Tania Alessandrini is an artist and anti-transgender activist who serves on the steering committee for Canadian Women’s Sex-Based Rights (caWsbar). Alessandrini was a contributor to anti-trans group blog Gender Dissent.
Background
In a biography submitted to caWsbar, Alessandrini (listed as “”Tania A”) identified as “a visual artist, writer, teacher, activist and parent.”
Anti-trans activism
In 2021, Alessandrini created a 2022 caWsbar Colouring Calendar, featuring “12 historical women who smashed through barriers and made contributions to the world in wonderful ways.”
In 2022, Alessandrini stated: “The recent census has found that 0.33% of the population of Canada consider themselves to be other than their biological sex. This negligible number does not warrant a change in the definition of “woman” in order to include or exclude them. All over the English speaking world and beyond, people are rejecting this oddly religious ideology of gender identity. It will happen in Canada, too. That is inevitable.”
Anti-trans coverage
Staff report (May 19, 2022). Women of Canada respond to the government’s question: How to define Women? Gender Dissent https://www.genderdissent.com/post/women-of-canada-respond-to-the-government-s-question-how-to-define-women
Selected writing by Alessandrini
Alessandrini, Tania (March 26, 2021). Self-ID and the prison system: Men in women’s prisons. A report from Canada. https://feministpost.it/en/dal-mondo/self-id-e-sistema-carcerario-uomini-nelle-prigioni-femminili-un-resoconto-dal-canada/
Moody, Louise; Alessandrini, Tania, and signatories (August 26, 2019). Open Letter to Larry Krasnoff (Philosophy, College of Charleston), John Gordon (Director, how to: Academy), and Little, Brown and Company concerning Dr Rachel McKinnon’s Social Media Conduct. Medium https://medium.com/@drlouisejmoody/open-letter-to-larry-krasnoff-philosophy-college-of-charleston-john-gordon-director-how-to-c028cab5fc86
Resources
Canadian Women’s Sex-Based Rights (cawsbar.ca)
- Steering committee
- cawsbar.ca/steering-committee [archive]
- 2022 caWsbar Colouring Calendar
- cawsbar.ca/product-page/2022-cawsbar-colouring-calendar [archive]
Gender Dissent (genderdissent.com) [archive]
Facebook (facebook.com)
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