transphobia
Malaysian entrepreneur Nur Sajat finds refuge in Australia
Trans social media personality and businesswoman Nur Sajat recently found refuge in Australia. She fled Malaysia earlier in 2021 following an alleged sexual assault by religious officers. Nur Sajat runs a successful beauty business in Malaysia called Nur Sajat Aesthetic. She is also a prominent social media personality in the majority Moslem country. She went …
Comedian Hannah Gadsby to Netflix: shits with more backbone
Comedian Hannah Gadsby last night fired back after Netflix used her name to defend itself against recent criticism over a Dave Chappelle special. In an angry Instagram post, the comedian let fly at the streaming giant’s chief executive. “I do shits with more backbone.” Homophobic and transphobic content in Dave Chappelle’s The Closer prompted outrage …
Dave Chappelle declares ‘I’m team Terf’ in Netflix special
Netflix faces backlash following Dave Chappelle declaring ‘I’m team Terf’ in his show The Closer which premiered earlier this week. The comedian made the comments while stating his support for JK Rowling. “They canceled JK Rowling – my God. Effectually she said gender was fact, the trans community got mad as shit, they started calling …
Qld Parliamentary committee wants to hear your story
Have you ever felt unsafe because of who you are? If so, the Queensland Parliament Legal Affairs and Safety Committee wants to hear your story. Currently conducting an inquiry into serious vilification and hate crimes, the Qld parliamentary committee wants to hear stories of lived experience with those crimes. The inquiry will examine whether serious …
Culture wars: BLM & Trans rights opponents struggle with fact
Recent research demonstrates that opponents of BLM and Trans rights struggle with fact. The Policy Institute of Kings College London and Ipsos MORI examined the six most debated issues in Britain’s culture wars. Pandemic lockdowns topped the list, followed by BLM and then Trans rights. Researchers also surveyed attitudes to Brexit, the British Empire and …
Josh Duggar ‘family values’ reality star on child porn charges
US Federal authorities yesterday arrested former reality television star and family values activist Josh Duggar on child pornography charges. Duggar appeared on his parent’s 19 Kids and Counting until revelations that he molested his little sisters as a teenager saw the show canceled. 19 Kids and Counting Duggar’s parents belong to the Quiverfull evangelical movement …
No jail for Mhelody Bruno’s killer – choking ‘consensual’
Mhelody Bruno’s killer will not serve a jail sentence despite being found guilty of manslaughter. Justice Gordon Lerve found that Ms Bruno died as a result of a ‘consensual sex act’. Mhelody Bruno was holidaying in Australia from the Philippines and due to fly home a week after her death. Mourners honoured Ms Bruno with …
122 religious officers hunt Nur Sajat over pink dress
On Thursday, a ruling by Malaysia’s top court created hope for progress on LGBTIQ+ rights in the country. However, the same day, the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (JAIS) announced the mobilisation of 122 personnel to hunt down influencer and entrepreneur Nur Sajat. Her crime? ‘Offending Islam’ by wearing a pink dress to a 2018 event …
Marjorie Taylor Greene, QAnon’s tinfoil hat legislator
Far-right conspiracy theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene previously found fame taunting a survivor of a high school shooting, calling the tragedy a ‘false flag operation. She also blamed California wildfires on ‘Jewish space lasers’. This week, she moved on to harassing the mother of a trans child, a fellow congresswoman, claiming there are only two genders. …
Arrest at banned rally against the Latham anti-trans bill
Police made at least one arrest earlier today at a banned Sydney rally against the Mark Latham anti-trans bill. Hundreds of people marched from Taylor Square to Hyde Park. The rally protested a proposed bill which would ban schools from teaching gender fluidity. Police arrested at least one person and issued fines of $1000 to …