Protestors gather in Taylor Square before a march down Oxford Street on March 06, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. (Brook Mitchell/Getty)
A trans student has spoken out against the “bullying” tactics of adult politicians in a powerful speech against an anti-trans bill submitted by far-right politician Mark Latham.
High school student Darcy was at a protest in Taylor Square, Sydney, on Saturday (17 April) against a “transphobic” bill put forward to the New South Wales (NSW) parliament by Mark Latham.
“This bill is pushing for the erasure of trans children and students, and it’s hard enough for all students as it is and it’s even harder to be a trans student,” Darcy said.
Activists take to Taylor Square against Latham and Porter’s discriminatory bills
Protestors take the Sydney streets against the Parental Freedoms and Religious Discrimination bills.
April 17, 2021
This afternoon, around 350 protestors marched from Taylor Square to Martin Place, demanding the withdrawal of bills that enable discrimination against LGBTQIA+ people within certain social settings like schools and workplaces.
The ‘Kill-the-Bill’ demonstration, organised by Community Action for Rainbow Rights, was chaired by activists April Holcombe and Patrick White.
The protest was directed against One Nation member Mark Latham’s ‘Parental Freedoms Bill,’ which proposes a ban on schools accommodating gender diverse students, as well as Christian Porter’s ‘Religious Discrimination Bill,’ which would permit LGBTQIA+ discrimination on the grounds of religious beliefs in certain areas of public life.
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