On Tuesday, debate began on the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment (Sex or Gender Changes) Bill 2024 in Western Australia’s Legislative Council.

In a powerful and heartbreaking letter, a distressed UK father has written to leading plastic surgeon Mohsen El Gammal, pleading with him not to remove his 20-year-old daughter’s breasts in a transgender operation, which he said would “ruin her life”.

By Stephanie Bastiaan

Queensland Health Minister Shannon Fentiman has committed a further $2.6 million per year in funding to Queensland Children's Gender Service (QCGS) to implement the recommendations of an 'independent' review released on Friday, bringing its tax-funded budget up to $5.2 million annually. 

By Rachael Wong

A judge of the Federal Court of Australia is currently deliberating on Australia’s “what is a woman?” case: Tickle v Giggle. This is a pivotal moment for women’s rights in Australia as it will determine whether gender identity trumps biological sex under Australian sex discrimination law.

Today, the NSW Parliament’s Legislative Assembly Standing Committee on Community Services tabled its report inquiring into Independent MP Alex Greenwich’s Equality Legislation Amendment (LGBTIQA+) Bill 2023, recommending that Parliament proceeds to consider the Bill.

Today, the Tickle v Giggle case begins its four day hearing in the Federal Court, and it's not only the parties to the case who are on trial.

By Stephanie Bastiaan

Just a few short months ago, the Australian Government issued an overdue apology to the victims of the Thalidomide medical scandal for its role in failing to protect unborn babies affected by their mothers taking Thalidomide as a remedy for morning sickness.

We have some excellent news.

On 18 December 2023, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Department of Gender, Rights and Equity – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (GRE-DEI) announced the development of a WHO guideline on the health of trans and gender diverse people and the membership of a guideline development group (GDG). 

It has just come to light that the disgraced UK Tavistock children’s gender clinic was seeing kids as young as THREE.