The Informer

25 Jul 2016

Cyber Bullying is an LGBTI issue.

Government & Organisations, News & Politics, Society & Culture, Technology

On tonight’s show, newly elected gay Liberal MP Tim Wilson has called on MP’s opposed to same-sex marriage to abstain from voting against what the people want. He joins the new Monday team, Ruby and Sarah, to talk about his views on this matter.

We also investigate the rates of cyber harassment and bullying against LGBTI people.
Jacob Thomas, recent recipient of the Queen’s Young Leaders award for 2016 for his work in LGBTI suicide prevention, joins us to to share their own experiences in the cyber-world, and Marylin Campbell, Professor and Scientific Director of Cyber bullying at Queensland University of Technology joins us to highlight the dangers and damage cyber bullying can cause our community.

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