{"id":20741,"date":"2023-03-19T14:16:11","date_gmt":"2023-03-19T14:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=20741"},"modified":"2023-03-19T14:16:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-19T14:16:11","slug":"greens-mp-government-must-act-now-to-prevent-further-harm-to-trans-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2023\/03\/19\/greens-mp-government-must-act-now-to-prevent-further-harm-to-trans-community\/","title":{"rendered":"GREENS MP: GOVERNMENT MUST ACT NOW TO PREVENT FURTHER HARM TO TRANS COMMUNITY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Stephen Bates MP for Brisbane and Australian Greens\u2019 Spokesperson for LGBTQIA+ <\/em>wrote<\/u><\/em><\/a> to Immigration Minister Andrew Giles on 19 January, calling on him to revoke the visa of a notorious anti-trans campaigner travelling to Australia to conduct a speaking tour. In this letter, he specifically referenced their proximity to far-right figures and their followers\u2019 involvement in violent rallies that endanger the trans community.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This weekend, anti-trans campaigners at the individual\u2019s speaking engagement in Melbourne were joined and provided \u2018protection\u2019 by neo-nazis who were photographed and videoed performing Nazi salutes. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stephen Bates MP for Brisbane and Greens spokesperson for LGBTQIA+\u00a0<\/strong>said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe individual who spoke at the anti-trans rally in Melbourne on Saturday has a history of openly aligning themself with neo-Nazi and far-right extremists – to see neo-Nazis defending their event comes as no surprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI wrote to the Immigration Minister in January informing him that this speaker attracts neo-Nazis and other far-right extremists to their events, and that their visa should not be granted in the interest of community safety. My letter amplified the concerns of thousands of community members who signed a petition against the individual\u2019s entry into the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile it is good to see members of the federal parliament condemn the actions witnessed yesterday in Melbourne, these events would not have occurred if the Immigration Minister listened to the community and my calls to cancel the speaker\u2019s visa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe defence of neo-Nazis by police sends a message to extremists that these violent displays will be tolerated, and risks the safety of trans people across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m calling on Immigration Minister Andrew Giles to take action and protect the trans community from the vilification and violence they experienced on Saturday in Melbourne. This should include cancelling the speaker\u2019s visa now before more of their speaking engagements are due to take place in the coming week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI will always stand with the LGBTQIA+ community against hate speech – trans rights are non-negotiable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is no place in society for neo-Nazis and far-right extremism.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stephen Bates MP for Brisbane and Australian Greens\u2019 Spokesperson for LGBTQIA+ wrote to Immigration Minister Andrew Giles on 19 January, calling on him to revoke the visa of a notorious anti-trans campaigner travelling to Australia to conduct a speaking tour. In this letter, he specifically referenced their proximity to far-right figures and their followers\u2019 involvement in violent … Continue reading “GREENS MP: GOVERNMENT MUST ACT NOW TO PREVENT FURTHER HARM TO TRANS COMMUNITY”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20741"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20741\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20742,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20741\/revisions\/20742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}