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“Edie Wyatt” / Christine Chehade vs. transgender people

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“Edie Wyatt” is the pen name of Christine Chehade, an Australian writer and anti-transgender activist. Chehade says, “My specific interests is in the way governments are removing the rights of women by using gender identity ideology to redefine the legal vessel that holds all the rights of women, sex.”

Background

Christine Edie Chehade was born in 1971 in Brisbane. In testimony, Chehade stated, “I am a survivor of child sexual abuse, and you can look this up in the records of the Queensland Police to see there was a conviction made. […] I grew up in public housing and I also worked for the Queensland Department of Public Housing.”

Chehade earned a bachelor’s degree from the Institute of Cultural Policy Studies at Griffith University in 1994. Chehade lives in Brisbane, Australia and has owned several businesses, including shipping concerns Ocean Sky International and YouFr8 as well as Chickpea Lebanese Restaurant. In 2015, Chelade served as director of charity Para Marcia.

Chehade married Richard Chehade in ~1992 and has two children.

Anti-trans activism

Chehade has contributed many anti-trans articles to The Spectator Australia, as well as to Quillette, The Critic, and On LIne Opinion. Chehade has a Substack under the name “Edie Wyatt.”

Chehade co-hosts the anti-trans podcast Welcome to the Dollhouse with Kit Kowalski.

Selected writing by Chehade

“Wyatt, Edie” (November 29, 2025). The trans myth. Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2025/11/the-trans-myth/

“Wyatt, Edie” (October 8, 2025). Male offenders do not belong in women‘s prisons. Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2025/10/male-offenders-do-not-belong-in-womens-prisons/

“Wyatt, Edie” (October 1, 2025). Rex Landy: women’s rights activist arrested. Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2025/10/rex-landy-womens-rights-activist-arrested/

“Wyatt, Edie” (September 23, 2025). The middle of the road leads politicians nowhere. Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2025/09/the-middle-of-the-road-leads-politicians-nowhere/

“Wyatt, Edie” (September 16, 2025). Perfect knowledge. Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2025/09/perfect-knowledge/

“Wyatt, Edie” (May 7, 2025). Liberals for Liberalism. Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2025/05/liberals-for-liberalism/

“Wyatt, Edie” (April 23, 2025). Stopping the colonisation of women’s rights. Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2025/04/stopping-the-colonisation-of-womens-rights/

“Wyatt, Edie” (January 20, 2025). Is this the end of Australia Day politics? Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2025/01/is-this-the-end-of-australia-day-politics/

“Wyatt, Edie” (January 7, 2025). Goodbye Pesutto, you won’t be missed. Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2025/01/goodbye-pesutto-you-wont-be-missed/

“Wyatt, Edie” (November 19, 2024). Bluesky: the blue wave crashes on itself. Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2024/11/bluesky-the-blue-wave-crashes-on-itself/

“Wyatt, Edie” (September 29, 2024). The devastating impact of slander. Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2024/09/the-devastating-impact-of-slander/

“Wyatt, Edie” (September 19, 2024). Moira Deeming v John Pesutto. Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2024/09/moira-deeming-v-john-pesutto/

“Wyatt, Edie” (August 29, 2024). Our abused Sexual Discrimination Act. Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2024/08/our-abused-sexual-discrimination-act/

“Wyatt, Edie” (August 23, 2024). The class lines of rape. Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2024/08/the-class-lines-of-rape/

“Wyatt, Edie” (August 4, 2024). Acts of aggression. Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2024/08/acts-of-aggression/

“Wyatt, Edie” (July 31, 2024). The classic liberal case for feminism. Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2024/07/the-classic-liberal-case-for-feminism/

“Wyatt, Edie” (May 3, 2024). Are they criminalising hate speech, or valid criticism of gender politics? Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2024/05/are-they-criminalising-hate-speech-or-valid-criticism-of-gender-politics/

“Wyatt, Edie” (Apr il17, 2024). A fight for the future of women’s rights. Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2024/04/a-fight-for-the-future-of-womens-rights/

“Wyatt, Edie” (April 1, 2024). The gender critical movement fighting against self-ID. Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2024/04/the-gender-critical-movement-fighting-against-self-id/

“Wyatt, Edie” (January 22, 2024). Feeding the fetish: an unintentional exposé. Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2024/01/feeding-the-fetish-an-unintentional-expose/

“Wyatt, Edie” (November 11, 2023). Tough crowd. Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2023/11/tough-crowd/

“Wyatt, Edie” (September 26, 2023). The presumption of innocence. Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2023/09/the-presumption-of-innocence/

“Wyatt, Edie” (August 10, 2023). Truth-telling: the dark side of Queensland’s gender clinics and affirmation care. Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2023/08/truth-telling-the-dark-side-of-queenslands-gender-clinics-and-affirmation-care/

“Wyatt, Edie” (June 17, 2023). Female trauma and political capital. Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2023/06/female-trauma-and-political-capital/

“Wyatt, Edie” (May 27, 2023). The silencing and vilification of women and girls. Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2023/05/the-silencing-and-vilification-of-women-and-girls/

“Wyatt, Edie” (February 2, 2023). Women must defend their single-sex spaces. Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2023/02/women-must-defend-their-single-sex-spaces/

“Wyatt, Edie” (August 2022). Self ID ‘wild card.’ Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2022/08/self-id-wild-card/

“Wyatt, Edie” (August 2022). Girls’ schools are for girls. Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2022/08/girls-schools-are-for-girls/

Chehade, Christine (2022). Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Bill 2022. Submission 324: Christine Chehade. https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/com/LASC-C96E/PPROLAB202-EF1C/submissions/00000324.pdf

“Wyatt, Edie” (January 23, 2022). Safety in genders: Tasmania has banned gay spaces for discriminating against “gender identity,” The Critic https://thecritic.co.uk/safety-in-genders/

“Wyatt, Edie” (Augist 2021). Covid and the new class divides. Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2021/08/covid-and-the-new-class-divides/

“Wyatt, Edie” (June 7, 2021). Trans activists are stepping up their war on women. Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2021/06/trans-activists-are-stepping-up-their-war-on-women/

“Wyatt, Edie” (June 4, 2021). Trans activists are stepping up their war on women. Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2021/06/trans-activists-are-stepping-up-their-war-on-women/

“Wyatt, Edie” (May 2021). On ‘chestfeeding.’ Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/2021/05/on-chestfeeding/

“Wyatt, Edie” (April 19, 2021). Australian Indigenous Activists Call Out White Feminism’s Deadly Blind Spot. Quillette https://quillette.com/2021/04/19/australian-indigenous-activists-call-out-white-feminisms-deadly-blind-spot/

“Wyatt, Edie” (February 12, 2021). Children must come before gender choice. On Line Opinion https://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=21311

“Wyatt, Edie” (November 13, 2020). Winnowing fan of the woke. On Line Opinion https://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=21191

“Wyatt, Edie” (July 24, 2020). Squirreling away from truth. On Line Opinion https://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=21023

Chehade, Christine (1994). Policing culture: reinstating cultural development for the management of urban populations – a Brisbane case study. https://search.worldcat.org/title/222777318

Media

Veriditas with Petra Bueskens and “Edie Wyatt” (July 3, 2025). Episode 6: Feminism, Politics, and Class: A Discussion with Edie Wyatt. https://veriditas3.substack.com/p/episode-6-feminism-politics-and-class

The Mess We’re In with Graham Linehan, “Arty Morty,” Helen Staniland, and “Edie Wyatt” (August 29, 2022). 123: Bank Holiday Evening Mess with Special Guest Edie Wyatt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfL-U5jZQG8

Resources

“Edie Wyatt” (ediewyatt.com)

Chickpea Lebanese Restaurant (chickpealebanese.com.au) [archive]

Ocean Sky International (oceansky.com.au) [archive]

  • ACN 090 768 022
  • also known as Four Winds International
  • dba I Love My Local Mover and Network Moving & Storiage

Para Marcia (paramarcia.org.au) [archive]

Exxile (exxile.com.au)

  • About
  • exxile.com.au/about

The Critic (thecritic.co.uk)

The Spectator Australia (spectator.com.au)

Quillette (quillette.com)

X/Twitter (x.com)

Facebook (facebook.com)

Instagram (instagram.com)

Substack (substack.com)

On Line Opinion (onlineopinion.com.au)