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A Sydney pool has been inundated with questions after they posted a policy on their website saying only transgender women who had “undergone a gender reassignment surgery” could access their facilities. McIver’s Ladies Baths in the Sydney suburb of Coogee has a long history. According to a National Trust report on the baths, they have been […]
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12 Jan 2021 /
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From period advertising for transgender men, non-binary and a-gender people, to recognising the importance of connection to country for Indigenous mental health, these RMIT grads are leading the way for more conscious advertising. After meeting in the second year of their Bachelor of Communications (Advertising), Riana McKenzie and Giordano Paoli partnered up to tackle first […]
Tags: Advertising, menstration, non binary, periods, RMIT, transgender
20 Dec 2020 |
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It’s a Sin, the new drama from Queer as Folk writer Russell T Davies will screen on Stan in Australia early in 2021. The program features Years & Years singer Olly Alexander alongside Stephen Fry, Neil Patrick Harris, Keeley Hawes, Shaun Dooley, Tracey Ann Oberman and a stack of fresh talent. It’s set in London in the […]
Tags: AIDS, asexual, Bisexual, Drama, gay, HIV, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, Olly Alexander, Queer As Folk, Russell T Davies, stan, television, transgender, years & years
19 Dec 2020 |
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The directors of multiple medical organisations that specialise in the treatment of gender dysphoria have released a joint statement calling for the Bell vs Tavistock High Court decision in the United Kingdom to be appealed. The Boards of Directors of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), the European Association for Transgender Health (EPATH), […]
Tags: AusPATH, Health, trans*, transgender
18 Dec 2020 |
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The Age newspaper in Melbourne has removed an opinion piece attributed to an anonymous mother of a transgender teen after members of Melbourne’s LGBTQIA+ community labeled it “ill timed” and “lacking credibility”. The opinion piece published on Sunday was purportedly from the parent of a transgender teenager. The mother argued that it is too easy for […]
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14 Dec 2020 |
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At the start of the month Britain’s High Court handed down a decision in a case looking into how the nation’s doctors prescribe treatments to teenagers experiencing gender incongruence. The three judge panel said it was “highly unlikely” that a child of 13 or under was “competent to give consent” to receiving puberty blockers, and […]
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13 Dec 2020 |
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Kelly Jones, the lead singer of rock band Stereophonics, has spoken publicly about his experiences of being the parent of a transgender child. His son Colby transitioned gender earlier this year and the 46 year old singer says he’s learned a lot from talking to his son. Jones shared his experiences on the High Performance podcast. “I’ve […]
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8 Dec 2020 |
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On November 27, The Australian newspaper published an article in which the newly-formed LGB (lesbian, gay & bisexual) Alliance said trans and gender diverse rights pose a threat to the rights of same-sex attracted people. Specifically, Alliance spokesperson, Kat Karena, said “including ‘gender identity’ in the law banning conversion therapy may have the effect of legally […]
Tags: conversion therapy, gender diverse, LGB Alliance, Rodney Croome, trans*, transgender
4 Dec 2020 |
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Warning: This article contains descriptions of violence against trans people. Actor Elliot Page has proudly announced to the world he is transgender today, revealing his name and pronouns in an emotional open letter. Page says they feel “lucky to be writing this,” publishing that their pronouns are he / they to their social media accounts. […]
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2 Dec 2020 |
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A new study published in the LGBT Health Journal has found that 97.6 of it’s respondents had seen negative depictions of transgender people in the media in the previous 12 months. The survey asked 545 people who are transgender about the messages they saw about transgender people in the media, and seeing negative messages was almost […]
Tags: gender diverse, media, transgender
29 Nov 2020 |
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