This is a transcript of the speech Senator Claire Chandler made in Parliament when she introduced her Private Senator’s Bill to save women’s sport.
South Dakota’s governor, Kristi Noem has introduced a bill to protect women’s sport, claiming it is the “strongest bill in the nation” of its kind.
The UK’s controversial Conversion Therapy (Prohibition) Bill is being met with some fierce opposition. The backlash comes as it was revealed doctors and teachers could be targeted in the new laws.
Neuroscientist and author Dr. Debra Soh says the Canadian bill banning conversion therapy “sends a chilling message to parents, educators, and people questioning their gender”.
Brilliant news: Senator Claire Chandler has announced she will be introducing a private members bill to get sex reintroduced into the Sex Discrimination Act. Staggeringly, the definitions of male and female were removed in 2013 leaving the Sex Discrimination Act impotent in promoting or protecting biological sex.
ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr has announced he will look into favouring trans rights over the coming year. He has instructed lawmakers to examine where discrimination against trans people might exist.
Tasmania is getting ready to vote on abolishing gender from birth certificates. The proposal will most likely be voted on in November in the lower house.
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