Category: Post
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Conversion Practice Ban Will Harm Those It Seeks To Protect
Conversion therapy bans seek to protect gay, lesbian and bisexual (LGB) people from unethical and harmful practices that attempt to change their sexual orientation. The controversial addition of “gender identity” to such bills however is problematic for LGB people. This inclusion completely ignores the complex reasons why some people experience gender dysphoria and become trans-identified.…
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Submissions to the NSW Government Consultation on Conversion Practices Bill
NSW Government held a Secretive Consultation on Conversion Practices Bill during August 2023. Read what feminists and LGB advocates have to say about conversion practices Here are a selection of submissions made regarding LGB and women’s rights in regard of proposed NSW Conversion Practices legislation. AF4WR – Australian Feminists for Women’s Rights Australian Feminists for…
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A Closed Loop of Affirmation
Despite the pain and loss that results from premature affirmation of child gender patients, NSW’s proposed Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill contains restrictions that will make it nearly impossible for parents or clinicians to say ‘no’ or even, ‘wait a little longer’, to young patients.
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Men in Women’s Prisons – Female Prisoners Speak Out
Women in the UK, USA and Canada share their accounts of men being housed in women’s prisons. If sex self-ID becomes law in NSW, male prisoners will be able to easily identify their way into female prisons. Despite the obvious safety issues posed by placing men in women’s prisons, this is precisely what sex self-ID…
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We FINALLY get to see what is in the mystery bills
Equality Legislation Amendment Text of the bill Explanatory Note Conversion Practices Prohibition Text of the bill Explanatory Note
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Who was consulted about gender identity ‘conversion practices’
A GIPA request (similar to Freedom of Information) has revealed the names of the organisations consulted about banning conversion practices. We support ban on gay conversion. But we argue that talking therapy for gender confusion is not conversion therapy. Stakeholder Aboriginal Education Consultative Group Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT Academics…
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How much do you know about self-id laws?
Test your knowledge by taking our quiz. Thank you to @falsifiable_b for providing this quiz.
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#RespectOurSex Billboard Live in Belmore
On a busy road in Belmore, Sydney, we are delivering the message that sex self-ID gives men the key to women’s spaces.
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Recoiling From The Harms of Gender Affirming ‘Care’
Around the world, clinicians and governments are backing away from the harms of gender affirming ‘care’.
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Governments Back Down on Sex Self-ID
England, Germany and Scotland are backing down on sex self-ID laws. In Australia, in May 2023, medical insurer MDA National cut cover for GP’s who provide medical interventions to transition under-18s.