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Write to your MP

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Look up your local MP in the form below for a detailed guide
to writing to them with targeted talking points

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If you have already written to your local MP, you can have further impact by writing to Members of the Legislative Council.

Writing your letter

By Post

The most impactful letter is one that has been printed out or hand-written and sent through the post. Send to:
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By Email

A personally written email is very effective. You can send the email to
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Discussion Points

Introduce

Introduce yourself to your MP, say where you live, something about your family, community, or church/mosque/temple etc.

Say that you are writing because your are concerned about Alex Grewich’s “Equality” Bill, which is due to be voted on in October. 

Concerns

This bill will have massive effects on faith communities, women and children.

Sex Self-ID

  • Allows young people from 16 years old to change their sex on their birth certificate whenever they want, regardless of biology or surgery.
  • Forces schools, prisons, places of worship, and other women’s spaces to treat people as their newly-declared sex regardless of how it impacts other people in those places.

Religious Freedom

  • Will open up faith-based institutions to constant complaints of discrimination and allow judges to decide what is “reasonable” faith.
  • Removes protections for faith-based schools and many other religious institutions.

Your request

Ask the MP to reject the bill completely, and not try to cut it up or pass bits of it.

If the Government wants to address any of these issues, they should write their own legislation with public consultation. 

Conclude

Thank the MP for their attention. 

Ensure you include your name and address. This is so the MP’s staff can confirm that you are a member of their electorate. Letters without an address are often ignored

Attach a summary

This summary document is designed for all MPs, as a summary of our concerns and requests. Print it out and include it in a mailed letter, or download it and attach it to an email.

(Click to download)

We recommend you don’t simply put the link in your email, but make it an attachment. Attachments to emails are usually taken more seriously than links.

Example Letter

This letter is provided as an example. It is always best to write your own letter, however this example is based on a few of the discussion points above and is provided to help you start. 

If you are basing your letter off this template, make sure you replace the sections in **[brackets]**

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[write a paragraph about yourself, include what suburb you live in or how you are connected to the MP’s electorate. You might mention your family, your cultural background, your faith, what church or place of worship you attend]
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I am writing to express my concerns regarding the Equality Bill currently under consideration. This bill proposes significant changes that would allow individuals as young as 16 to change their sex on their birth certificate without any requirement for biological or surgical evidence. This aspect of the bill raises serious questions about the implications for various institutions, including schools, prisons, and places of worship, which would be compelled to recognise individuals based on their declared gender. Such a mandate could have profound impacts on the safety, privacy, and rights of others in these spaces, particularly women.

The bill also seeks to remove protections for faith-based schools and religious institutions, potentially infringing on their ability to operate in accordance with their beliefs. This could lead to conflicts between religious freedoms and the rights of individuals, which need careful consideration and balance. I urge you to reject this bill in its current form. If the government aims to address these complex issues, it should engage in thorough public consultation and draft legislation that considers the diverse perspectives and rights of all affected parties.

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[enter your name, address and phone number. Your address is needed so MPs know you are legitimately from their electorate.]
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