Posts tagged Jason Ball

The homophobic attacks come hours after the Orlando shootings

The debate will put candidates from the Australian Sex Party, Family First and other minor parties against each other.

The third annual Pride Cup is set to take place this month as a way to highlight homophobia in sport and push for LGBTI inclusion and diversity in Aussie rules football.

In light of the recent debate around whether or not the Safe Schools Coalition should have a presence in schools around the country, community advocates and supporters rallied in defence of it.

“It’s never been an issue and I’ve always been open about it.”

This summer the AFL 9s competition in Victoria will be more LGBTI-friendly, with two diversity teams billed to play.

The match will be the first of its kind ever held during the AFL’s premiership season, and will be aired nationally on TV.

Melbourne’s LGBTI community came together last Friday to celebrate the hard work undertaken by the community over the past year — from raising awareness around the trans* and gender diverse people to helping gay youth in rural Victoria.

Introducing the two openly-gay candidates from Labor and the Greens running for the safe Liberal electorate of Higgins in Victoria in the 2016 Federal Election.

Schools who sign on to the initiative that will be rolled out nationwide will receive training, resources and advice to help create a school environment free from homophobic and transphobic bullying.