Posts tagged anti-discrimination

The Equality Tasmania group has released two new fact sheets highlighting the adverse effects of the draft Religious Discrimination Bill on Tasmanians. The aim of …

Rachel Colvin, a former teacher at Ballarat Christian College, launched a ground-breaking discrimination complaint this week against the non-denominational Christian college because she would not …

Robert Williams, who lodged the initial complaint over the flyers, said he was “surprised that Mr Durston doesn’t seem to understand that Tasmania’s laws protect everyone equally, including people of faith, and that what he did was both wrong and illegal regardless of how often he invokes God.”

New guidance says the Church “welcomes and encourages the unconditional affirmation of trans people, equally with all people, within the body of Christ, and rejoices in the diversity of that body”

“I have advice to the straight community. Don’t think it’s easy now for LGBTI kids just because the laws have changed”

“Labor wants to see this bill passed before Parliament rises for the Christmas break – there is no reason why kids and their families should have to wait any longer for certainty.”

34 schools signed a letter from the Anglican Diocese of Sydney claiming there is “little evidence” LGBTI students or staff are being discriminated against in schools.

Current and former Anglican school students signed the open letter to 34 schools who are demanding their right to discriminate against LGBTI staff and students be upheld.

“It’s deeply troubling that instead of seeking to repair the church’s relationship with the LGBTIQ community… your church is now seeking the power to legalise bullying against LGBTI students and teachers.”

The draft bill makes provision for decisions made to protect “the religious susceptibilities of adherents of that religion or creed” and in instances where the school “had regard to the best interests of the student”.