Globe Victoria has withdrawn a nomination for a prison from its annual community awards following a community backlash. First held in 2014, the GLOBE Community Awards aim to recognise the inspiring people and organisations that work to benefit LGBTIQ+ people, but the inclusion of the Ravenhall Correctional Centre in the category of transgender inclusion category sparked […]
Western Australia’s prisons have adopted new policies designed to meet the needs of transgender and gender diverse prisoners. Under the new policy from the Department of Justice prisoners who are transgender or gender diverse can who are on remand or sentenced to incarceration can ask to be housed in a facility that corresponds with their […]
The ABC has shared the experience of Western Australian woman Mara Ellis who has recounted her experience of spending several months being locked in a male prison. The major report from the national broadcaster includes a 40 minute audio report from Background Briefing, alongside a digital story, and news reports. In the story Ellis shares […]
Peta Credlin says “one in seven” male prisoners are now self-identifying as female – hoping they can be transferred to a female prison. The TV presenter made the claim during a discussion about Victoria’s proposed new gender laws. If the legislation is passed by the state’s upper house people will be able to change their […]
Prison drama Wentworth returns to TV screens this month and fans of the show have waited a whole twelve months desperately waiting to find out what happens next. OUTinPerth caught up with actor Bernard Curry, who plays the thoroughly unlikable prison guard Jake Stewart, and pressed him for some insight into what Season 6 of […]
The popular TV series Wentworth has been commissioned for another series. Foxtel have announced today that the show’s sixth season will begin filming next week. Wentworth’s fifth season launched last month on Foxtel’s showcase channel and the next 12 episode season will shoot on location through winter in Melbourne and will be screened on Foxtel in […]
After two unsuccessful appeals, transgender woman CJ Palmer has been granted bail by District Court Chief Judge Kevin Sleight. Palmer, age 38, has been incarcerated in a men’s corrective facility since February of this year, spending much of this time in solitary confinement. Robin, transwoman and assistant director of TransFolk of WA, spoke of the […]
A transgender sex worker charged with transmitting HIV to a client has been denied bail because she does not believe that she is HIV positive. C.J Palmer was extradited from New South Wales to Western Australia in February. Palmer is accused of not disclosing their HIV status to a client while providing services as a sex […]
A transgender woman charged with grievous bodily harm for allegedly failing to disclose her HIV status is being held in a male prison in WA despite identifying as a woman. CJ Palmer was extradited from New South Wales to Western Australia to face charges after she was accused of not disclosing her HIV status to […]
Trans woman Tara Hudson has been moved to a female prison after it was reported she had been sentenced to serve time in an all-male prison last week. PinkNews have reported that Ms Hudson’s mother has confirmed that Tara Hudson has been moved to an all-female facility. The UK’s current procedure is for transgender […]
