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Pages tagged "Transgender"


The vilification of Liberal candidate Katherine Deves is the latest attempt to silence women

Posted on Blog · April 17, 2022 1:24 PM

By Rachael Wong

The vicious demonisation of Warringah Liberal candidate Katherine Deves is the latest attempt to silence women who speak out about the impact of harmful gender policies and practices on women’s sex-based rights and the welfare of children.

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Trans visibility should not be an invisibility cloak for women

Posted on Blog · April 14, 2022 2:15 PM

For ‘International Day of Transgender Visibility’ on 31 March, online publication Mamamia published a series of articles examining the reality of the trans experience in Australia. The articles explore first hand accounts of what it is like to come out as trans, what it’s like to live as a trans person in Australia, and lastly the changes that trans people want to see in Australia.

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Women’s rugby is the last place a trans athlete should be

Posted on Blog · March 29, 2022 4:54 PM

According to journalist and former rugby league footballer Paul Kent, the Australian National Women’s Rugby League (NRLW) is considering its first trans player.

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ACAT decision finds debate on the nature of transwomen is in the public interest

Posted on Blog · December 17, 2021 4:37 PM

Last month, after long deliberation, the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (ACAT) handed down its decision on the appeal of radio newsreader, Beth Rep, partially reversing an earlier finding that she had unlawfully vilified former infantry Captain turned trans activist, Bridget Clinch. The ruling helps to remove lingering uncertainty about where the legal parameters of any public discussion of trans issues might lie, reducing the threat of vilification claims against individuals who venture upon this controversial topic.

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Outrage at Australian media outlet for falsely reporting male sex attacker as “female”

Posted on Blog · December 10, 2021 9:00 AM

This week, news.com.au ran a piece titled “Female sex attacker’s horror demand”, with the byline, “A woman has been thrown behind bars after sexually assaulting a stranger she followed down a Melbourne Street before issuing a shocking demand.”

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Do transwomen have a ‘right’ to be pregnant?

Posted on Blog · December 07, 2021 3:32 PM

Do transwomen (i.e. biological males) have a right to become pregnant? This somewhat dystopic question continues to be explored, most recently in a Letter to the Editor published in peer reviewed journal Acta Biomedica. Its authors are two Italian academics from the Sapienza University of Rome, who say that the speed of scientific innovation requires us to address this question.

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Psychiatrists’ college emphasises need for ‘comprehensive assessment’ of those experiencing gender dysphoria

Posted on Blog · November 02, 2021 4:49 PM

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) has released its first position statement on gender dysphoria, titled “Recognising and addressing the mental health needs of people experiencing gender dysphoria/gender incongruence”.

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Caution over transgender surgery and hormonal treatment for minors

Posted on Blog · August 25, 2020 5:18 PM

By Rachael Wong

Australia’s biggest gender clinic at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne has asked for more public money to start double mastectomies on girls under 17 who identify as male.

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