“Had such a ban, as is now suggested, been in place a few years ago, I would have been arrested for being outside St Mary’s cathedral with other abuse survivors during George Pell’s funeral." Exactly. These bans are anti-democratic. #auslaw #auspol 1/2 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

These medications aren't banned for anybody but trans youth. In fact, they're considered so safe they're allowed for purely psychosocial benefits in cis kids with early puberty.

The PM's answer to the question about the impact of the social media ban on LGBTIQ+ kids shows that he simply does not understand the needs of this community, and does not seem to be concerned that his policy will dramatically increase their isolation and therefore risk of depression. #auspol

'Everything we can to keep our kids safe.' Except protecting LGBTQ+ kids against discrimination - the thing we promised to do before being elected, and even held an ALRC review which laid out *exactly* how it should be done, before walking away from that commitment. #auspol

Extraordinarily repressive plans from Uni of Sydney to undermine academic freedom on campus, in the Orwellian guise of ‘New Civility Rules’: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

To mark the #16Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, revisit a #VIDAblog where @andykaladelfos.bsky.social examines the historical ability of the criminal justice system to respond to sexual abuse within the family. #16DaysofActivism Read here ⬇️ www.auswhn.com.au/blog/histori...

Yet when participants were encouraged to engage with more imaginative thinking around decrim, the answer was never criminal, civil or social sanction. As one participant put it, people who use drugs should have options other than "jails, institutions, or death"

since all the "gender critical"/TERFs are migrating here, thought I'd share this primer explaining their history, dissecting their beliefs, & debunking their talking points. no-paywall links, pls share! Substack: juliaserano.substack.com/p/a-gender-c... Medium: juliaserano.medium.com/a-gender-cri...

Latest publication: ‘An Inclusive History of LGBTQ+ Aversion Therapy: Past Harms and Future Address in a UK Context’. Co-authored with four excellent collaborators including @rebeccawynter.bsky.social (the others are not here yet). journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...