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"Debates about how schools acknowledge gender and sexuality diversity have been
ongoing in Australia. It’s often claimed parents oppose the inclusion of gender
and sexuality diversity content in the teaching of their children. But our
research shows four out of five parents support such content being included in
the relationships and sexual health curriculum.
Debate about these issues has been revived by the federal Religious
Discrimination Bill and the NSW One Nation’s Education Legislation Amendment
(Parental Rights) Bill. The now-shelved federal bill would have allowed
religious schools to expel transgender and gender-diverse students. The NSW
bill seeks to revoke the accreditation of educators who discuss gender and
sexuality diversity in a public school.
Both bills would have the same effect: the erasure of gender and sexuality
diversity from schools.
Until now there has been no comprehensive research in Australia that examines
what parents actually want in relation to such topics in their child’s
education. This lack of research-based evidence has meant even teachers are
unsure about whether or not they are allowed to discuss gender and sexuality
diversity.
Our landmark study, published in the journal
Sex Education, sheds light on
this issue. Our findings challenge the idea that most parents oppose the
inclusion of gender and sexuality diversity-related content in school."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
