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Banking and insurance company offers employees 6 weeks of paid 'Gender Affirmation Leave'
The Blaze ^ | April 13, 2023 | Alex Nitzberg

Posted on 04/15/2023 7:42:25 AM PDT by Twotone

Suncorp Group announced last month that workers would have the opportunity to get paid leave to pursue gender transitions.

The company, which is involved in insurance and banking in Australia and New Zealand, is offering six weeks of paid leave and 12 months of unpaid leave for people to "affirm their gender," an Orwellian phrase that actually entails the exact opposite of affirming an individual's immutable biological sex.

Suncorp notes that the transition process can include actions ranging from hormones, surgery, and recovery, to simply informing others about the gender switch and changing clothing style and pronouns.

"Six weeks' paid Gender Affirmation Leave, and up to 12 months unpaid leave, will be offered to applicable Suncorp employees, allowing those employees to have the time and financial support required to engage in the steps they need to affirm their gender," a press release states.

"The new Gender Affirmation Leave entitlement offers employees the opportunity to utilise the leave flexibly, which Vera says is important given her ongoing appointments, which often have a significant wait-time," the company wrote, referring to employee Vera Dawson. "She mentions that some of the appointments she needs to attend are extremely difficult for a person working full-time, but the new leave entitlement offers a new kind of tailored support that would enable her, and others seeking the leave, the financial freedom to meet those ongoing needs."

The company's announcement reflects the extent to which big businesses around the globe openly support the reality-defying, gender-bending dogmas of left-wing gender ideology.

Anheuser-Busch recently faced backlash for enlisting Dylan Mulvaney, a man who identifies as a transgender woman, to advertise Bud Light, while Nike angered consumers by having Mulvaney advertise a bra and leggings.

Suncorp describes itself as "a sustainable and responsible financial services Group" that offers "insurance and banking products and services through some of Australia and New Zealand’s most recognised financial brands."


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: australia; genderaffirming; suncorp
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1 posted on 04/15/2023 7:42:25 AM PDT by Twotone
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To: Twotone

Every put forth by western governments is to destroy their own native citizens.


2 posted on 04/15/2023 7:44:20 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Twotone

Ok, my gender is male, I would like 6 weeks paid leave to drink beer, go camping, shoot off some guns and do other activities that affirm my gender.


3 posted on 04/15/2023 7:46:22 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Twotone

Absurd. Every man should say they need six weeks to go and affirm their masculinity and take a vacation.


4 posted on 04/15/2023 7:50:00 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: Boogieman
"Ok, my gender is male, I would like 6 weeks paid leave to drink beer, go camping, shoot off some guns and do other activities that affirm my gender."

Yup. There you go - turn it back on them! :-)

5 posted on 04/15/2023 7:50:18 AM PDT by jackibutterfly (We have a God Who love us, and there's nothing we can do about it.)
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To: Twotone

As bad a we are in this country about these weird cultural changes, Australia and New Zealand have really gone off the rails.


6 posted on 04/15/2023 7:51:41 AM PDT by elpadre (nd )
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To: Twotone

Real men affirm their gender every day bu showing up for work, providing for their families and being productive members of society. Anachronistic thinking, I know.


7 posted on 04/15/2023 7:53:53 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack
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To: Twotone

That’s discrimination against people who maintain their biological gender.


8 posted on 04/15/2023 7:53:58 AM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: Boogieman

Heck, I’m female but I’d take off 6 weeks to go camping hiking and fishing.
‘Course, I might decide to come back as female…after a 6 week exploration.


9 posted on 04/15/2023 7:54:03 AM PDT by silverleaf (It’s not propaganda just because you disagree with it. )
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To: Twotone

I can ‘affirm’ my gender and 10 seconds, and prove it:
1. Clink-Clink
2. Snap
3. Zip down
4. Whip
5. Zip up
6. Clink-Clink

Not sure why some people need 6 weeks to do the same.


10 posted on 04/15/2023 7:54:08 AM PDT by BobL
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To: Twotone

How many transitions in a lifetime is one allowed?


11 posted on 04/15/2023 7:56:44 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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May I ‘affirm my gender’ every Friday around noon? That should work out just fine. Thanks!


12 posted on 04/15/2023 8:00:28 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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Costs passed on to the consumers, of course.

Anyone who objects will be called “homophobic,” etc., and can expect to have their lives destroyed.


13 posted on 04/15/2023 8:16:52 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (What did Socialists use before Candles?..... Electricity)
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To: Twotone

And, i guarantee that this is only to increase their ESG score.

boycott these companies. Do no business with them. Have nothing to do with any of their employees. Anathema.


14 posted on 04/15/2023 8:19:24 AM PDT by bobbo666 (Baizuo)
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To: elpadre

What is Crocodile Dundee’s position on this???


15 posted on 04/15/2023 8:29:51 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: Twotone

Great way to get the loons out of the office for a while.


16 posted on 04/15/2023 8:33:57 AM PDT by Farmerbob
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Bass turds throwing money around like a bunch of drunken pirates!


17 posted on 04/15/2023 8:36:52 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (It's time to indict the Dung Beetle Party's token affirmative action chubby cheeked shyster lawyer.)
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Why should anyone be entitled to gender surgery on other people's dime?
If you're going to ruin your life, at least pay for it yourself.
It will give you time to reflect and reconsider, that maybe it's not worth it.

18 posted on 04/15/2023 10:24:24 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: Twotone
Six weeks of leave paid for by the employees collectively (and it is paid by the employees - not the customers, not the shareholders, and not the executives since all labor costs are spread out across the employees) is a low price to pay for someone to self-identify such a mental illness.

How much would you pay as part of a collective pool to know how mentally ill one of your coworkers is instead of having them keep it in the closet?

19 posted on 04/15/2023 10:44:56 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: Twotone

One other thing with the company offering this is that it increases the number of employees who will neuter themselves, saving the company money in healthcare costs for dependents.


20 posted on 04/15/2023 10:46:07 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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