
OUTInPerth – Over 120 candidates have pledged support for trans and gender diverse people
A mix of The Greens, Labor, Socialist Alliance and Independents have signed the pledge.
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A mix of The Greens, Labor, Socialist Alliance and Independents have signed the pledge.

CONTENT NOTE: This article discusses different kinds of gender-affirming genital reconfiguration surgery (colloquially known as bottom surgery) trans men can choose, so describes major medical procedures in depth. When I …

‘Vicki Ward On VIC’s New Anti-Vilification Bill, LGBTQIA+ Protections & A Fair Go For All ‘ is an op-ed by Victorian Minister for Equality Vicki Ward. Last week the Labor …

On Monday Avery Howard announced their candidacy for The Greens in the upcoming federal election for the seat of Fowler in NSW. However within hours of the announcement they found …

A candidate for the Liberals in the upcoming federal election has been dropped over his extreme views that included bizarre comments about the transgender community and women. Benjamin Britton, candidate …

The psychiatrist ran on a platform calling for an end to the affirmation approach to treating gender dusphoria.

Candidates vying for the crucial seat of Brisbane in the upcoming federal election took part in a fiery debate centred on trans youth at a Pride In Politics forum overnight.

A mother of a transgender teenager has taken legal action against the Queensland government’s ban on puberty blockers for trans young people. In late January, Queensland Health Minister Tim Nicholls (pictured) announced the snap ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapies for new patients under 18. The sudden freeze caused national backlash and anguish among …

After decades of tireless advocacy, LGBTQA+ conversion practices are banned in New South Wales as of today. The law came into effect at midnight, 4 April, 12 months after a …

The Greens’ Tara Burnett has called out the Australian Christian Lobby’s transphobic election pamphlets as “imported culture war garbage”. Residents of the City of Yarra and Moreland City Councils contacted QNews after receiving transphobic election material this week. The pamphlets stated ‘Male and Female Matter’ and were put in people’s letterboxes on and after Trans …

KL has been chosen as the latest No Milk In My T champion, as they raise funds for two gender-affirming surgeries. KL came to the realisation later in life that gender is a spectrum, and they’re not anywhere near the binary scale of that. Gender-affirming care is costly. Supporting family members, KL has found it …

Vilifying LGBTQIA+ people, women and people living with a disability is now illegal in Victoria, after the passing of the Justice Legislation Amendment (Anti-vilification and Social Cohesion) Bill. The bill was passed just before 3.30am this morning, 22 votes to 17, expanding the state’s pre-existing hate speech laws. LGBTQIA+, women’s and disability groups welcomed the …
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