Tag: politics
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Trans activists deface statue of feminist hero Millicent Fawcett
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in NewsThousands protest in London over Supreme Court’s ruling on definition of a woman Trans rights activists defaced a statue of Millicent Fawcett during a protest against the Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of a woman. The Parliament Square statue of the suffragist, a prominent campaigner for women’s rights in the 19th century, was daubed with graffiti reading…
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Rape crime data based on sex not gender
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WST congratulate the Government for recording rape crime and victim data for statistical purposes according to sex not gender. Yesterday WST received a reply from Deputy Premier, Attorney General and Minister for Justice Guy Barnett confirming that data for statistical purposed in rape cases: ‘it is the sex of accused people and complainants that is…
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Collection of data for statistical purposes with regard to rape cases
Women Speak Tasmania wrote to the Minister for Justice Guy Barnett and Minister for Women and the Prevention of Family Violence Jo Palmer in regard of how data is collected on rape cases. Below you can read our letter from the 29th January 2025 Reply from Minister for Justice Guy Barnett 12th March 2025
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Dossier on Impacts of Tasmania Sex Self-ID laws on Women, Girls, Families and LGB people
PRESENTED TO TASMANIAN ATTORNEY GENERAL GUY BARNETT ON 20th JANUARY 2025 INTRODUCTION Women Speak Tasmania (WST) is a women led and woman centred grass roots advocacy body. We campaign for the sex based rights of women in Tasmania. WST believes that biological sex is binary and gives rise to meaningful distinctions between men and women.…
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Call for federal inquiry into kids gender therapy
More than 100 doctors, academics, lawyers, politicians and so-called ‘detransitioners’ are calling for the Albanese government to pause the use of puberty blockers for children in Australia. More than 100 doctors, academics, lawyers, politicians and so-called “detransitioners” are calling for the Albanese government to launch an immediate inquiry into youth gender medicine and to pause…
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Queensland Government pauses access to puberty blockers
Queensland has put a temporary hold on children accessing puberty blockers after concerns were raised over a young child accessing the service. Health minister Tim Nicholls confirmed an independent review into puberty blockers will be carried out after a 12-year-old was prescribe a puberty blocker by the Cairns Sexual Health Service in May 2024. Mr…
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Health Minister Jacquie Petrusma called on to follow Queensland Premier’s ban on puberty blockers and cross sex hormones
Today, Premier of Queensland, David Crisafulli announced that puberty blockers and cross sex hormones for minors with gender distress will be banned. Premier David Crisafulli’s actions following revelations that Cairns Sexual Health Service was providing puberty blockers to children as young as 12 years old without parental consent or any oversight. In light of such…
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Barnett meets with group seeking end to optional sex on certificates law
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in NewsAttorney-General Guy Barnett has met with a feminist group that is calling for the repeal of the state’s sex self-ID legislation. Parliament passed the amendment to the Sex Discrimination Act in 2019, making the listing of babies’ gender optional on birth certificates and allowing any individual over 16 to change their listed gender on the…
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Lawfare against Cr Louise Elliot enabled by bureaucrats
INCITING HATRED ACTION 1 Action Councillor Louise Elliot spoke at a Let Women Speak even at Parliament Lawns in February 2023. What Cr Elliot said is shown in the below post. Part of her speech included Cr Elliot saying that “transwomen are transwomen and remain biological men”. Lawfare The Anti-Discrimination Commissioner accepted a complaint that…