Doing a lot of work with @WRNAustralia this week made me think about how differently 'sovereign citizens' are perceived in the legal system compared with 'trans & gender diverse' persons. I'm going to muse about it via a bench book comparison. 'Sovereign citizens' are self represented litigants in whose mind the law of the continent doesn't apply. They identify as being outside of Aust law for a few different reasons. This is an interesting survey by Magistrate Mark Douglass. abc.net.au/listen/program…

I wrote to @JohnPesutto @MoiraDeemingMP

Dear sir,
I saw with horror that you will try to expel Moira Deeming from the Liberal party. There are very good reasons you should not do this.

1. Moira was elected by her constituents in what was basically a landslide for your party @JohnPesutto @MoiraDeemingMP against the ALP. Why would you hand that over to an Andrews government?
2. She is right, and you know it. No one is changing sex, men are not women, children should not have their bodies irretrievably harmed in our hospitals.
3. The Liberal party already has a woman problem and

Some of you may know that for a long time I've worked in birth activism, supporting birthing women, writing about obstetric violence, promoting autonomy at every step of the way. So much of what I see detrans ppl talk about resonates with me in a very similar way. Pls don't think for a moment that I'm conflating the struggles or the individual pain involved in detransitioning. I'm no Expert. I am expert in helping women heal from medical trauma tho, over nearly 20 yrs now. The parallels are unmistakable bc it happens in similar settings.