Tag: sex-based protections
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Equality in Law
Owen Sinclair’s article (19 March 2026) on Daryl Russell’s repeated homophobic abuse in rural Winnaleah — including slurs, property damage, and threats disrupting daily life — is deeply concerning. It highlights the real harm prejudice inflicts on individuals due to their sexual orientation. The Tasmanian Government’s anti-hate laws (passed December 2025) mark positive progress, expanding…
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Analysis of The Yogyakarta Principles and Why They Conflict with Women’s Rights Under International Law
What are the Yogyakarta Principles? The Yogyakarta Principles (often called “YP”) are a set of 38 principles plus 111 extra state obligations created in 2006 and updated in 2017. They claim to show how existing international human rights law should apply to sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics. They are not a…
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The Northern Hub, Parliament Hypocrisy, and the Real Cost of “Inclusion”
At Women Speak Tasmania, we have spent years fighting to protect women’s hard-won single-sex spaces. The evidence is clear, the data is consistent, and the lived reality for girls and women is being ignored in the rush toward “inclusion.” The Performative Hypocrisy of Politicians On 30 November 2025, Labor MP Ella Haddad proudly posted about…
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Safety, Privacy and Dignity Concerns – All-gender Toilets and Changerooms at the Community Recreation Hub- Letter to Launceston City Council
Letter sent to Launceston Mayor Garwood and councillors on 29.03.26 Dear Mayor and Councillors, Re: Safety, privacy and dignity concerns – All-gender toilets and changerooms at the Northern Suburbs Community Recreation Hub, Mowbray I write on behalf of Women Speak Tasmania regarding the new Northern Suburbs Community Recreation Hub. We commend the Council and the…
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Safety, Privacy and Dignity Concerns – All-gender Toilets and Changerooms at the Community Recreation Hub – Letter to Nick Duigan
Letter sent to Minister for Sport Nick Duigan on 30.03.26 Dear Minister Duigan, Re: Safety, privacy and dignity concerns – All-gender toilets and changerooms at the Northern Suburbs Community Recreation Hub, Mowbray I write on behalf of Women Speak Tasmania regarding the recently opened Northern Suburbs Community Recreation Hub in Mowbray. We commend the Tasmanian…
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How Gender Policy Is Costing Girls Their Sporting Future
Tasmania’s gender law reforms, which prioritise self-identification over biological sex, are having profound and often unintended consequences for women and girls. These policies grant immediate access to female-only sports, change rooms, toilets, and services based solely on declared gender identity, without safeguards or consideration of measurable physical differences between male and female bodies. While inclusion…