Restore Lesbian & all Women’s Sex-Based Rights in Australia
CoAL is appalled by the outcome of the outcome of the Giggle v Tickle appeal case in Australia’s High Court recently, which accepts that a woman is defined by stereotypes, declaration by an individual, and recentlylegalised correction to an an individual’s birth certificate. Today, a heterosexual man with a sexual fetish for impersonating a woman can prosecute a woman for not accepting his falsehoods (female identity and pronouns). He can claim to be a lesbian and has a right to invade any lesbian and women’s space. We have been arguing against these changes to no avail — so far.
We are joining forces with other feminist, lesbian and gay organisations and individuals in a national campaign to restore our hard-fought for sex-based rights that we lost in the 2013 amendments made to the Australian Sex Discrimination Act (SDA). Those 2013 amendments removed definitions of a woman and a man, and added the term “gender identity” as though it is equivalent. It is not. The 2026 High Court appeal judgment in Giggle v Tickle noted that the existing SDA left the judges no legal escape.
Please consider joining us. Write to CoAL at admin@coal.org.au and ask how to donate and/or become a member of CoAL.
To follow the progress of our campaign, see Restore Lesbian & all Women’s Sex-Based Rights in Australia on our website.
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