Women Speak Tasmania

Tag: 2024

  • Gender Ideology Propaganda in Tasmanian Libraries

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    On 26 June 2025, Women Speak Tasmania raised serious concerns about a disturbing trend in our public institutions. Books promoting gender ideology are being made freely available in the children’s sections of Tasmanian libraries — endorsed and supported under so-called inclusion policies sponsored by the Department of Education. Among the titles are: These books are…

  • Opinion: National Guidelines Needed Before Law Reforms on Conversion Practices Bill

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    It is timely, given the election media frenzy over statements made by Warringah candidate Kath Deves on gender medicine for minors, that the Tasmanian Law Reform Institue has released its long awaited final report on proposed legislative reforms on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity conversion practices. It is reasssuring to note that the Tasmanian Law…

  • Comments on the Tasmanian DECYP Respectful Relationships Education Foundation–Year 6

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    The Tasmanian Department of Education, Children and Young People (DECYP) has developed a Respectful Relationships Education package for children from Foundation through Year 6. On first glance, the program looks positive—focusing on kindness, empathy, inclusion and teaching children how to stay safe. But a closer reading reveals some worrying gaps in safeguarding, and creeping use…

  • Analysis — Deeming v Pesutto (Federal Court of Australia)

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    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…

  • Comments on the Tasmanian DECYP Respectful Relationships and Consent in the Early Years

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    The Respectful Relationships and Consent in the Early Years document contains some useful material for teachers. However, a close reading – along with an examination of the links embedded within it – shows that the resource is underpinned by gender ideology. It is written on the assumption that this ideology is universally accepted and uncontroversial,…

  • A Critique of Welcome to Sex: Why This Book is Inappropriate for Children

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    The publication of Welcome to Sex has sparked controversy across Australia, and with good reason. Marketed as a “fun and inclusive” guide for young people, the book has been placed in the children’s and young teen sections of major bookstores. Yet, on closer inspection, it is clear that the material is graphic, sexualising, and wholly…

  • Gender Ideology Indoctrination in Tasmanian Schools – Case Studies

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    Parents across Tasmania are raising serious concerns about the content being delivered to children in schools. Recent reports suggest that some educational materials are embedding “gender ideology” into the curriculum, leaving families worried about the appropriateness and influence of these lessons. Allegations from Parents Screenshots shared by concerned parents reveal that students are being exposed…

  • Book: Gender Ideology, Social Contagion, and the Making of a Transgender Generation

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    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:…

  • Age and Agency

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    The proposed federal social media minimum age legislation will prohibit children under 16 from accessing social media accounts, citing their increased vulnerability to platform-related harms. While the Act does not delve into the physiological basis basis for this vulnerability, it is well-establish that the emotional and impulsive limbic system is not fully tempered by the…

  • The Amnesty Dossier: The Truth About Its “Sex Work” Policy

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    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…