Category: Women’s Safe Spaces
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Letter to Attorney General Guy Barnett – Safe Toilets
Recently a member of the public wrote to Attorney General Guy Barnett to share her experience in a public toilet —————— Dear Attorney General, I believe you are currently looking into debate around different types of gender use in public situations. I am particularly interested to see your findings as I am a retired teacher…
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Australian Building Code Board Public Consultation
The Australian Building Codes Board has launched a public consultation in order to promote inclusivity and gender diverse acceptance through the introduction of all ‘gender’ sanitary facilities. ABCP proposal: WST response: Language mattersGender identity is based on fluid and potentially ever changing feelings about sex role stereotyping. Sex is immutable and a biological reality. Individuals…
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Regarding toilet facilities at schools and Drag Queen Storytime
Below are emails between Women Speak Tasmania and the Department of Education, Children and Young People, with regards of Department policy on new unisex bathrooms at schools and Drag Queen storytime This exchange occurred between February and March 2023 Good afternoon, I am writing to request some information as to the design of school redevelopments…
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Protest at Hobart Aquatic Centre to keep single sex change rooms and toilets.
Protesters will gather outside the Centre to talk to patrons as they enter the pool in the morning. Joining the protest will be Glenorchy Alderman and retired teacher Harry Quick and former Hobart Alderman and teacher Jeff Briscoe. Posters in the women’s toilets and change rooms at the Hobart Aquatic Centre instruct female patrons that…
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Toilets Matters A Guideline developed by the UK organization Sex Matters
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Please follow the link to read Toilets Matter – a short guide to law and good practice.
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‘Anti-trans’ group invited to help develop trans-inclusive posters for public toilets
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A Tasmanian group that has been accused of sharing “anti-transgender” material on social media has been invited to take part in designing trans-inclusionary posters for public bathrooms. The motion to introduce the posters, which was moved by alderman Holly Ewin, was approved by the full Hobart City Council last month. In the motion, the wording…