Scott Morrison’s New Proposal: Protect Gay Students, Expel Trans Students
starobserver.com.auSydney Morning Herald, would prohibit faith-based schools from expelling gay students, but they would retain the right to expel trans students.The newest proposal comes a week after Morrison responded to the Citipointe Christian College’s controversial student enrolment contract to expel gay and trans students.The new proposal will amend s38(3) of the Sex Discrimination Act along with passing the Religious Discrimination Act.
The SDA provision allows faith-based organisations to discriminate on the basis of sexuality, sexual orientation and gender identity.
The amendment will not scrap the whole provision, but drop sexuality from the list of exceptions to the discrimination law.Morrison’s new proposal seems to have won the support of some conservative religious organisations, that had been opposed to protections for LGBTQI students.Morrison would still need the support of his Coalition members or the opposition Labor to pass the Bill in parliament.Some Moderate Liberals had said they would cross the floor to vote against the existing draft of the Bill.
Tasmanian Liberal MP Bridget Archer has said she would oppose the Bill over provisions that would override Tasmania’s anti-discrimination law.The Labor is yet to come out with its position on the bill.
