There are a growing number of calls for Governor-General Sam Mostyn to resign as patron of the sex-denying lobby group Equality Australia.

The misnamed group does not stand for equality, but for the dominance of gender ideology over reality. They recently intervened in the Giggle v Tickle case to argue that feelings matter more than facts when it comes to sex based rights and reality.

The reasonable expectation of ordinary Australians is that our Governor General would be impartial and not a patron for such a powerful political group.

Groups from across the political spectrum, ranging from the conservative Family First Party to the progressive LGB Alliance, representing lesbians and gay men, have called for Ms Mostyn to resign as Equality Australia patron.

The advocacy group was granted amicus curiae (friend of the court) status in the Federal Court appeal specifically to argue against the long-established Lesbian Action Group, with Equality Australia chief executive and ex-Labor staffer Anna Brown citing the patronage of Ms Mostyn in her affidavit to intervene.

Former deputy prime minister John Anderson told The Australian: “I truly believe that the role of governors-general should involve impartiality, and patronage of lobby groups is something that I would think is actually quite troubling. That is particularly so when you’ve got other lobby groups like the Lesbian Action Group lined up on the other side.”

Under the strict rules set out by the Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General, patronage must “pose no reputational risk to the office or governor-­general” and the organisation must not “promote the governor-general as patron or imply any endorsement of a position or action”.

Ms Mostyn has shirked responsibility and refused to answer questions put to her about the biased position she has taken on.

Equality Australia displays no regard for the fact that sex and gender identity are in direct opposition to one another. Sex relies on reality and evidence based science whereas gender identity denies it.

The organisation has been using an HIV/AIDS charity to collect tax-deductible donations after its own bid for Deductible Gift Recipient status was rejected by the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission and the Federal Court specifically because it was an advocacy group, not one that was providing benevolent ­relief.

In a two-line statement, a spokesperson for the Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General said: “The Governor-General is patron of organisations that work in areas including sports, music and the arts, mental health, veterans’ welfare, medical research and more.

“Request for patronage is only considered and accepted as an honorary position, and patronage does not include any involvement in an organisation’s operations, endorsement of positions or responsibility for their activity.”

That is an unacceptable response to perfectly reasonable questions when holding such a high position of influence and power.

^{Image source: The Australian. Ten questions the Governor-General won’t answer on LGBTIQ lobby group patronage. Picture: Martin Ollman / NewsWire}