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The Safe Schools- LGBTI controversy

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What is the Safe Schools’ All Of Us resource trying to achieve? The Safe Schools Coalition who is behind the All Of Us teaching resource, aims to create “safe and more inclusive” school environments for same sex attracted, intersex and gender diverse students. It is funded by the Federal Government. The All Of Us resource encourages students to be allies for their LGBTI peers. “A great ally does » Respect their friend’s confidentiality » Stand up for LGBTI students if they are being bullied » Have an open mind » Talk about relationships in a way that is inclusive of LGBTI people » Respect their friend’s decision to come out or not » Tries to only use the name, pronouns, and identity labels an LGBTI person asks them to.” “A great ally does not » Keep saying “that’s so gay” » Stereotype people » Assume their friends are only attracted to the opposite sex/gender » Deliberately use the wrong pronoun » Spread rumours » Talk behind their friend’s back » Stand by when LGBTI people ar

Australian Government bans gay material for politicians but promotes it for schools

Today I am launching a petition calling on the Palaszczuk government to stop the roll-out of the so-called “Safe Schools” program in Queensland . The federally funded “Safe Schools” program is billed as an anti-homophobia campaign, but really it is teaching gay sex and queer gender theory to kids. It’s even being rolled out in some primary schools . Let me be very clear, our schools should be safe for every student .  No one should have to suffer bullying and especially not at school. But “Safe Schools” goes way beyond an anti-bullying campaign. The program’s material could charitably be described as ‘explicit’.  It contains: · explicit discussions about gay and lesbian sex · encourages schools to put up posters depicting gay and lesbian relationships · encourages schools to allow students to cross-dress · suggests that schools set up unisex toilets And that’s just the start of it. The material is so explicit that yesterday the Queensland Parliament cen