Tag: gender identity
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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…
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Northern Territory Submission on Birth Certificate Sex Law Reform (2018)
In 2018, Women Speak Tasmania made its first formal policy submission to an Australian parliamentary inquiry, contributing to the Northern Territory’s consideration of reforms to birth registration laws. The inquiry examined proposed changes to the registration of sex on birth certificates through the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018. These…
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Andrew Wilkie Office Ban Spurs Transgender Row
Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has banned a women’s group from office facilities made available to community organisations because of its “exclusionary” views on transgender issues. The federal member for Clark allows community groups to use his taxpayer-funded photocopying facilities in Hobart. Until recently this included feminist group Women Speak Tasmania. WST has in recent years…
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Analysis – The Tasmanian Law Reform Institute Issues Paper – ‘Legal Recognition of Sex and Gender’
The Tasmanian Law Reform Institute’s Issues Paper titled ‘Legal Recognition of Sex and Gender’ was released for public consultation on 24 June 2019. Community feedback was sought, with a deadline of 20 August 2019. A final report is to be delivered to the Attorney-General later this year. By way of background to the release of…
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TGD Guidelines in Sport – Senator Colbeck’s Support Questioned
Earlier this month, the Australian Human Rights Commission released its ‘Guidelines for Inclusion of Transgender and Gender Diverse People in Sport’. The guidelines are the result of a collaboration between the AHRC, Sport Australia and the Coalition of Major Professional and Participation Sports (COMPPS) in consultation with governments, player associations, legal advisers and athletes. Today,…
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Trans and Gender Diverse Guidelines in Sport – the End for Women’s Competitions?
The Australian Human Rights Commission this week released its ‘Guidelines for Inclusion of Transgender and Gender Diverse People in Sport’. The guidelines are the result of a collaboration between the AHRC, Sport Australia and the Coalition of Major Professional and Participation Sports (COMPPS) in consultation with governments, player associations, legal advisers and athletes. The guidelines…
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The Debate Over Gender Optional Birth Certificates
SBS The Feed recently examined Tasmania’s recently enacted self-identification laws and the debate surrounding them. Women Speak Tasmania participated in the discussion to raise concerns about the impact of these reforms on women’s rights, sex-based protections and single-sex spaces. On 6 June 2019, SBS The Feed aired a segment titled The Debate Over Gender Optional…
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Analysis of the Justice and Related Legislation (Marriage and Gender Amendments) Act 2019 (Tas)
This is a clear brief of what the Justice and Related Legislation (Marriage and Gender Amendments) Act 2019 (Tas) does, how it defines sex and gender, and where the design leaves room for conflict—especially with women’s sex-based rights. Overview of the changes (by area) Anti-Discrimination Act 1998 Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1999 (BDMR)…