Tasmanian Senator Claire Chandler says regulation in some Australian states which allow inmates to go to prison based on their gender identity and not their biological sex needs more transparency to assess how much female prisoners might be at risk.
"It differs from state to state," she told Sky News host Peta Credlin.
"My understanding is that some jurisdictions do have rules and regulations which allow inmates to go to prison based on their gender identity rather than their biological sex.
"So I think we do need to see some more transparency here and have a bit more understanding of exactly what these numbers are so that we can understand how female prisoners might be at risk in Australia."
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Published February 24, 2021
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A University of Melbourne professor has launched a website where people can anonymously submit anecdotes about being “impacted” by trans women using women’s-only spaces, as if trans women didn’t already have enough to deal with.
NoConflictTheySaid is run by Dr
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New Victorian legislation is concerning in light of UK High Court ruling10/12/2020|5min
Tasmanian Senator Claire Chandler says it is “concerning” Victoria put forward a bill to criminalise discussion of any alternative treatment to gender-change while the UK High Court ruled children cannot change gender without their parents’ consent.
Ms Chandler spoke of the legal case of Kiera Bell, a 23-year-old woman who was prescribed puberty blockers at the age of 16.
The UK High Court found that children were unable to understand the consequences of such “life-altering treatments” and raised serious questions about whether they can truly consent to them, Ms Chandler said.