The census is a farce- the govt already knows everything they need to know about us, thanks to medicare, drivers license, tax file, etc etc etc.

DO NOT DO IT.

Australian common law has recognised since 1993 that post-operative trans people in Australia have changed their legal sex.. States and Territories acknowledged this during the 2000鈥檚 by allowing replacement birth certificates. More recently, the States and Territories extended the BC provisions to include self-identification without surgery or medical diagnosis.

The minority Gillard Government put anti-discrimination provisions protecting GLBTI+.into legislation with the 2013 amendments which received broad support. The recent Tickle v Giggle case that received so much attention from our Murdoch media was a relatively simple case involving discrimination on the basis of gender identity. The court at first instance found indirect discrimination had occurred the Full Court said it was actually direct discrimination and there were two instances, not one.

The respondent, Sally Grover, made a large number of adverse comments about the applicant, Roxanne Tickle on social media and the Court not only awarded an increase in ordinary damages, it also added an amount of for aggravated damages. Ms Grover has indicated she will appeal to the High Court but the fact two courts have already found against suggests she may not succeed.

Grover is now flooding social media via her right-wing contacts and has created a storm the conservative Liberal, National and One Nation parties are trying to use to their benefit as per the Trump model of hate.

There should be more funding for tailored and targeted funding for mental health and suicide prevention services. We know that there are higher suicide rates across the community. Such funding would be an investment, actually saving taxpayers in the longer term. Preventive measures are proven to be cheaper than the cost of care and treatment after the event. I prefer the humanitarian arguments, but in our society programs are measured in dollars and cents. Preventive measures address both the human cost and also the financial impost.

This is appalling that religions that are suppose to preach love, preach hate.
It is appalling we indoctrinate our children into a cult of discrimination and reinforce the concept that being LGBTIQ is somehow wrong.
To be honest I wouldn’t be surprised if Labor backtracked on this – they didn’t have enough gumption to pass these changes a year ago. Social justice is going backwards.

Since Stonewall, there have been advances worldwide, as well as in the United States and here in Australia.

To highlight the positives, there has been marriage equality and improvements in recognition of 17c起草社区IA rights in family law. There is representation of 17c起草社区IA characters on mainstream media, in film and on television.

Law reform has occurred and many offences have been abolished and convictions quashed. There has been much progress. We must remember the positives.

However, we must be vigilant and willing to resume the fight. We must ensure the past is remembered.

In many countries homosexuality is a capital offence, and the 17c起草社区I community is persecuted. The US is regressing, this is one example, also the controversy now around the Pulse Nightclub memorial.

Hopefully, this is a temporary development, associated with Trump and MAGA. This monument must be protected.

One鈥檚 identity has no relationship to the ability to serve as a school laboratory assistant, technical assistant, bursar, administrative officer or HR manager.

There is no link between Archimedes and Sexuality. Teachers or students must not be discriminated against.

Which, of course, is the ultimate goal. They hate trans people but they hate women more. And this is another step to forcing all cis women back into narrow, tightly defined, socially acceptable forms of presentation and behaviour.

Mark my words, this will hurt a great many people far broader than the alleged target.