Child psychiatrist Dr Jillian Spencer faces a November court showdown with Queensland Health after being fired for questioning gender-affirming care protocols for children.
by Rod Lampard for The Daily Declaration
The second showdown between Dr Jillian Spencer and Queensland Health is set for November.
Human Rights Law Alliance (HRLA) announced the date in a recent statement published online.
This will be decisive, they said.
“The Court has allocated a two-week hearing window in the first two weeks of November.”
HRLA then added that the window will mark “a major step in what has become a closely watched case.”
Of special interest is Spencer’s professional protest against “no questions allowed” ideologically based “gender-affirming care.”
Her case, HRLA determined, is “at the intersection of proper care for vulnerable children, professional integrity, and the rapidly evolving debate around gender ideology.”
“Key deadlines have been met, including filing further evidence in February.”
“These court dates allow some certainty going forward,” HRLA explained.
Fired for asking questions
While the November date is welcome, Spencer’s case, they said, is another example of “the process is the punishment.”
A child psychiatrist with over 16 years of experience, and a mother of three, Jillian Spencer has had to endure “four years of legal proceedings.”
Recalling reasons for the legal challenge, HRLA said,
“This all happened because she, as a professional psychiatrist at Queensland Children’s Hospital (QCH), questioned the automatic ‘affirmation’ model of treating gender-confused children.
“Dr Spencer was concerned about untested and unproven treatments, including the use of puberty blockers, and the long-term effects they would have on young patients.”
The QCH suspended, then fired her.
In effect, Spencer wasn’t fired because she spoke disparagingly about those who identify as LGBTQ+. Spencer was fired because she dared to exercise her right to question the legitimacy of the ideology propping them up.
Spencer’s dismissal, HRLA argued, “reveals a failure in protecting fundamental freedoms in this country.”
HRLA’s case directs attention to discrimination against Spencer for freely sharing her views.
Filed by HRLA as a political discrimination case, this is the second of two lawsuits.
Spencer’s first case challenging her unfair dismissal from the Queensland Children’s Hospital went before the Qld Supreme Court in April.
This was a judicial review, Spencer said on X, “of the Termination Letter sent to me by the Queensland Children’s Hospital for speaking up about the harm to children from gender interventions.”
Questions asked, she added, were:
- “Did the hospital adequately consider my implied right to freedom of political expression under the Constitution?
- Did the hospital adequately consider my right to freedom of expression under the Human Rights Act?”
A judgment is yet to be handed down.
Forcibly removed from psychiatry conference
Spencer is in the free speech fight for the long haul.
She was allegedly assaulted by a security guard at this week’s Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) conference in Melbourne.
The guard appears to have forcibly removed her from the conference on Monday for silently protesting the college for cancelling Queensland Doctor Andrew Amos’ membership.
Her protest was a sign that simply read: “RANZCP kicked out Dr Amos. Why?”
As an AusDoc report recalled, AHPRA banned Amos from clinical practice after he questioned “gender medicine on social media.”
RANZCP booted Amos soon after, which, AusDoc said, is an automatic response whenever a doctor is suspended.
Frustrated about how she was treated, Spencer took to X to further protest RANZCP.
The X post also called out “gender-activist psychiatrist colleagues [for] lying in chat groups, saying: ‘She lay on the floor herself’.”
Responding to claims she was hyping up the incident, Spencer added two screenshots of a statement given to Queensland police about the incident.
In the statement, she testifies to walking up an aisle holding the sign above her head.
This was held for about eight minutes, as she moved to a sitting area.
Spencer said security approached her, declared that the sign was prohibited and told her to leave.
Just over a minute later, the security officer allegedly pulled her to the ground, then apparently dragged her down the stairs.
Spencer said, “he continued dragging me to a flat area near the main stage.”
RANZCP’s CEO, Damian Ferrie, turned up and told Spencer the sign was advertising. He accused her of “disrupting the presentation and ruining it for 2,000 people.”
Rather than offer comfort or understanding, Spencer said Ferrie tried to take the sign from her. This was despite her obvious state of shock and tears.
“I just sat on the ground for the next 5 to 10 minutes crying,” Spencer testified.
Another security guard turned up, who helped Ferrie escort her out the door.
While Spencer was being removed from yet another medical forum, for simply asking questions, RANZCP was patting itself on the back for being “allies” of those who identify as LGBTQ+.
“It was a fantastic turnout this morning at the LGBTIQA+ people and allies morning tea at the RANZCP conference,” they wrote.
“Thanks to everyone who came along to connect and share their support for our LGBTIQA+ community.”
Spencer responded, “They’re smiling, and I’m bruised.”
The pictures, which show Queer flags plastered all over the room like it’s 1930s Nuremberg, only serve to validate Spencer’s protest.
PRIDE activism is harming professionals, the vulnerable and weakening Australia’s healthcare system.
They are not just demanding absolute, unquestioning allegiance in every aspect of life; they are cancelling evidence-based dissenters.
With the help of HRLA, Dr Jillian Spencer is holding the line.
Please consider actively praying for Dr Spencer and her family.
Also consider supporting the Human Rights Alliance’s important work here.
You can read The Daily Declaration’s ongoing and extensive coverage of Spencer’s fight for free speech here.
By Rod Lampard. Republished with permission from The Daily Declaration. The Daily Declaration is Australia’s largest Christian news site. It is dedicated to providing a voice for Christian values in the public square. Its vision is to see the revitalisation of our Christian values for the common good.