In an article published on 22 October 2026, The Good Oil journalist Lushington Brady examines Women Speak Tasmania’s concerns about Working It Out (WIO) and the Tasmanian Greens’ proposed Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill.
The article follows Women Speak Tasmania’s 19 October media release, Leaked Working It Out Email Reveals Real Intent of Greens’ Bill, which raised concerns about WIO’s claims regarding conversion practices in Tasmania and its characterisation of non-affirming psychological support for gender-distressed children.
The article quotes WST President Dr Elizabeth Caballero, who describes WIO’s messaging as fearmongering and warns that the proposed legislation could expose clinicians and parents to complaints and investigation simply for not immediately affirming a child’s asserted gender identity.
It also highlights WST’s concerns that the Bill’s broad definitions conflate sexual orientation with gender identity, potentially restricting exploratory psychological support and preventing children from receiving help to accept their biological sex.
The article reinforces WST’s call for proper parliamentary scrutiny of the proposed legislation before it is allowed to proceed.
READ:
If That’s Not ‘Conversion Practices’, What Is?. Good Oil News – https://goodoil.news/if-thats-not-conversion-practices-what-is