
OUTInPerth – Prominent Australians call for national inquiry into youth gender medicine
Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott is one of several prominent Australians leading the call for an inquiry.
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Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott is one of several prominent Australians leading the call for an inquiry.

The families of trans and gender diverse children and their communities held a rally outside of the Queensland Health Minister’s office on Wednesday morning, after the state government banned hormone …

Transcend Australia expresses deep concern over the Queensland Government’s decision to restrict access to gender-affirming care for young people under 18 years old. The recent announcement by Queensland Health Minister Tim Nicholls to pause accepting new patients under 18 years old for gender-affirming care creates significant barriers for trans young people seeking essential medical support. […]

The Queensland government has announced an immediate ban on hormone treatments through the public health system for new patients under the age of 18. Health Minister Tim Nicholls also announced …

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. …

The ban only applies to new patients, and will be in place while a review of gender services in the state is undertaken.

Medical experts, human rights groups and trans advocates have slammed the Queensland government’s decision to block young trans people from accessing puberty blockers and cross sex hormones. The government has also announced a review into the evidence for hormone treatments for children with gender dysphoria. New patients under the age of 18 […]

Questions have been raised about the operation of a sexual health facility in Cairns.

Claims by anti-trans group dismissed Equality Tasmania has called on the State Government to stick to its election commitment of not reviewing gender affirming care for young trans people, and maintaining Tasmania’s gender recognition and anti-discrimination laws. The call comes after anti-transgender group, Women Speak Tasmania, provided the Government with a dossier it says documents […]

The transgender teacher claims she was subjected to intrusive questions and then asked to take a year of unpaid leave.

Broadcaster Sky News has repeated its call for the Liberal leader to follow in the footsteps of Donald Trump.

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has dismissed calls from Nationals MPs for Australia to follow President Donald Trump’s lead in announcing a new federal government definition of sex and gender. Earlier …
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