QNews – Kellie-Jay‎ Keen‎ has‎ not‎ been granted‎ a‎ visa‎ to‎ enter‎ Australia

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This article was originally published by QNews. You can find the original article here.

Anti-Trans activist Kellie-Jay Keen announced that she has not been granted a visa to enter Australia.

Keen was scheduled to attend the conservative political conference CPAC Australia in Brisbane this weekend.

“I haven’t got my visa to enter Australia.” Keen said on her livestream, “They haven’t got the gumption to actually cancel me.”

“Instead what they are doing is pretending they haven’t processed it, even though it is days overdue.”

“I won’t be going to Australia courtesy of CPAC.”

“I am not going to lie I was looking forward to upsetting all the right people with my trip.”

“It’s not often the main purpose of what I do but it is a wonderful side benefit.”

CPAC Australia ‘espouses the best of Howard, Reagan and Thatcher’,  exploring new ideas for the coming generations.

Victory for the trans community

Last month The Trans Justice Project launched a petition calling for Keen to not be allowed back in the country.

The petition attracted over 5000 signatures.

The organisation celebrated the news that Keen’s visa was not granted on social media.

“This‎ is‎ a‎ huge‎ victory‎ for‎ our‎ community,‎” they said on social media.

Congratulations‎ to‎ everyone‎ who‎ signed‎ and‎ shared‎ our‎ petition‎ emailed‎ the‎ Minister,‎ and‎ called‎ their‎ MP.‎”

“Because‎ of‎ your‎ actions,‎ Kellie-Jay‎ Keen‎ will‎ not‎ be‎ getting‎ a‎ second‎ opportunity‎ to‎ spread‎ her‎ hateful‎ rhetoric‎ in‎ Australia.”

“Trans‎ people‎ deserve‎ to‎ thrive.‎ We‎ deserve‎ to‎ feel‎ safe‎ in‎ our‎ communities,‎ to‎ have‎ the‎ freedom‎ to‎ be‎ ourselves,‎ and‎ to‎ be‎ able‎ to‎ live‎ free‎ from‎ discrimination‎ and‎ hate.”

“Allowing‎ Kellie-Jay‎ Keen‎ to‎ campaign‎ in‎ Australia‎ for‎ a‎ second‎ time‎ would‎ once‎ again‎ put‎ the‎ safety‎ and‎ wellbeing‎ of‎ our‎ community‎ at‎ risk.‎”

“⁣We‎ are‎ glad‎ that‎ in‎ this‎ instance‎ the‎ government‎ has‎ recognised‎ their‎ obligations‎ to‎ act‎ to‎ protect‎ communities‎ from‎ hate,‎ harassment,‎ and‎ vilification.”

In 2023 they released the findings of the Fuelling‎ Hate report, the largest-ever investigation into anti-trans hate in Australia.

It found that the trans community experienced‎ a‎ spike‎ in‎ instances‎ of‎ anti-trans‎ hate‎ during‎ the‎ two-month‎ period‎ that‎ directly‎ coincided‎ with‎ Kellie-Jay‎ Keen’s‎ tour.

The report outlines the rise in vilification,‎ abuse,‎ and‎ harassment towards the transgender and gender-diverse communities.

You can read the full report here.

Image : Trans Justice Project
Dean Arcuri

Dean Arcuri

Dean Arcuri is an entertainer, journalist, photographer, community darling and all-round busy homosexual with over a decade of experience documenting Australia’s LGBTIQ+ communities. Highlighting, sharing, and advocating the diversity, passion and joy of our communities is what he is about.

This article was originally published by QNews. You can find the original article here.

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