Jillian Spencer
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | Monash University |
| Occupation | Adolescent psychiatrist |
Jillian Spencer is a senior child and adolescent psychiatrist in Queensland, Australia.[1] She completed a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and a Bachelor of Medical Science at Monash University in Melbourne, and has specialised in psychiatry, becoming a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) in 2009.[2] She completed RANZCP subspecialty certificates in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry.[3] Spencer has worked in Queensland public health services since her internship in 2002.
Spencer became a known Australian figure in 2023 after being stood down by the Royal Children's Hospital due to her political views.[4] [5] The incident received media coverage and commentary,[6][7] and led to her appearances in broadcast media, news programs, interviews, and podcasts.
Dr Spencer repeatedly raised concerns about gender interventions for children provided by the Queensland Children's Gender Service in 2022 whilst working at the Queensland Children's Hospital.[1]
Spencer raised concerns about the number of transgender pride flags in the mental health area and took down a transgender pride flag.[6] She began using the pronoun “adult human female” in her email signature in protest at the pronouns and was reprimanded.[6] She became subject to lawful employment directions that required her to use gender-affirming pronouns at all times in her practise of medicine and refrain from dissuading any child and their family from seeking a referral to the hospital’s children’s gender clinic.[6]
In March 2023, Dr Spencer participated as a private citizen in the Brisbane and Canberra Let Women Speak rallies.[1] The Canberra 'Let Women Speak' rally followed the ill-fated Melbourne 'Let Women Speak' rally where women attending were falsely accused of being affiliated with Nazis.[8] In Dr Spencer's Canberra speech, she expressed concern at the current culture in which “anyone’s child will be encouraged at school, online, during extra-curricular activities, by their friends and by health professionals to contemplate their gender". [1] [9]
In mid-April 2023, Dr Spencer was removed from clinical duties following a complaint from an adolescent patient.[1]
Dr Spencer's removal from clinical duties came to light in the media in June 2023 in The Australian newspaper[1].
In mid-2023, Spencer submitted a Queensland Human Rights Commission Complaint alleging workplace political discrimination against her due to beliefs that people can not change sex. [6]
In December 2023, the Queensland Children's Hospital sent a second show cause notice suspending Dr Spencer and alleging over twenty breaches of the Code of Conduct for speaking out in public.[10]
In July 2024, the Queensland Children's Hospital sent a third show cause notice alleging numerous further breaches of the Code of Conduct for continuing to speak out in the media.[11]
In November 2024, it was noted that Dr Spencer remained suspended but had not been fired by the Queensland Children's Hospital due to no substantiated wrongdoing.[12]
Legal matters
Dr Spencer has made the three disclosures related to gender affirming interventions for minors that are each awaiting a determination through the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission according to the Queensland Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010:[12]
Dr Spencer's Queensland Human Rights Commission complaint is now before the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission. She is alleging that the Queensland Children's Hospital has engaged in political discrimination against her by mandating her to use the preferred pronouns of children and to follow a gender affirming model of care. She is alleging that this constitutes indirect political discrimination against her due to her political belief that people can not change sex. [12]
Personal life
Dr Spencer has appeared in broadcast media, including Channel 7's Spotlight program De-Transitioning,[13] the ABC Four Corners episode Blocked,[14] and has made several appearances on Sky News programs, including The Rita Panahi Show,[15] Credlin,[16] [17] and Outsiders.[18] Dr Spencer has also been interviewed for several podcasts: Gender: A Wider Lens,[3] You Must Be Some Kind of Therapist[19] and the NatCon Australia podcast.[20]
Spencer is not politically aligned or a person of faith.[3]
Relevant publications
Dr Spencer has co-authored or authored the following journal articles related to the gender affirming model of care:
Clayton A, Amos AJ, Spencer J, Clarke P. Implications of the Cass Review for health policy governing gender medicine for Australian minors. Australasian Psychiatry. 2024;0(0).
Spencer J, Amos AJ, Clarke PHJ. Recommendations of the Queensland children’s gender service external evaluation and their implications for health policy in Australia. Australasian Psychiatry. 2024;0(0).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Robinson, Natasha (9 June 2023). "Senior psychiatrist stood down for questioning gender medicine". The Australian newspaper. The Australian newspaper. The Australian newspaper. Archived from the original on 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- ↑ "Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency - Register of practitioners". AHPRA Register of Practitioners. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Episode 141, Gender: A Wider Lense (17 November 2023). "Silenced for Asking Questions About Gender Medicine with Dr. Jillian Spencer". YouTube. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- ↑ Bueskens, Petra (16 June 2023). "Three women in Australia cancelled for gender critical views". Unherd. Unherd. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ↑ Houghton, Des (21 December 2024). "Des Houghton: Dr calls for suspended psychiatrist Jillian Spencer to be reinstated". Courier Mail. Courier Mail. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Robinson, Natasha (6 July 2023). "Gender-sceptic doctor launches human rights challenge to 'cheerleading' pronouns policy". The Australian Newspaper. The Australian Newspaper. Archived from the original on July 6, 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ↑ Houghton, Des (30 November 2023). "Des Houghton: It's time Premier David Crisafulli acts on gender issue". Courier Mail. Courier Mail. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ↑ Nicole Asher, Richard Willingham and Leanne Wong (12 December 2024). "Moira Deeming wins defamation case against John Pesutto, judge orders $300k in damages". ABC News. ABC. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- ↑ Keen, Kelly-Jay (23 March 2023). "Let Women Speak Australia - Canberra #LetWomenSpeakCanberra". YouTube. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- ↑ Bond, Caleb (22 December 2023). "'Ethical dilemma': Dr Jillian Spencer on children hospital's gender affirmation model". Sky News. Sky News.
- ↑ Credlin, Peta (30 July 2024). "Gender dysphoria information is 'influenced' by activists". Sky News. Sky News. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Houghton, Des (30 November 2024). "Premier, stand up and end this gender madness". The Courier Mail. The Courier Mail. Courier Mail. Archived from the original on 2024-11-29.
- ↑ "De-Transitioning". 7News Spotlight. 7News Spotlight. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ↑ Karvelas, Patricia (11 July 2023). "Blocked". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ↑ Panahi, Rita (2023-10-26). "Child psychiatrist speaks out on Qld hospital's gender affirmation model". Sky News. Sky News. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- ↑ Credlin, Peta (11 April 2024). "'I don't hold out much hope': Qld hospital 'increasingly hostile' towards suspended doctor". Sky News Australia. Sky News Australia. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ↑ Credlin, Peta (30 July 2024). "Child Psychiatrist discusses 'concerning' revelations about hormone treatments in children". Sky News Australia. Sky News Australia. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ↑ "Outsiders". Sky News Australia. Sky News Australia. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ↑ Winn, Stephanie (21 October 2024). "132. Colluding with Madness? Dr. Jillian Spencer on the Psychology of Gender-Affirming Clinicians". YouTube. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- ↑ Ryan, Dan. "NatCon Australia Interview: Dr Jillian Spencer - The Battle to Save Gender Confused Children in Australia". NatCon Australia. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
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