OUTInPerth – Albanese allows questions on sexuality, but not gender, in census
The PMs latest position has drawn continued criticism.
QNews – Inquest into suicides of trans Victorians calls for urgent change
A Victorian coroner has recommended urgent improvements to police systems and increased funding increase for trans and gender-diverse healthcare following an inquest into a series of tragic suicides. Coroner Ingrid Giles has made the recommendations after an inquest into the deaths of five young transgender women in Melbourne. One of the women, Bridget Flack (above), …
QNews – Big detail missing from PM’s backdown on LGBTQI+ census decision
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says a new question on sexual orientation will be tested for the next census, partly reversing a government decision that caused widespread backlash this week. But advocates say the PM’s update isn’t clear enough, with no apparent commitment to the questions on gender identity and intersex status that are needed too. …
Equality Australia – Equality Australia welcomes govt decision on census but says it doesn’t go far enough
Aug 30, 2024 – Equality Australia has welcomed the inclusion of a question on sexual orientation in the next census but says the national snapshot must count all members of the LGBTIQ+ community. The prime minister on Friday said the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) would proceed with testing a new question on sexual orientation, although […]
