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QNews – Trans joy as Queenslanders honoured with Trans Community Awards

Members of Brisbane’s trans and gender diverse community gathered for a joyous celebration of some local advocates and allies at the annual Trans Community Awards. On the eve of the Transgender Day of Visibility today, trans and non-binary folk and their friends gathered at the Sportsman Hotel on Sunday (March 30) for the annual awards …

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QNews – New gender euphoria scale developed for trans community

A team of Melbourne researchers has developed a world-first tool to measure gender euphoria. This scale could be a game-changer for mental health support and research. Experts say it could help clinicians support trans clients in experiencing the positives of gender identity, rather than just managing dysphoria. Findings show over 90 per cent of trans …

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QNews – Transgender Victoria unveils Affirmation Station’s newer, bigger home

Transgender Victoria has expanded Melbourne’s beloved trans-led community hub and op shop, reopening the Affirmation Station. Eighteen months ago, Transgender Victoria created an Affirmation Station in Brunswick East. A trans-led community hub and op shop, dedicated to social affirmation, creative therapies, events, and essential services. It’s Australia’s first integrated gender affirmation and support centre. Tonight …

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QNews – Trans Justice Sydney’s election pledge launch

Trans Justice Sydney is hosting a Trans Day of Visibility event on Monday, March 31, at The Imperial Hotel from 6pm to call on the community to step up for Trans Rights this federal election. Local action group Trans Justice Sydney are holding an event on Trans Day of Visibility that will celebrate trans existence …

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QNews – The transphobic ad still airing on Channel 7 despite backlash

A transphobic political advertisement from Clive Palmer’s new party Trumpet of Patriots is still running on Channel 7 despite mounting public backlash and removal from certain newspapers. The ad shows Leader of the Trumpet of Patriots, Suellen Wrightson, talking to the camera, saying that “there are two genders, male and female,” and that “we don’t …

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QNews – Memorial to Tasmanian trans woman defaced with Nazi symbol

Tasmania’s LGBTQIA+ community is taking action over the defacing of a memorial for transgender woman Marjorie Harwood. The memorial, near the Risdon Brook roundabout in Hobart, was vandalised with a Nazi symbol. The Nazi symbol is illegal in Tasmania. Community members have reported the incident to the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner and Tasmania Police. They are also …

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QNews – Mental health of transgender Australians going backwards

A new study by Australian researchers has found that the mental health of transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) Australians is worse today than it was in 2010. The researchers used data from the 2001–2022 Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey to compare mental health trends between trans and gender-diverse and cisgender Australians. They published …

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QNews – The Age publishes transphobic advert on front page

Melbourne’s newspaper of record, The Age, remains unrepentant for publishing a transphobic political advertisement on its front page today, despite the Newcastle Herald apologising for running the same advert on its front page yesterday. The advertisement, published by The Age on the cover of its 12 March edition, promotes Clive Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriots party, …

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