Tag: Sex Self-ID
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Advocating for the Repeal of the Sex Self-ID laws: Presentation of our Dossier to the Attorney-General
On January 20, 2025, Women Speak Tasmania members presented a comprehensive Dossier to the Tasmanian Attorney-General, Guy Barnett, detailing the adverse impacts of Tasmania’s sex self-identification laws on women, girls, families, and LGB individuals. Key Findings of the Dossier The dossier highlighted several critical concerns: Advocacy for Legislative Reform In light of these findings, WST…
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Barnett meets with group seeking end to optional sex on certificates law
Attorney-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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Opinion: Who is doing the fear-mongering?
Rodney Croome’s predictions about the Coalition rolling out a trans fear campaign and a looming culture war in the lead up to the coming federal election (Canberra Times 10 Jan 2025), tell us that many in the LGBTQA+ community are nervous about the implications of the US election on voter sentiment in Australia. While Rodney…
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New UN Report Affirms Why Women’s Sport Must Remain Female-Only
Women Speak Tasmania has called on the Tasmanian Government to urgently address the growing impact of sex self-identification laws on women’s sport. Our concerns are backed by the latest report from Reem Alsalem, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, who has raised serious warnings about the erosion of safety and…
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The Impacts of Sex Self-ID on Women’s Sports in Tasmania – Letter to Nic Street
Dear Minister Nicholas Street, Re: Request for meeting to discuss the recently released Report by Reem Alsalem United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls in sport Women Speak Tasmania is an organization advocating for women’s sex based rights. We have received complaints about trans-identified males taking the place of women in 5…
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Restoring Biological Reality in Tasmanian Law: Ivan Dean’s Amendments
The Justice and Related Legislation (Marriage Amendments) Bill 2018 – Amendments by Ivan Dean aimed to roll back Tasmania’s radical gender reforms and restore clarity, honesty, and fairness in law. What the Amendments Do Why This Matters Tasmania’s gender reforms replaced biological truth with ideology, leaving women and children vulnerable: Dean’s amendments restore common sense…
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Ivan Dean Bill – Alternate Bill for Gender Reforms
Purpose of the Amendments The proposed amendments sought to roll back aspects of Tasmania’s gender law reforms by narrowing definitions and replacing “gender” with “biological sex” throughout relevant legislation. Key Changes Proposed Implications In short: Ivan Dean’s amendments aimed to undo much of Tasmania’s 2018 gender reforms by removing legal recognition of “gender identity” and…
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Push for Parliamentary Inquiry into Sex Self ID Laws following Olympics Fiasco
In the last few days the world has been witness to the disastrous result that sex self ID laws have had on women’s sports. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has failed to protect female athletes by allowing men who identify as women, whether intersex or transgender, to compete against women. Dr Elizabeth Caballero Pastor said…
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Inquiry Into Sex Self ID after Olympics Fiasco
Tasmanians will no doubt be interested in the IOCs turning a blind eye to the International Boxing Organisation’s warning about the serious problems with allowing males to compete in women’s sports. While the Olympics fiasco concerns a person with a Disorder of Sex Development, DSD, and not a trans identified male competing in women’s sports,…
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Candidates Back Inquiries into Tasmanian Gender Service and Sex Self ID laws
Women Speak Tasmania are pleased to announce that in response to a questionnaire (see below) sent to all candidates the following 16 Independent and Shooters, Fishers, and Farmers Party of Tasmania (SFFPT) candidates have backed the urgent establishment of Parliamentary Inquiries into the Tasmanian Gender Service and Sex Self ID Laws: Ind Louise Elliot, Phillip…