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Issues & Discussion Papers

Issues & Discussion Papers

• Homosexual Advance Defence
• Internet Censorship
• Parenting & Families
• Religion & Sexuality
• Superannuation
• The Bride Wore Pink
• Workplace Discrimination

Internet Censorship

On 25 March 1999 the Senate established the Select Committee on Information Technologies. One of the Committee's terms of reference was "To examine the Government's decision to establish a regulatory framework relating to illegal or offensive material published and transmitted through online services such as the Internet." Proposals for censorship which were eventually adopted by that Committee caused considerable concern amongst the gay and lesbian community, especially the possibility that filtering and blocking technologies would be widely adopted. This could result in sites containing any gay and lesbian content being blocked. Vital health information such as that relating to HIV and safe sex is also frequently blocked by these technologies. Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby Submission Australian Council for Lesbian and Gay Rights (ACLGR) Submission Paul Canning is one member of the gay and lesbian community who has been particularly active on this issue and his views can be read in his article, The Net Closes. Unfortunately, these proposals were embodied in legislation which passed through the Federal Parliament on 30 June 1999. Electronic Frontiers Australia is an organisation opposing censorship of the internet. More detailed information, including a link to the legislation and details of more recent developments, is available on their website. Views expressed at this site do not necessarily mirror the views of GLRL or ACLGR. click here for more on Internet Censorship Get Involved today! Print out a membership form and mail it in. You can contact us one of the following ways: Phone: (02) 9360 6650 - Fax: (02) 9331 7963 - PO Box 9, Darlinghurst, NSW, 1300 - Email: info@glrl.org.au (Contact the webmaster here > jason@webitwebsites.com) © Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby Inc. (Incorporated in New South Wales) All rights reserved.

On 25 March 1999 the Senate established the Select Committee on Information Technologies. One of the Committee's terms of reference was "To examine the Government's decision to establish a regulatory framework relating to illegal or offensive material published and transmitted through online services such as the Internet."

Proposals for censorship which were eventually adopted by that Committee caused considerable concern amongst the gay and lesbian community, especially the possibility that filtering and blocking technologies would be widely adopted. This could result in sites containing any gay and lesbian content being blocked. Vital health information such as that relating to HIV and safe sex is also frequently blocked by these technologies.