Posts tagged trans rights

The Tasmanian ad lumps together trans law reform with child abuse under the policy of “protecting your children”.

This Sunday March 31 marks International Trans Day of Visibility 2019, with events being held around the country to celebrate trans pride and recognise trans and gender diverse experiences.

“We should be aiming for full equality in every sphere of our lives, from school to employment, from birth certificate recognition to blood donation, and accessing services to marriage.”

“Now we’re into moving Australia Day, we’re into transgender and making sure we can change their fucking birth certificates”

Trans women wanting to participate in women’s sports, particularly at an elite level, are required to prove that they do not threaten the integrity of female competition, write Dan Trindade and Katharine Kilroy.

Tasmanian Labor will now support the ability for parents to opt out of including gender on their children’s birth certificates, rather than the removal of gender markers entirely.

“For the Government to claim that this reform has been sprung on Tasmania and there is need for further consultation is misleading and just an excuse for unnecessary delay.”

The definition the administration is seeking would state that gender is defined solely by one’s genitals at birth, and that any dispute over someone’s gender would require clarification through genetic testing.

“Our trans and gender diverse students just want to be able to attend school with their friends like every other student without fear and discrimination.”

“Removing the divorce requirement and removing the surgery requirement are linked by the same principles and affect the same people, which is why we want to see them happen at the same time.”