Rodney Croome
@rodneycroome.bsky.social
LGBTIQA+ human rights advocate. Equality Tasmania. Just.Equal Australia. 2015 Tasmanian of the Year.
Just a quick reminder, discrimination
1. reduces academic outcomes
2. is not a requirement of Catholic doctrine, and
3. should not be tolerated, especially by those who want a more diverse and equal society
Here’s a brief exchange published by the Hobart Mercury over Christmas.
1. reduces academic outcomes
2. is not a requirement of Catholic doctrine, and
3. should not be tolerated, especially by those who want a more diverse and equal society
Here’s a brief exchange published by the Hobart Mercury over Christmas.
January 1, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Just a quick reminder, discrimination
1. reduces academic outcomes
2. is not a requirement of Catholic doctrine, and
3. should not be tolerated, especially by those who want a more diverse and equal society
Here’s a brief exchange published by the Hobart Mercury over Christmas.
1. reduces academic outcomes
2. is not a requirement of Catholic doctrine, and
3. should not be tolerated, especially by those who want a more diverse and equal society
Here’s a brief exchange published by the Hobart Mercury over Christmas.
Publicly-funded hospitals that respect the Anti-Discrimination Act and the human rights of all members of the diverse society of which they are a part, will provide full and equal health services to everyone who needs them.
January 1, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Publicly-funded hospitals that respect the Anti-Discrimination Act and the human rights of all members of the diverse society of which they are a part, will provide full and equal health services to everyone who needs them.
Merry Christmas to you and yours.
December 24, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Reposted by Rodney Croome
December 23, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Just.Equal Australia has called on the Albanese Government to ensure key initiatives to combat hate speech and violence also cover LGBTIQA+ Australians.
qnews.com.au/national-ant...
qnews.com.au/national-ant...
National anti-hate laws must protect LGBTIQA+ people
QNews LGBTIQA+ News
qnews.com.au
December 22, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Just.Equal Australia has called on the Albanese Government to ensure key initiatives to combat hate speech and violence also cover LGBTIQA+ Australians.
qnews.com.au/national-ant...
qnews.com.au/national-ant...
Is it too soon to ask that proposed national laws against hate speech cover all groups vulnerable to hate?
As many advocates have said since Sunday, the Government shouldn’t wait until attacks escalate before taking action against hate.
More:
ymlp.com/zCB7wK
www.outinperth.com/government-u...
As many advocates have said since Sunday, the Government shouldn’t wait until attacks escalate before taking action against hate.
More:
ymlp.com/zCB7wK
www.outinperth.com/government-u...
December 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Is it too soon to ask that proposed national laws against hate speech cover all groups vulnerable to hate?
As many advocates have said since Sunday, the Government shouldn’t wait until attacks escalate before taking action against hate.
More:
ymlp.com/zCB7wK
www.outinperth.com/government-u...
As many advocates have said since Sunday, the Government shouldn’t wait until attacks escalate before taking action against hate.
More:
ymlp.com/zCB7wK
www.outinperth.com/government-u...
"There could have been so much more devastation without the bravery of [these] people... someone who could run just comes in. Someone who could worry about their own child looks after another child. That's what the world needs more of."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Bondi attack: The acts of bravery as horror unfolded
A father tells the BBC he owes the life of his child to a stranger forced into an impossible decision.
www.bbc.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
"There could have been so much more devastation without the bravery of [these] people... someone who could run just comes in. Someone who could worry about their own child looks after another child. That's what the world needs more of."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Thanks to Alice Grundy and Anna Chang for asking me to contribute to this important volume about the need for Australians to choose bravery. It is a privilege to be among such august company. You can buy the book here.
australiainstitute.org.au/store/a-time...
australiainstitute.org.au/store/a-time...
December 18, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Thanks to Alice Grundy and Anna Chang for asking me to contribute to this important volume about the need for Australians to choose bravery. It is a privilege to be among such august company. You can buy the book here.
australiainstitute.org.au/store/a-time...
australiainstitute.org.au/store/a-time...
Thanks to Greg Johnston from the Historical Novel Society Australia for posting my conversation with Konrad Muller at the Devonport Library about his new novel.
Listen:
audioboom.com/posts/881704...
Buy the book:
www.evercreecheditions.com
More about HNSA:
hnsa.org.au
Listen:
audioboom.com/posts/881704...
Buy the book:
www.evercreecheditions.com
More about HNSA:
hnsa.org.au
December 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Thanks to Greg Johnston from the Historical Novel Society Australia for posting my conversation with Konrad Muller at the Devonport Library about his new novel.
Listen:
audioboom.com/posts/881704...
Buy the book:
www.evercreecheditions.com
More about HNSA:
hnsa.org.au
Listen:
audioboom.com/posts/881704...
Buy the book:
www.evercreecheditions.com
More about HNSA:
hnsa.org.au
"The fact that … every single member voted for them in both the Lower House and the Upper House, sends a very strong message to the community that hatred against anyone in Tasmania is no longer acceptable". - Yours Truly
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
'Everyone is protected': Tasmania's new hate crime laws praised as nation-leading
The Tasmanian government's new laws to protect people from targeted violence have sailed through the state's parliament, with experts celebrating their "innovative" approach. But some say the job is n...
www.abc.net.au
December 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"The fact that … every single member voted for them in both the Lower House and the Upper House, sends a very strong message to the community that hatred against anyone in Tasmania is no longer acceptable". - Yours Truly
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
The Sydney killings remind us of the importance of laws against hate. But laws alone won’t defeat hate. Neither will more hate. Building connections with those who are different inoculates society from the poisons of prejudice and violence.
tasmaniantimes.com/2025/12/unan...
tasmaniantimes.com/2025/12/unan...
Unanimous Support For Stronger Hate Crime Laws - Tasmanian Times
Parliament has unanimously passed legislation to strengthen sentencing for hate crimes, acting on key recommendations from the Sentencing Advisory Council’s Final Report on Prejudice and Discriminatio...
tasmaniantimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The Sydney killings remind us of the importance of laws against hate. But laws alone won’t defeat hate. Neither will more hate. Building connections with those who are different inoculates society from the poisons of prejudice and violence.
tasmaniantimes.com/2025/12/unan...
tasmaniantimes.com/2025/12/unan...
Congratulations to everyone who contributed to Tasmania’s nation-beating laws against hate-motivated crime. Photo taken after the unanimous passage of the bill.
Equality Tasmania here: ymlp.com/zEpH0l
The Prejudice-Related Violence Working Group MR is in the comments.
Equality Tasmania here: ymlp.com/zEpH0l
The Prejudice-Related Violence Working Group MR is in the comments.
December 13, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Congratulations to everyone who contributed to Tasmania’s nation-beating laws against hate-motivated crime. Photo taken after the unanimous passage of the bill.
Equality Tasmania here: ymlp.com/zEpH0l
The Prejudice-Related Violence Working Group MR is in the comments.
Equality Tasmania here: ymlp.com/zEpH0l
The Prejudice-Related Violence Working Group MR is in the comments.
Tasmania now leads the nation on laws against hate-motivated crime. More here: ymlp.com/zEpH0l
December 11, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Tasmania now leads the nation on laws against hate-motivated crime. More here: ymlp.com/zEpH0l
“It is a double standard for the Government to appoint an LGBTIQA+ human rights advocate to other nations but refuse to create the same role in Australia.”
- Brian Greig for Just.Equal Australia
www.outinperth.com/albanese-gov...
- Brian Greig for Just.Equal Australia
www.outinperth.com/albanese-gov...
Albanese government accused of double-standards on LGBTIQA+ rights
Just.Equal Australia, has highlighted the double standard of the government appointing an international advocate for LGBTIQA+ human rights
www.outinperth.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
“It is a double standard for the Government to appoint an LGBTIQA+ human rights advocate to other nations but refuse to create the same role in Australia.”
- Brian Greig for Just.Equal Australia
www.outinperth.com/albanese-gov...
- Brian Greig for Just.Equal Australia
www.outinperth.com/albanese-gov...
Great to see Launceston's Amilie Courtney advocating for the wellbeing of young trans and gender diverse Australians.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Transgender teenager fears social media ban will lead to isolation - ABC listen
Amilie Courtney says she used social media to connect with other peers "going through the same struggles".
www.abc.net.au
December 11, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Great to see Launceston's Amilie Courtney advocating for the wellbeing of young trans and gender diverse Australians.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Today I had the honour of taking a Hobart LGBTIQA history walk for about twenty employees of the Department of State Growth. Here are some of the folks from the Department’s inclusion and LGBTIQA networks. The next walk will be on Feb 15th as part of Tas Pride. Mark the date!
December 9, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Today I had the honour of taking a Hobart LGBTIQA history walk for about twenty employees of the Department of State Growth. Here are some of the folks from the Department’s inclusion and LGBTIQA networks. The next walk will be on Feb 15th as part of Tas Pride. Mark the date!
Liv Hogarth from Working If Out welcomes the new TasGov LGBTIQA strategy in today’s Launceston Examiner.
December 7, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Liv Hogarth from Working If Out welcomes the new TasGov LGBTIQA strategy in today’s Launceston Examiner.
Great to see global coverage of Tasmania's groundbreaking financial redress scheme for persecution under the state's former laws against homosexuality and cross-dressing.
www.npr.org/2025/11/30/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/30/n...
Tasmania takes a historic step to repair harm from its past anti-gay laws
Tasmania is launching Australia's first compensation program for men once criminalized under anti-gay laws, raising difficult questions about how to measure and remedy decades of harm.
www.npr.org
December 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Great to see global coverage of Tasmania's groundbreaking financial redress scheme for persecution under the state's former laws against homosexuality and cross-dressing.
www.npr.org/2025/11/30/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/30/n...
Well done Danielle Wood for this engaging article in the Hobart Mercury about Tasmania’s precious Hare Clark voting system and the woman whose name should be added to those of Hare and Clark.
December 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Well done Danielle Wood for this engaging article in the Hobart Mercury about Tasmania’s precious Hare Clark voting system and the woman whose name should be added to those of Hare and Clark.
Congratulations to former head of Catholic Education Tasmania, Trish Hindmarsh, for her new book exploring the origins of LGBTIQA exclusion from the Catholic Church and affirming our rightful place in that Church. You can buy a copy here:
www.garrattpublishing.com.au/product/9781...
www.garrattpublishing.com.au/product/9781...
December 4, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Congratulations to former head of Catholic Education Tasmania, Trish Hindmarsh, for her new book exploring the origins of LGBTIQA exclusion from the Catholic Church and affirming our rightful place in that Church. You can buy a copy here:
www.garrattpublishing.com.au/product/9781...
www.garrattpublishing.com.au/product/9781...
“When I have a little money I buy books and if I have any left I buy food and clothes.” - Erasmus
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Nothing Better Than a Whole Lot of Books: In Praise of Bibliomania
Desiderius Erasmus lived his happiest months from late 1507 into 1508 at the Venetian print-shop of Aldus Manutius. A peripatetic scholar, the Dutch scholar had lived in Rotterdam and London, Basel…
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December 2, 2025 at 11:51 AM
“When I have a little money I buy books and if I have any left I buy food and clothes.” - Erasmus
lithub.com/nothing-bett...
lithub.com/nothing-bett...
Thanks to everyone who helped organise and attended today’s gender health care forum in the state parliament, as well as the launch of the new Parliamentary Friends of LGBTIQA+ Tasmanians.
More here: ymlp.com/zDh6bq
More here: ymlp.com/zDh6bq
December 1, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Thanks to everyone who helped organise and attended today’s gender health care forum in the state parliament, as well as the launch of the new Parliamentary Friends of LGBTIQA+ Tasmanians.
More here: ymlp.com/zDh6bq
More here: ymlp.com/zDh6bq
A big thank you to the Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPath) for inviting me to speak at their national conference in Hobart today. It was an honour, as it was to catch up with these fine folk.
November 29, 2025 at 7:18 AM
A big thank you to the Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPath) for inviting me to speak at their national conference in Hobart today. It was an honour, as it was to catch up with these fine folk.
Great step forward for LGBTIQA Tasmanians with the launch of the state’s first Government LGBTIQA Strategy. Next step, an Action Plan with funded, measurable outcomes in 2026.
More here:
ymlp.com/zOK1W1
Strategy here:
www.dpac.tas.gov.au/lgbtiqa-strategy
More here:
ymlp.com/zOK1W1
Strategy here:
www.dpac.tas.gov.au/lgbtiqa-strategy
November 26, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Great step forward for LGBTIQA Tasmanians with the launch of the state’s first Government LGBTIQA Strategy. Next step, an Action Plan with funded, measurable outcomes in 2026.
More here:
ymlp.com/zOK1W1
Strategy here:
www.dpac.tas.gov.au/lgbtiqa-strategy
More here:
ymlp.com/zOK1W1
Strategy here:
www.dpac.tas.gov.au/lgbtiqa-strategy
Equality Tasmania has welcomed support from the state’s local government conference for councils to consult with the LGBTIQA community and develop action plans:
ymlp.com/zdJu5w
Photo of Cr Amanda Diprose and LGAT policy director, Ben Morris, at the conference.
ymlp.com/zdJu5w
Photo of Cr Amanda Diprose and LGAT policy director, Ben Morris, at the conference.
November 22, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Equality Tasmania has welcomed support from the state’s local government conference for councils to consult with the LGBTIQA community and develop action plans:
ymlp.com/zdJu5w
Photo of Cr Amanda Diprose and LGAT policy director, Ben Morris, at the conference.
ymlp.com/zdJu5w
Photo of Cr Amanda Diprose and LGAT policy director, Ben Morris, at the conference.