Category: Media Releases
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Tasmanian Doctors Julie Sladden and Rachel Bradley join national call to halt gender affirming interventions for gender distressed youth
Tasmanian Doctors Julie Sladden and Rachel Bradley join national call to halt gender affirming interventions for gender distressed youth WST congratulate Tasmanian Doctors Julie Sladden and Rachel Bradley for signing an Open Letter calling for the halt of gender affirming interventions for gender distressed youth. The Open Letter signed by over 100 clinicians calls on…
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Women’s rights forum held at Devonport RSL a free speech victory
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The Devonport RSL is to be congratulated for standing up for freedom of speech following from Women Speak Tasmania’s forum held at the Devonport RSL on the evening of 7 May “Women’s Rights in the Modern World,”. The WST forum this week marks a significant milestone in Australia for Women’s rights groups with the Devonport…
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Thugs veto used to cancel women’s forum on legislation
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Women Speak Tasmania have had an outpouring of community support in the north west following the cancellation of two venues which WST booked to hold a public forum to discuss legislation that affects women and girls. WST Spokesperson Dr Elizabeth Caballero was going to present information contained in the WST Dossier which was presented in…
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Rape crime data based on sex not gender
WST congratulate the Government for recording rape crime and victim data for statistical purposes according to sex not gender. Yesterday WST received a reply from Deputy Premier, Attorney General and Minister for Justice Guy Barnett confirming that data for statistical purposed in rape cases: ‘it is the sex of accused people and complainants that is…
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Health Minister Mark Butler congratulated on inquiry into gender medicine for children
Women Speak Tasmania congratulates the federal Health Minister Mark Butler on his decision to establish an inquiry into gender medicine guidelines for young people suffering gender distress. Mark Butler’s decision comes in the wake of the recent whistleblower allegations about the rogue Cairns Sexual Health Service that have prompted the Queensland Government to suspend the…
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Health Minister Jacquie Petrusma called on to follow Queensland Premier’s ban on puberty blockers and cross sex hormones
Today, Premier of Queensland, David Crisafulli announced that puberty blockers and cross sex hormones for minors with gender distress will be banned. Premier David Crisafulli’s actions following revelations that Cairns Sexual Health Service was providing puberty blockers to children as young as 12 years old without parental consent or any oversight. In light of such…
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Health Minister Jacquie Petrusma must conduct independent review into off label puberty blockers
Women Speak Tasmania are calling on the Minister for Health Jacquie Petrusma to conduct an independent review into the Tasmanian Gender Service use of off label puberty blockers for the treatment of gender dysphoria. WST’ call today comes on the back of the NZ Ministry of Health’s release this week of their review into puberty…
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Call on Minister to act on UN Special Rapporteur Report on Women’s Sport
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Women Speak Tasmania have called on the Minister for Sport to take action following UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls Reem Alsalem’s report on women’s sports. With consideration to Algerian professional boxer Imane Khelif Olympics boxing fiasco and numerous other cases of trans-identified males competing in women’s sports, Reem Alsalem has stated…
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Education Minister Jo Palmer should axe political lobby group’s teacher training program– leaked documents.
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Women Speak Tasmania have called on the Minister for Education Jo Palmer to immediately axe a teacher training program being delivered to all Primary and Secondary Teachers by political lobby group Working It Out on behalf of the Department of Education, Children and Young People. ‘Leaked documents show the training program “Supporting Sexuality, Sex and…