Recently, in her first address to the National Press Club, the One Nation leader launched an alarming and deeply transphobic attack on our community.
The One Nation leader used her speech to target some of Australia’s most marginalised communities, claiming a “transgender insurgency” was “subverting society” and must be “dismantled”.
Language like this fuels hostility, emboldens discrimination and results in real-world harm.
A tax-deductible donation before June 30 helps Equality Australia (EQAU) push back against hate and build a safer future for LGBTIQ+ communities?
One Nation is receiving more attention and support than ever before. But hate is not inevitable, and it is not unstoppable.
With support, Equality Australia can commission new research on community attitudes, advocate for stronger legal protections, build powerful coalitions across the country, counter misinformation and create a safer future for LGBTIQ+ people.
Together, we can ensure that fear and division do not prevail.
Many LGBTIQ+ people are feeling less safe than they did just a few years ago. In the US, UK and in other parts of the world, we're seeing coordinated efforts to roll back rights, spread misinformation and normalise hostility towards our communities.
And the same tactics are increasingly being used here in Australia with escalating rhetoric and political threats to our legal protections.
Hate spreads when it goes unchallenged.
Donations today can help protect the progress LGBTIQ+ communities have fought so hard to achieve.
- With supporters, we can:
- Challenge attempts to roll back hard-won protections
- Counter anti-rights campaigns in Australia
- Stand with communities facing rising harm and disinformation
- Strengthen protections for the long term
The progress made did not happen by accident. It happened because people stood up, spoke out and supported organisations willing to fight for change.
Donate before 30 June and help ensure fear and division do not prevail. With your help, hate won’t win.
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Equality Australia (EQAU)
Address: Yirranma Place, 262 Liverpool St, Darlinghurst NSW 2010, Australia
Equality Australia acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which our offices stand and we pay our respects to Elders past and present. We acknowledge the sorrow of the Stolen Generations and the impacts of colonisation on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We also recognise the resilience, strength and pride of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.