Robert Williams, who lodged the initial complaint over the flyers, said he was “surprised that Mr Durston doesn’t seem to understand that Tasmania’s laws protect everyone equally, including people of faith, and that what he did was both wrong and illegal regardless of how often he invokes God.”
The invasive procedures continue to be carried out in Australia without personal informed consent, and are often irreversible.
“I can’t see how one would get through such a process and come out of it with a poster that is at all inclusive.”
“Internally we have made positive cultural changes in relation to inclusion and respect.”
The Tasmanian ad lumps together trans law reform with child abuse under the policy of “protecting your children”.
“This is a historic day for transgender and gender diverse people, not only in Tasmania but around the world.”
The reforms, which include optional gender markers on birth certificates, passed the upper house late on Thursday evening, sending the legislation back to the lower house for assent next week.
“The Upper House vote giving in-principle support to these landmark reforms is an important step forward,” said Transforming Tasmania spokesperson Martine Delaney.
Tasmanian trans advocates said the motion to subject the bill to further inquiry being voted down was a sign that the “urgency” of the reforms was being recognised.
“The advertisement from the Tasmanian Coalition for Kids is factually inaccurate and has caused harm to our families, so we want to set that group straight.”
