The Informer

5 Dec 2017

Rebekah Robertson from Transcend : the legal journey for trans rights and how we can help to clear the way

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Rebekah Robertson, mother of transgender advocate Georgie Stone and founder of Transcend joins us on The Informer. Transcend is a parent-led peer support network for transgender children and their families that works with the Royal Children’s Hospital Gender Service.

Thursday 30th November saw a landmark change in the legal requirements for transgender teens to be allowed access to hormone therapy in Australia. Teens who are experiencing gender dysphoria no longer have to argue their case in front of the family court.

The decision to start hormone therapy will instead be in the hands of the transgender teenagers themselves, as well as their families and doctor. While this is a great first step, there’s a lot more work to be done for the transgender community.

Rebekah discusses with us how the new law will impact the kinds of services that can be provided by the Gender Centre and what we can do next to support our transgender community.

This segment aired on The Informer on JOY 94.9 on 4th December 2017.

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