This Saturday, 15 Protect Trans Youth rallies are taking place nationwide, in a National Day of Action after QLD’s trans hormone therapy ban. It has been less than a week since the Trans Justice Project called for a national day of action protecting trans youth. This call-out came following the Queensland government’s announcement of an …

Right now the world is not feeling like a safe place for trans people, especially trans youth. The same week the US President started erasing the word transgender and removing the T from LGBT on all government resources and websites, the Queensland government decreed that gender-affirming care should be suspended for all new patients to …

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has said the state government will continue its review of gender-affirming healthcare for trans youth, as experts warn of the dangers of the government’s suspension of their access to hormone therapies. Last week, the Queensland government caused outrage by ordering the public health system to suspend hormone therapies for new patients …

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has joined the 30th annual Midsumma Pride March, delivering a powerful pledge to protect trans and gender-diverse communities from hate and discrimination. On Sunday morning (February 2), thousands of marchers and thousands more spectators gathered on St Kilda’s Fitzroy Street. The Midsumma Pride March started half an hour earlier this year …

Over 100 people have marched through the Brisbane CBD to protest the Queensland government’s trans youth hormone ban, the Trump administration and the rise of anti-trans policies around the world. Activist group Equal Love Brisbane called the snap rally on Friday night (January 31), which brought protesters to King George Square and the streets of …

The Australian government has announced an expert national review of healthcare for trans and gender-diverse Australians, as backlash grows over the Queensland government suspending hormone treatments for young people. Federal Health Minister Mark Butler said the review would develop new national guidelines for the treatment of trans and gender-diverse children and adolescents in Australia. He …

Trans Justice Project calls for a national day of action protecting trans youth following the Queensland government’s trans hormone therapy ban. Rallies are being planned around the country for next Saturday to show your solidarity to protect trans youth. Earlier this week LNP Health Minister Tim Nicholls announced the immediate “pause”, alongside a new review into …

Tony Abbott is among more than 100 public figures to sign an open letter demanding the federal government hold an urgent national inquiry into gender treatments for people under 18 years. The letter calls for a pause on all medical gender transitions for anyone under 18 until an independent Australian inquiry is complete. It comes …

The Queensland government has been criticised for halting any new patients under 18 from accessing puberty blockers and hormone treatments in the state’s health system. LNP Health Minister Tim Nicholls (above) announced the immediate “pause” on Tuesday, alongside a new review into stage one and two hormone therapies for children and adolescents with gender dysphoria. …

Joe Ball, the Victorian Commissioner for LGBTIQA+ Communities, has shared a powerful statement following President Trump’s inauguration speech. While it is easy to say that what happens in America only affects Americans, we know that this is not the case. We have been here before. We know how easy it is for hateful narratives and …