by Beth Holmes | Feb 14, 2022 | Civil Rights, Education, Equality, Gay and Lesbian, Gender, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, LGBTQIA+ Youth, Politics, Power LGBT, Religion, Sexuality, Transgender
Religious schools in Australia may soon be stopped from punishing students for their sexuality or gender identity. Scott Morrison, the Australian Prime Minster, is fairly right-wing, so it came as a surprise when he promised last Thursday to stop faith-based schools...
by admin | Aug 19, 2020 | Equality, Featured, Human Rights, International, LGBTQIA+, LGBTQIA+ Youth, News, Sexuality
Conversion Therapy, or therapy meant to alter one’s sexual orientation or gender identity, is a so-called treatment inflicted on LGBT people to allegedly make them straight and/or cisgender. Practitioners over the years have used techniques like aversion therapy...
by admin | May 30, 2017 | Featured, News
Ben & Jerry’s has taken a stand against Australia’s same-sex marriage ban. The ice cream manufacturer is banning same-flavor scoops in all 26 of its Australian locations until gay marriage is legalized. The announcement sent Twitter ablaze, with some...
by admin | Dec 1, 2016 | Featured, News
On November 22, 2016, 13-year-old Tyrone Unsworth killed himself after being repeatedly bullied. Tyrone, who is from Australia, was gay. A month prior to taking his own life, he was involved in a brutal fight with another student. The aftermath of the fight...
