For the first time since gender identity was added to the Sex Discrimination Act, it’s being tested in court. At its heart, the case looks at the rights and recognition of transgender people.
In assessing Scott Morrison’s prime ministership, several factors need to be taken into account. On many of them, his record is poor.
It appears to have become more prevalent, visible, and possibly also more politicised in post-pandemic times, as general trust in governments and mainstream media declines.
Human rights legislation is a normal part of living in a modern democratic country, but Australia still doesn’t have a legal framework that supports everyone living here.
The rights of trans people have become a highly divisive political issue in the US and UK. Recent events underline how we must be proactive in ensuring Australia doesn’t mirror their transphobic environments.
It’s time to ask our politicians the hard questions about what they intend to do to strengthen human rights protections if elected to government.
Mark Latham's anti-trans bill that seeks to prohibit NSW schools from teaching gender fluidity faces a constitutional wall.
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