New South Australian Practitioner list
Please click on the link below for a new list of practitioners in South Australia (August 2016)
http://www.transhealthsa.com/
Changing Medicare/Centrelink personal details
Information regards changes to documentation
Medicare (and also Centrelink) – change of personal details (incl. gender) policy:
https://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/enablers/updating-your-personal-details-medicare-card
Key points:
You need to go into your local medicare/centrelink office in person with the documents required by them (a letter from a qualified doctor or psychologist, or alternative documentation).
The person in the office will forward them to the relevant department […]
ANZPATH statement to the ABC’s ‘Q & A’ Television Show
This my be of interest to those who watched a recent ‘Q & A’ TV show – a statement from ANZPATH (Australian and New Zealand Professional Association for Transgender Health):
Australian and New Zealand
Professional Association for Transgender Health
6th March 2016
To: Mr Peter McEvoy
Executive Producer Q&A
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Melbourne VICTORIA
Dear Mr McEvoy,
ANZPATH (Australian and New Zealand Professional […]
The difference between sex, gender and sexuality – You Tube clip
Short (3.5 minute) clip on the differences between sex, gender, and sexuality
Listen to Dr Karl Kruszelnicki speak about sex & gender on 774 ABC Melbourne Radio
Click on the Media Player link to hear Dr Karl Kruszelnicki speak about sex & gender on 774 ABC Melbourne Radio – on 25th November 2015
‘Working It Out’ Tasmania’s new ‘Live Loud’ research project – focus group dates announced
The ‘Live Loud’ research project is looking for participants for focus groups to be held statewide. Please see the flyer below:
Connecting with other parents & carers online
If you wish to connect with parent & carer support groups which exist online contact us via email or our facebook page – and we will endeavour to connect you with others in private online groups.
All online support groups have screening processes designed to protect the privacy of families and their children, and operate on […]
Launch of new website ‘Being Proud’ for parents and carers
‘Working It Out’, Tasmania’s gender, sexuality and intersex status support and education service, launched it’s new website www.beingproud.com.au on the 26th September 2015 at it’s Hobart offices.
The website provides information and resources for Tasmanian parents and families of young people who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Sexuality Diverse and Gender Diverse
Those who attended the […]
New Q-Life short films – stories of trans persons
This ‘QLives’ story is focussed on Young People. Each of our four participants talk about their experiences of being queer in the modern context, both the rewards and the challenges.
This episode of ‘QLives’ brings the stories of three people, Nate, Julie and Remy, all discussing what transgender means to them, and how they feel about […]