Candidates in the elections to the Upper House of the Tasmanian Legislative Council have signed a pledge that they will not indulge in campaigns that lead to hate, inspire fear or demean LGBTQI people.The pledge is an initiative of Equality Tasmania, formerly known as the Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group.“Demeaning, hateful and fear-based election campaigning against LGBTQI people causes great harm, particularly to young people.
We want to reduce the chances of this kind of campaigning happening by showing that candidates stand shoulder-to-shoulder against anti-LGBTQI political fear-mongering, regardless of their political affiliation,” Equality Tasmania spokesperson Charlie Burton told Star Observer.The pledge reads: “As a candidate.
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