A Critical Perspective on Alex Greenwich's Equality Legislation Amendment Bill
A trojan horse for a socialist agenda piggybacking off 'gender identity'
Alex Greenwich's Equality Bill is, frankly, alarming. What sets it apart from previous legislative efforts across Australia is not just its scope but its far reaching impact.
This Bill proposes to modify 23 existing Acts, affecting the community in every sector; from health, to employment, off-label drugs for minors, Crime, men in Rape/DV Shelters, superannuation, pimping, prostitution, males in female sports, males in female schools and accommodation, —impacting the majority of NSW's population for the benefit of less than 0.01% (or .17% if you include nonbinary (people who feel they’re neither male or female).
At the heart of the controversy are changes to the Births, Deaths, and Marriages Act to facilitate self-identification, removing bans to commercial surrogacy, removing protections for prostitutes and allowing under 16s to easily access harmful irreversible gender drugs, without parental approval.
But the Bill's ambitions don't stop there; it also seeks to redefine aspects of the Crimes Act, especially concerning domestic violence, by criminalizing the act of "outing" someone's past sexual orientation or gender identity—effectively making 'misgendering' a potential offence.
Consider the profound personal impacts of the Bill: A woman, whose husband of 30 years reveals he's an AGP (a man who is aroused by the thought of himself as a woman) with a nappy fetish, may be prohibited from discussing this revelation with friends, family, and even in contexts like custody disputes where it could be highly relevant for child safeguarding. This protective stance prioritises the individual's new identity, at the expense of all other concerns.
Consider the influence of Gender Sex Alliance Clubs in New South Wales High Schools, where student members report on teachers and students for misgendering. In Australia, students face suspension several times weekly for this. What legal consequences will teachers or students face for denying their perceptions, children finding it too confusing to lie? Consider what prevents male teachers who identify as women from accessing schoolgirls' changing rooms?
The Bill also ventures into contentious areas such as commercial surrogacy and prostitution, with proposals for radical legalisations, including the promotion of pimping.
While the legislation is rumoured to be revised as a result of backroom discussions, the core of the Bill remains a contentious issue. It demands from us all, a robust pushback to protect the privacy and rights of women, children, parents, and anyone wishing to preserve free speech and protect children from the tentacles of lobby groups backed by pharmaceutical interests. Currently under review by a committee predominantly comprised of MPs sympathetic to Mr Greenwich’s disingenuous narrative, the transparency, effectiveness and objectivity of the Committee’s review is questionable.
NSW is at a pivotal juncture, the last Australian state to consider self-identification legislation. The Labor government's push for the Bill is seen as a critical step in aligning NSW with other states, despite the Bill's more extensive and potentially intrusive provisions. More concerning is the prospect of this Bill underpinning a broader agenda to limit freedom of expression and dissent in favour of a socialist agenda piggy backing off gender identity across all sectors of Australian life.
As witnessed with the Digital ID and Conversion Practices Ban Bill, these pieces of legislation are being rammed through without proper democratic process, typical of socialism. We must stand firm against this trend for the sake of preserving our democratic values and processes. We must resist.
Laws impacted by the Equality Bill:
(a) the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977;
(b) the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995;
(c) the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998;
(d) the Children’s Guardian Act 2019;
(e) the Court Security Act 2005;
(f) the Crimes Act 1900;
(g) the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999;
(h) the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007;
(i) the Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000;
(j) the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999;
(k) the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985;
(l) the Government Sector Employment Act 2013;
(m) the Government Sector Employment (General) Rules 2014;
(n) the Interpretation Act 1987;
(o) the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002;
(p) the Mental Health Act 2007;
(q) the Sheriff Act 2005;
(r) the Summary Offences Act 1988;
(s) the Surrogacy Act 2010; and
(t) the Workers Compensation Act 1987
HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP:
1. Complete the survey, by 14 April, found here. Please select “oppose” to ALL questions. The survey should take no more than 3 minutes to complete. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=vp9hlIknxEOBgN2_R2mBwKUb-E9sLYtNjeESRyYnllxUNFdJOUJCVFk3QVI2QzhQSVRLTkhSUUw0Qy4u
2. Make a submission to the Equality Bill Inquiry by 14 April. https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/committees/inquiries/Pages/inquiry-details.aspx?pk=3041#tab-contactus
3. Write to your NSW state MP to tell them you OPPOSE the NSW Equality Legislation Amendment Bill and encourage your MP to oppose it, too.
The Equality Bill can be found here: https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bill/files/18460/First%20Print.pdf
4. Contact us to volunteer to run small paper based petitions in your suburb. contact@aww.org.au