The Informer

15 May 2018

Religious Freedom vs School Discrimination, looking past the numbers with Senator Janet Rice & VGLRL

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Yesterday, the YouGov Galaxy poll in The Guardian commissioned by just.equal, showed that four out of five Australians oppose the right of religious schools to hire and fire staff or expel students because of their sexuality.

It found that 82% of respondents opposed the expulsion of students from religious schools because of their sexuality, and 78% opposed the expulsion of students because of their gender identification. It also found that 79% opposed the

firing of teachers if they married a same-sex partner, 78% opposed religious schools receiving taxpayer funding if they legally discriminate against LGBTI staff and students, and 69% believed the law should not be changed to allow businesses to refuse services for same-sex weddings.

With nearly 80% of Australians surveyed opposing religious schools having a free pass to discriminate against LGBTIQ people, the Greens have called for stronger anti-discrimination protections.

So, religious freedom vs school discrimination, what’s it all mean?

Ian Muchamore & Rachel Tyler Jones sat down with Greens spokesperson Senator Janet Rice and Dale Park, co convenor of the Victorian Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby and discussed just that.

This segment of The Informer aired on JOY 94.9 on 15th May 2018.

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