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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. …
Farewell and Thank You to Our CEO, After three and a half transformative years as CEO of Transcend Australia, Jeremy Wiggins (he/him) is stepping down to take on an executive role at a national youth mental health organisation. During Jeremy’s tenure, Transcend Australia has grown from a volunteer-led support group into a nationally […]
Ben Dawkins is now Austin ‘Aussie’ Letts Trump.
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 …
Recent changes at both state and federal levels are impacting access to gender-affirming care for young people in Australia. In Queensland, the government has announced a temporary pause on new patient access to puberty blockers and hormone therapy while it conducts a review of existing care models. This has raised concerns, as gender-affirming care is […]
February 4, 2025 – National LGBTIQ+ group Equality Australia is calling on the Federal Government to strengthen its Hates Crimes Bill, saying it needs to include serious vilification to be effective. Equality Australia CEO Anna Brown welcomed the inclusion of the LGBTIQ+ community in the current draft of the bill in addition to criminal penalties for inciting violence. […]
The head of anti-trans organisation Binary launched a campaign against a trans women playing local sport.
Premier David Crisafulli and the Queensland LNP government has announced that it will continue its own trans healthcare review into hormone therapy for young people under eighteen. Despite Federal Health …
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 …