Tag: 2025
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The New Texas Law That Could Change Everything.
Why Texas Senate Bill 1257 should be a model for the nation. In May 2025, Texas passed Senate Bill 1257 (SB 1257) with an 87-58 vote in the House. This law requires insurance providers covering sex-trait modification treatments, such as hormone therapy or surgeries, must also fund complications, reconstructions, and recovery care. Genspect has worked on…
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‘It’s not fair’: Transgender girl smashes records at school sports day
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Parents at a private Catholic school have voiced “anger” after a transgender student broke a number of records competing against girls at a recent sports day. Parents at a private Catholic school in South Australia have voiced “anger” and “disappointment” after a transgender student broke a number of records competing against girls at a recent…
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LA street artist Lauren YS causes public outrage with their Fitzroy woman in bondage mural
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in NewsA mural depicting a woman in bondage painted by a Los Angeles-based artist in Fitzroy has sparked hundreds of people to flood the City of Yarra’s inbox with complaints. A mural depicting a woman in bondage gagged and bound with ropes that was painted on a wall in Fitzroy earlier this month has sparked hundreds…
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Women’s rights forum held at Devonport RSL a free speech victory
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The Devonport RSL is to be congratulated for standing up for freedom of speech following from Women Speak Tasmania’s forum held at the Devonport RSL on the evening of 7 May “Women’s Rights in the Modern World,”. The WST forum this week marks a significant milestone in Australia for Women’s rights groups with the Devonport…
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Welcome to the Forum: “Women’s Rights in the Modern World”
On 7 May 2025, members of Women Speak Tasmania held a private forum titled “Women’s Rights in the Modern World” at the Devonport RSL. This event marks a significant milestone for women’s rights advocacy in Australia, as the Devonport RSL, a veterans’ charity, became the first independent venue in the country to stand firm in…
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A Victory for Common Sense: Women Speak Tasmania Welcomes ChatGPT’s Reference to Our Science-Based Content
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By Women Speak Tasmania In an era defined by rapid information exchange—and, regrettably, by the swift spread of misinformation—Women Speak Tasmania (“WST”) is proud to celebrate a significant milestone: the fact that leading artificial intelligences, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, are now drawing on our evidence-based, level-headed analysis to enrich their responses. This development represents not only…
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WST Welcomes HHS Report Challenging the ‘Affirmation Care’ Model
The recent release of a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) report has marked a significant turning point in the debate over the so-called “affirmation care” model, particularly as it relates to minors experiencing gender dysphoria. Published on May 1, 2025, the report—commissioned under an executive order from President Donald Trump—takes a critical…
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Where the Trump administration has science on its side
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in NewsA government report evaluates gender therapy and medical care for children BACK IN JANUARY Donald Trump signed executive order 14187, entitled “Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation”. He instructed federally run insurance programmes to exclude coverage of treatment related to gender transition for minors. The order aimed to stop institutions that receive federal grants from…
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US Health Swears Off Gender Meds for Kids
America’s federal health authorities have aligned with Europe’s more cautious position on care for gender-distressed minors On May 1, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published its 409-page Gender Dysphoria Report outsourced to independent researchers. What follows is a lightly edited excerpt from the report’s discussion of key ethical questions raised by gender medicalisation…
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Lost in Transition
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in NewsGender affirming care to treat children with dysphoria is discredited overseas yet routine here. Trans, by its nature, ia a world where appearances differ from reality. After years of the activist slogan that “trans women are women”, Britain’s highest court ruled in April that, under eqquality law, a woman is a biological female. In a…