Tag: Sex Self-ID
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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…
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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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Women Back Repeal of Gender Laws
Women Speak Tasmania congratulate the Liberal State Conference decision to repeal the state’s gender reforms. “The Tasmanian gender reforms have most definitely had adverse consequences for girls and women in Tasmania.” “Girls and women’s freedom of speech and their right to assert that sex-based rights must be protected, has been severely impacted”. “Women Speak Tasmania…
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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…