EPISODE · Oct 8, 2021
Journalist Shibu Thomas; Activist Rodney Croome, Religious Discrimination Bill
from In Ya Face · host Shibu Thomas, Rodney Croome with James McKenzie
Shibu Thomas and Rodney Croome interviews with James McKenzie. Shibu Thomas from Star Observer discusses working in Melbourne as a LGBTIQ community journalist after moving from Mumbai two years ago. Shibu discusses his perceptions of Melbourne's LGBTIQ community, the decriminalisation of homosexuality in India and the campaign there for marriage equality. Shibu also discusses stories he's written at Star Observer, including his GLOBE award nominated coverage of queer candidates at the 2020 Local Government elections in Victoria. Rodney Croome discusses Australia's pending Religious Discrimination Bill and its politics and consequences, including its potential impacts as a tool for dismantling anti-discrimination protections in Australia. Rodney highlights the lack of strong opposition from the Labor Party and the Human Rights Commission regarding the Government's religious privilege narrative, despite the threats it poses to the nation's anti-discrimination laws and legacies. 3CR broadcasts from the stolen lands of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded. In Ya Face is pre-recorded and produced remotely during Melbourne Lockdown 6.
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Shibu Thomas and Rodney Croome interviews with James McKenzie. Shibu Thomas from Star Observer discusses working in Melbourne as a LGBTIQ community journalist after moving from Mumbai two years ago. Shibu discusses his perceptions of Melbourne's LGBTIQ community, the decriminalisation of homosexuality in India and the campaign there for marriage equality. Shibu also discusses stories he's written at Star Observer, including his GLOBE award nominated coverage of queer candidates at the 2020 Local Government elections in Victoria. Rodney Croome discusses Australia's pending Religious Discrimination Bill and its politics and consequences, including its potential impacts as a tool for dismantling anti-discrimination protections in Australia. Rodney highlights the lack of strong opposition from the Labor Party and the Human Rights Commission regarding the Government's religious privilege narrative, despite the threats it poses to the nation's anti-discrimination laws and legacies. 3CR broadcasts from the stolen lands of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded. In Ya Face is pre-recorded and produced remotely during Melbourne Lockdown 6.
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