Nicole Mowbray Puts Lesbian Freedom of Association on the National Agenda
LGB Alliance Australia would like to thank Nicole Mowbray and the ABC for the opinion piece "Why should lesbians need government permission to gather?", published on 14 July 2026. Nicole is a founding member of LGB Alliance Australia and the spokeswoman for the Lesbian Action Group, on whose behalf she wrote.
CASC Gender Healthcare Summit 2026 Speakers
The second of its kind in Australian history, the Coalition for Advancing Scientific Care (CASC) returns to Adelaide this October 9-10. This landmark event will take place across two days, beginning with a Friday night dinner with introductory addresses and a full Saturday of expert speakers and panels – with plenty of mingling afterwards, it promises to be just as enlightening as the previous summit.
Australian Census 2026: from an LGB perspective.
The census is carried out by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) under the banner of ‘Every Answer Matters’. Census night is 11 August 2026.
The significant differences from previous censuses are the inclusion of two new questions relating to gender and sexual orientation. These questions are optional, and only applicable to people over 16 years of age.
Rally Recap – Sall Grover’s ‘Restore Women’s Rights’, 4 July 2026.
“I had felt apprehensive about attending the Restore Women’s Rights rally on the steps of Parliament House…”
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.