Tag: 2020
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Tasmanian Awards for Disservice to Free Speech
On International Human Rights Day 2020, Women Speak Tasmania presents the first of our: TASMANIAN AWARDS FOR DISSERVICE TO FREE SPEECH. Our awards go to: * UTAS Tasmanian Law Reform Institute – for refusing to allow Women Speak Tasmania to speak at a forum on gender reforms, and failing to consult with women’s groups (like…
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Health Minister Sarah Courtney Must Review Use of Puberty Blockers
Women Speak Tasmania today contacted the Health Minister Sarah Courtney’s office to seek an urgent review of the treatment guidelines used by the Tasmanian Gender Service following from last week’s UK High Court decision in the case of Keira Bell and Mrs A. “The decision determined that experimental treatments for children and young people with…
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Call for Tasmanian Law Reform Institute to Rewrite Conversion Practices Issue Paper
Women Speak Tasmania have today contacted Dr Brendan Gogarty, Director of the Tasmanian Law Reform Institute requesting that the recently released Issues Paper ‘Conversion Practices: Law Reform Options for Tasmania’ be withdrawn and revised. The decision yesterday in the UK High Court case of Keira Bell, Sue Evans and Mrs A regarding use of puberty…
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How a Tasmanian Senator’s Defence of Free Speech Triggered a Vexatious Discrimination Complaint
In July 2020, amid rising global debates over cancel culture, Liberal Senator for Tasmania Claire Chandler published a powerful Talking Point in The Mercury titled “Big names spark turning point against free speech attacks.” Senator Chandler highlighted the Harper’s Magazine open letter signed by 150 prominent writers and academics, including Noam Chomsky, Margaret Atwood, and…
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Women Back Repeal of Gender Laws
Women Speak Tasmania congratulate the Liberal State Conference decision to repeal the state’s gender reforms. “The Tasmanian gender reforms have most definitely had adverse consequences for girls and women in Tasmania.” “Girls and women’s freedom of speech and their right to assert that sex-based rights must be protected, has been severely impacted”. “Women Speak Tasmania…
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Analysis from the AIHW Report “Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence in Australia”
Summary of Contents The report presents comprehensive data on family, domestic and sexual violence (FDSV) in Australia, covering prevalence, demographics, impacts, and service responses. It draws on police records, hospitalisations, victimisation surveys, and specialist support services. Key themes: Relevant Statistics on Sexual Assault Women & Girls Men & Boys Children & Adolescents Key Takeaways Australian…
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Couple fined after police find both with child exploitation images
A 30-year-old woman going through a gender change and her 23-year-old male partner have each been convicted of possessing child exploitation material. Anna Koizumi Umpisa Simmons appeared in the Burnie Magistrate’s Court on Monday after pleading guilty to one count of possessing child exploitation material. Magistrate Leanne Topfer fined Simmons $500 plus court costs, but…
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No Support for Mark Latham’s Education Legislation Amendment Bill 2020
On Wendesday 5th of August Mark Latham (NSW MP) has introduced amendments to the Education Legistlation Bill. As critics of the transgender ideology and trans activism, WST would like to argue for a non-dogmatic position in Australian public education. We do not however support Mark Latham’s approach of prohibition on discussion of gender non-conformity and…
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Senator Chandler Holds Sport Australia to Account on Women’s Sport
Tasmanian Liberal Senator Claire Chandler has shone a much-needed spotlight on the controversial Guidelines for the Inclusion of Transgender and Gender Diverse People in Sport during Senate Estimates hearings. In a robust exchange on 4 March 2020, Senator Chandler pressed officials from Sport Australia and the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) on the real-world impact…