Letters, Documents & WebSites

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• The Commission on the Status of Women- - (161KB )- 2013-05-10

• Problems for Trans People in Australia and Born Abroard (Part 1)- - (172KB )- 2013-05-09

  • Problems for Trans People in Australia and Born Abroard (Part 2)- - (184KB )- 2013-05-09

  • Problems for Trans People in Australia and Born Abroard (Part 3) - UK The History of Case By Case Basis- - (196KB )- 2013-05-09

• Submission concerning the Draft Guidelines on the Recognition of Sex and Gender- - (521KB )- 2013-04-05

• Human Rights International Violence Agreement, a Milestone - - (153KB )- 2013-05-10

• Implementation for the Draft of Recognition of Sex and Gender- - (93KB )- 2013-04-11

• Australian Passport Office Sex and Gender Diverse Passport Applicants- (offsite link)- 2013-02-21

• Trans Law and Health The Systemic Challenges Facing Australia in the 21st Century certificates- - (1MB )- 2013-01-16

• Statutory Declaration and Offshore Gender Reassignment Surgery - - (63KB )- 2013-04-11

• Laws, Onus, Proof: Overt requirements when ammending documentation - - (266KB )- 2013-01-22

• Submission to the Attorney-General Nicola Roxon: Consolidation of commonwealth anti-discrimination laws.- - (170KB)- 2012-12-14

  • Response from Dee- - (94KB)- 2012-12-14

• Letter to Queensland Attorney General: Off shore recognition certificates and amended birth certificates- - (588KB )- 2013-01-16

• Transgender Law Center Outraged by Discriminatory Arizona Bill- - (80KB )- 2013-04-05

• 2012 Transgender Day of Remeberance- (offsite link)- 2012-11-23

• Responses from AG office & Dept Immigration: Guidelines on the Recognition of Gender- - (457KB )- 2012-11-12

• Diverse sex and gender health report launched at Parliament House- (offsite link)- 2012-12-06

  • Warren Entsch MP talks about the report & the event- (offsite link)- 2012-12-06

• [Latest] National LGBTI Ageing & Care Strategy Final - - (126KB )- 2012-10-22

  • National LGBTI Ageing & Aged Care Strategy - draft- - (670KB )- 2012-10-12

• Born Free & Equal. Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity in International Human Rights Law- - (1.6MB )- 2012-09-27

• American Psychiatric Society Release 16 august 2012- - ( 70KB )- 2012-08-20

• Full-length documentary film called 'TRANS' - (offsite link)- 2012-07-25

• Numbers - Health Department needs to consider - - (203KB) -2012-08-10        

• Australia's first national DSG Health Roundtable- - ( 79KB )- 2012-06-30

• National Health alliance DSG Roundtable Participants Report- - ( 2.2MB )- 2012-07-30

• A sorry state of affairs for Trans people in Australia- - ( 468KB )- 2012-07-03

• GLBTI & growing age care considerations- - ( 2.4MB )- 2012-08-09

• Health Care for Intersex, Transsexual, Transgender and Gender Diverse Australians- (offsite link)- 2012-06-22

• Mark Thomas re-amending UK documentation- - ( 179KB )- 2012-05-11

• Desperation & despair drives Jessica Johnson to attempted DIY Gender re-assignment surgery (Warning Graphic Images)- (offsite link)- 2012-04-11

  • Problems For Government Health Departments & The AMA: DIY Gender re-assignment surgery- - ( 900KB )- 2012-04-11

• Medicare Coverage and Gender Reassignment Surgery- (offsite link)- 2012-06-07

• Surgery or Death- - ( 150KB )- 2012-05-11

• Hormone therapy alone sufficient for legal change of sex- - ( 39KB )- 2012-05-21

• Lost in Transition on Human Rights and HIV Responses- - ( 431KB )- 2012-05-21

• Trans Letters to Canberra- - ( 102KB )- 2012-05-11

• Letters to and from the QLD Health Minister- - ( 312KB )- 2012-05-11

• Radio Interview on 4ZZZ (0n 14 April 2012): Jessica Johnson, Kathy Noble & Krissy from ATSAQ- (offsite link)- 2012-05-11

• Engaging Queenslanders: a guide to working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex communities - (offsite link)- 2012-02-13

  • These are the people who since 2010 have been working for the GLBT Community - (offsite link)- 2012-02-16

• Consolidation of Commonwealth Anti-Discrimination Laws - Kathy's submission to the discussion paper- - ( 1.1MB )- 2012-02-02        

• View the submissions at the Australian Attorney Generals website - ( offsite link) - 2012-02-02        

• Time to turn the tide on violence and discrimination on basis of sexual orientation and gender identity - (offsite link) -2012-03-05        

• Trans women are not recognised. Letter to Julie Collins, Minister for Women's Affairs- - (157 KB )- 2012-03-08        

• Netherlands Change of Sex on Birth Certificate Made Easier - (offsite link) -2012-03-15        

• U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton speaks about transgender rights at UN - @Transgender Law Center (offsite link) -2011-12-09        

• Argentinian Gender Identity Law- - ( 60 KB )- 2012-04-16        

• National Human Rights Action Plan 2011- - ( 84 KB )- 2011-12-16        

• Positive movements from the Department of Communities - - (2.5MB )- 2012-02-09        

• Transgender Europe: Press Release – 23rd December, 2011- - (157 KB )- 2012-01-10
  (mapping of legal and health care situation of trans people in 58 countries)         

• The History of Case by Case Basis

• STANDARD TRACK application using the CASE BY CASE BASIS - (updated 2010-07-07)

• A Guide for Trans People Born in New Zealand - - ( 143 KB )- 2009-07-22

• How you can amend your documentation via DIAC and DFAT - - ( 177 KB )- 2009-07-03

  • Correction: Supplemental information, to amending your documentation - - (5 KB )- 2010-09-22

  • Application for an Australian passport. Form B11_2005 - - (4 KB )- 2010-04-27

  • Application for an Australian Travel document B11_2005 - - ( 22 KB )- 2010-04-27

  • Response to question from AHRC regarding documentation & staying married after surgery - - ( 5 KB )- 2010-05-05
    Not telling people of these positions, has meant a delay of 15 months, when people could have
    amended documents as per the frameworks outlined in "How you can amend your documentation
    via DIAC and DFAT.

  • Anomolies Concerning Laws in Australia in regard to Trans People's Rights and Discrimination - - ( 390 KB )- 2011-04-08

  • Fed A-G Responce - - ( 2.2 MB)- 2010-05-05

• Changes to 'Gender Recognition Register' - - (670KB) -2010-03-31

• Questions to the Health Minister about the new E-Card - - (13KB) -2010-02-04

  • Letters from and to ECard - - (630KB) -2010-05-05

  • Response from Federal Health Department- - (350KB) -2010-05-05

• Fed Attorney General's Response: The legal recognition of sex in documents and government records- - (385KB) -2010-06-07

  • Kathy's reply to the Federal Attorney General - - (20KB) -2010-06-07

  • Followup reply from the Federal Attorney General - - (682KB) -2011-02-21

• Kathy's submissions added to Legal and Constitutional Affairs site - - (131KB) - updated 2011-01-31
  Open the PDF & click on the URL at the bottom of the page. Then go to point 4 &
     the four supplementary pieces, they open if you click on the blue links.         

• Letter to Bayer Australia, about Progynova- - (480KB) -2010-06-24

• Bayer Australia's Response & Feedback form- - (1.2MB) -2010-07-1




• Living is for Everyone - Federal Government Initiative- - (340KB) -2010-11-4

• True Colours - Australian Families with Young Trans People - - (55KB) -2011-02-24

• SADLA Bill - Response to Senate Committee questions_final sex and aging discrimination act 2010 - - (2.6MB) -2011-03-16

  • OUR RESPONSE TO THE RESPONSE ON THE SADLA BILL- - (185KB) -2011-03-16

  • Letter to Warren Entsch- - (176KB) -2011-03-17

  • The Australian Constitution Conflict of Laws- - (144KB) -2011-03-17

• Emailing Elizabeth Broderick Human Rights Commisioner - - (68KB) -2011-03-25

• Query to Human Rights Commission - no intervention in state legislation- - (183KB) -2011-03-25

• Human Rights Commission: Addressing sexual orientation and sex and/or gender identity discrimination- off site link -2011-05-06

• Open letter to all nine governments - The government seems hell bent on making it worse - - (201KB) -2011-07-06        

• Wives, Spouses & Partners - - (99KB) -2011-07-29        

• A Passport Identifies who a person is - - (345KB) -2011-08-11        

• Law versus the Trans community (DFAT) - - (182KB) -2011-08-15        

• ARC UN Human Rights Council - - (1.2MB) -2011-09-09        

• Legislators and legislation - - (173KB) -2011-09-09        

• Lack of Knowledge - - (154KB) -2011-09-09        

• This is the link to the page on the passports website www.passports.gov.au/web/sexgenderapplicants.aspx - (offsite link)
  which also has a  Q+A section that answers quite a lot of questions.
  Passports & gender diverse applicants - now M(male), F(female) & X(intersex) - - (700KB) -2011-12-01        
  Passports & gender diverse applicants - questions & answers - - (43KB) -2011-12-09        
  Getting a passport made easier for sex and gender diverse people - - (317KB) -2011-09-20        
  Applying for a passport under the new regulations - - (1.4MB) -2011-11-10        

• Historic High Court decision regarding gender & documentation
  Justus Eisfeld Good news from Australia - - (150KB) -2011-10-07        

• At Google, a Transgender "Gold Standard" - @Transgender Law Center (offsite link) -2011-11-25
  At Google, a Transgender "Gold Standard" - @Advocate.com - (offsite links) -2011-11-25        

• True Colours Website - Network for young people who experience transsexualism (offsite link) -2012-02-09        

• Canada: Trans woman detained under US flight rules - - (65KB) -2012-02-13        

• No Sterilisation or Divorce required in Sweden- - (95KB) -2012-03-15        

• Study Finds Increasing Support for Transgender Rights in the U.S. (offsite link) -2012-03-22        

• DTCC Offers Employees New Transgender Health Benefit - - (79KB) -2012-06-07        

The National Center for Transgender Equality (USA)

• Information about Changing Sex/Gender Identity - NZ Government Passport website- (Offsite link) -2013-01-22

  • X marks the spot on passport for transgender travellers - NZ Herald- (Offsite link) -2013-01-22

• Information for Transgender Applicants - NZ The Department of Internal Affairs - (Offsite link) -2012-09-20        

• Ending violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity - (Offsite link) -2012-03-30        

• British children are being given puberty suppressing drugs - (Offsite link) -2012-03-01        

• To Be Who I Am - Newsletter - (Offsite link) -2011-11-13        

• Better recognition for transgender people under the law - ABC Radio - (Offsite link) -2011-11-10        

• Passports application for UK passport - (Offsite link) -2011-07-14        

• UK Government Equalities Office - Transgender e-Bulletin - - (200KB) -2011-07-06        

• WPATH: Eliminate requirements for identity recognition that require surgery. - - (63KB) -2011-04-04        

• Review of Government collection of sex gender information - - (154KB) -2011-03-25        

• WA Appeal denies transsexuals gender change - - (68KB) -2011-03-21        

• My core identity is NON-GENDERED - (offsite link) -2011-03-16        

• Legislation, Discrimination & a Page from Kathy's Book - - (221KB) -2011-01-31        

• Germany's Bundesverfassungsgericht declares sterilisation unconstitutional - - (63KB) -2011-01-31        

• Working with Transexual Patients - - (474KB) -2011-01-11        

• Maltese Labour MP to present private members bill for Gender Identity Act - - (22KB) -2010-12-21        

• States to consider rights of genderless people- (offsite link) -2010-12-10

• Portugal adopts Trans law- (offsite link) -2010-12-10

• Justice Kirby Launches QLD LGBTI Legal Service - - (96KB) -2010-12-06

• The Human Rights Commissioner's call for national plan
  & Kathy's Response - - (11KB) -2010-12-03

• Open letter to the 9 Australian Governments: This is something that has to
  be stated in order that our problems can be rectified - - (30KB) -2010-11-26

• This gentleman is willing to listen and advise as to what we maybe able
  to do with regard to Trans problems - - (30KB) -2010-11-12

• Submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission and the
  Senate Committee on sex and ageing - - (1.2MB) -2010-11-12

• This is a very significant legislation, but it does nothing for Trans people - - (33KB) -2010-10-28

• Trans Woman denied the right to marry in Hong Kong - - (242KB) -2010-10-06

• Transgender Working Group Discussion paper - (off site link) -2010-09-09
  Ministerial Advisory Committee on GLBTI Health and Wellbeing

• Kathy's Letter to Thomas Hammarberg regarding Forced Divorce Articles Below - - (22KB) -2010-09-02

• Forced divorce and sterilisation- By Thomas Hammarberg (off site link) -2010-09-02

• Forced divorce and sterilisation- By Helen G (off site link) -2010-09-02

• Sex Files and Federal Response- - (360KB) -2010-08-02

• LGBTI legal service first for Queensland- - (300KB) -2010-07-23

• At least they are trying to change outdated laws in both Germany and Spain- - (1.7MB) -2010-07-23

• Equality and Human Rights News issue 22 - (off site link) -2010-07-01

• Transgender laws to be introduced in Ireland- - (52KB) -2010-06-24

• HM Government Enquiry into LGBT equality- - (530KB) -2010-06-24

• European Parliament says the EU should do more for transgender people's rights- - (1.5MB) -2010-06-21

• Requirements Expceted of Trans People- - (520KB) -2010-06-21

• News from the USA about Passports- - (26KB) -2010-06-14

• Report on being Transgender in Belgium- - (1.8MB) -2010-06-14

• Trans March in Barcelona- - (77KB) -2010-06-07

• Transsexualism and Health- - (28KB) -2010-06-07

• STRESS: It's Affect on Trans People- - (45KB) -2010-05-24

• A study of Law & Policy in 12 Asian Countries- - External link(440KB) -2010-05-05

• Conor Montgomery launches human rights challenge- - (6KB) -2010-05-05

• Anti-Discrimination Legislation- - (50KB) -2010-04-27

• Successful application for membership to LGBT Round Table - - (396KB) -2010-04-12

• QLD Attorney General response to Surregacy Act- - (735KB) -2010-04-12

• Victim Assist page of QLD Government - Department of Justice website - off site link -2010-03-30

• Christie Ellen Cane - Non Gender- - (75KB) -2010-03-26

• ILGA Guidlines for Transsexuals- - (1.5MB) -2010-03-15

• Sydney Morning Herald - Sexless in the City - - (70KB) -2010-03-15
        - Follow up information about Sexless in the City Article- - (4KB) -2010-03-21

• Solutions required to Trans problems - - (49KB) -2010-02-22

• Teenager set to become Britain's youngest sex-change patient - - (5KB) -2010-02-04

• Transsexuals-The correct Nomenclature - - (23KB) -2010-02-04

Important Change of Name - - (5KB) -2010-02-04

• The Good, The Bad and the Ugly - - (17KB) -2010-01-07

• 1: Obama Appoints Trans Woman to Department of Commerce- - (18KB) -2010-01-07
  2: David Lettermans Unfavourable Response - - (76KB) -2010-01-07

• 1: Letter from Federal Attorney General - - (212KB) -2010-01-07
  2: Response to Letter from Federal Attorney General - - (3KB) -2010-01-07

• United Nations Landmark Decision Dec 2009- - (17KB) -2009-12-16

• Psychiatry's Civil War - - (26KB) - 2009-12-12

• Thailand Tightens Sex Change Laws -2009-11-28

• 1: Response from RBDM Queensland - - (260KB)- 2009-12-04     2: Queries to RBDM Queensland - - (2.2MB)- 2009-11-26

  3: Response to QLD A-G letter - - (47KB)- 2009-12-09     4: RE Attorney-Generals response (from Kathy Noble) - - (8KB)- 2009-12-09

• Lack of resolve at all government levels double checked - - (3.9MB)- 2009-11-13

• ILGA Europe Trans rights declaration adopted - - (600KB)- 2009-11-10

• Australian Law & The Transsexual Person - 2009-08-31

• Current legislation in Australia - - ( 2.5 MB )- 2009-07-22

• Country of Birth, Forgotten in Legislation - - ( 800 KB )- 2009-07-22

• Thoughts on divorce for Trans people

• Talk to Agender Wellington: Residency, Citizenship, Passports and Staying Married after SRS

• Inquiry into Discrimination Experienced by Transgendered People - ( by HRC -NZ) - - ( 1,427 KB )- 2008-01-15

  • http://www.hrc.co.nz/hrc_new/hrc/cms/files/documents/15-Jan-2008_14-56-48_HRC_Transgender_FINAL.pdf

• Australian Law - A Submission - - ( 2,230 KB )- 2008-01-11

• "TranZnation Survey" - Report - - ( 898 KB )- 2007-12-12

• Queensland Recognised Details Certificate

• NEWS from The National Centre for Transgender Equality (USA)

• Goods, Facilities & Services - Protection in Law for Trans People - ( From: P.F.C. )

• Letter to: Queensland Health - 2007-11-28

• Letter to Australian Prime Minister: The Honourable Kevin Rudd, MP

• Amnesty International LGBT Research Project

• Stories of discrimination experienced by the LGBTI community - by HREOC - - ( 67 KB )

  • http://www.hreoc.gov.au/human_rights/gay_lesbian/stories.html

• Recommendation -22-11-2007

• Reply from: Attorney-General, the Hon Philip Ruddock MP - - ( 545 KB )- 2007-10-29

• Change Law to Ban Sex-Surgery on Infants, Professor Says

• An Emerging Ethical and Medical Dilemma: Should Physicians Perform Sex Assignment on Infants with Ambiguous Genitalia?

• The National Centre for Transgender Equality -(USA)- UpDates

• Transsexual Legal Problems!

• GIRES - Progress Review

• Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) ongoing discussions with the Attorney-General -Queensland- - ( 810 KB )- 2007-10-18

  • Responce to the above Letter from Qld A-G. - - ( 91 KB )- 2007-10-22

• Judge says State did not recognise female identity of woman [Irish Times]

• Report on Trans-Issues from: The Royal College of Psychiatrists –(UK) - 2007-10-15

• UK:Report on ACPO trans-portfolio meeting - featuring 15 trans-police officers

• A Big Hello to "Whole-Life"-Logging

• Royal College of Psychiatrists –( UK )

• The Use of The Word “Transgender” In The Australian Passport Act-2005

• Passport Office ( DFAT ) Correspondence

• Human Rights Visions of Equality - -( 1,084 KB )

• Reply to HRC-NZ Draft Report - -( 138 KB )

• New Commission for Equality and Human Rights Starts Work- 2007-10-08

• Tell ‘em They’re Dreaming!- 2007-10-08

• Latest on APA Draft Report - 2007-09-17

• Passport Problems and Other Issues - 2007-09-16

• Passport Problems and Other Issues - 2007-07-06 - - ( 60 KB )

• The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 – (from Wikipedia)

• Thoughts -World Wide Association-2007-09-14  - - ( 105 KB )

• World Wide Association

• Response from – Attorney-General –The Hon Philip Ruddock MP - - ( 266 KB )

• Passport Problems and Other Issues - 2007-09-03

• A Written Submission to the Federal Attorney-General, The Honourable Philip Ruddock MP - - ( 2,554 KB )

• National Inquiry into Discrimination against People in Same-Sex Relationships: Financial and Work-Related Entitlements and Benefits

• Letter to: American Psychological Association - - ( 49 KB )

• A Written Submission to the Attorney-General -Queensland- - ( 2,100 KB )

• Letters to QPILCH -2007-05-16

• White House Opposes Hate Crime Bill

• Letters to Kevin Rudd (MP)

• Passports Australia

• Passport Letter

• The Gender Recognition Act 2004 - Guidance for Police Officers and Staff -UK - - ( 616 KB )

• Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) - 2007-05-18

• Letter to Hon Kerry Shine MP Attorney-General Qld - - ( 45 KB )

• Sex Change Doctor Guilty Of Misconduct

• Labor Policy Same-Sex Relationships

• Validity of UK Birth Certificates in Cases of Transsexualism  absent surgery –New Zealand

• Letter to QPILCH - 2007-05-01

• UK: Constabulary Policy - Commentary

• UK: New Department of Health Publications on Trans-Themes

• Response to Federal Attorney-General - 2007-05-01

• Changeling Aspects Submission to Queensland Government - GRC -Thu-26/04/2007 -Response- from 2007-02-06

• Passports - Thu -19/04/2007

• Question of Legality - Wed -18/04/2007

• Letter to Human Rights Commission - New Zealand  - Thu-05/04/2007

• Transgender Inquiry -Summary of Submissions ( Human Rights Commission - New Zealand Published in March 2007)

• Comment on the APA Task Force Draft - March 2007

• The National Centre for Transgender Equality (NCTE)

• Archbishop of Canterbury - Announcement - Sat-31/03/2007

• Letter to Qld Attorney-General-28-03-2007

• TS Prevalence in the UK

• UK-NHS to scrap care for Transsexual people. Are ‘Press for Change’ to blame?

• The Human Rights Campaign is the largest civil rights organization working to achieve LGBT equality

• Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. Can’t Help

• Engendered Penalties: Transgender and Transsexual People’s Experiences of Inequality and Discrimination

• Spain Eases Law for Transsexuals

• Royal Australian, New Zealand College Of Psychiatry - ( RANZCP )-28/02/2007

• Good Practice Guidelines for the Assessment & Treatment of Gender Dysphoria -UK

  •     Actual Document - - 1.6 MB

• Legality

• Changeling Aspects Submission to Queensland Government - GRC 

• Letter to New Zealand Human Rights Commission on Transgender Issues, RE: UK Gender Recognition Act 2004

• Human Rights Act clarified to include Gender Identity -NZ

   

• -(UK)

• Government Policy concerning Transsexual People -(UK)

• Letter to Lynne Jones ................................21-03-2006

• Double Standards ......................................24-03-2006

• Using GMC doctors in UK ........................08-05-2006

• Letter Re: TS Problems outside of UK.......19-06-2006

• Dear Baroness Ashto -07-07-2006

• Case by Case Basis - 12-07-2006

• WA Gender Project

• Queries From Abroad

• Legal Issues for people living with Transsexualism

• Press for Change (UK) Campaigning for respect and equality for ALL trans people

• Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland

• The Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

• The Victorian (Australia) Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Re: SRS)

• Women and Equality Unit -UK

• The Journal of Medical Ethics

• W.H.O. - The Department of Gender, Women and Health (GWH)

• Australian Sports Commission - Women & Sport - Issues - Transgender In Sport

• Amnesty International Australia - Stop Violence Against Women

• The Domestic Violence Service Gold Coast (DVS)

•    For LGBTI communities in Queensland Australia.

"Laws can embody standards; governments can enforce laws — but the final task is not a task for government.  

It is a task for each and every one of us.    

Every time we turn our heads the other way when we see the law flouted — when we tolerate what we know to be wrong — when we close our eyes and ears to the corrupt because we are too busy, or too frightened — when we fail to speak up and speak out — we strike a blow against freedom and decency and justice."

Robert F. Kennedy - 1961-06-21