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QNews
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QNews – SA’s bill to ban conversion practices ‘worst in Australia’

Survivors of harmful LGBTQ “conversion” practices have given a scathing review of the South Australian government’s draft legislation to ban the practices. Conversion practices – sometimes referred to as “conversion therapy” – seek to change or suppress a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Major medical bodies, including the Australian Medical Association and Australian Psychological …

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OUTInPerth
OUTinPerth

OUTInPerth – Is Kellie-Jay Keen heading back to Australia for C-PAC?

The C-PAC conference has added a mystery speaker to it’s lineup for its upcoming gathering in Brisbane this October. The information on the conservative political group’s website describes the unannounced mystery speaker as “A global phenomenon who asks a simple question. ‘What is a woman?’” It has been suggested that the guest could be British […]

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QNews
QNews

QNews – Concerns new federal Hate Crimes Bill falls short

LGBTQIA+ community advocates have welcomed proposed amendments that would see “sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex status and disability” added to federal hate crimes legislation for the first time but are concerned that the changes don’t go far enough. The Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024 aims to strengthen the “urging violence offences” in …

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