https://m.theepochtimes.com/respect-my-sex-campaign-launches-amid-trans-debate-in-australia_4422457.html
Australians will be encouraged to quiz their local members about their stance on transgender issues under a nonpartisan campaign seeking to move biological rights to the forefront of the upcoming federal election.
Launched on April 22, the Respect My Sex If You Want My Vote campaign will tell community members to lobby their local electoral candidates and elected officials on issues such as men’s inclusion in women’s sport, men in women’s single-sex spaces, as well as the medical transitioning of young people.
The movement seeks to pressure politicians to strengthen protections for sex-based rights under the Sex Discrimination and Equality Acts, which have been adjusted at the federal level to make room for gender identity-based rights.
The campaign follows the lead of the Respect My Sex If You Want My X movement in the United Kingdom, which has been supported by Harry Potter author JK Rowling.
A number of accomplished professional women are featured in the Australian campaign, including Karyn Lisignoli, Former Girl Guides WA CEO; Sall Grover, founder of Giggle, the social networking app for women; and Bronwyn Winter, Emeritus Professor at the University of Sydney.
The move comes as the debate around gender identity continues to dominate national discourse with three high-profile Australian swimmers—Dawn Fraser, Emma McKeon and Emily Seebohm—speaking up this week against transgender athletes’ participation in female sports.
It follows the increasing media scrutiny of the views of biological-sex campaigner, Katherine Deves; the centre-right Coalition’s candidate for the Sydney seat of Warringah, who has received growing support.
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