Pride month ended last week, and I cannot tell you how many social media posts I’ve seen reminding us in the queer community to take care of ourselves, especially in these times. As a queer person,...
Category: LGBTIAQ+
How sports became a battleground
There has been a sharp increase in public resistance and backlash to the advancement of LGBTIQ+ inclusion and equality recently. The UK charity Stonewall reports that LGBTIQ+ recorded hate crimes in...
Trans people welcomed into community sport despite online vitriol
Content notification: This blog post discusses transphobia (specifically transmisogyny) and is likely to be triggering to trans women and transfeminine people more broadly. Most people will be...
Diversity and Inclusion in Space: What can we do?
“This isn’t just about exporting existing structures and systems into outer space, but new possibilities and new futures for all”. When asked why diversity in the space sector matters, this answer...
Lack of trans visibility leads to misrepresentation
As the patron of Transcend, transgender activist Georgie Stone OAM, noted in her recent National Press Club address, the last month or so has been rather horrendous for the trans community....
Online dating safety: we need more than ID verification
Online dating apps have become an integral part of human connection in the digital age. For many it’s a convenient way to connect, have fun and fall in love. Like traditional dating you have bad...
Understanding and addressing everyday sexisms in Australian universities
“Well sometimes I don't feel like I belong and that I'm taking up someone else’s space […] I don't want to paint this big dark picture, but that's the easiest way for me to describe it - that I'm...
Break the ice. Not trans and gender-diverse students
The tutor is shouting that we all should pair up and get to know three interesting things about our partner to share with whole class: fun facts like their favourite flavour of ice-cream. Fun fact:...
The isolation of being transgender: How I got here
Nothing to Hide is Australia's first mainstream anthology of trans and gender diverse writing. In this excerpt, Stacey Stokes writes about her tough and painful journey to become a woman. This...