Learn more about the presenting organisations:
Want to find an organisation in your area?
- A Gender Agenda has a list of organisations and services across Australia.
- InterAction has a list of international intersex organisations.
Transgender, gender diverse and non-binary resources and further training
- AGA’s Gender Pathways is the ACT’s drop-in peer navigation service that supports trans and gender diverse people and their families, friends and allies with resources and referrals.
- GPs who provide gender affirming care in the ACT and surrounds can contact the service to be added to their list.
- TransHub – ACON’s digital and resource platform for trans and/or gender diverse people, loved ones, allies and health practitioners.
- Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AUSPath) resources and E-Learning Modules
- Transcend Australia’s Research and Evidence papers include evidence-based resources countering harmful disinformation about gender-affirming healthcare for transgender young people.
- Australian Standards of Care and Treatment Guidelines for trans and/or gender diverse children and adults
- Guidance to Support Gender Affirming Care for Mental Health
- Emerging minds’ resources on providing mental health care for trans and/or gender diverse children and their families:
- University of Melbourne Free online module: Mental health care for trans, gender diverse & non-binary people
Intersex resources and further training
- InterAction for Health and Human Rights – Intersex human rights, information, education and peer and family support.
- Health Pathways – These intersex health and wellbeing resources work together to visually map established health care needs and highlight potential gaps in services
- Intersex Peer Support Australia – an intersex peer support, information and advocacy group for people born with variations in sex characteristics and their families.
- InterLink – provides mental health and wellbeing services to people with innate variations of sex characteristics and their family members located anywhere in Australia or Aotearoa/New Zealand
- The Darlington Statement – a joint consensus statement by Australian and Aotearoa/New Zealand intersex organisations and independent advocates.
- Intersex Stories and Statistics from Australia
- ACT Variations in Sex Characteristics Psychosocial Service – an example of a service providing support to children and young people born with naturally occurring sex characteristics that do not fit the typical definitions for male or female bodies.
- Yellow Tick – training and accreditation for organisations in Australia.
Research, reports and articles:
- Collecting data? Refer to the ABS 2020 Standard for Sex, Gender, Variations of Sex Characteristics and Sexual Orientation to collect meaningful and useful information.
- Counselling Australia Magazine: Competence and Confidence Working with LGBTIQA Clients
- Telethon Kids: Trans Pathways Report
- Beyondblue From Blues to Rainbows
- Latrobe University Writing Themselves in 4 Reports
- Meridian: Exploring good practice use of inclusive group identity labels
- Meridian: Co-design of a Psychological Therapies Service Model