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Small furry creature, lives in the garden. Always curious. she/they/dr Naarm, Wurundjeri land #AutisticElder #sociologist The map is not the territory. Where we look from & our #ToolsToThinkWith determine what we see. We can choose kindness. ⭐️ = I hear you. Avatar: Winged rabbit wearing blue trousers from an Ivy Wallace book. Banner: Japanese bronze Buddha wearing a green crochet beret w a lorikeet feather in it. On each side a vase of nasturtiums w orange flowers reaching across to touch.
mastodon.au
For the first time, our census will collect information about sex attributed at birth, gender, our sexual orientation & the gender of our partner, separately. All of us who have felt invisible or less entitled to exist than our cishet peers can finally feel seen.
Quality data is the basis of good policy. This is good news.
#census #LGBTQI+ #visibility #policy #governance #AusPol
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/27/australias-most-progressive-census-comes-at-personal-cost-to-april-but-it-means-their-family-will-finally-be-counted-ntwnfb?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
