2013 NSW Parliament Legislative Council Notice Paper No. 133. Citation of Prof Jones' Team's homophobic & transphobic bullying findings towards education reform.

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NSW Parliament (2013). Legislative Council Notice Paper No. 133. Thursday 21 March 2013 [21.3.13]. Sydney: NSW Parliament. Pp.7692-7693.

Cited Prof Jones' team's homophobic and transphobic bullying work in schools and encouraged anti-homophobic bullying reform in NSW schools to prevent associated youth suicide risks in NSW:
“Moves That this House notes that: (a) (b) (c) the report “Writing Themselves in 3” was published in 2010, the authors of the report were Lynn Hillier, Tiffany Jones, Marisa Monagle, Naomi Overton, Luke Gahan, Jennifer Blackman and Anne Mitchell, and the report was compiled following interviews with 3,134 same sex attracted and gender questioning youths between the ages of 14 and 21 years from across Australia. That this House congratulates the authors for the completion of their third study. That this House expresses concern at the many findings of the report, including that: (a) 61 per cent of same sex attracted and gender questioning youths reported verbal abuse because of homophobia, 7963 Legislative Council Notice Paper No. 133—Thursday 21 March 2013 (b) (c) (d) (e) 4. 18 per cent of same sex attracted and gender questioning youths reported physical abuse because of homophobia, the rates of self harm amongst same sex attracted and gender questioning youths living in rural and remote areas were far higher than those living in urban environments, same sex attracted and gender questioning youths living in rural and remote areas were less likely to feel safe at school, at social occasions and on the internet than their urban peers, and many same sex attracted and gender questioning youths aspired to leave their rural and regional homes to become the person they wanted to be in an urban environment. That this House acknowledges the finding that same sex attracted and gender questioning youths who reported their school as having a supportive environment were less likely to harm themselves or attempt suicide. 5. That this House encourages the Government to take all appropriate steps to meet its obligations to ensure that school environments are safe as well as tolerant and supportive of all children, irrespective of their sexuality. (Notice given 23 October 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 133)”

Impact date	21 Mar 2013
Category of impact	Organisation impacts
Impact level	Adoption (early)