The Queensland Government’s Minister for Women took a stand, at last, on the definition of “woman” this week, declaring “A woman is an adult female human being”.

It might seem remarkable that this is an issue that needs clarification, but after the previous Labor government used a definition that meant anyone who identified as a woman was treated as a woman, this is a small but important step.

Fiona Simpson, the longest serving MP in Queensland and the current Minister for Women, gave her amended definition in an answer to a Question on Notice from Katter’s Australia Party leader Robbie Katter.

Leaving aside the strange situation where a Minister for Women has to define what it is she is Minister for, it’s a win for truth and biological reality.

The Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has not committed to legislating that definition and nor did Simpson when asked by The Australian.

Queensland is the state in which HRLA client Jasmine Sussex has been hauled before their civil and administrative tribunal after saying men cannot breastfeed. It is promising that the state has taken these steps to restore truth to gender policy.

The Queensland government has further strengthened their stance on controversial transgender issues by reinstating the freeze on puberty blockers after the state Supreme Court overturned the freeze on a technicality.

The freeze, implemented in January, was challenged in Court by the mother of a 14-year old who wanted access to puberty blockers and hormone treatment.

The Court stated it was not concerned with the merits of such medical treatment or of the government’s directive, but only with the legal requirements of the decision.

The Health Minister, Tim Nicholls, responded by reinstating the ban just six hours after the verdict was delivered, having rectified the issues found by the court.

There is still a long way to go, but by taking these small steps the Queensland government is showing the way forward in dealing with radical transgender ideology.

The hope now is that everyday Australians and medical professionals will be emboldened to speak freely and act in accordance with their conscience. That’s why HRLA is honoured to be helping Jasmine Sussex, Jillian Spencer, and others who are courageously standing up to defend the truth.