Women Speak Tasmania

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  • Men and your new identity in the 21C

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    By Isla MacGregor For all the men in Tasmania who are not quite grasping what the proposed transgender legislation has to do with them, it is useful to understand how this will affect your identity. Under this proposed new legislation there will no longer be anything such as just ‘male’ any more. You will be…

  • Reclaim the Night – Is It Still About Women?

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    By Bronwyn Williams and Isla MacGregor Hobart’s Reclaim the Night rally is one of many that occur around Australia every year.  The concept originated as a means for women to express public solidarity with each other and ‘reclaim’ their right to be out in public after dark without being in constant fear of sexual or…

  • Labor and the Greens ‘Win’, But Democracy Loses

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    By Bronwyn Williams and Isla MacGregor When we go to the ballot box and vote, we have an expectation that those we elect will at least try to represent our interests. We assume that any debate in parliament, particularly if the issue is contentious, will be as well-informed as it can possibly be. On 20…

  • The Mercury – PR Machine for the Trans Lobby?

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    By Bronwyn Williams and Isla MacGregor In recent weeks, Hobart’s Mercury newspaper has featured a number of articles and longer form stories showcasing the trans rights lobby group, Transforming Tasmania. Transforming Tasmania is behind a number of radical amendments to birth registration and anti-discrimination laws put forward by Labor and the Greens in the Tasmanian…

  • The Trans Rights Debate – Who’s Peddling the ‘Hate’?

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    By Bronwyn Williams and Isla MacGregor Emily Baker’s recent article in the Mercury titled ‘Penis stickers labelled hateful: Anger at anti-transgender campaign’ quoted Transforming Tasmania representative, Martine Delaney’s, opinion of the stickers. Delaney said the stickers expressed a view ‘actively promoted by only extremely conservative Christian groups and a very small percentage of women –…

  • Transgender campaign misinformation continues

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    By Bronwyn Williams and Isla MacGregor – Women Speak Tasmania Roen Meijers of Transforming Tasmania continues to be confused about the issue of Birth Certificate registrations as it is not gender that is recorded, but sex. Additionally, the Options Paper on transgender law reform released for public consultation by former Anti-discrimination Commissioner, Robin Banks, in…

  • O’Connor and White in Damage Control over Backlash on Transgender Reforms

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    By Women Speak Tasmania While Labor Opposition leader, Rebecca White, moves to distance the party from a deal with the Greens to fast track changes to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, the Greens’ Cassy O’Connor has resorted to accusations of transphobia against those calling for public consultation on the issue. It’s now very…

  • Transforming Tasmania Shouldn’t Shut Down Birth Certificate Debate

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    By Bronwyn Williams and Isla MacGregor – Women Speak Tasmania Transforming Tasmania’s proposed changes to birth registration and anti-discrimination law in Tasmania are radical amendments that shouldn’t be rushed through parliament. Labor and the Greens need to support the Government’s referral of those amendments to the Tasmanian Law Reform Institute so the Tasmanian people can…

  • Labor and the Greens Under Pressure Over Birth Certificate Changes

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    By Bronwyn Williams and Isla MacGregor – Women Speak Tasmania Women Speak Tasmania is hearing from many women across Tasmania who are outraged at Labor and the Greens attempt to fast track changes to birth certificates at the behest of Transforming Tasmania. Never before has the community witnessed such unashamed fast tracking of legislation, with…

  • Don’t agree with trans ideology? UTAS will find a way to silence you

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    By Bronwyn Williams and Isla MacGregor – Women Speak Tasmania On 6 August last, Tasmanian Times published an article titled ‘Silencing and Censorship in the Trans Rights Debate’ The article featured five case studies that exemplified the dominant narrative in this debate – supportive of the trans rights agenda and dismissive of a women’s rights…