Please stand up for trans kids in Nsw against Mark Lathams anti trans education bill. This will kills kids
@JaneCaro
@Peter_Fitz
@AustDems
@FionaPattenMLC
@ShoebridgeMLC

https://me.getup.org.au/petitions/stop-mark-latham-s-anti-trans-education-bill?source=rawlink&utm_source=rawlink&share=7b25b8c0-ebb1-4f1a-88f4-f6c2a9cec0df&fbclid=IwAR1sRcg8h-3vOIq_5CqF8DzARtzDWIym8BCQIYmAJxIcmhIzh51-QvdK7ps https://twitter.com/igirl3000/status/1381830970244952070

Under Lathams Bill a teacher or counsellor would be sacked and disaccredited if they:
a) used a students' preferred pronouns
b) mentioned trans issues in the classroom
c) opposed transphobic bullying in the playground
d) did not hide that they themselves were transgender

Although Mark Latham may seem like a fringe crackpot, he is a powerful figure in state politics. Latham's anti-trans bill now has the open and uncritical support of the NSW Liberal parliamentary secretary for education.

In December 2020, he got his way with a "clean out" of 42,000 professional development courses for teachers based on whether they taught gender and sexuality content.

A second bill by Latham, which acts as a state version of the federal government's proposed "Religious Freedoms" bill, would give bigots in public positions immunity from consequences of spouting their anti-LGBTI, anti-abortion and anti-women bigotry.

This bill has been supported by 11 of 14 members of a parliamentary committee, including 3 out of 4 ALP members on the body. @JaneCaro

All of this shows that this is not a matter of letting the politicians stop him.If we do not challenge Latham, his bills will only appear more & more safe for other MPs especially the huge Liberal majority to entertain them, and eventually pass them either in part or in whole.

The community must come out publicly and in large numbers to turn Latham into a poisonous figure, and put pressure on all politicians to back down from his discriminatory legislation.

Thank you @JaneCaro you make me cry a lot from your loving support