Category: Resources
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Women’s Pledge Australia
In 2025, Women Speak Tasmania launched Women’s Pledge Australia, a concrete commitment to preserve sex-based legal protections, defend female-only spaces, and safeguard evidence-based public policy. This pledge has been signed by numerous federal, state and local government politicians and election candidates. It outlines key promises—such as opposing the medicalisation of minors, preserving female sports fairness,…
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Analysis of the UN Report by Reem Alsalem titled Sex-Based Violence Against Women and Girls: New Frontiers and Emerging Issues (A/HRC/59/47)
Purpose of the Report The report examines new and evolving forms of sex-based violence against women and girls that remain underrecognized. It reaffirms the biological reality of sex as central to understanding female oppression and urges States to protect women’s sex-based rights, especially amid rising gender identity ideologies. Key Issues Identified International Legal Context Key…
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Analysis from the article: “Critiques of the Cass Review: Fact-Checking the Peer-Reviewed and Grey Literature”
This document critiques four articles that challenged the Cass Review, a report on pediatric transgender healthcare commissioned by the UK’s National Health Service (NHS). The analysis covers the document’s purpose, structure, key arguments, evidence, strengths, weaknesses, and implications. Overview The document is a scholarly article that responds to critics of the Cass Review, a comprehensive…
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Analysis of Gender Questioning Children and Family Law: An Evolving Landscape
Introduction This paper provides an overview of the challenges faced by the family law profession in Australia when dealing with matters involving gender identity in children and adolescents. Drawing on recent research, medical reviews, and legal precedents, it highlights the contested nature of gender-affirming approaches, the risks of medical intervention, and the crucial role of…
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Dossier on Impacts of Tasmania Sex Self-ID Laws on Women, Girls, Families and LGB people
PRESENTED TO TASMANIAN ATTORNEY GENERAL GUY BARNETT ON 20th JANUARY 2025 INTRODUCTION Women Speak Tasmania (WST) is a women led and woman centred grass roots advocacy body. We campaign for the sex based rights of women in Tasmania. WST believes that biological sex is binary and gives rise to meaningful distinctions between men and women.…
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Analysis — Deeming v Pesutto (Federal Court of Australia)
Key outcome The Federal Court found that Victorian MP John Pesutto defamed fellow MP Moira Deeming on multiple occasions after a March 2023 rally; Justice David O’Callaghan concluded the publications conveyed imputations that Deeming “knowingly associated with” or “sympathised” with neo-Nazis and white supremacists. Deeming was awarded $300,000 in damages. Pesutto’s defences (public interest, honest…
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Book: Gender Ideology, Social Contagion, and the Making of a Transgender Generation
Overview of the Book Title: Gender Ideology, Social Contagion, and the Making of a Transgender Generation Author: Dr. Dianna (Theadora) Kenny, former Professor of Psychology at the University of Sydney, now a clinical psychologist specialising in child and adolescent mental health and gender dysphoria. Publication: Released late 2024 by Cambridge Scholars Publishing (370 pages). Purpose:…
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The Amnesty Dossier: The Truth About Its “Sex Work” Policy
Amnesty International has long been seen as a global leader in human rights. But when it comes to sexual exploitation, Amnesty has betrayed women and girls. Instead of standing with survivors, Amnesty has chosen to side with pimps, brothel owners, and buyers of sex — the very people who profit from exploitation. A Policy That…
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Analysis of the AusPATH / RCH Gender Standards of Care for Trans and Gender Diverse Children and Adolescents (2023)
The guidelines, developed by the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) Gender Service and endorsed by the Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH), are intended to provide a clinical framework for supporting trans and gender diverse children and adolescents across Australia. They are directed at health professionals — paediatricians, endocrinologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, GPs, nurses, fertility specialists…
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Analysis “Impacts of Trans-activism on the Human Rights of Women and Girls”
The paper takes a critical stance on trans-activism, examining how policies and laws that prioritise “gender identity” over biological sex can negatively impact women and girls. It argues that these changes undermine women’s rights, safety, and opportunities, and in some cases may conflict with established human rights protections. The overall theme is that in the…