Parents often think about a school’s quality, class sizes, safety and extracurriculars. LGBTQ parents may also want to know their family will be respected.
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The current loophole for religious schools does not reflect what the majority of Australia thinks about education, religion and LGBTIQ+ people.
Schools don’t always know how to support LGBTQI+ parented families. Here are some suggestions for how they can.
Research shows awareness-raising days can have long-term impact if they have a clear call to action, leverage the passion of those involved, or target policy-makers.
Despite the “Yes” vote, Australia has a long way to go in accepting sexuality and gender fluidity, especially in schools. Changing strict uniform rules is a small step in the right direction.
Leaving young people to figure sexuality and sex out themselves could result in ill-informed decision-making, and withholds knowledge that is their right to have.
The Australian curriculum is completely silent on the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersexed (LGBTQI) students and discusses sexuality only in terms of the biological.
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Clinical Associate Professor, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, School of Education, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of Education and Equity, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Inclusive Education, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Lecturer, University of Sydney School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Sociology, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Education and Director of the Nottingham Centre for Children, Young People and Families, Nottingham Trent University
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Lecturer in Curriculum and Pedagogy (Equity and Diversity), University of Tasmania
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Senior Lecturer in Education Studies, RMIT University
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Professor of Psychology, Clark University
