Tag: gender-affirming model
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Tasmanian MPs Speak Out Against Gender Ideology
Women Speak Tasmania welcomes Liberal Senator Eric Abetz’s public comments on the dangers of the gender affirmation model and the growing international backlash against the medicalisation of children. Mr Abetz said: “Young people are now suing governments and institutions over the puberty blockers administered to them and the promotion of the affirmation agenda, rather than…
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Request for review of Tasmanian Gender Service clinical pathways following new questions concerning WPATH guidance – Email to Bridget Archer
Email to the Tasmanian Minister for Health, Bridget Archer, dated 16 August 2026 Dear Minister Archer, I am writing on behalf of Women Speak Tasmania to ask you to reconsider the clinical governance and guidelines underpinning the Tasmanian Gender Service (TGS), following new developments concerning the evidentiary basis of guidance issued by the World Professional…
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Use of “androgen deficiency / testicular disorder” PBS indication potentially fraudulent coding for paediatric gender medicine – Email to Senator Chandler
Email sent to Senator Claire Chandler on 18 August 2026 Dear Senator Chandler, I am writing to draw your attention to the recently released United States Department of Health and Human Services report Wolves in White Coats: How Doctors and Hospitals Pushed and Profited from the Fraud of “Gender Medicine”, and to the clear parallel…
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Duty of Care and Clinical Governance Considerations – Letter to Bridget Archer
Letter sent to the Tasmanian Minister for Health, Hon. Bridget Archer, on 06 May 2026 Dear Minister Archer, Re: Duty of Care and Clinical Governance Considerations – Tasmanian Gender Service I write regarding the continued provision of puberty suppression (Stage 1) and gender-affirming hormone treatment (Stage 2) to patients under 18 years of age through…
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AHRC President Faces Questions Over Youth Gender Care and Women’s Rights
On 29 April 2026, Hugh de Kretser delivered his inaugural Australian Human Rights Assessment address at the National Press Club in Canberra amid growing controversy surrounding the Australian Human Rights Commission’s Equal Identities: A human rights review of the experiences of trans and gender diverse people in Australia, released in March 2026. The report has…
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APS Gender Care Statement Sparks Debate Over Evidence and Guidance
Australia’s peak body for psychologists, the Australian Psychological Society (APS), has released a new position statement titled “Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of transgender and gender diverse people.” The document was presented as an updated, evidence-informed position on psychological care for transgender and gender-diverse Australians. However, its release has prompted criticism from some clinicians,…
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APS board member accused of ‘intimidation’ after questioning mother of detransitioned son
On 26 April 2026, The Australian published a report by Rachel Baxendale examining a complaint made against Australian Psychological Society board member Andrew Chua by the mother of a detransitioned young man. The article reports that the mother, whose son medically transitioned with hormones at age 18 before later deciding he was not transgender, contacted…
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Opinion: Parents Deserve Balanced Reporting on Gender-Distressed Youth
A recent article in The Examiner (11 April 2026), titled “Where can I find help? New initiative to connect fathers of trans kids”, highlights a new initiative supporting fathers of transgender-identifying children. It raises an important issue — but also an important concern. Where are the other voices? The piece presents a single, affirming perspective:…
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Finland’s Major Studies Challenge Claims That Gender-Affirming Care Improves Mental Health
Two important studies from Finland have just given us the clearest picture yet of what really happens to young people who feel distressed about their gender. The researchers looked at every single teenager and young adult in the whole country who went to a special gender clinic between 1996 and 2019. That’s 2,083 young people…
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What Finland Learned About Youth Gender Medicine: Evidence, Concerns, and the Shift to a Mental Health Model
What AusPATH Doesn’t Want You to Know: Finland’s Evidence-Based Exit from Routine Gender-Affirming Care for Youth During her keynote address at the inaugural Coalition Advancing Scientific Care (CASC) Gender Healthcare Summit in Adelaide (October 18–19, 2025), Professor Riittakerttu Kaltiala presented a detailed account of Finland’s real-world experience with adolescent gender dysphoria services. As one of…