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A Melbourne University professor has come under fire from students for standing up for the right of women to be free of biological men in bathrooms and toilets.
Dr Holly Lawford-Smith hosts a ‘noconflicttheysaid.org’ website which invites women to share their negative experiences about biological men who think they are women using women’s facilities.
Melbourne University students and staff are so incensed at the professor for standing up for the rights of women that they are holding a “trans pride rally” today on campus.
Dr Lawford-Smith’s website states:
In Australia and around the world, legislation is being introduced that replaces sex with gender identity.. Advocates insist that there is no conflict of interests. But governments are not collecting data on the impacts of this legislative change. We're worried about the impacts on women of men using women-only spaces, including but not limited to: changing rooms, fitting rooms, bathrooms, shelters, rape and domestic violence refuges, gyms, spas, sports, schools, accommodations, shortlists, prizes, quotas, political groups, prisons, clubs, events, festivals, dating apps, and language.
Vice-Chancellor Duncan Maskell said: “We have a strong policy to guide our obligations around freedom of expression to ensure that we remain respectful, fair and lawful at all times within the university and in the wider community.
“This means we must all recognise the right for alternative viewpoints to be expressed within our community,” he added.