Homophobia

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Defining and identifying hate motives: bias indicators for the Australian context

This report presents bias indicators for the Australian context and discusses their concept, uses, benefits and risks. The bias indicators presented are the result of extensive consultations with local experts, including academics and practitioners working in law enforcement agencies, government and non-government organisations and community...
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Tackling hate in Australia: stocktake report 2019-2020

This report examines the exceptional fragmentation and lack of coordination of responses to hate crimes, hate speech and hate incidents across the country.
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Barriers to reporting hate crime and hate incidents in Victoria: a mixed-method study

This report provides important evidence for all stakeholders involved in tackling hate in Victoria, including policy-makers, law enforcement agencies and community organisations, to better understand how to address community reporting barriers.
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State-sponsored homophobia

This publication compiles data on laws that affect people on the basis of their sexual orientation - a fundamental resource for researchers, civil society organisations, governments and the general public.
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Diversity and safety on campus @ Western

This research arose out of a meeting of Western Sydney University’s (Western) ALLY network, where anecdotal concerns were voiced about the environmental conditions encountered by sexuality and gender diverse (SGD) students and staff.
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Field of tainted dreams

Homophobia is rife in Australian sport. Whether playing at the local park or representing their country, gay and lesbian athletes routinely hide their sexuality to avoid abuse while pursuing the sport they love. Sarah Dingle investigates how difficult it is to come out on the...
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Pinkwashing Palestine and the Middle Eastern uprisings

Pinkwashing is "the attempt by a state or people to highlight its treatment of gays to show how progressive it is, in turn covering up human rights violations from which it wishes to detract attention‟ (Ryan 2012). It has repeatedly been used by western powers...
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Not so private lives

Not So Private Lives is the first national study to examine same-sex attracted Australians’ preferences for various forms of relationship recognition since the introduction of de facto status for same-sex couples at a federal level. It is also the first major study to investigate preferences...
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Not so straight: a national study examining how Catholic Schools can best respond to the needs of same sex attracted students

This report, prepared as a resource and training document for school administrators in Catholic schools, focuses on the needs of “same sex attracted students” among the 660,000 students who attend Catholic schools in Australia today.