A Liability in Waiting. Estimating the cost of youth gender medicine in Australia
Youth gender medicine is building a hidden bill for Australian taxpayers. Our new report estimates the liability, and who ends up paying.
Sex Erased in Law, Defended in the Streets
Six weeks on from the Tickle v Giggle decision, a broken Sex Discrimination Act is back in the spotlight, a law that can no longer say what sex is. Around the country, an unlikely mix of people is rallying and petitioning to put sex-based rights back in the law. We've gathered the events and petitions worth knowing, and we want to hear if you're going.
A Review of “Sex, Gender & Identity: Trans Rights in Australia” by Paula Gerber
We read Paula Gerber’s new book so you don’t have to.
Competing Rights. Time to Review the Sex Discrimination Act 1984
LGB Alliance Australia has written to federal parliamentarians calling for a review of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984. The letter argues that gender identity provisions have undermined the sex-based rights of women, girls, lesbians and gay men, citing the Giggle v Tickle case, and asks Parliament to find an accommodation allowing both sets of rights to coexist.
Pride Month has Passed
Pride month has passed (even though we’ve just had Mardi Gras) - is it still representative of the LGB community?
Why We Have Written to Senegal’s Consulate in Australia
LGB Alliance Australia has written to Senegal’s Honorary Consul-General in Melbourne as part of a wider international effort opposing proposed harsher criminal penalties for same-sex activity in Senegal and threats to those who speak up for lesbian, gay and bisexual rights.
Senegal’s diplomatic presence in Australia is limited, but that does not make silence acceptable.
Hey Mark Butler, Why Don't You Give Dr. Cass a Call?
Singapore has banned hormonal and surgical treatment for under-18s with gender dysphoria. The British Medical Association, after two years reviewing the Cass Report it once opposed, could not identify a single recommendation to disagree with.
Two landmark developments - and Australia's institutions are yet to respond.
The Giggle vs. Tickle Verdict - A Bad Decision for LGB Australians
Today the Full Federal Court dismissed Giggle's appeal. This is a significant setback for women's rights and for every lesbian, gay man, and bisexual Australian.