Given how they went out of their way to reject inclusion of gender and sexuality in the last census, I don't have high hopes for this one
this post was submitted on 27 Jul 2023
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Wasn't that a political decision made by the government, rather than by apolitical civil servants?
It was, but the politicians aren't going anywhere, and anti LGBT sentiment has increased since last time, making it even more likely they'll get involved
We at least have different politicians in charge at the moment, and as long as they stay around long enough I'm reasonably confident that it'll be at least a step in the right direction.
Given how willing even they are to throw trans folk under the bus of political convenience, I'm a little more cynical :/
The new gender and sexuality questions you could be asked
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in Australia's next Census
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Aladeen!
No way I'm listing myself as trans on a census so I'm easy to find when the flavour of the month changes
The risks are small, particularly in the short term and also apply to questions like religion but I respect that decision as we never know the long term risks and history is full of warnings. Changes in the 2016 census removed some of the anonymity protections that existed previously and we ever had sufficient public debate about the changes. The mainstream media and politicians were very dismissive of privacy advocates and the public was typically apathetic and ignorant.
Census information can be important for the provision of services. The historical default is going to be that most services are tailored to cis hetero people and if many decision makers live in a cis hetero bubble as many people including myself do then data informs and assists in addressing inequities.
Religious lobby groups are immensely influential despite the census showing a steady decline in religion and we have a large and growing gap in public vs religious school funding which is causing serious disadvantage and social problems. The census data is potentially a valuable tool for people wishing to address inequalities and argue against bad policy. Gender and sexuality data will only strengthen the case against the redirection of taxpayer funds to these groups.
sure but like 2 doctors had to legally grope me to affirm my birth cert change which in itself is a eugenics program. Forgive my distrust.
I get the feeling there’ll be plenty of transgender Jedi this time around.
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will be my answer to all census questions
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