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One of the biggest barriers to transgender children accessing hormones – the requirement that such treatment be approved by the courts – may soon be cleared, as the Coalition and Labor signal that they will consider removing judicial oversight provisions. Australia is the only country in the world to force families to obtain permission from the courts before transgender children can fully transition. Judges can deny or delay requests to start stage-two hormone therapy, which administers either testosterone or oestrogen to the patient. Transgender children, the law, and a boy born in the skin of a girl Adam Zwi, Victorian transgender teen Georgie Stone told Guardian Australia that having to apply to the courts for approval made her and her family feel powerless. “There were changes happening to my body that I didn’t want and we had to apply to these people who didn’t even know us to make decisions about my body, which is just wrong. And I think it’s discriminatory and it has to change,” she said. “I didn’t realise it would be so adversarial,” Georgie’s mother, Rebekah Robertson, said. “The court process is slow but biology is fast, and so often there’s a high degree of tension; the stakes are high for your child.” Robertson has cautiously welcomed signals from both major parties that change might be afoot, but called on them to expedite the reform process. “Our families can’t live on hope, we’ve been living on hope for a very, very long time,” she said. “We need action and we need it to be done and then we’ll be able to give a sigh of relief, but hope is not sustaining.” The Greens and independents Cathy McGowan and Andrew Wilkie support the scrapping of laws that mandate family court approval before cross-sex hormone therapy can proceed. Robertson and a group of other parents and carers met with federal politicians in Parliament House on Monday, urging them to change the law. Labor’s spokesman on family law, Graham Perrett, praised the courage of transgender children and their families for demanding changes to the system, saying they “have steel in your spines”. He also also thanked the attorney general, George Brandis, for his conciliatory approach to the issue. “I do commend him, on the record.” The shadow attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, said he is sympathetic to the plight of transgender children and their families. “Labor is aware of this issue and the difficulty these court processes cause transgender children and their parents, and calls on the government to examine the issue,” he said. Greens senator Janet Rice said changes to the laws could pass both houses quickly if both major parties get on board. “If this is supported across the parliament, it should be a fairly straight-forward step,” she said. In 2013, Georgie’s family challenged the law forcing parents to seek court approval for stage-one therapy – which blocks puberty-inducing hormones. The stories you need to read, in one handy email Read more They won the case on the basis that it is not a medical procedure that required intervention of the courts, but families must still seek approval for later stages of hormone therapy. “We’ve been through the courts three times, and it’s a horrible, horrible process and we need to make sure that this doesn’t happen to any other family,” Georgie said. Despite having lawyers working for the family on a pro-bono basis, Robertson estimates the three court proceedings cost the family $30,000 in missed income and the cost of medical and court advise. “Had we been paying for our cases in its entirety it would have gone into the hundreds of thousands of dollars,” Robertson said. “There’s no one that benefits from having the court [system] in place,” paediatrician at the Royal Children’s hospital in Melbourne, Dr Michelle Telfer, told Guardian Australia. “The courts want this out of the courts. We have the doctors wanting out of the courts. We have the community engaged as a really strong group to want it out of the court.”
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Some 44 proposed anti-transgender bills across 16 states call for disclosures of sex-reassignment surgery, bans from public restrooms, DNA testing, and more.
According to a new report from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), 44 anti-transgender bills are currently under consideration in 16 states. Over half of those bills target children. In total, there are now over twice as many anti-trans pieces of legislation on the table as there were in 2015. That sudden shift is compelling evidence that the Religious Right has turned its attention away from same-sex marriage to discriminate against one of the most vulnerable populations in the country.
Many of these 44 bills fall into disappointingly familiar categories. There are 29 “bathroom bills” which would ban transgender people from using the proper restrooms. And there are five variations on the so-called “First Amendment Defense Act” (FADA), which would allow anti-transgender discrimination under the guise of “sincerely held religious belief.” But some of the bills are so unusual that it’s hard to imagine what sort of rhetoric could possibly mask the bigoted animus behind them.
HB 2215 in Oklahoma would require anyone applying for a marriage license to report if they have undergone sex reassignment surgery (SRS). If so, the printed marriage licenses “shall state which party has undergone the surgery.” The bill serves no purpose beyond leaving a permanent record of someone’s surgical transition on a court document.
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what cis people think the ultimate goal of a trans woman is: to pass as a cis woman
the actual ultimate goal of a trans woman: to accept and love herself no matter how she chooses to express her gender-- even if this includes breaking the norm and showing off her 'masculine' features as feminine pinnacles of perfection
As the battle over censoring boobs rages online, where do trans bodies fit in?
When Courtney Demone posted topless photos of herself on Facebook and Instagram in September 2015, she wasn’t sure what the reaction would be. While depictions of women’s bodies are often a battleground on social media, as a trans woman at the beginning of her transition, it was hard to predict when her bare chest would be censored. So using the hashtag #doIhaveboobsnow, Demone embarked on an experiment, posting photos of herself as she transitioned — and making note of when social media platforms chose to block or delete her posts.
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Lawmaker Wants to Change North Carolina’s LGBT-Inclusive Public Accommodations Ordinance
Lawmaker Wants to Change North Carolina’s LGBT-Inclusive Public Accommodations Ordinance
NC House Speaker Tim Moore on the Public Accommodations Ordinance. The speaker of North Carolina’s House of Representatives, Tim Moore, wants to change an ordinance adopted by the Charlotte City Council in its LGBT-inclusive public accommodations ordinance. The ordinance would allow transgender people to use the public restrooms and locker rooms corresponding with their gender identity, which has…
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In celebration of Black History Month, let's recognize and applaud the amazing black leaders who have shaped the transgender movement.
Governor Dennis Daugaard to meet with students as uproar centers on assigning public school bathroom use based on the restrictive definition of gender
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President Obama’s Budget Allocates Funding for New Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Program, Resources for Trans Women
President Obama’s Budget Allocates Funding for New Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Program, Resources for Trans Women
President Obama’s 2017 budget includes new funding for a pilot program to provide pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to people who are vulnerable to HIV, including gay and bisexual men Plus, PrEP for trans women considering it By: Eric Brus* President Barack Obama presented his administration’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17) to the U.S. Congress earlier this month. With few exceptions,…
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The past few years have been stellar for the transgender community, and from Janet Mock to Caitlyn Jenner our visibility has skyrocketed.
Interviewing for a job while trans is one of the more discouraging experiences. Let’s discuss the facts. I have over 15-years of experience in the hospitality industry and I’ve worked in virtually all aspects of operations. I have opened seven restaurants for a corporate restaurant chain; I’ve been everything from host supervisor and key employee to training and banquet manager. In short, my resume is pretty damn impressive, so that’s why it feels so odd that I have difficulty finding a job, even one that’s not in a supervisory position.
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While working to finish her undergraduate degree at the University of Pennsylvania, 23-year-old Jara Krys is working toward some ambitious goals.
What Cis People Say To Trans People Vs. What We Hear
By Meredith Talusan and Rory Midhani
TRANSlator 3000: Amazing technology translates cissexist BS!
“Oh you’re trans but you look so good!” “Trans people are ugly.”
“I’ve never met a trans person before.” “I assume I can identify any trans person.”
“I would date a trans person.” “Trans people are usually undateable so I deserve a prize.”
“You look just like a real woman.” “Trans women aren’t really women.”
“I’m glad you’re being honest with me about being trans.” “Trans people who don’t tell me they’re trans are deceivers and liars.”
“I loooooove trans people!” “I fetishize trans people.”
“It’s so hard to switch pronouns.” “Trans people are an inconvenience to me.”
“I don’t have a problem with trans people.” “I have a problem with trans people.”