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What does ‘self-ID’ mean for the rights of women?

According to 'gender-critical' feminists, the debate around transgender rights has been focused around the gains of the transgender community, and not around the rights and entitlements that women have lost.

Recent changes to the laws in Victoria and Tasmania have brought into stark relief current discourses around sex and gender.

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About the Author

Margot Saville

Sydney-based freelance journalist

Margot Saville practised as a lawyer for one year before becoming a journalist in 1987. She has worked at The Australian newspaper, ABC Television, the Nine Network and the Sydney Morning Herald.