Advance notice that the Education Committee of the NSW Parliament will table a report at 10am today into Mark Latham’s “Parental Rights” Bill - a bill which attacks teachers, students, and families in the name of a warped right-wing ideology #nswpol
To the young transgender people who have had the misfortune to be exposed to this bill and the inquiry around it, I want to assure you that you are not alone. The Greens NSW join with all of those who will fight against this bill.
This report is a sham and an embarrassment to the NSW Parliament, it ignores the great majority of the evidence before the committee that staunchly opposed the Bill. The report such that it is is here: parliament.nsw.gov.au/committees/inq…
Pages 153 to 157 contain the dissenting statements from @AnthonyDAdamMLC and myself which highlight some of the concerns with the conduct of this inquiry - let's be clear, it makes a mockery of the parliamentary inquiry process.
@AnthonyDAdamMLC It's not just Pauline Hanson's One Nation in support of this awful bill - and it's a low point in NSW politics to see the Coalition and some in the Labor Party continue to give support to these hateful views.
@AnthonyDAdamMLC Trans people are not an ideology, they are in our families, schools and community and deserve our care and protection, and of course access to education.
@AnthonyDAdamMLC My dissenting report is also here for easy access (and reducing exposure to the awful Latham report): davidshoebridge.org.au/dissenting_rep…

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