Women Speak Tasmania

Category: Media Files

  • Gender hate law sparks free speech fear

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    Today, in an article for The Australian titled “Gender Hate Law Sparks Free Speech Fear” (9 November 2018), journalist Matthew Denholm reported on proposed amendments to Tasmania’s Anti-Discrimination Act that would extend protections against hate speech to include “gender identity” and “gender expression.” The article explained that the proposed changes, put forward by the Labor…

  • Greens Label Anti-Transgender Stickers Hateful

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    The debate over gender markers on birth certificates has ramped up with anti-transgender stickers described as “hateful and hurtful” appearing throughout Hobart. The stickers are shaped like penises and carry the phrase “Women don’t have penises” Transforming Tasmania spokeswoman Martine Delaney said it was clear the stickers had been distributed by groups looking to deny…

  • Tasmania to be first Aussie state to remove gender on birth certificate

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    Today, in an article titled “Tasmania to be First Aussie State to Remove Gender on Birth Certificate” (24 October 2018), journalist Ally Foster reported on proposed amendments to Tasmania’s birth registration laws that would remove sex markers from birth certificates and allow transgender people to change the sex recorded on official documents without undergoing surgery.…

  • Tasmania on verge of removing gender from birth certificates

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    Today, in an article for The Australian titled “Tasmania on Verge of Removing Gender from Birth Certificates” (23 October 2018), journalist Matthew Denholm reported on proposed amendments to Tasmania’s birth registration laws that would remove sex markers from birth certificates and eliminate the requirement for transgender people to undergo surgery before changing the sex recorded…