An Australian think tank has launched a petition to ask the Victorian government to remove male prisoners identifying as female from women’s prisons. It comes after prisoners at Victoria’s largest women-only prison called for the transfer of a transgender prisoner who has a history of sexual violence against women and children. Rachael Wong, CEO of…
‘Increased Risks of Harm’: Australian Think Tank Asks Government to Remove Trans Prisoners From Women’s Jails
‘Increased Risks of Harm’: Think Tank Calls for Trans Prisoners to Be Removed From Women’s Jails
An Australian think tank has launched a petition to ask the Victorian government to remove male prisoners identifying as female from women’s prisons. It comes after prisoners at Victoria’s largest women-only prison called for the transfer of a transgender prisoner who has a history of sexual violence against women and children. Rachael Wong, CEO of…
Biden Administration Proposes Title IX Overhaul, Conflates Biological Sex With Gender Identity
The U.S. Department of Education has proposed an overhaul of anti-sex-discrimination rules, reinterpreting the term “sex” as something that doesn’t have to have a biological basis. The proposal is announced on the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the federal law that prohibits “sex-based discrimination” in federally funded educational settings. It broadens the definition of “sex”…
San Diego County Supervisors Vote to Redefine ‘Women’
San Diego County Supervisors voted 3–2 in favor of a women’s rights ordinance on April 26 to eradicate discrimination against women and girls—including biological men who identify as women—despite an overwhelming showing of public opposition. Aiming to achieve gender equality, decrease gender bias discrimination, and work towards the elimination of all acts of discrimination against…
San Diego County Supervisors Vote to Develop Ordinance to Redefine ‘Women’
San Diego County supervisors voted 3–2 on April 26 in favor of creating an ordinance that redefines the word “women” to include biological males who identify as women, despite an overwhelming show of opposition from the public. The supervisors approved the first reading of the local ordinance, which would be based on the U.N.’s Convention…
New Zealand Passes Birth Certificate Self-ID Gender Law; Some Protections Remain for Women
The New Zealand (NZ) government has passed a law that will allow people to change the sex recorded on their birth certificates to match their self-identified gender without the need for gender reassignment treatment or surgery. But a women’s rights group has successfully put a dent in the law to ensure some protections for women…
‘Mothers of Sons’ Cry Out for Truth, Justice
A group of Australian mothers, upset over ugly custody battles, have banded together to raise awareness of the growing abuse of the family court system by women against men to win custody disputes. Mothers of Sons, which was started by well known Australian feminist, media commentator and now men’s rights advocate, Bettina Arndt, said she started Mothers of…
The ‘Sudden’ Erasure of Women’s Sex-Based Rights
Commentary How did we get from common sense on biology to the erasure of women’s sex-based rights? As Ernest Hemingway said of how he arrived at bankruptcy, “Gradually, then suddenly.” The blueprint for “suddenly” was drafted in Yogyakarta, capital city of Indonesia’s island of Java. It was to Yogyakarta, in 2006, that a group of…
UBC Graduate and Prominent Saudi Women’s Rights Activist Released From Prison
One of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent political activists and graduate of the University of British Columbia was released from prison Wednesday, her family said, after serving nearly three years on charges that have sparked an international uproar over the kingdom’s human rights record. Loujain al-Hathloul, who pushed to end a ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia,…
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