DISMISSED, DENIED AND DEMEANED:

Under the supervision of Equality Australia and their supervisors, these students helped conduct the desktop reviews of religious schools and organisations referred to in this report and assisted with legal research of domestic and international law throughout 2021 and 2022. [...] In temples, places of theological instruction and other strictly religious environments, it is reasonable and just to expect that the state will hold back its enforcement of the universal human rights of all, to protect the rights of people to have and practise their religious beliefs. [...] PART I: THE IMPACT AND TRUE EXTENT OF LGBTQ+ DISCRIMINATION Through 26 personal stories and an extensive investigation of publicly available records and financial information, Part I of this report documents the impact and true extent of LGBTQ+ discrimination in religious educational institutions and faith-based service providers in Australia. [...] AU PAGE xxii DISMISSED, DENIED AND DEMEANED: A NATIONAL REPORT ON LGBTQ+ DISCRIMINATION IN FAITH-BASED SCHOOLS AND ORGANISATIONS Dismissed, Denied and Demeaned: A national report on LGBTQ+ discrimination in faith-based schools and organisations EQUALITYAUSTRALIA. [...] Structured in four parts, this report addresses: • In Part I: The impact and true extent of LGBTQ+ discrimination: The stories of real people who have suffered LGBTQ+ discrimination in religious educational institutions and faith-based service providers, and the true extent of this discrimination based on an extensive investigation of publicly available records and financial information.