Why our rainbow representatives in parliament are leading the way
“Being at the table helps ensure we are not on the menu.”
“Being at the table helps ensure we are not on the menu.”
“I’m worried that this will go down the same route as the marriage equality debate. Someone will be suggesting a plebiscite next,” Tanya Plibersek said of the delays.
“Before the Wentworth by-election the Prime Minister promised he would remove discrimination from schools as a matter of urgency. This is yet another lie from the Prime Minister.”
The Greens have tabled an amendment to the legislation to ensure that LGBTI teachers and staff at religious schools are also protected from discrimination.
He also called for a return to the White Australia policy and an immigration ban for the Muslim community.
“We want to inspire [LGBTI youth] so they know that no matter what they want to achieve, they can get there without their sexuality or gender identity acting as a barrier.”
Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott is urging voters to reject marriage equality via the postal vote in the name of religious freedom and rejecting political correctness.
Gay and bisexual men have allegedly been detained, tortured, and even killed in concentration camps in the region.
Speaking in a lecture Wong called for action in a nation that considers itself secular.
Senator Penny Wong announced the party’s commitment to the new role if Labor is elected.