Tag: 2019
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Andrew Wilkie Office Ban Spurs Transgender Row
Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has banned a women’s group from office facilities made available to community organisations because of its “exclusionary” views on transgender issues. The federal member for Clark allows community groups to use his taxpayer-funded photocopying facilities in Hobart. Until recently this included feminist group Women Speak Tasmania. WST has in recent years…
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Recognising Service to Free Speech
For International Human Rights Day this year Women Speak Tasmania are recognising two outstanding Tasmanians for their contribution to Freedom of Speech. Freedom of speech underpins all human rights. “On International Human Rights Day we want to recognise the contribution of Anne Warburton and Alderman Jeff Briscoe who have defended women’s rights to express…
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Push on Politicians to Back Federal Child Trans Health Inquiry
Women Speak Tasmania has recently backed calls for a federal parliamentary inquiry into the models of care, including medical and surgical interventions, currently being offered to children and young people presenting at gender services in Australia. The ‘gender affirming’ approach adopted by such as the Gender Clinic at the Royal Melbourne Hospital for Children has…
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New power balance: rethink of transgender law ‘highly likely’
A bid to amend or repeal Tasmania’s controversial transgender laws is “highly likely” following a shift in the balance of power in the state’s lower house. The nation-first changes passed in April by Labor and the Greens, with support from Speaker Sue Hickey, allow sex-free birth certificates, gender change by affirmation, and extend hate speech…
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MP whose ex-wife is now a man bans women’s group from using an office because it holds ‘trans-exclusionary’ views
A feminist group has been banned from using free office facilities normally available to community organisations because Independent MP Andrew Wilkie said it holds ‘trans-exlusionary’ views. Andrew Wilkie has banned Women Speak Tasmania from using taxpayer-funded photocopying facilities in Hobart. The federal member for Clark said his sensitivity about the issue has been heightened because…
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Analysis – The Tasmanian Law Reform Institute Issues Paper – ‘Legal Recognition of Sex and Gender’
The Tasmanian Law Reform Institute’s Issues Paper titled ‘Legal Recognition of Sex and Gender’ was released for public consultation on 24 June 2019. Community feedback was sought, with a deadline of 20 August 2019. A final report is to be delivered to the Attorney-General later this year. By way of background to the release of…
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‘Anti-trans’ group invited to help develop trans-inclusive posters for public toilets
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…