EVIE, PARTS ONE, TWO & THREE

It’s always a challenging time for a young man when he takes those first difficult steps towards womanhood. Sadly, Sydney lass Evie Amati’s transition did not proceed smoothly.

And when she saw what she had done, she tried to kill another one ...

It’s always a challenging time for a young man when he takes those first difficult steps towards womanhood. Sadly, Sydney lass Evie Amati’s transition did not proceed smoothly.

In 2017, Amati – formerly union organiser Karl – attacked three people with an axe. She later blamed this episode, in part, on her gender-altering medication:

Amati pleaded not guilty on mental health grounds and said she was not sound of mind due to a toxic mix of hormone medication, cannabis, amphetamines and alcohol.

The 27-year-old was subsequently relocated to a secure and nurturing all-female environment known as the Mary Wade Women's Correctional Centre. Alas, her difficulties continue:

Convicted axe attacker Evie Amati, who was jailed over an axe attack at a 7-Eleven, has been involved in a prison fight because other inmates want her moved to a male jail …

One of the reasons for this altercation was Amati was “de-transitioning” from female back to male.

Oh.

Elsewhere, don’t miss Rita Panahi and Caroline Marcus on the curious case of Jessica Yaniv: 

It may sound fantastical, but the story of a transgender woman who has hauled more than a dozen women to the human rights tribunal for refusing to tackle her, erm, tackle could happen right here in Australia.

Let me explain. Jessica Yaniv is a Canadian activist who identifies as a woman, yet has male genitalia.

How in God’s name did we go from “bake my cake” to “wax my junk”?