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WHRC South Korea 'gender identity' campaign

WHRC South Korea gathered 2,096 signatures online on the opposition of including 'gender identity' in the anti-discrimination law that the left is pushing for, and submitted our statement and the signatures with opinions that women submitted to legislators this week. We are also planning to relay women's opinions on this problematic law to the candidates of the upcoming presidential election that is scheduled in March of next year.

Feminist Question Time and Radical Feminist Perspectives

Register for our weekly Feminist Question Time - this Saturday at 3pm London time we have speakers from Brazil, Canada and the UK. Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull (AKA Posie Parker) will be speaking. Radical Feminist Perspectives is at 10am Sunday and features radical feminists discussing feminist literature, theory and practice. Register here. 

Sex-based rights around the world

WPATH board members reveal reservations

Two medical professionals have revealed reservations about affirmation-only medical care for gender-confused children in this article by Abigail Shrier, published on Bari Weiss's Common Sense Substack. Dr Marci Bowers, a surgeon, and Erica Anderson, a clinical psychologist, are both male and both board members at WPATH. 

Women giving evidence treated appallingly by NZ politicians

Members of a select committee in New Zealand sneered at and dismissed women with concerns over sex self-identification. During submissions MP Deborah Russell tweeted rudely about women presenting, including Rex Landy, a citizen who was treated with contempt before being cut off at four minutes, despite having been allocated five. Watch her response to the committee members.

British home secretary announces inquiry into Sarah Everard murder

Priti Patel, British home secretary, announced a public inquiry into systematic failures in the police that allowed Wayne Couzens, last week sentenced to a rare whole life tariff for the rape and murder of Sarah Everard, to continue as an officer. 

Taiwan court rules that surgery is not necessary for 'gender' change

A court in Taipei has ruled that surgery is not a prerequisite for people wishing to change their 'gender' on official documents. 

NZ university names Laurel Hubbard 'Sportswoman of the Year'

The University of Otago has named male weightlifter, Laurel Hubbard, 'Sportswoman of the Year'. University Students’ Association president Michaela Waite-Harvey described Hubbard as a "worthy" winner of the award, adding: “We could think of no-one more worthy of sportswoman of the year than Laurel Hubbard who represented Otago and New Zealand incredibly well at this year’s Tokyo Olympics.’’ Hubbard, who was injured, out of shape and twenty years older than his fellow competitors, failed to complete even one successful lift.  

UK sports advisory body reports on male inclusion in female categories

The UK's Sports Council Equalities Group has issued a review concluding that including men in women's sports categories is neither safe nor fair. 

WHO workers sexually abused women and girls during ebola outbreak

A new report reveals dozens of cases of men employed by the World Health Organisation sexually abusing women and girls in the Congo during the ebola outbreak. 

Scottish census does away with sex disaggregation

The National Records of Scotland have announced that respondents can answer the question 'What is your sex?' according to self-declared 'gender identity'. 

Canadian tribunal rules failure to use preferred pronouns is an offence

The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal ruled in favor of Jessie Nelson, a female restaurant server who claims to be nonbinary, after colleagues used correct-sex pronouns instead of her preferred 'they' and 'them'.

UK NHS policies 'gaslight' female patients, says medical professional

Dr Sinead Helyar, doctor and clinical research nurse at King's Colleage Hospital claims that official NHS documents label patients who ask to be put in a single-sex ward as 'transphobes', 'offenders' and 'perpetrators'.

Campaigns

Help prevent 'gender identity' being cemented in Western Australian law

The Law Reform Commission of WA is undergoing a review of its Equal Opportunity Act and one of the points under consideration is additions to the EO Act regarding gender identity and 'intersex status'. Below is info on how women can help. The Consultation Phase has started and it would be greatly appreciated if women, other individuals and groups could please take the time to submit a letter to the Law Reform Commission.

Details about Project 111 can be found here. The Discussion Paper, for which the consultation is in regards to, can be found here. Summary papers have been prepared by the government and the two most relevant ones are as follows:

Should the ground of discrimination against gender identity be broadened?

‘Religious or political conviction’

There are other points of interest within the scope of this review. You are encouraged to go over the project details and give input on any/all matters you prefer to weigh in on. There is no particular format you need to follow, however, it will assist the Commission if you address one or more of the questions listed in the Discussion Paper (PDF 1.8MB).Submissions can be made by:

Email
Mail:
Law Reform Commission
GPO Box F317
PERTH WA 6841

The Commission will be holding a series of community consultation forums online which interested stakeholders can attend to discuss the issues raised by the Review with the Commission or ask questions. If you would be interested in attending a forum, please let the LRC know by emailing the Commission. Dates and times can be found here.

Resources

Women's Studies Online

Based in Canada with global impact, Women’s Studies Online is a platform for decolonizing feminist research, education, action, and community building. WMSTonline is informed and inspired by the radical feminist politics that initially guided the creation of Women’s Studies programs in universities across Canada and elsewhere.

LFN book group open for new members!

The London Feminist Network book club is open for new members. Find out more on their Facebook page. Next meeting will be on Tuesday 19 October where the group will  discuss 'Material Girls' by Kathleen Stock. 

'Detransition: Beyond Before and After'

In this brave and thoughtful book, Max Robinson goes beyond the ‘before’ and ‘after’ of the transition she underwent and takes us through the processes that led her, first, to transition in an attempt to get relief from her distress, and then to detransition as she discovered feminist thought and community. Available from Spinifex Press. 

OBJECT website

The OBJECT NOW! website has a wealth of resources campaigning against pornography, prostitution, surrogacy, sex venues and gender ideology.