Australia's census to include sexual orientation, gender questions for first time

questions about LGBTIQ+ identity.

Your "identity" is not an objective fact.

A census is not an opinion poll, it should stick to objective scientific facts.

Age, sex, birthplace etc.

Sexual orientation should be nobody elses business, and "identity" is completely subjective and changeable, so not something that can be objectively verified. This is just more intrusion of woke ideology into institutions.

These new questions are "optional" so they can be answered or not at your own discretion.

"Your "identity" is not an objective fact.

A census is not an opinion poll, it should stick to objective scientific facts

Age, sex, birthplace etc."@Banthu

It's a amazing how the left manipulate people screaming science, until the same science challenges and goes against their scientific beliefs.

Sounds pretty gay to me.

It's a amazing how the left manipulate people screaming science, until the same science challenges and goes against their scientific beliefs.

Yeah, that one always went over my head as well.

Péter14:

These new questions are "optional" so they can be answered or not at your own discretion.

Had China done that, you'd be having a field day. One rule for me, another rule for thee.

"These new questions are "optional" so they can be answered or not at your own discretion"

Such a fact should not get in the way of the apoplexy of those with axes to grind.

The United Kingdom added an optional question on sexual orientation in its 2021 census for the first time.

And the sky didn't fall? Huh.

It's a amazing how the left manipulate people screaming science, until the same science challenges and goes against their scientific beliefs.

Yeah, that one always went over my head as well.

Seems a lot of things do.

True, the question is optional, not mandatory to answer.

At the end of the day, the results from the census will be published. Then, the results about identity and sexual orientation may be used and abused.

I am an Australian, witnessed last year (failed) dummy referendum about "Yes" campaign, the referendum Australia has never needed to have.

Australia is the world leader when it comes to minimizing paperwork, I wonder what and why it is happening now.

More fodder to ignite the ignorant Pavlov dogs. Here in America we still have a bunch of people who believe that homosexuality is evil and is a 'choice'. They're too ignorant and dumb to know that gays are by genetics a small percentage of humanity and always will be. And 'trans' is even less, less than 1% out of 8 billion people on planet Earth.

Yet the shrieking hysteria of a 'gay revolution' continues. Pat Robertson wrote about one, TV news feeds the lies to the sheep and they tremble. And derelict politicians like Ron DeSassy of Florida who neglected his lockdown and safety duties during the early stages of the pandemic now screams with his 'Don't Say Gay' agenda. That tells me that secretly he is one but is ashamed of it. Either way, loudmouths like that should be ignored altogether. They are nothing.

What an incredibly stunning and brave decision to make.

well whatever...

What an incredibly stunning and brave decision to make.

Not sure to upvote because I like the sarcasm, or to down vote because it's just wrong.

Had China done that, you'd be having a field day. One rule for me, another rule for thee.

China is in a position where they do everything they are told or disappear in the criminal system that does CCP's bidding. Do they even bother doing a census there?

Australia showing again it is a modern system with this divisive question being optional to answer.

And it is China that uses your "one rule for me and another rule for thee", just ask those in close proximity to China.