Category: Gender Debate and Censorship
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Tasmania rejects push to change discrimination laws targeting transgender people
Premier Jeremy Rockliff has rejected calls to ban transgender women from single-sex spaces after activists lobbied MPs to sign a pledge changing Tasmania’s discrimination laws. Tasmania will not be changing its discrimination laws despite lobbying from anti-transgender activists, Premier Jeremy Rockliff says. A mass email sent at the weekend has asked MPs to sign a…
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United Nations demands answers over suspension of Queensland gender clinic whistleblower
Opinion by Des Houghton The United Nations has demanded Queensland’s Premier explain child safety measures at a hospital gender clinic after a psychiatrist’s controversial suspension, writes Des Houghton. It is time for the Queensland Government to admit that the sacking of child psychiatrist Jillian Spencer by Queensland Health was gut-wrenching injustice. Her “crime” was to…
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Peak medical regulator ‘compromised’ by partnership with trans lobby group
Australia’s peak medical regulator faces claims it has been hopelessly compromised in a string of controversial decisions because it is a signed-up member of Australia’s most powerful trans lobby group, ACON, which promotes gender-affirming medical treatment for children and teenagers. Documents released under FOI reveal how the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency developed an LGBTIQA+…
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ABC cuts ties with trans lobby group ACON after bias exposed
The ABC has severed ties with ACON following The Australian’s explosive revelations that the group influenced its news coverage and programming for years. The ABC has abandoned its partnership with ACON following revelations by The Australian that the broadcaster’s news and programming had been heavily influenced by the radical agenda of the trans lobby group.…
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ABC won platinum for trans activism, failed on transparency
Secret submissions reveal how the ABC let a trans lobby group influence its programming, but the broadcaster won’t release key documents – because it might stop it ‘attracting the best talent’. Newly released documents show how the ABC won platinum status last year with trans lobby group ACON after pledging to use its unique position…
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Women Speak Tasmania claims discrimination over canned library forum
A decision to cancel a Women Speak Tasmania event at the Burnie Library has escalated into a bitter clash involving claims of political discrimination and the role of public libraries in hosting controversial views. The group is known for its contentious views on sex and gender, and says it was last year effectively and “permanently…
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How the ABC’s pursuit of platinum status with ACON put its integrity on the line
The ABC has achieved platinum status from trans rights lobby group ACON, but critics say the national broadcaster has compromised its editorial independence by paying for ideological approval. This year the ABC celebrated a sweet victory. After years of dogged persistence, the national broadcaster achieved platinum status for its commitment to trans rights. The media…
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Inside ACON: The lobby group driving Australia’s trans rights revolution
A little-known former AIDS council is working to re-shape the way Australians think about sex and gender, sparking fierce backlash from the gay and lesbian communities it once served. The power of Australia’s most successful trans lobby group was on glittering display earlier this year as hundreds of brightly clad executives gathered in the Grand…
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Women’s group banned from Tasmanian libraries for ‘hate speech’
A prominent women’s rights group has been permanently banned from public libraries in Tasmania after its forums opposing radical trans ideology were deemed to be in breach of Libraries Tasmania’s diversity and inclusion policies. Attempts by Women Speak Tasmania to hire library venues have been repeatedly turned down, most recently this week after a bid…
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Secrecy rules as children taught ‘gender ideology’
Children are being taught “gender identity ideology’ in Tasmanian primary schools without the knowledge or consent of parents, with one mother revealing her daughter – who had undertaken the sex education program over a period of six years – now identifies as a boy. The mother, a qualified teacher herself, told The Australian how her…