The plebiscite we were going to have is non binding and members of probably all parties have said they may ignore the results and vote against the change in parliament. The latest is the funding for the plebiscite has been withdrawn, from what I am seeing some of the liberal backbench are pushing fo...

I lodged the paperwork a week ago with BDM to change my name, so now I am playing the waiting game for that to come back. I think it is safe for me to give up on changing my gender marker on my birth certificate as I am preop/married. I have received an informative email from the Gender Centre on th...

Hi Dana, I was on patches to start with and found I could not keep them on. I had one implant and at my next blood test at 3 months my levels were not as good as we were hoping. So I had a 2nd implant. I have not had any issues around the implants. Overall I have been happy with my implants and I wi...

Now the forum is back I might I should update this post. I have finally started using our local pool, have a couple of one piece swimsuits and a bikini that I have worn at the pool. I attended the recent marriage equality rally in Sydney and will be attending the next one. Lots of fun medical stuff,...

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This afternoon I attended a candlelight vigil at University of Newcastle for the victims of Orlando. After the event I was looking at my facebook feed and saw a disturbing article about harassment of LGBT people increasing this week in Sydney. http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/new-so...

We have our first Pokolbin pride festival October 20-24 2016. There is very little information available about the event except the dates it is planned for. The event is also calling for an expression of interest in people/organisations who want to be involved.

https://pokolbinpride.com.au/

Just a quick update. All the volunteers where I work were reminded about our anti-discriminations policy over the weekend a couple of time. The issue was raised at the board meeting last night, I was not present so do not know what was said. The person behind the incident has removed the post and ap...

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I am also totally agreeing with Christine, we have discussed this issue a number of times since I joined the group, the only issues I had was before I built up enough courage to venture into the ladies, it was when a 5-year-old asked his dad why is that lady in our toilets that I seriously thought a...