This is something really special, and I’m stoked to share it with you.
You might’ve seen the massive UK campaign, Not In Our Name, where over 100,000 cis women have signed an open letter rejecting the weaponisation of their identities to justify exclusion and discrimination against the trans community.
I’m so happy to share that a sister campaign has now launched in Australia!
Not in our Name Australia (NION) is a new collective of everyday women in solidarity with the trans community.
They are calling on cis women who support the trans community to add their name to their open letter to show that anti-trans politicians like Pauline Hanson do not speak for them.
Will you show your support by adding your name to the open letter?
Anti-trans politicians and lobbyists are claiming to speak for all women to justify attacking trans rights.
Yet they are doing nothing to act on the real issues like domestic violence, protecting access to abortion, and the funding of services.
- Angus Taylor has a long history of attacking women’s rights and bodily autonomy.
- Pauline Hanson has called men ‘the most neglected and oppressed minority in Australia.'
- The Australian Christian lobby wants to ban all abortion, without exception.
These people don’t care about women. They just hate trans people.
NION is building a coalition of women who refuse to allow their experiences to be weaponised against other women and marginalised people.
It’s an incredibly powerful way that allies can show their support, and fight back against politicians and lobbyists who are weaponising women’s experiences to attack trans rights.
If you want to add your voice to NION’s campaign, sign on to their open letter!
Join us!
Share this campaign with the women and allies in your life, and ask them to add their names.
Together, we can help to create a kinder and inclusive society where all people can live their lives with equality, dignity and free from discrimination.
I’m really excited to see the beginning of this new campaign in the fight for trans justice. When trans people and our allies work together, we can be truly unstoppable.
P.S. Our friends at Equality Australia are running a petition to protect the Sex Discrimination Act. Will you add your name to call on MPs to stand with us? Sign now!
Jackie Turner (she/her), Director
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