In today’s Guardian, it’s reported that the Australian Bureau of Statistics has caught up with the rest of us, and separated gender from sex in the new Census.
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Genderqueer Australia has been running for 5 years with website and social support meetings run in Melbourne, Victoria.
Jeremy Wiggins of the Victorian AIDS council has made us aware of the 2016 Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Women’s conference. Details are below: This conference will explore best practice and available research in working with LBQ women around mental health, sexual health, alcohol and other drug use, and broader women’s health issues. There will be a range of workshops and presentations from industry experts, health and human service providers, and community members. Abstract Submissions …
Alice Berkley from Melbourne’s Joy 94.9FM writes: Schools OUT Loud is having a Training Day on Saturday 13 February, 10AM-5PM. Any individual young people who are interested and 15-25 years, LGBTIQ+ or an ally are welcome to book a place. If you have one or two young people who you think might be interested in participating but there isn’t a full group at the moment, this is their chance to participate early! Individual young people …
Writer Adam Zwi writes in The Guardian about the situation with underage children obtaining hormone therapy and other interventions.
Starting in January 2016, Transnational Queer Underground (TQU) will embark on a big project. And for that they need your input! Your fashion, recipes, zines, articles, photos, movies, dances, documentaries, texts, crafts, installations, videos, interviews, music, drawings, poems, reviews, short films, pictures, games, comics, tattoos,… Share your story!
Now available: The Genders, Bodies, & Relationships Passport In consultation with their Members, the National LGBTI Health Alliance has developed an innovative new tool for individuals and organisations to help ensure safe and inclusive care for intersex, trans, and gender diverse people. For individuals the Passport is a way to communicate with services about your health needs – particularly those that relate to your gender, body, or relationships. For organisations the Passport is an opportunity …
Dr Chris Neff, lecturer in public policy at the University of Sydney has requested suggestions from Genderqueer Australia, IndigenousX and Sydney Feminists for a staff retreat they’re holding You can make suggestions on twitter @christopherneff Note: replying to this on Facebook won’t get the information through!
Mohammed Abad fell under a car as a child and dragged 600 feet. He’s had 119 operations to salvage his penis, but until an 8 inch inflatable implant was added, he wasn’t able to have an erection. David Pescovitz from BoingBoing comments: The implant was the culmination of years of reconstructive surgery. These kinds of implants are commonly used to treat erectile dysfunction. But far from being a rare surgery, it’s performed all the time, as Trans-health.com notes: …
There’s a problem of sexual terminology which slaps Genderqueer people in the face on a regular basis. In short, are current terms around sexuality valid for genderqueer people? Homosexual describes two people of the same sex being in a sexual relationship. But if you’re genderqueer, you’re not the same sex as anyone else; you’re neither male or female or outside that binary. It’s Pronounced Metrosexual have published an article on genderqueer sexual orientation, which makes …