This Friday is Transgender Day of Visibility and we’ve put together a list of events which have been organised around the country by a range of groups.
TGV, Switchboard, Transcend and Equality Australia invite you to debrief with Kim Lee, Joe Ball, and Son Vivienne after the broadcast of the ‘Gender Spectrum’ on SBS Insight (8.30pm-9:30pm Tues 30th Aug). What is it like to share brave stories with mainstream media?
Happy @WearitPurple day! Your visibility and support for LGBTQIA+ youth really matters today. For a kid who is questioning, or struggling with their identity or orientation it can mean the world to know that the adults around them support them and will show up when it counts.
I love that we are finding more ways to tell our stories through graphic novels - of worlds and characters that are diverse, strong, interesting and powerful and LGBTIQA+
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Happening THIS Saturday! Still time to register!
Switchboard's #QTIBPoC Program is hosting a free, fun family-day soiree, for Narrm-based QTIBPoC folk.
Ally families also welcome (limited ticketing option); however, this is a QTIBPoC event.
Register: https://t.co/cI2Bl3fkTY
If we're going to have a proper feminist movement in the wake of the Roe v Wade decision people need to stop obsessing about genitals and get real about bodily autonomy as a key demand
Allies - some things to do that will make a difference rn.
1) Submit complaints about articles that use transphobic language, or that repeat misinformation without correcting it.
2) Write in letter to the editors. It helps to show that there is dissenting views.
6pm total: $910,402!
Target is $1.8 million
Please dig deep and make a tax - deductible donation to our Telethon!
Call @ASRC1 ☎️ 1300 692 772 or go to: https://t.co/i7v3NVC8Ew #WorldRefugeeDay
Our joint statement with Pride in Sport today calling on international swimming body FINA to place its trans-exclusionary policy under immediate review, & urging Australian sporting bodies to prioritise inclusion, transparency and consultation. https://t.co/uEmkpklzVP
It was @smh in 1978 that published names, addresses&jobs of the 100+ people arrested at first Mardi Gras in Darlinghurst.
Being gay was criminal, max sentence 12yrs in prison
Many of the men outed in the paper lost their jobs, lost their wives &families. Some took their lives.
Modern #pride comes from 1960s & 70s protest movements against police brutality.
While it’s is a special time for LGBTIQ+ joy, pleasure, celebration & liberation, we must hold close our history. #Pride is a call to stand with those still targeted & brutalised by police & state.
This election has been a shit show for the trans and gender diverse community.I’m grateful for all the trans advocates that responded time and again, parents that cared for their trans kids and for the trans folk that show up every day.
Whatever the outcome, go gentle on yourself