A mother has pulled her three children from a Christian school that demanded parents sign an anti-LGBTQI contract.
Janina Leo, who has a transgender child, said she was so appalled by Citipointe Christian College's contract that she didn't want any of her kids studying there.
The Brisbane school's contract condemns homosexual acts as 'sinful and offensive' and demanded students conform to the gender roles of their biological sex, not gender identity.
Ms Leo told Nine News Queensland that it was not the first time she clashed with the school over its attitude to a student's gender identity.
She said there was a disagreement over her what her transgender child wore to the school formal.
'Just really hard seeing my child have to struggle with those feelings and thoughts about themselves and acceptance at the school they've attended for their whole life,' Ms Leo said.
'This has devastated me as a mum and as a psychologist as well.'
Brisbane mother Janina Leo said she had withdrawn her three children from Citipointe Christian College over its anti-LGBTQI enrolment contract
Ms Leo said she previously had a disagreement with the school over her transgender's child's chosen attire to attend the school formal
Ms Leo said she also complained to the school about a lesson discussing gender and identity which featured cartoon illustrations of an androgynous alien and a man living as a six-year-old girl as examples of transgender people.
'It was disgusting, and as a mother I did not want my child to hear something that revolting,' she said.
Citipointe's 'declaration of faith' contract describes homosexual acts among a list of other forms of 'sexual immorality', including adultery, fornication, bisexual acts, bestiality, paedophilia, and pornography, that are 'sinful and offensive to God'.
It also states the college will only acknowledge biological sex, not gender, and asks parents to agree with this statement or face exclusion of a student.
'Failure to agree to the terms will afford Citipointe Christian College the right to exclude a student from the College who no longer adheres to the College's doctrinal precepts including those as to biological sex,' it read.
Citipointe's contract states it will only acknowledge biological sex, not gender, and asks parents to agree with this statement or face exclusion of a student
The college's 'declaration of faith' contract lists homosexual acts among other forms of 'sexual immorality', including adultery, fornication, bisexual acts, bestiality, paedophilia and pornography, that are 'sinful and offensive to God'
The school's contract will be reviewed by Queensland's Non-State Schools Accreditation Board on Thursday.
Queensland Education Minister Grace Grace said the state's Human Rights Commissioner, Scott McDougall, 'warned' the college it could not wriggle out of its legally binding commitments under discrimination legislation.
Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman also advised parents to make a complaint about the college's contract to the Human Rights Commission.
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