Chinese community who oppose the Safe Schools Coalition are planning street demonstrations to pressure politicians over the LGBTI anti-bullying program. BuzzFeed A private...
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Salvos Come Out In Support Of Safe Schools Program
The Salvation Army has lent its support to the Safe Schools Coalition, saying negative claims about the LGBTI anti-bullying program have no basis. Tim Boyle / Getty Images The Safe Schools program has...
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"This Is Why We Need To Defend Safe Schools": LGBTI Community Responds To Gay...
The story of a 13-year-old Brisbane boy who tragically killed himself after years of anti-gay bullying is not an isolated incident, says the chief of an Australian LGBTI youth organisation. Amanda...
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People Are Mad About News Corp Sponsoring An LGBTI Pride Festival
Melbourne pride festival Midsumma is reviewing its partnership with News Corp after complaints over the stance taken in many articles about LGBTI issues published by the powerful media company....
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Here's The "Safe Schools" Of The 1970s
Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives / Anna Mendoza In 2016, some Australians spent a great deal of time working to destroy a program called the Safe Schools Coalition.The anti-bullying program – aimed...
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