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	Podcast:		The Signal
	Episode:		Life as a gay teacher at a religious school
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:15:09
	Publish Date:		2018-11-12 11:00:00
	Description:		He just wants to teach. But being gay and working for a religious school in regional NSW means that isn't always simple. Over 30 years in the job, he's been outed by a colleague, questioned by students, and endured cruel jokes. So why does he stick around? Religious schools can fire gay teachers, under a special exemption to anti-discrimination laws. And some of Australia's religious schools are fighting to hang on to that right, saying they want to employ staff that uphold the school's "ethos, values and mission". The Signal's co-host Ange Lavoipierre went back home to ask one of her high school teachers, an out gay man, about what it's like working in a place like that.
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