Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta made headlines around the world when it announced it was ditching fact checking this week, but it has also updated its “Hateful Conduct” policy to green-light a range of hate speech towards LGBTQIA+ people. Meta announced a series of major updates to its content moderation policies on Tuesday, including …

A Canberra doctor has been accused of discrimination for cancelling a teenage transgender patient’s GP appointment. In an article from The ABC, Sandy* had booked into the GP for adolescent vaccinations. She was also seeking a mental health plan and possible referral to a transgender health clinic. However, Sandy and her mother were shocked when …

Controversial MP Moira Deeming has been readmitted to the Victorian Liberal party room as a new leader was chosen. In a dramatic morning, the Victorian Liberals have replaced John Pesutto with Brad Battin as leader. Pesutto had previously led Deeming’s removal from the party after she participated in a rally by anti-transgender provocateur Kellie-Jay Keen …

LGBTQIA+ advocacy group Just.Equal Australia have announced a four point plan to protect trans and gender diverse (TGD) Australians from an increase in anti-trans hatred after incoming US President Donald Trump made it clear that attacking the rights of transgender people will be a top priority for his second term in office. Trump yesterday launched …

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released experimental estimates of LGBTI+ populations. These estimates are the first of their kind in Australia. In a new approach, the ABS combined data from nearly 45,000 people who responded to one of four recent ABS health surveys to shed light on LGBTI+ people in Australia. Linda Fardell, …

The Australian Government has today announced a $15.5 million ten-year “National Action Plan for the Health and Wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ People” following a consultation process that involved hundreds of community members and 26 roundtables around the country. The Action Plan was announced today in Melbourne by Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care the Hon …

A trans woman detained at Villawood Immigration Detention Centre says she feels isolated, heavily surveilled, and subjected to discriminatory treatment. Kayla, whose name has been changed for her safety, is one of four trans women transferred to the Western Sydney detention centre this year. Speaking to the ABC, she described an environment of “hyper monitoring” …

A landmark Australian study has found more than three quarters of LGBTQIA+ young people surveyed had experienced sexual harassment at work. Funded by ANROWS, the national study undertaken with over 1000 young people aged 14 to 30 found that 77 per cent of LGBTQ young people have faced workplace sexual harassment, including inappropriate comments, intrusive …

Victoria has unveiled anti-vilification law reforms that will expand protections for LGBTQIA+ communities from hate speech. Existing laws in Victorian protect against vilification based on race and religion. But the state government’s Justice Legislation Amendment (Anti-vilification and Social Cohesion) Bill, unveiled on Tuesday, will expand the state’s laws to ban vilification based on disability, gender …

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NSW Police have charged a 20-year-old man for allegedly making a Nazi salute after gatecrashing a Sydney transgender rights rally and hurling abuse at marchers. The Sydney Trans Day of Resistance rally was on Saturday afternoon (November 23) at Pride Square in Newtown. Supporters gathered at the Square and waved transgender flags and chanted as …
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