Religiously affiliated schools employ a substantial portion of the Australian educational workforce. These religiously affiliated schools are exempt from Australian state-based anti-discrimination legislation in varying degrees. This can have a devastating effect on LGBT+ employees. While NSW has broad exemptions to anti-discrimination legislation, in contrast Tasmanian anti-discrimination legislation provides very limited exemptions. This paper examines and compares the experiences of ten LGBT+ teachers employed in religiously affiliated schools in Tasmania and New South Wales. The aim of this paper is to document the differing experiences of these LGBT+ teachers, examining whether the distinctive state-based legislation has an impact on their lives. The small number of cases examined here suggests that the state difference in anti-discrimination legislation has a significant impact on LGBT+ peoples’ job security and career development.

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Keywords:	LGBT+ Equality, Religiously affiliated schools, anti-discrimination law
Research Division:	Human Society
Research Group:	Sociology
Research Field:	Sociology of religion
Objective Division:	Education and Training
Objective Group:	Schools and learning environments
Objective Field:	Workforce transition and employment
UTAS Author:	Ezzy, D (Professor Douglas Ezzy)
UTAS Author:	Fielder, B (Dr Bronwyn Fielder)
UTAS Author:	Dwyer, A (Associate Professor Angela Dwyer)
UTAS Author:	Richardson-Self, L (Dr Louise Richardson-Self)
ID Code:	147229
Year Published:	2021
Funding Support:	Australian Research Council (DP200100395)
Deposited By:	Office of the School of Social Sciences
Deposited On:	2021-10-20
Last Modified:	2022-07-19
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