Health

Monday, 18 November 2019

• Louder For Folks In The Back: Affirming Trans People’s Gender Helps Mental Health

  According to at least one study, Trans folks experience depression at two times the rate of their cisgender peers. Transphobia, a lack of social support for transitioning, and limited access to gender-affirming medical care all contribute to these…...

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Monday, 18 November 2019

• RACGP - Transgender health

  GPs can be a key part of a transgender patient’s pathway to whole-of-person healthcare. | RACGP...

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Monday, 18 November 2019

• Meet the Staff of the Gender Centre - Emily

• Hi, my name is Emily and I’ve recently taken up the role as one of the Gender Centre’s case workers. In the lead up to this years TDoR its important that community members take care to look after their mental health.

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Monday, 21 October 2019

• Breast Plant’s Amongst TGD women: What You Need to Know

• The Australian Federal Department of Health has issued a health warning of importane to transgender and gender diverse women.

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Monday, 21 October 2019

• Trans and gender diverse people 'four times more likely to experience sexual violence'

• More than half of transgender and gender diverse people have experienced sexual violence or coercion, a rate four times higher than the general Australian population, according to new research...

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Monday, 21 October 2019

• New Zealand’s transgender health body supports AusPATH position

• New Zealand’s professional body for transgender health care have voiced their support for their Australian counterparts. The Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa (PATHA) committee said they...

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Monday, 21 October 2019

• You will behave like a woman: Transgender people risking death to avoid discriminatory healthcare

• More than a decade ago, Brenda Appleton was rushed to the emergency department of a major hospital in terrible pain, with a compound fracture in her leg.

  Only afterwards did her partner reveal that during the course of the evening, all the staff had trooped into the ward to “have a look at the tranny”....

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Friday, 20 September 2019

• Australian Psychological Society refutes “social contagion” arguments

• An Out In Perth Article by Graeme Watson

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Friday, 20 September 2019

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  No, there’s no ‘social contagion’ turning Australians transgender

  The Australian Psychological Society has blasted claims published by The Australian newspaper that a “social contagion” is influencing transgender youth’s gender identities. The Australian newspaper has come under fire for publishing doze...

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Friday, 20 September 2019

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  APS Refutes 'Social Contagion' Arguments

  The Australian Psychological Society (APS) today released the following statement in support of transgender people in Australia, and challenging the......

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Friday, 20 September 2019

No, there’s no ‘social contagion’ turning Australians transgender

Tuesday, 17 September 2019

• The Financial Costs of Gender Transition

  New research compares the costs of transition across 4 countries....

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