Rodney Croome AM

Congratulations to Daryl Russell for standing against the homophobic abuse he has experienced in a small rural town in NE Tasmania. This kind of abuse is too common in Tasmania. More needs to be done, especially at the local level, to bring this to an end. Link in the comments.

Peter Stahel’s warnings entirely apply to LGBTIQA Australians: We must listen to those with whom we disagree. We must reach out our hands to them. We must build bridges. And we must do it yesterday. thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/…

It’s great to see pressure on the WA state government to enact long-overdue LGBTIQA law reforms in areas like hate speech and school discrimination. It’s also great to see Tasmania cited as a precedent. outinperth.com/mp-dr-brian-wa…

Sue Hickey is right, there has to be a better option for electorate reform than splitting up two such interwoven cities.

It’s time we highlighted the positive impacts of marriage equality, not least greater acceptance of same-sex couples and our families. qnews.com.au/cory-bernardi-…

Good on Ukraine for taking action against anti-LGBTIQA hate speech and hate-motivate crime. It’s shameful both of Australia’s major parties balked at the same reforms earlier this year. 76crimes.com/2025/08/14/ukr…

This article rightly critiques the WA Government’s LGBTIQA inclusion strategy for leaving out key elements like law reform. As Meeka Smith writes, “law reform is foundational to all other inclusion work.” More here: outinperth.com/lgbtiqa-inclus…

A cache of correspondence tabled in the Senate has confirmed just how little the federal government cares about ending legalised discrimination against LGBTIQA people in faith-based schools. More here: ymlp.com/zDnPM7

Photo ops aren’t enough. qnews.com.au/opinion-we-sho…

Reports of IS-inspired terror attacks on young gay and bisexual men make it urgent we have national laws against anti-LGBTIQA vilification and hate-motivated crime. More here: ymlp.com/zoYpYr And here: abc.net.au/news/2026-02-2…

“Nun care” won’t be enough. Today’s Hobart Mercury:

Martine Delaney has done so much for the LGBTIQA community and all the other people she has devoted her life to uplift…now it’s time for us to help her. Click here: gofund.me/29774edbb Here’s an extract from Martine’s entry in th Tasmanian Women’s Honour Roll.

The NW Tasmanian Advocate continues to highlight discrimination in the state’s Catholic schools, this time looking at the politics and legalities. More in the comments.

Great editorial in the NW Tasmanian Advocate about why teachers should be judged on their professionalism not their private lives. This is in relation to Catholic Education Tasmania standing down teachers because of their personal relationships. theadvocate.com.au/story/9173798/…

Discrimination in faith-based schools is often portrayed as God v gays. But ending discrimination is actually about ensuring better educational outcomes for all students. Thanks to the Hobart Mercury for publishing my article about this yesterday.

A large rainbow Pride flag was raised again over the Stonewall National Monument after Trump administration removed it. Supporters in Manhattan called the reinstallation a stand against erasure and a reminder of the movement’s origins at Stonewall reut.rs/4aOtdsf