What will the election mean for LGBTIQA+ Australians?
Veteran activist Rodney Croome looks at likely outcomes for LGBTIQA+ Australians in the event of a Coalition, Labor or minority government. It’s not hard to predict what each of the possible election outcomes will mean for LGBTIQA+ people. Here’s what I foresee when I consider the parties’ behaviour over the last three years, together with …
Fears and hopes for the 2022 federal election
Rodney Croome spells out his hopes and fears for the 2022 Federal election and the strategies he believes will move equality ahead despite the challenges faced by the LGBTIQ+ communities. Rodney Croome is a spokesperson for Just.Equal Australia. He has campaigned for LGBTIQ+ rights in every federal election since 1990. The 2022 federal election is …
Religious Privilege Bill | We must remain ready to fight
Will the Religious Privilege Bill return and will it pass if it does? They’re questions I’m asked constantly. But before I answer them, let’s consider what’s in that Bill now it has passed the Lower House. Rodney Croome is a long-time Australian LGBTQ+ human rights advocate. He is a recipient of the Order of Australia …
Raise your voice now to stop the Religious Privilege Bill
The infamous Citipointe College contract banning gay and trans kids has thrown a hand grenade into the national debate about Scott Morrison’s Religious Privilege Bill. Fill out the Just.Equal election survey and let’s Kill the Bill! Rodney Croome is a board member of Just.Equal Australia. Suddenly, millions of Australians can see what kind of bigotry …
The Religious Discrimination Bill Threatens Our Lives, Not Just Our Laws
The Great Backlash, the Religious Discrimination Bill is here and it is literally killing us. Lunatic laws rolling back LGBTIQ+ discrimination protections and attacking trans people have been proposed in NSW and will inevitably spring up in other states. Nationally, we face the looming threat of the Religious License-to-Discriminate Bill that will take away the …
Biden’s LGBTIQ vision puts Australia’s major parties to shame
Joe Biden has a bold agenda for LGBTIQ equality. The new American president’s LGBTIQ vision highlights discrimination in the Coalition’s policies as well as Labor’s lack of commitment. In 2020 most Australians viewed the US with a mix of horror and pity. In 2021, LGBTIQ Australians and our allies will view it with envy. The …
Rodney Croome and Brian Greig: LGBTIQ Human Rights in 2021
Rodney Croome and Brian Greig predict LGBTIQ rights battles will heat up in 2021, with big challenges and opportunities ahead. They say it’s time to get more allies on board and focus on local campaigning. Rodney Croome and Brian Greig are long-time Australian LGBTIQ human rights advocates. Both are recipients of the Order of Australia …
Rodney Croome says reparations owed for historic persecution
Rodney Croome says governments owe reparations to people convicted under Australia’s former anti-LGBTIQ laws. Rodney Croome is a spokesperson for Equality Tasmania and just.equal It’s time to talk about financial reparations for historic persecution of LGBTIQ+ Australians. Two issues sparked this conversation: compensation for victims of Australia’s former laws against homosexuality, and redress for survivors …
Lessons from the Rainbow Isle: Rodney Croome on advocacy
When it comes to LGBTIQ legal rights, Tasmania is another country. The Rainbow Isle enjoys the most robust LGBTIQ human rights protections in Australia. Indeed, the gulf between Tasmanian laws and those in many other states is astonishing. Even more remarkably, Tasmania arrived at this point after coming from well behind. It was the last …
Rodney Croome on election of Joe Biden: Lessons from America
For LGBTIQ Australians, the election of Joe Biden in the US provides some valuable lessons from America. 1/ Moral panics ultimately don’t work. Donald Trump tried and failed to win re-election. In part, his strategy relied on hyping fears that religious freedom is under threat and cruelly discriminating against trans folk. In fact, the percentage …