Racism, homophobia, transphobia & interphobia etc, is not free speech, it is violence. 
The fact is you cannot address the unacceptable levels of anti-GLBTIQ bullying & violence in schools unless you identify it, confront it, talk about it, understand it, & deal with it. It does not slot neatly under “general issues”
It like having a health campaign in schools but not talking about exercise or nutrition.
The radical religious conservatives like Morrison & Nicole Flint concerns is not that bullying should be ”addressed across the board”, rather that specific GLBTIQ issues should be submerged & lost & not dealt with in any meaningful way. Don’t mention the gays or trans...
When specific anti-bullying programs are focused on race or cyber-bullying programs are based on race or cyber-bullying, or body image for example-you never ever hear people like Nicolle Flint critique then shout them down, & demand ”all inclusive” anti bullying programs instead.
It's only when specific (much needed) anti-GLBTIQ bullying programs are targeted at schools to they speak up & object.
This is a common tactic of religious conservatives-to ”airbrush” GLBTIQ issues & homophobic or transphobic bullying our of any responses to school harm reduction programs. The Morrison govt is attempting this ”airbrush” tactic with the rape culture & consent issues.
4 exp : Morrison emphasizing individual rather than social reform, (Laming) with violence against women helps cement the idea that the problem is not toxic masculinity, but a small % of men who abuse women. If you have a problem ,why don’t you get help? Why ruin every man's fun?
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