Tag: gender
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Delegation met with Attorney-General today to put “Sex” back in Anti-Discrimination Laws
Today, a delegation of concerned Tasmanian citizens – including parents, teachers, health professionals, members of LGB Alliance Australia, Women’s Action Alliance Tasmania and Women Speak Tasmania – met with the Tasmanian Attorney-General, Guy Barnett, to present a detailed compilation of testimonies documenting the real-world harm caused by current gender policies and anti-discrimination legislation. The delegation…
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Reforming the Anti-Discrimination Act 1998 to Restore Sex-Based Protections for Women and Girls
Submission to the Tasmania Attorney General Guy Barnett on 15 December 2025 1. Introduction Women Speak Tasmania (WST) welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission regarding urgent reforms to the Anti-Discrimination Act 1998 (Tasmania) (“the Act”). WST is a community organisation committed to safeguarding the rights, safety, and dignity of women and girls in Tasmania. Our…
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Tasmanians Speak: How Gender Policies and Anti-Discrimination Laws Are Harming Our Community
Women Speak Tasmania – Testimonial Project Launch and Delegation to the Attorney General, 15 December 2025 Throughout 2025, members of Women Speak Tasmania (WST) have been engaging in extensive community outreach. We held public meetings in Hobart on 16 June and 10 August, and in the North West on 14 September. From these gatherings, conversations,…
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Analysis of “Fix the System not Me!” Evaluating the Impact of Working It Out’s Programs in Tasmanian Schools
On the Working It Out website, we found a report titled “Fix the System, Not Me!” – Evaluating the Impact of Working It Out’s Programs in Tasmanian Schools, developed in collaboration with the University of Tasmania. Curious about its contents, we undertook a detailed review. At first reading, the document appears highly one-sided, presenting the…
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Recommended Websites
Women Speak Tasmania recommends the following websites as trusted sources of evidence and science-based information. ACON Exposed ACON Exposed is a gender-critical advocacy website run by an anonymous research group that documents and critiques ACON’s (the former AIDS Council of NSW) extensive influence on Australian workplaces, media, government agencies, universities, and public institutions through its…
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Managing Gender Dysphoria in Young People – NAPP Guide
Updated version June 2025 Gender dysphoria/incongruence in young people is a contested area of medical practice. This approach avoids political, social, religious and ideological positions. This approach to developing guidelines for managing gender dysphoria [1] or gender incongruence [2] in children and adolescents aims to protect and safeguard the health, safety and welfare of the…
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Restoring Biological Reality in Tasmanian Law: Ivan Dean’s Amendments
The Justice and Related Legislation (Marriage Amendments) Bill 2018 – Amendments by Ivan Dean aimed to roll back Tasmania’s radical gender reforms and restore clarity, honesty, and fairness in law. What the Amendments Do Why This Matters Tasmania’s gender reforms replaced biological truth with ideology, leaving women and children vulnerable: Dean’s amendments restore common sense…
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Ivan Dean Bill – Alternate Bill for Gender Reforms
Purpose of the Amendments The proposed amendments sought to roll back aspects of Tasmania’s gender law reforms by narrowing definitions and replacing “gender” with “biological sex” throughout relevant legislation. Key Changes Proposed Implications In short: Ivan Dean’s amendments aimed to undo much of Tasmania’s 2018 gender reforms by removing legal recognition of “gender identity” and…
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Australian Building Code Board Public Consultation
The Australian Building Codes Board has launched a public consultation in order to promote inclusivity and gender diverse acceptance through the introduction of all ‘gender’ sanitary facilities. ABCB Proposal: WST response: Language Matters Gender identity is based on fluid and potentially ever changing feelings about sex role stereotyping. Sex is immutable and a biological reality.…
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Inquiry into The Tasmanian Gender Service – Letters to Tasmania Health Minister Guy Barnett
WST members campaigned for the safeguarding of children and the banning of Puberty blockers in children. We also request a proper inquiry into Tasmania Gender clinics Letter from Dr Elizabeth Caballero 05.05.2024 Dear Health Minister Guy Barnett, I am writing in regards to the RTI Documents and Cass Report on Australian gender clinics that confirm…