Category: Media Releases
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Push for Parliamentary Inquiry into sex self ID Laws following Olympics Fiasco
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In the last few days the world has been witness to the disastrous result that sex self ID laws have had on women’s sports. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has failed to protect female athletes by allowing men who identify as women, whether intersex or transgender, to compete against women. Dr Elizabeth Caballero Pastor said…
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Calls On Federal Health Minister to Conduct Inquiry into Gender Clinics
Following on from Tasmania Health Minister Guy Barnett written request to Federal Health Minister Mark Butler to consider establishing a Commonwealth inquiry into gender clinics, WST have kept this momentum going by also writing to Health Minister Mark Butler. Spokesperson Dr Elizabeth Caballero Pastor said, ‘After our initial request sent to Tasmania’s Health Minister Guy…
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Calls for Commonwealth Inquiry into Gender Clinics
In response to WST correspondence with Health Minister Guy Barnett, we are pleased that the Tasmanian Liberal Government is the first Government in Australia to back a Commonwealth inquiry into gender clinics and their guidelines in response to release of England’s groundbreaking Cass Review. Spokesperson Dr Elizabeth Caballero Pastor said, ‘While our initial request to…
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Banned drug leuprorelin acetate still being prescribed in Tasmania.
The drug leuprorelin acetate, now banned in the UK from use as a puberty blocker, is still being prescribed by the Tasmanian Gender Service (TGS). Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Italy have also implemented bans on the use of puberty blockers for under 18’s because of risks to patient safety. The bans have been implemented following…
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Puberty Blockers given off label at Tasmanian Gender Service
Information obtained under Right to Information on the Tasmanian Gender Service (TGS) confirms the need for the Health Minister Guy Barnett to conduct an urgent Inquiry into the TGS: standards of care, transparency of the agency and use of off label Puberty Blockers. Women Speak Tasmania have forwarded the RTI documents to Guy Barnett as…
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Tasmanian International Women’s cyclist calls out trans inclusion in competition sport
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Hobart based International and National Women’s cycling competitor Jodie Willett last year resigned her membership of AusCycling over their policy of trans inclusion in women’s cycling competitions. Last year Jodie Willett wrote to AusCycling advising them that until such time as Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and AusCycling reversed their decision on trans inclusion in women’s…
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Call on Health Minister to defer debate on Conversion Bill and back push for National Inquiry
Women Speak Tasmania (WST) have called on the Health Minister Guy Barnett to defer debate on The Justice Miscellaneous (Conversion Practices) Bill 2024 and back the call from Dr Philip Morris, President of the National Association of Practising Psychiatrists (NAPP) for an independent investigation into treatments being used for vulnerable children struggling with gender dysphoria. WSTs call…
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Fix conversion laws before banning conversion practices
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Safeguarding Children in Schools Australia and Women Speak Tasmania will be calling on the new Government once elected, to urgently review existing conversion laws before debating any anti conversion Bill put before parliament. Today we have released our Submission to the draft Justice Miscellaneous (Conversion Practices) Bill 2024. In principle, we support laws that prevent…