Tag: Australia
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Does the gender-affirming model provide trans youth the healthcare they need? There are good reasons to think it doesn’t
Over the last 10 to 15 years, the number of children and adolescents seeking medical help for gender dysphoria has rapidly increased in Australia. In the context of uncertainty over how to respond to this phenomenon, the Australian Standards of Care and Treatment Guidelines for Trans and Gender Diverse Children and Adolescents (ASOCTG) was developed by an interdisciplinary team of…
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Analysis of Gender Questioning Children and Family Law: An Evolving Landscape
Introduction This paper provides an overview of the challenges faced by the family law profession in Australia when dealing with matters involving gender identity in children and adolescents. Drawing on recent research, medical reviews, and legal precedents, it highlights the contested nature of gender-affirming approaches, the risks of medical intervention, and the crucial role of…
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Lost in Transition
Gender 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…
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Holding MPs Accountable: Women Speak Tasmania Visits Electorate Offices
On 28 April, Women Speak Tasmania members took action in Hobart, visiting the electorate offices of our federal representatives ahead of the coming election. Our goal was simple: to see whether our elected officials are prepared to answer the most basic of questions—what is a woman? Holding Politicians Accountable We began at the office of…
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Artwork So-Over Trans Dogma
Artwork from So-Over Trans Dogma — available below for all advocacy needs. These pieces highlight the absurdities of gender ideology: from the confusion over defining what a woman is, to the reliance on sexist stereotypes to describe “gender identity,” to the exposure of trans privilege and many other contradictions. A wide selection is provided to…
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Regressive and exclusionary “Welcome Sign” is being promoted – Letter of complaint to St Vinnie de Pauls
Dear SVDP, I was concerned to see this photo taken from the Mittagong SVDP store, posted to a feminist Facebook page, and I hope no Qld store or office is showing such a sign. Why has SVDP singled out two groups to welcome while staying quiet about any other groups e.g. women, liberationists, Aboriginal and…
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Gender dysphoria under the microscope in federal review of puberty blocker prescription
A newly announced inquiry by the National Health and Medical Research Council will cut short the Queensland government’s review of puberty blocker prescriptions. Health Minister Mark Butler has announced a nationwide review of best practices for trans and gender diverse youth following the Liberal Queensland government’s decision to halt prescription of puberty blockers. In a…
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Health Minister Mark Butler Congratulated on Inquiry into Gender Medicine for Children
Women Speak Tasmania congratulates the federal Health Minister Mark Butler on his decision to establish an inquiry into gender medicine guidelines for young people suffering gender distress. Mark Butler’s decision comes in the wake of the recent whistleblower allegations about the rogue Cairns Sexual Health Service that have prompted the Queensland Government to suspend the…
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Call for federal inquiry into kids gender therapy
More than 100 doctors, academics, lawyers, politicians and so-called ‘detransitioners’ are calling for the Albanese government to pause the use of puberty blockers for children in Australia. More than 100 doctors, academics, lawyers, politicians and so-called “detransitioners” are calling for the Albanese government to launch an immediate inquiry into youth gender medicine and to pause…