In 2013 the federal Sex Discrimination Act was quietly amended to add protections for transgender people – those with a special “gender identity.” The flow on effect for girls and women has been devastating. Men who say they’re women have been welcomed into women’s sport, women’s toilets and change rooms and even women’s prisons. Wherever a man’s gender identity rights clash with women’s sex based rights, institutions across Australia have sided with men who say they’re women.
In season 2 of Desexing Society, we’ll explore the systemic problems that arise when men are treated as though they’re women under the law. We’ll also look at what happens on a personal level to the wives and children of men who transition.
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Season 2 Episode 1
Australian weightlifter Deborah Acason was forced to compete against a man at the Commonwealth Games. Why did the world’s most elite sporting competitions allow male cheats into women’s sport? Featured: Deborah Acason, “Dr Lisa Milner”
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Season 2 Episode 2
In 2019 the Australian Human Rights Commission, Sport Australia and Australia’s most popular sporting codes all colluded with an LGBTQIA+ charity to rewrite the rules for women’s sport. Men were now welcome to compete as women. Featured: Katherine Deves, Kit…
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Season 2 Episode 3
ACON is Australia’s largest and wealthiest LGBTQIA+ charity. Through their Pride in Diversity scheme, they’ve been quietly infiltrating some of the most influential companies and government departments across the country. Featured: Kit Kowalski.
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Season 2 Episode 4
In the 1990s Australian lesbians lost the right to hold public events just for lesbians. They found themselves dragged before anti discrimination tribunals for the crime of excluding men who call themselves lesbians. Featured: Sand Hall, Carole Ann, Kit Kowalski
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Season 2 Episode 5
Male criminals who say they’re women are being housed in women’s prisons across Australia. Even men serving time for sexual violence against women have been moved to women’s prisons. Featured: Janet Fraser, Steph Hughes, Rachael Wong
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Season 2 Episode 6
Women and children escaping male violence are being forced to share services with men who say they’re women. Women’s crisis services are ineligible for government funding unless they open their doors to such men. Featured: Jack Draper, Angela Jones
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Season 2 Episode 7
The transgender industry demands that women stop referring to themselves as “women” and “mothers”. Instead, the word “woman” is replaced with degrading language such as “menstruator” and “birthing person.” Featured: Dr Karleen Gribble, “Alexis”
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Season 2 Episode 8
What happens when the man you love announces that actually, he’s a woman? Wives and partners of men who transition often feel as though their partner has died. Two women share their experiences of betrayal, coercion and escape. Featured: “Maggie”…
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Season 2 Episode 9
Emma was 11 years old when her father told her he had a female brain in a man’s body. She believed him. Now, decades later, Emma reflects on the devastating impact of her father’s transition. Featured: Emma Thomas
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Season 2 Episode 10
Through their Rainbow Local Government program, the LGBTQIA+ industry has quietly infiltrated city councils across Victoria. Public toilets, showers and changerooms meant for girls and women are now open to men. Featured: Dean Hurlston, Moira Deeming, “Rebecca,” Alex, Kit Kowalski