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August 27, 2026

Wear It Purple Day is about more than a T‑shirt. Here’s how schools can really include gender and sexuality diverse youth

Jacqueline Ullman, Western Sydney University; Emily Gray, Monash University, and Victoria Rawlings, University of Sydney

As many kids and teachers go to school today in purple clothes, we know too many young people still feel isolated and unsupported.

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February 14, 2022

4 out of 5 parents support teaching gender and sexuality diversity in Australian schools

Tania Ferfolja, Western Sydney University and Jacqueline Ullman, Western Sydney University

Those who oppose inclusive teaching content often claim to be representing parents’ views. The evidence from a large national survey of parents shows those claims are very wrong.

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June 6, 2021

9 in 10 LGBTQ+ students say they hear homophobic language at school, and 1 in 3 hear it almost every day

Jacqueline Ullman, Western Sydney University

A recent report shows alarming rates of homophobic language used in Australian schools. And worse, it shows that, at least from the perspective of students, teachers rarely intervene.

Education minister Christopher Pyne’s national curriculum review has the potential to erase the realities and lives of LGBT people and the discrimination they face from our classrooms. AAP/Stefan Postles

February 17, 2014

Australian schools must promote LGBT‑inclusive education

Jen Scott Curwood, University of Sydney and Jacqueline Ullman, Western Sydney University

Earlier this month, it was revealed that Kevin Donnelly, one of the men tasked with reviewing Australia’s national curriculum, had argued in a 2004 book that “many parents” think the “sexual practices…

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