Government decided not to add questions out of concern for social cohesion, Richard Marles insists, after move prompts upset in LGBTQ+ community
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade participants last year. The federal government’s rejection of proposed extra census questions on sexuality blindsided LGBTQ+ advocacy groups and prompted complaints.Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade participants last year. The federal government’s rejection of proposed extra census questions on sexuality blindsided LGBTQ+ advocacy groups and prompted complaints.
Marles’ comments on fears of divisiveness in relation to the census are the first ministerial attempt to explain the government’s unexpected decision to omit sexuality and the other proposed new topics since it became public on Monday. “We’ve seen how divisive debates have played out across our country and the last thing we want to do is inflict that debate on a sector of our community right now,” he said. “That’s why we are taking, in broad terms, the set of questions that went to the last census.
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