Tag: Women’s Rights
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June in Hobart a Women Speak Tasmania meeting
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Report from WST meeting 1 June 2025 from Neve. Women Speak Tasmania is active in standing up for women’s rights, children’s rights and the rights of lesbian and gay people. It was a good meeting. No, actually, it was a great meeting. Too often we forget the power of community and connection. A sizable gathering…
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Witch ‘thrown out by Druids after being accused of transphobia’
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Angela Howard claims her membership was revoked after she supported the exclusion of trans women from single-sex spaces A witch has claimed she was thrown off a Druid training course amid allegations that she was “transphobic” in a row over women’s rights. Angela Howard claimed she joined the British Druid Order (BDO) in 2020 to…
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I changed my mind on trans rights – and lost multiple friends
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As a human rights lawyer, I never questioned the trans movement. But, after a lightbulb moment, I publicly changed my position I am a human rights lawyer and professor at King’s College London. Until 2018, I supported all the demands of the transgender-rights movement. But since then, I have changed my mind. Why? Because I finally…
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UK activist Susan Smith says Aussie women are treated as ‘second-class citizens’
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in NewsBritish activist Susan Smith, who successfully won a UK court case which determined a woman is someone born biologically female, says it is ‘appalling’ how women are treated in Australia. Exclusive: A British activist who successfully brought a UK court case which determined a woman is someone born biologically female said she is astonished that women…
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Why lesbians want out of the LGBT movement
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in LGB RightsLGBT+ is an ‘inclusive’ way to represent all the different identities in the longer acronym, says the BBC. What nonsense: the reality is that while lesbians and gay men often get lumped together we actually have little in common. It’s time for lesbians to break free of the LGBT+ label. As the LGBT+ acronym has…
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Women’s rights forum held at Devonport RSL a free speech victory
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The Devonport RSL is to be congratulated for standing up for freedom of speech following from Women Speak Tasmania’s forum held at the Devonport RSL on the evening of 7 May “Women’s Rights in the Modern World,”. The WST forum this week marks a significant milestone in Australia for Women’s rights groups with the Devonport…
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Welcome to the Forum: “Women’s Rights in the Modern World”
On 7 May 2025, members of Women Speak Tasmania held a private forum titled “Women’s Rights in the Modern World” at the Devonport RSL. This event marks a significant milestone for women’s rights advocacy in Australia, as the Devonport RSL, a veterans’ charity, became the first independent venue in the country to stand firm in…
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A Victory for Common Sense: Women Speak Tasmania Welcomes ChatGPT’s Reference to Our Science-Based Content
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By Women Speak Tasmania In an era defined by rapid information exchange—and, regrettably, by the swift spread of misinformation—Women Speak Tasmania (“WST”) is proud to celebrate a significant milestone: the fact that leading artificial intelligences, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, are now drawing on our evidence-based, level-headed analysis to enrich their responses. This development represents not only…
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Why the trans debacle matters
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in NewsI first stuck my neck out on ‘trans’ nearly a decade ago, when a societal obsession with pretending to change sex was already going great guns. I’d been disturbed by this unhinged cultural preoccupation ever since documentaries about little boys in dresses started to glut our television schedules in 2012. I’m not proud of having…
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Violent clashes in Melbourne after protesters descend on women’s rights rally
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in NewsOut-of-control violence has marred busy CBD streets after protesters, who were left unaccompanied by police, clashed with passersby following earlier skirmishes with law enforcement in which four officers were injured. Earlier on Saturday, trans-rights activists and police clashed as protesters roamed the city after gathering to disrupt a women’s rights rally. Pro-trans protesters moved through…