Women Speak Tasmania

Category: Paediatric Gender Medicine

  • Why an Inquiry into Tasmania Gender Service Is Essential

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    Women Speak Tasmania recently wrote to Health Minister Guy Barnett, drawing attention to serious concerns about the Tasmanian Gender Service (TGS), its practices, and the lack of transparency—and advocating for an urgent inquiry. Here’s a breakdown of our key points and the minister’s response, which signals a significant step forward. Key Concerns Raised by WST…

  • iHeart Tassie – The Tasmanian Gender Service

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    This week on iHeart Tassie, John Fabris discusses the work of the Tasmanian Gender Service in transitioning children Interview with Isla MacGregor Episode Transcript Speaker 1 (00:01):I heart it. Hello, this is John Fabris. A topic today bound to draw intense emotional responses the active participation of the state in facilitating the physical and emotional…

  • Leuprorelin Acetate: The Puberty Blocker Used in Tasmanian Gender Service

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    Through a recent Right to Information (RTI) request, Women Speak Tasmania confirmed that the only puberty blocker prescribed by the Tasmanian Gender Service (TGS) for minors is Leuprorelin acetate 30mg. This drug is given to children and adolescents diagnosed with gender dysphoria to halt the natural progression of puberty. What is Leuprorelin Acetate? Leuprorelin acetate…

  • Tasmanian Gender Service: What we learned from our RTI request

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    At Women Speak Tasmania, we believe transparency is essential when it comes to healthcare services that impact children and young people. That’s why we lodged a Right to Information (RTI) request to the Department of Health seeking detailed data about the Tasmanian Gender Service (TGS). The RTI has now been decided, and here’s what we…

  • The Cass Review: A Critical Commentary

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    The Cass Review has laid bare a systemic lack of robust clinical evidence supporting the so-called “gender-affirming model” of care for children. Unlike the politically charged narratives that have dominated the debate, this comprehensive review puts the welfare of children first—prioritising medical knowledge, ethical practice, and reason over ideology. Puberty Blockers: An Unproven Experiment on…

  • WPATH: Not Evidence-Based, Children at Risk

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    The recently released WPATH Files expose disturbing internal communications among clinicians responsible for the so-called “Standards of Care.” These exchanges show that WPATH is not a scientific or evidence-based organisation, but one driven by ideology and activism. WPATH and the Repetition of Medical Scandals History provides sobering lessons about what happens when ideology or medical…

  • Stop the Social and Medical Transition of Vulnerable Children

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    Women Speak Tasmania and LGB Tasmania members kicked off an awareness raising campaign “Let Kids be Kids” Currently in this era of ‘gender affirmation’, schools are taking an active role in socially transitioning children with gender dysphoria, by encouraging the changing of names, pronouns, uniform and allowing them to enter single sex spaces and sports…

  • Protest in Hobart Calls for Parliamentary Inquiry into Medicalisation of Children

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    On Friday, April 23, 2021, members of Women Speak Tasmania (WST) gathered outside the Tasmanian Gender Service at 60 Collins Street, Hobart, to protest the medicalisation of children with gender dysphoria. The action was part of an international campaign highlighting the unethical and experimental nature of so-called “gender-affirming” medical interventions on vulnerable young people. Holding…

  • Book: Gender Dysphoria In Children And Young People

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    Overview of the Book Title: Gender Dysphoria in Children and Young People: Collected Papers on the Psychology, Sociology and Ethics of Gender TransitionAuthor: Dr. Dianna T. Kenny, PhD — a Professor of Psychology (formerly at the University of Sydney), clinician, psychotherapist, and expert in child and adolescent mental health. Publication Date: February 28, 2020Publisher: Scholars’…