Ridiculous push to ban the phrase ‘brother’ and ‘sister’ – as ‘woke’ equality group reveals the new ‘inclusive’ term we should be calling our loved ones
'Brother' and 'sister' could be excluded from official documents and other public communications and replaced with the term 'siblings', under updated anti-discrimination laws in an Australian state.
NSW is reviewing the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 next year and preliminary submissions are already pouring in for what could be a highly contentious battle between various lobbyists.
Some advocates advocate that the term “sibling” replace the terms “brother” and “sister” in officially approved language, and that “other gender” be used in place of “other gender.”
One area likely to spark bitter debate is whether trans 'women' can be excluded from 'single-sex spaces'.
The NSW government has been urged to ban the terms 'brother' and 'sister' in officially approved language and use the term 'sibling' instead
A feminist group is demanding the right to reserve spaces, services and sports for biological women and girls by denying 'transgender-identifying men' the right of entry.
The group also demands the right to label biological males as men 'regardless of the men chosen sex identity'.
The Australian Christian Lobby has also urged the Minns Labor government not to introduce “new definitions” regarding gender identity or sexual orientation.
The lobby group argued there was “no discernible problem” with the provisions and “no compelling reason” to change them.
The NSW government is also expected to consider measures in the Equality Bill proposed by independent MP Alex Greenwich as part of the review of the 1977 law.
Mr. Greenwich has proposed expanded protections against discrimination, including a ban on private schools discriminating against LGBTQ teachers and students.
Religious advocates have already stated their willingness to fight this.
Mr Greenwich said his actions would reflect and encourage a more inclusive NSW.
“I'm really proud that my LGBTQ equality bill helps inform this process,” he said.
The bill introduced by Mr Greenwich also allows for broader decriminalization of sex work.
The debate on updating the Anti-Discrimination Act is scheduled for February.
NSW is reviewing the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 next year and there are some big fights underway
In November it was revealed tThe Australian Defense Force had banned the term “unmanned” when referring to drones, as part of wide-ranging efforts to make its language more politically correct.
Senior officers led a “gender neutral project” in 2021 and 2022, examining official ADF documents to find areas where language could be changed to be more inclusive.
A drone, previously known as 'unmanned aerial vehicle' (UAV) or 'unmanned aerial system' (UAS), was renamed 'uncrewed', while other changes considered included replacing 'man hours' with 'staff hours ' and 'he/she' with 'they'.
The directive to consider drones as 'unmanned' appears to have come from Defense Aviation Safety Authority (DASA) director general Air Commodore Joseph Medved, according to Freedom of Information documents obtained by
.