Catholic Church

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• Emma was transported to Van Diemen’s Land (lutruwita or Tasmania) for seven years, then spent the rest of her life in Hobart.
• After her sudden death in February 1863, a local newspaper reported she was “better known as old Emma the fortune teller”.
• If Emma had been able to foretell her own future, she may have chosen to stay in London.
• They challenge popular narratives of Australian history suggesting only convicts from Britain and Ireland were transported to Van Diemen’s Land.
• After being shipped to Van Diemen’s Land, Yanem Goona died in custody at the Impression Bay probation station on October 31 1848.

‘A good riddance’

• Within Van Diemen’s Land itself, 247 free people were sentenced to transportation and sent to Port Arthur and other convict establishments.
• The first entry in the register is for Thomas Carroll, an Englishman who arrived free in Launceston in November 1831.
• Such was the case for Dola, a southeast Asian sailor found guilty in Adelaide of attempted murder on the high seas.
• When he and seven other convicts were sent to Hobart in June 1851 on the brig Union, the Adelaide Observer announced their departure under the headline “A Good Riddance”.

83 ‘stripes on the breech’

• Religious education is commonplace in public schools across Europe, and is obligatory in many.
• In some European countries such as Slovakia, religious bodies are responsible for religious education curricula, and in Bulgaria religious schools follow their own curricula for religious education, which can include teachings that condemn LGBTQIA+ identities.

Religious communities and LGBTQIA+ children

• In conservative religious communities, LGBTQIA+ children and adults alike can face rejection from their families, leading to higher risks of homelessness, mental health issues, and social isolation.
• Discrimination is more pronounced in religious communities, but a lack of information about religious schools makes it a challenge to pin down this particular aspect of discrimination between different countries.

Religion does not equate to discrimination

• The Maltese Constitution establishes Roman Catholicism as the state religion, and private schools are affiliated with the Catholic Church.
• Romania is an Eastern Orthodox Christian society, where the church has significant influence on cultural and social matters.
• Acceptance and protection of LGBTQIA+ people is very low, with a score of 19% on the Rainbow Europe map.
• Both Romania and Cyprus are societies where LGBTQIA+ people report experiencing discrimination daily.

Advocacy and change

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• "SourceAmerica is dedicated to creating opportunities for inclusive and diverse work environments where every individual has the opportunity to thrive," said Richard Belden, SourceAmerica president and chief executive officer.
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