Australian gay singer Troye Sivan, who has been very busy lately with the success of his music, had a good experience coming out as gay to his family. However as a young person his mum realises that this isn't so for everyone.
Unfortunately Safe Schools suffered a religious intervention after the Lieberals chucked a hissy fit about gay marxists apparently infiltrating and taking over Australian schools. It was pathetic honestly, as Turnbull caved to these lunatics of Bernadi and Christensen. Despite many schools across the country thinking the program was worthwhile and taking it up, Turnbull pulled the funding.
Hence she's got this petition going for the Safe Schools program to address bullying of the LGBT in Australia's schools. It's already up to 26,000 supporters. You can sign it here.
My son Troye Sivan told us he was gay at 14. It made me nervous - I’d heard horrific stories of homophobic bullying and kids being suicidal at school. What’s worse is our education system won’t fight it - Malcolm Turnbull hasn’t renewed Safe Schools funding.
Gay teens are 14 times more likely to kill themselves in Australia. Despite this, most schools won’t opt in to the program unless it’s made compulsory - it’s frightening. Troye was was terrified but needn’t have been - his coming out video went viral and we couldn’t be prouder of him.
But Troye was lucky. Thousands of gay teens battle aggressive intimidation, exclusion and even attempts of suicide. To exclude anti-LGBTQI bullying programs from schools is beyond cruel. I’d like to think all parents would fight for a system that makes their child feel safe, not worthless.
Please sign and share my petition for the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Education Minister Simon Birmingham to extend the funding for Safe Schools and make it compulsory for all schools to have the revised program. sign here
Sign her petition to save the Safe a Schools program (a program to help Australia's LGBTQ youth) in schools: https://t.co/amnIFDAnPE— troye sivan (@troyesivan) July 20, 2016
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