“We challenge the adoption of the so-called “affirmation care” model in Australia, which has been implemented without rigorous evidence or long-term safety data. We call instead for evidence-informed, cautious, and child-centred approaches that prioritise mental health, safeguard vulnerable children, and uphold scientific integrity”.
- Tasmania Must Act Now on Puberty Blockers: A Call to Health Minister Bridget Archer and Attorney-General Guy BarnettAs the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) reveals Australia’s blind spots on puberty blockers for gender-distressed minors, Women Speak Tasmania is renewing our urgent call for action. Our February 26 media release demands that Tasmania’s Health Minister Bridget Archer and Attorney-General… Read more: Tasmania Must Act Now on Puberty Blockers: A Call to Health Minister Bridget Archer and Attorney-General Guy Barnett
- Tasmania’s Chief Psychiatrist Must Protect Kids from Irreversible Gender TreatmentsRecent developments in Australia show that the use of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones in children and adolescents experiencing gender distress is under serious scrutiny. Tasmania now has an urgent responsibility to ensure that young people are protected from potential… Read more: Tasmania’s Chief Psychiatrist Must Protect Kids from Irreversible Gender Treatments
- Highlights of the Forum: Youth Gender Distress – Pathways to Holistic CareYesterday’s forum, Youth Gender Distress: Pathways to Holistic Care, was not only a success — it was a testament to the professionalism, goodwill, and genuine concern shared by everyone who attended. Our team arrived early at Parliament House to set… Read more: Highlights of the Forum: Youth Gender Distress – Pathways to Holistic Care
- Day Two Reflections from the Gender Healthcare Summit – CASCThe second day of the inaugural Coalition Advancing Scientific Care (CASC) Gender Healthcare Summit began early, with a warm welcome from CASC President, Dr Patrick Clarke. His opening remarks set the tone for a day filled with evidence, ethics, and… Read more: Day Two Reflections from the Gender Healthcare Summit – CASC
- Day One Reflections from the Gender Healthcare Summit – CASCI’d been looking forward to this conference for weeks — the inaugural Coalition Advancing Scientific Care (CASC) Gender Healthcare Summit — and it didn’t disappoint. I was especially excited to hear from one of my favourite writers, Helen Joyce, author… Read more: Day One Reflections from the Gender Healthcare Summit – CASC
- The Collapse of the Dutch Protocol: Why Puberty Blockers for Children Are UnnecessaryThe so-called Dutch Protocol, first developed in the Netherlands in the 1990s, has been the foundation for prescribing puberty blockers to children diagnosed with gender dysphoria. For years, it was promoted internationally as a model of “best practice.” But the… Read more: The Collapse of the Dutch Protocol: Why Puberty Blockers for Children Are Unnecessary
- Tasmanian Health Sponsorship of AusPATH Raises Serious QuestionsThe Tasmanian Health Service has signed on as a Gold Sponsor of the upcoming AusPATH national conference in Hobart—and is even offering to pay for GPs to attend. But there’s a fundamental problem: AusPATH is not a professional medical association.… Read more: Tasmanian Health Sponsorship of AusPATH Raises Serious Questions
- Questions on the Tasmanian Gender Service: Our Follow-Up with the Health MinisterOn 18 March, Women Speak Tasmania met with Health Minister Jacquie Petrusma to raise serious concerns about the Tasmanian Gender Service (TGS). Following that meeting, we wrote to the Minister to confirm our questions and seek clarity on several key… Read more: Questions on the Tasmanian Gender Service: Our Follow-Up with the Health Minister
- Book: Gender Ideology, Social Contagion, and the Making of a Transgender GenerationOverview 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… Read more: Book: Gender Ideology, Social Contagion, and the Making of a Transgender Generation
- A National Inquiry Into Gender Clinics: Why Australia Must Act NowWomen Speak Tasmania has written to Federal Health Minister Mark Butler to raise urgent concerns about the state of medical practices within Australia’s gender clinics. Following our recent campaign for a Tasmanian inquiry, we received a response from Tasmanian Health… Read more: A National Inquiry Into Gender Clinics: Why Australia Must Act Now
- Why an Inquiry into Tasmania Gender Service Is EssentialWomen 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… Read more: Why an Inquiry into Tasmania Gender Service Is Essential
- iHeart Tassie – The Tasmanian Gender ServiceThis 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… Read more: iHeart Tassie – The Tasmanian Gender Service
- Leuprorelin Acetate: The Puberty Blocker Used in Tasmanian Gender ServiceThrough 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… Read more: Leuprorelin Acetate: The Puberty Blocker Used in Tasmanian Gender Service
- Tasmanian Gender Service: What we learned from our RTI requestAt 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… Read more: Tasmanian Gender Service: What we learned from our RTI request
- The Cass Review: A Critical CommentaryThe 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… Read more: The Cass Review: A Critical Commentary
- WPATH: Not Evidence-Based, Children at RiskThe 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… Read more: WPATH: Not Evidence-Based, Children at Risk
- Stop the Social and Medical Transition of Vulnerable ChildrenWomen 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… Read more: Stop the Social and Medical Transition of Vulnerable Children
- Protest in Hobart Calls for Parliamentary Inquiry into Medicalisation of ChildrenOn 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… Read more: Protest in Hobart Calls for Parliamentary Inquiry into Medicalisation of Children
- Book: Gender Dysphoria In Children And Young PeopleOverview 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,… Read more: Book: Gender Dysphoria In Children And Young People