Over a thousand people gathered in Melbourne today to Protect Trans Youth in a national day of action. Today we came together, standing in solidarity with the transgender community and the 491 children and families affected by the sudden hormone therapy ban in Queensland. “We all know it. We ain’t twisted. Trans folk have always …

Parents of transgender children have spoken about the devastating disruptions caused by the Queensland government’s ban on gender-affirming care at a large rally outside the state Parliament in Brisbane. In late January, the Queensland LNP government suddenly blocked new patients under 18 who are trans and gender diverse from accessing hormone treatments in the public …

Lismore, Armidale and Merimbula will host Protect Trans Youth rallies this Saturday, bringing the nationwide total on the National Day of Action eighteen. Trans Justice Project’s call last week for a National Day of Action on Saturday (February 8) has well and truly taken off. Three new Protect Trans Youth rallies have been added in …

Queensland LGBTQIA+ organisation Open Doors Youth Service is seeking stories from the trans community on the impact of recent political decisions. Last month, the Queensland government announced a suspension of hormone therapies for new patients under 18 with gender dysphoria. This followed a previous decision to halt the recommended expansion of Queensland Children’s Gender Service. …

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 …