Tag: Libraries Tasmania
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Concern Regarding the Exclusion of Women Speak Tasmania from Public Library Facilities – Letter to Tasmania Attorney General
Dear Attorney-General, I am writing to express my concern about the recent decision to prevent Women Speak Tasmania from holding a meeting in a Tasmanian public library. This group represents women peacefully advocating for the protection and restoration of sex-based rights. Many Australian women are deeply concerned that gender self-identification laws have eroded important rights relating to…
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Women’s group banned from Tasmanian libraries for ‘hate speech’
A prominent women’s rights group has been permanently banned from public libraries in Tasmania after its forums opposing radical trans ideology were deemed to be in breach of Libraries Tasmania’s diversity and inclusion policies. Attempts by Women Speak Tasmania to hire library venues have been repeatedly turned down, most recently this week after a bid…
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Request for Intervention in the Implementation of New Libraries Tasmania Guidelines – Letter to Tasmania Attorney General
Dear Attorney General Guy Barnett, Re: Request for Intervention in the Implementation of New Libraries Tasmania Guidelines I’m writing to raise serious concerns regarding freedom of speech and political belief in the application of new Libraries Tasmania venue guidelines. Women Speak Tasmania (WST) has recently been informed that Libraries Tasmania is now vetting community organisations…
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Gender Ideology Propaganda in Tasmanian Libraries
On 26 June 2025, Women Speak Tasmania raised serious concerns about a disturbing trend in our public institutions. Books promoting gender ideology are being made freely available in the children’s sections of Tasmanian libraries — endorsed and supported under so-called inclusion policies sponsored by the Department of Education. Among the titles are: These books are…
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‘Worst attack on free speech’ as library cancels gender medicine forum
A feminist group opposed to trans ideology is claiming censorship after the Burnie Library cancelled a forum organised for Thursday to discuss the use of puberty blockers in Tasmania. Women Speak Tasmania (WST) spokesperson Isla MacGregor said the forum was organised to warn parents of the risks of the use of gender medicine. But the…
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Should Young Children Be Exposed to Gender Ideology in Storybooks?
Introducing Teddy is a children’s picture book published in 2016, written by Jessica Walton and illustrated by Dougal MacPherson. It is aimed at very young readers, typically aged 4–8, and is often described as a gentle, affirming story about friendship, identity, and acceptance. The story centres on a teddy bear named Teddy, who belongs to…