Tag: Sex Self-ID
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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…
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Pamphlet: Girls and Women have a Right to Female Only Spaces
Women Speak Tasmania members distributed pamphlets to raise awareness about the risks posed by sex self-identification laws in Tasmania. These laws allow any male-bodied person to legally claim a female identity without medical transition, opening the door to women’s and girls’ spaces—spaces designed for privacy, dignity, and safety. Women and girls should never be forced…
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Opinion: Ignorance on Impacts of Gender Law Reforms
The Advocate Editorial ‘Trans, gender diverse face fear, ignorance’ (Saturday Feb 4th 2023), promotes an ideological position, which may represent the personal views of Anthony Haneveer but do not represent the views of the vast majority of Advocate readership. Without speaking to any of the people at the Hobart Aquatic Centre protest last Friday, to…
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Fact Check on Gender Law Reform forum
Matty Wright’s letter (Mercury, October 11) in response to Charles Wooley’s article (Mercury, October 8) continues the misinformation generated by Kenji Sato’s article of October 3 headed ‘Offensive’ anti-trans forum sparks outrage.’ Of note is that the online version of the article was headed ‘Women Speak Tasmania forum to go ahead despite public backlash’. This…
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Open and Frank Discussions only way Forward Regarding Gender Law Reforms
Conflict on the topic of gender makes the need for full debate all the more pressing, write Isla MacGregor, Jessica Hoyle and Rebecca Crossin MANY people, especially feminists, have been excluded from commenting or taking part in consultations over the gender law reforms and their impacts on sex-based rights. We have also been vilified and…
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One-sex lesbian events ‘unlawful’
Lesbians will be breaking the law if they exclude biological males who are transgender from social events, after a controversial discrimination ruling set to become a national test case. Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Commissioner Sarah Bolt has ruled lesbian events that exclude trans-women carry a “significant risk” of breaching legislation. In a decision this month not yet…
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Northern Territory Submission on Birth Certificate Sex Law Reform (2018)
In 2018, Women Speak Tasmania made its first formal policy submission to an Australian parliamentary inquiry, contributing to the Northern Territory’s consideration of reforms to birth registration laws. The inquiry examined proposed changes to the registration of sex on birth certificates through the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018. These…
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New power balance: rethink of transgender law ‘highly likely’
A bid to amend or repeal Tasmania’s controversial transgender laws is “highly likely” following a shift in the balance of power in the state’s lower house. The nation-first changes passed in April by Labor and the Greens, with support from Speaker Sue Hickey, allow sex-free birth certificates, gender change by affirmation, and extend hate speech…
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Analysis – The Tasmanian Law Reform Institute Issues Paper – ‘Legal Recognition of Sex and Gender’
The Tasmanian Law Reform Institute’s Issues Paper titled ‘Legal Recognition of Sex and Gender’ was released for public consultation on 24 June 2019. Community feedback was sought, with a deadline of 20 August 2019. A final report is to be delivered to the Attorney-General later this year. By way of background to the release of…
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Request to Include Protections for Females on the Grounds of Biological ‘sex’ in the Anti-Discrimination Act – Letter to Elise Archer
WST representatives sent a letter to Tasmania Attorney General Elise Archer requesting to include protections for females on the grounds of biological ‘sex’ in the Anti-Discrimination Act Dear Attorney General Elise Archer, We are writing to formally request that the Government consider drafting a bill for amendment of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1998 (Tas) to include…