The Government Tried to Silence Her | Celine Baumgarten

About this episode

Celine Baumgarten shares her experience of fighting against government censorship after questioning a primary school queer club.

When a Sydney mother posted a video questioning a primary school queer club, the government moved to silence her. She fought back and won. Celine Baumgarten's story covers free speech, government censorship, and what happens when a parent decides not to back down. More from Celine Twitter Youtube Instagram Follow Peter Boghossian here .

People in this episode

Host: Peter Boghossian

Guest: Celine Baumgarten

Topics covered

• free speech
• government censorship
• parental rights
• queer clubs
• social activism

Keywords

• free speech
• censorship
• parent
• queer club
• Sydney
• activism
• government

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Places: Sydney

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