Tag: law
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Don’t let trans rapists choose gender, UN warns police
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Special rapporteur concerned third of British forces still take into account self-identified gender in violence cases against females Police forces that allow criminals to pick their own gender are the “biggest barrier to ending violence against women and girls”, a United Nations report has found. Reem Alsalem, the UN special rapporteur for violence against women and girls, said…
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If biological truth is transphobic, then we’ve lost our minds
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in NewsThe case of Jayney Sutherley, who was acquitted for threatening or abusive behaviour for misgendering a fellow prisoner, is proof that a reckoning is coming Under Section 38 of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010, a person may be charged with “threatening or abusive behaviour” if they behave in such a manner in…
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One of the state’s leading sporting organisations is probing whether transgender players pose a safety risk to female players
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Netball Victoria has engaged an independent expert to review possible on-court safety risks after a club in Melbourne’s outer north said it was worried about the size and strength of transgender players. One of the state’s leading sporting organisations is investigating whether transgender players pose a safety risk to female players. Netball Victoria has launched…
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Uproar over junior transgender athlete’s records
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What should have been a happy, uncontroversial sports day at a Catholic school has become a flashpoint for the participation of transgender youths in girls’ sports and the right of religious schools to design their own policies. The issue erupted after a 13-year-old student who has transitioned from male to female smashed a raft of…
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UK activist Susan Smith says Aussie women are treated as ‘second-class citizens’
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in NewsBritish activist Susan Smith, who successfully won a UK court case which determined a woman is someone born biologically female, says it is ‘appalling’ how women are treated in Australia. Exclusive: A British activist who successfully brought a UK court case which determined a woman is someone born biologically female said she is astonished that women…
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John Pesutto ordered to pay $2.3m legal bill in Moira Deeming defamation case
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in NewsFormer Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto has been hit with a $2.3m legal bill in the fallout from his defamation battle with Moira Deeming. Ms Deeming sued Mr Pesutto for defamation and won her Federal Court case in December last year, with Justice O’Callaghan finding that Mr Pesutto defamed Ms Deeming in radio interviews, a…
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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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Councillor crackdown: Laws to remove problematic members to be introduced
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in NewsLocal Government Minister Kerry Vincent says draft legislation to crack down on councillor misconduct, which includes their removal by an independent tribunal, will soon be released to the public. There has been debate over a number of years that the rules governing councillor misconduct are sufficient and penalties for code of conduct breaches are insufficient.…
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Why the trans debacle matters
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in NewsI first stuck my neck out on ‘trans’ nearly a decade ago, when a societal obsession with pretending to change sex was already going great guns. I’d been disturbed by this unhinged cultural preoccupation ever since documentaries about little boys in dresses started to glut our television schedules in 2012. I’m not proud of having…