A much loved activist, leader, artist and performer (Rav) in our local community is raising money for his gender affirming top surgery! Rav's goal is to be all healed ahead of next summer so he can get his shirt off - please pitch in or share if you can, GAS is truly life-changing! 🏳️‍⚧️

Sign and share please - if you're somehow in the dark: The NT libs have just pulled funding for medical care for trans youth, this: - will kill children - disproportionately affects poor people - contradicts the global medical consensus - absolutely is a bullshit imported US culture war

I am taking the veil until the Queensland LNP stop killing trans children. Please donate and share - chuffed link below, I will be donating all proceeds to AusPATH and Project491 Follow me for weird veil related crafts.

Hey @australia.theguardian.com - why are you reporting that a new puberty blocker ban has been reinstated by the Qld LNP? The closest I can find is the ABC reporting that he announced he plans to reinstate it in Parli today - but that's just a statement of intention?

We're fund-raising for Rainbow Mob to help them provide vital support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander SBLGBTQIA+ kids and young people. Please, head to chuffed and consider dropping them $5, it's less than the price of a decent coffee and will change lives 🖤💛❤️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

The work is important, but you need to make time to step away and look after yourselves. I took this yesterday on a river walk in Qbn with my partner. The wattle and cherry blossom formed a tunnel, and the air was sweet with the smell of flowers.

Send the QLD Premier a strong message that Australia won't accept Trump style culture wars; stay up to date with the event here! www.facebook.com/events/20296...

This Friday, 29 August, we're keeping the pressure on Tim and will be dropping him a card full of messages from our community, care of RG Menzies House. If you'd like to sign the card you can add a message here! transjusticecanberra.com/actions

Love this initiative from Equality Australia! Send our sisters some love ❤️

Holly is a pillar of our local community, a physio, a rising comedian and staunch advocate for our trans fam. When @transjuscanberra.bsky.social ran a fundraiser to help kids in Qld, she performed for free without a second thought. It's very unfair, but Holly's fighting cancer and needs our help 🏳️‍⚧️

Very disappointing article from the ABC, Llewellyn's involved with Genspect, an anti-trans hate group/junk tank I'll be submitting a complaint, please consider doing so.

The QLD trans healthcare ban was called after 14 minutes of consultation which occurred WHILE they were announcing the decision. Procedural fairness? What procedural fairness. This was never about the science or protecting children 🤬🤬🤬

Staunch as Fuck.

So there's this awesome graffiti in Narrabundah - I've passed it a couple of times on my way into the city, "Hope" in trans pride colours. Anyway, some asshole defaced it, but the local community got in touch with the artist who fixed it over the weekend. And added "we always come back stronger" 🏳️‍⚧️

We stand with @transjusticeau.bsky.social !!! 💪🏳️‍⚧️🥰

Good day! Had a bunch of conversations, handed out plenty of leaflets and had mad chats with the multi-generational family running the poffertjes stand next door 😁

We're in Kingston at the Old Bus depot markets today from 12pm onwards! We'll be leafletting and chatting with the community as part of @transjusticeau.bsky.social 's national day of action for the election. Come say hi if you're in the area 💪🏳️‍⚧️

What an absolute legend! 🫡👏🏳️‍⚧️

I don't necessarily know that I can be at this rally (maybe?) but I can at least spread the word.

Calling all trans folk and allies! Join us at 5.30pm on Monday 31 March, Civic Square for a celebration of trans lives, experiences and joy; and to call on our politicians to do more! I'll be speaking (if you're into that kinda thing). 🏳️‍⚧️✊❤️‍🔥 www.facebook.com/share/1Hpdeh...

Feb was wild, we accomplished so much 😊 The first part of March has been a time for rest and reorganisation, but we're getting back into the saddle, starting with TDOV on the 31st of March. Watch this space 🏳️‍⚧️

After Newcastle did this yesterday and got complaints, today, The Age ran the exact same ad on their front page. Nobody should be running this ad as it's a disgrace of political advertising targetting an already marginalised group. This is just adding fuel to a fire that needs some reprieve.

With enemies like these, who needs allies right?

Someone needs to explain to the Age that there's a difference between "scrutinising" and "platforming" What a pack of gutless cowards.

1/3 Last Friday we brought you the Trans Justice Canberra Charity benefit for Rainbow Railroad. We had an amazing empowering time, and Canberra you showed up in solidarity to raise funds for some great trans charities! I'm delighted to report that together:

Tomorrow at the Pearce community centre from 2 o'clock we have a fun action lined up for you! We'll be flooding the post (and Tim Nicholls mailbox!) with colourful postcards, letters and crafts in response to his cruel healthcare ban in Queensland.

The government is considering adding gender affirming surgeries to Medicare, this is huge, and could drastically improve the quality of life of our community. Public applications in support close this evening at 11:59pm AEDT www.msac.gov.au/applications...

Our next event is confirmed!! This Sunday, be there or be square 😎 events.humanitix.com/trans-justic...

Planning meeting this evening with HQ, we've got some exciting things lined up for Tim Nicholls! Watch this space 😊

Still here, still trans, still defiant

Recording of yesterday's speakers! Thank you @thejenster.bsky.social for filming, compiling and hosting! @alexandranathema.bsky.social @lauranutallgreens.bsky.social MadB Isabel Mudford Jemma Rule

150+ organisations, 20 coordinated events across the whole country. Thousands nationally came out in support. We are strong, we are resilient, we are ingenious, resourceful and fierce. We will win.

Canberra took a stand against hate and the politicisation of children's healthcare today! 400 people! DURING the multiculti and lifeline book fare!!! Love this powerful community!!! @transjusticeau.bsky.social @alexandranathema.bsky.social @lauranutallgreens.bsky.social @shanerattenbury.bsky.social

I can’t RSVP but if you’re on Facebook you should do that and also share the info with others. It’s a really scary time for us right now and y’all need to show up.

This Sat 9am, we’re riding to the @transjuscanberra.bsky.social @transjusticeau.bsky.social National Day of Action to Protect Trans Youth. All people on all cycles, scooters, and skates welcome. events.humanitix.com/ride-to-prot...

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Links to all National events are now live. This is an important campaign folx, share and come along. transjustice.org.au/youth/

The Canberra chapter's event for the @transjusticeau.bsky.social National Day of Action to protest the LNP HRT and puberty blocker youth ban is now live. If you're local, please RSVP; if you're elsewhere, please share and check out the Trans Justice Project Website for details of events near you

Trans children deserve so much better than this

Shameful announcement from the LNP, this is bigoted and flies in the face of internationally accepted best practice for paediatric trans healthcare We will be FOIng them. In the meantime, this does not affect private prescriptions, we'll also explore what we can do from the POV of mutual aid.

For signing and sharing - especially with Queensland folks

Mark your calendars!!! TJC are throwing a benefit show to raise money for the Rainbow Railroad. Comedy! Cabaret! Music! Poetry! Smith's Alternative in the city at 9.30pm on Friday 21 Feb.

3) The New England Journal of Medicine published an article, the researchers found: "The Cass Review on gender-affirming care, which has been used to justify bans in U.S. states, transgresses medical law, policy, and practice, which puts it at odds with mainstream U.S. expert guidelines."

2) the Administrative Review Tribunal in Australia has come in clutch and rejected a hate group's application to exclude trans women from events, in doing so the member referred to the Giggle v Tickle decision favourably, which read Helen Joyce to filth and affirmed trans women are women

We could all use a boost this week, so here are a few little things that have been keeping me going. 1) @erininthemorning.com reports that the passport ban in the USA will NOT be retroactive - the EO is still horrible and must be challenged, but silver linings:

Another win for Aussie tribunals! Look forward to reading this one when it's up on Austlii It'll be interesting to see if they try to appeal.

Jackie and @transjusticeau.bsky.social are great! And don't forget that you can get involved with one of the movement's action groups at the local level ☺️ Hmu @transjuscanberra.bsky.social if you're in the Canberra region

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Honestly this is a pretty milquetoast article - but at least the ABC are reporting it.