Australia’s Sex Discrimination Commissioner Anna Cody blasts a controversial bill that would redefine men and women based solely on biology, warning it’s a dangerous step backward for women and the LGBTQI+ community. Introduced by Nationals MP Alison Penfold to “protect biological females,” the bill risks stripping transgender people of legal protections in single-sex spaces — a move Cody calls “retrograde” and unsupported by evidence. She argues gender identity is more than biology and that the bill ignores decades of progress, including a 2013 law update that better protected gender-diverse Australians. Advocates fear the bill could fracture rights, endanger vulnerable trans people, and undo hard-won equality — all while ignoring the fact that transgender women face higher risks of violence. The bill’s passage would require approval from both houses of parliament.
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