Tag: politics
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Fix conversion laws before banning conversion practices
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Safeguarding Children in Schools Australia and Women Speak Tasmania will be calling on the new Government once elected, to urgently review existing conversion laws before debating any anti conversion Bill put before parliament. Today we have released our Submission to the draft Justice Miscellaneous (Conversion Practices) Bill 2024. In principle, we support laws that prevent…
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Justice Miscellaneous -Conversion Practices- Bill 2024
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in SubmissionsWhile commendable in principle, the Government’s proposed Bill intended to ban conversion practices that attempt to change or eradicate the sexual orientation or gender identity of another person, fails to address critical inconsistencies with existing laws regarding sexual orientation and gender identity. In principle, we support laws that prevent conversion practices for sexual orientation, however…
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Puberty blocker and insurance bans are red flags for Premier Rockcliff on trans health care
Recent bans and restrictions on the use of puberty blockers and cross sex hormones for treatment of gender dysphoria in minors in numerous European countries, along with changes to insurance cover for doctors in Australia, is a wake up call to Premier Rockcliff over trans child health care. Spokeswoman Isla MacGregor said “Women Speak Tasmania…
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ABC Hobart censorship relentless under ACON policy capture
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in ArticlesABC Hobart are not letting up on their relentless censorship of Tasmanians, including two Liberal Party defectors MPs Lara Alexander and John Tucker who have raised concerns about the flaws in the affirmative care approach to treatment of children struggling with gender dysphoria. Their concerns are especially relevant to upcoming anti conversion laws set to be tabled…
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Gender rights groups clash over letters
The clash between rights groups over gender ideology has spilled over the Tasmanian school system, after an activist sent letters to school principals all over the state warning that “ideology driven programs” potentially place kids at harm. Former Hobart alderman and current member of Safeguarding Children in Australian Schools group, Jeff Briscoe, posted letters and…
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Tasmanian Labor pledges to extend hate laws to transphobia and homophobia
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in NewsTasmanian Labor has vowed to extend race hate laws to also cover crimes motivated by transphobia, homophobia and potentially sexism. The move would allow judges and magistrates to impose a tougher sentence on offenders motivated by such hatreds, and has been hailed by activists. Labor justice spokeswoman Ella Haddad told The Australian the new provision…
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Anti-trans feminist group calls for inquiry into protest shutdown
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in NewsThe anti-trans feminist group that attempted to stage a protest outside state parliament last month has written to Premier Jeremy Rockliff to request an inquiry into the circumstances that led to police failing to prevent counter-protesters approaching the protest group and ultimately shouting them down. Let Women Speak organiser Silver Moon said the authorities had…
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Women’s rights groups call on Tasmania government to conduct inquiry
Standing for Women, Tasmania, in collaboration with an alliance of women’s, lesbians’, and children’s human rights groups, has written to the Premier calling on his government to conduct a parliamentary inquiry into events leading up to and on the day of the Let Women Speak event held on Tuesday 21 March 2023, on Parliament House…