Inaugural Professorial Lectures: A Gender Agenda?

In her inaugural Professorial lecture, Professor Claire Fenton-Glynn will explore the challenging - and much challenged - issue of children's gender identity. At the intersection of law and medicine, the regulation and recognition of gender identity has become one of the most politically charged and legally complex issues in modern political discourse. Debates over identity documents, access to gender-affirming care, and participation in schools and sports now sit at the center of broader cultural conflicts about parental rights, bodily autonomy, religious freedom.

In this lecture, Professor Fenton-Glynn will consider the way in which the law not only responds to societal norms (or not, as the case may be), but also constructs them. In doing so, she will question the role of the state as the gatekeeper of identity, and whether it is time to move beyond traditional categories to embrace a (legal) gender-free world.

Join us for an evening of expert insight and engaging discussion as part of the Monash Law Inaugural Professorial Lecture series.

📅 Date: Thursday, 18 June 2026
⏰ Time: 6.00– 8.00 pm AEDT (registration from 5.30 pm)
📍 Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

After the lecture, join Professor Claire Fenton-Glynn in the Monash University Law Chambers foyer for complimentary drinks, snacks and the opportunity to network and discuss his inaugural Professorial Lecture.

RSVP: By COB Friday, 12 June

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