So denial is now hate speech?
Where have I heard that before?
UWA criticised for Australian Family Association talk with transgender sceptic Quentin Van Meter
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-15/uwa-under-fire-over-transgender-sceptic-quentin-van-meter-talk/10122040
The University of Western Australia (UWA) has defended its decision to allow a talk on its campus by an American paediatrician who has argued transgender people are mentally ill.
Key points:
Quentin Van Meter has denied proven science about transgender people
He is due to speak at an event at UWA, which says it does not endorse his views
The move to allow his talk has angered the Student Guild and a human rights group
It comes after UWA's social media pages were inundated with protests and a petition calling for the event to be cancelled secured more than 5,000 signatures in a matter of days.
The event booked for Friday evening is being hosted by the conservative Australian Family Association (AFA) and is set to feature a talk given by Quentin Van Meter.
Dr Van Meter is president of the American College of Paediatricians (ACP), a small conservative group known for its opposition to gay marriage, gender reassignment, vaccines and abortion.
He has regularly denied proven science surrounding transgender people, instead saying they are simply delusional.
The ACP is listed as a hate group by the US not-for-profit Southern Poverty Law Centre due to its views on LGBTI people.