Women’s Rights Advocate Says Trans Ad Campaign a ‘Gross Misuse’ of Taxpayer Dollars

A Victorian government ad campaign to encourage acceptance of the trans community has backfired, with hundreds of angry comments directed at the video online. In the video, released last week by the Victoria State Government Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, numerous scenes depict trans people going about their day and how the reactions of people around them have an impact on their mood. In one scene, a transgender woman enters a lift and a woman leaves, in another, a women’s sport team welcomes a transgender woman to play with them. However, Women’s Forum Australia’s Rachael Wong called the campaign was a “gross misuse” of public funds....