James Findlay from the MCV reports on a pilot program by ACON and the National LGBTI Health Alliance to train aged care workers in LGBTI awareness. He discusses TGV’s delivery of this training in Victoria with Sally Goldner.

Victoria is set to see an increase in youth-led initiatives for trans and gender diverse young people (TGD).

Transgender Victoria in partnership with YGender successfully acquired a Healthy Equal Youth Grant from the Department of Health to develop a new project about allyship and building positive relationships. An Melbourne Community Voice article written by Jez Pez.

 

In the wake of the gay rugby Bingham Cup-led initiative that saw Australia’s five major sporting codes sign on to the ground breaking Anti-Homophobia and Inclusion Framework, campaigners launch of a major initiative aimed at removing barriers that prevent many trans* and intersex people from taking part in sports. Benedict Brook reports in the Star Observer.

Gay and Lesbian Switchboard will begin training volunteers to support older LGBTI people in the Victoria community facing social isolation. Benjamin Riley reports in the Star Observer.

TRANS* groups say they are looking forward to meeting with Australia’s peak sporting bodies after a landmark anti-homophobia initiative was launched last week.

An important amendment was passed by the Victorian lower house as it debated the Mental Health Bill (2014) this week stating that refusal or failure to express a particular gender identity does not constitute mental illness.

Lyn McDonald set up TransFamily to support families and friends of transgender people who Lyn McDonald set up TransFamily to support families and friends of transgender people who come out and are aged over 25.

AN amendment to Victoria’s Mental Health Bill (2014) to ensure the expression of of any particular gender identity is not defined as a mental illness has been passed in the state’s parliament tonight.

Canberra’s transgender and intersex community are overjoyed at new laws to be passed on Thursday in the ACT Assembly, saying they will finally have official recognition in the mainstream.

The ACT Legislative Council is set to debate amendments to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act on Thursday that will eliminate the requirement for gender reassignment surgery before transgender people can change their sex on their birth certificate.

Transgender people in Canberra are set for a landmark win this week when the ACT government passes laws allowing them to change the sex on their birth certificate.

MEMBERS of NSW Parliament will give notice to today of a bill to be introduced seeking to remove the legal requirement for a trans* person to divorce their spouse before they can change their gender on the Births, Deaths and Marriages register.

Laws that force transgender people to divorce their spouse if they want their sex-change legally recognised may be abolished under a bill to be introduced to NSW Parliament.

The ACT government could amend its landmark proposal to recognise transgender and intersex people in identity documents because of concerns the bill does not go far enough to advance human rights.

One was the child of pop stars, the other an army officer. Both had a feeling they were not who they should be, writes Rick Feneley. From The Age.