Women Speak Tasmania

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  • Hobart transgender rights rally: Police investigating whether ‘physical contact’ was made

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    Police are looking into claims of physical contact between protesters during demonstrations outside Parliament House on Tuesday. LATEST Police are looking into claims of physical contact between protesters during demonstrations outside Parliament House on Tuesday. Hundreds of pro-transgender rights supporters rallied against a small group with opposing views on Tuesday. The following day, Greens leader…

  • Protest Over Planned Transgender Laws

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    FEMINISTS opposed to proposed laws that would allow parents to choose whether their child’s sex was displayed on their birth certificate yesterday called for more community consultation before the Tasmanian Upper House votes on the Bill. The Legislative Council is expected to vote on legislation that would change laws in favour of transgender Tasmanians when…

  • Protest and Boycott Call Over Girl Guides Australia’s Trans Inclusion Policy

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    On October 11, 2018, Women Speak Tasmania held a street protest calling for a boycott of Girl Guides Australia (GGA). The protest coincided with International Day of the Girl Child and raised concerns about the organisation’s policy change allowing male-bodied people who identify as female to join as members and leaders. WST argued that this…

  • Protesters Call for Boycott of Girl Guides Australia

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    PROTEST – 1.00 pm Thursday 11 October outside Girl Guides Tasmania office at 17 Clarence Street, Bellerive Women Speak Tasmania is protesting Girl Guides Australia’s recently released policy that allows biological male persons, both boys and adult men, to join the organisation as members and leaders – see https://www.guidelinesforgirlguides.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/GGA-Diversity-and-Inclusion-Guidance-APPROVED-03-06-2018.pdf ‘Thursday 11 October 2018 is International…

  • Boycotts ramp up on The Body Shop and L’Oreal

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    In the lead up to Christmas cosmetic retailer The Body Shop is coming under increasing pressure from women’s human rights groups with calls for consumers to boycott their products. The Body Shop is one many corporate offenders on the Collective Shout 2016 Crossed Off list an annual blacklist of corporate offenders who have sexualised girls…