Trans Day of Remembrance, Friday 18 November 2011
Sunday, 13 November 2011 22:41 | 
Written by Julie Smith |
A Gender Agenda is holding our annual TDOR event on Friday 18th November from 5:30 to 7:30 at the God's Cafe ANU.
AGA uses TDOR as an opportunity not only to acknowledge the violence and discrimination so many of us experience, but also to celebrate the wonderful strength and diversity of our own community.
Last year's TDOR was a great success, and we hope to see even more of you at this year’s event.
We are very pleased to have the Gay and Lesbian Qwire performing for us this year. We encourage all family, friends, supporters and allies to attend.
Free entry (gold coin donation appreciated). A complimentary drink and light refreshments will also be provided.
For more information, contact Peter Hyndal on 0408 111 410 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
A Gender Agenda story on ABC Stateline programSaturday, 08 October 2011 14:21 | Written by Peter Hyndal |
0 Trackbacks The ABC's ACT 7.30 report (formerly ACT Stateline) broadcast a story about A Gender Agenda on Friday 7 October. The story can be viewed online at http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-07/gender-agenda/3353866 Passport Policy ChangeMonday, 03 October 2011 03:28 | Written by Peter Hyndal |
0 Trackbacks A Gender Agenda welcomes the changes to passport requirements for sex and gender diverse Australians which were recently announced by the Hon Kevin Rudd MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and the Hon Robert McClelland MP, Attorney-General. “The changes to passports regulations which will eliminate the requirement for individuals to have reassignment surgery prior to changing the sex on their passport are strongly welcomed” said Peter Hyndal, spokesperson for A Gender Agenda.
“The change to passport policy announced today signals a first, very significant step towards removing discrimination against transgender and intersex people at a Commonwealth level. A Gender Agenda encourages the Commonwealth Government to continue this work across other portfolio areas. You can listen to Peter and others discussing the passport policy change on the JJJ website at http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hack/stories/s3318821.htmLast Updated (Wednesday, 05 October 2011 18:55) Gender Diversity in the ACT: A Survey of Trans ExperiencesFriday, 13 May 2011 00:42 |
0 Trackbacks A Gender Agenda has just released the "Gender Diversity in the ACT: A Survey of Trans Experiences" report.
On Friday the 6th of May 2011, our community space was offically opened by Deputy Chief Minister Katy Gallagher MLA. As part of the opening, our "Gender Diversity in the ACT: A Survey of Trans Experiences" report was launched by Dr Helen Watchirs OAM, Human Rights and Discrimination Commissioner of the ACT Human Rights Commission. In late 2008, A Gender Agenda (AGA) conducted a community-based survey to get a better sense of the Canberra sex and gender diverse (SGD) community and the issues facing SGD people in the ACT including access to health care services and legal recognition of sex and/or gender and identity documents. This groundbreaking report - the first of its kind ever undertaken in the ACT (or the country for that matter) - is the result of that survey.
Download “Gender Diversity in the ACT: A Survey of Trans Experiences” (PDF, 1.3MB)
A printed copy of the report may be obtained by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it A Gender Agenda would like to thank Pink Tennis for providing the funds that enabled this report to be printed.
Last Updated (Friday, 13 May 2011 11:27) Welcome!0 Trackbacks The A Gender Agenda website is intended to be a community hub, and informational resource for transgender, intersex, genderqueer and other gender variant people and their supporters. Our organisation intends to provide information and support for individuals, families, government bodies and other institutions. If this is your first visit here, please read our Frequently Asked Questions page. All kinds of people might be interested in contacting A Gender Agenda. Some examples include parents interested in raising their children outside traditional gender stereotypes, people considering transitioning from one gender to another, intersex people and families of intersex children, medical professionals, school teachers, day-care centres, the media and politicians. Our primary goal for the near future is to build a strong and supportive community for all ages, and all kinds of sex and gender diverse people. Our group currently includes transgendered people, transsexuals, genderqueers, straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, third gender, intersexed people, and the partners and children of such people. We try to be as inclusive and supportive of all diversity as we possibly can, but we understand that we are not perfect. If you feel that our organisation doesn't include you, or your type of diversity we strongly encourage you to come along, and get involved. Provide us with more information, host an event, meet us, and tell us how we can better serve the community. We are currently working on opening a Gender Library, where we can provide resources and educational materials to both the sex and gender diverse community, and those who wish to learn more about us. For more information about this project, please see our library page! Our other major project at the moment is putting together educational programs suitable for schools, government bodies, and other groups to educate them about the needs of sex and gender diverse people in the workplace, classroom, and in their private lives. If you would like to contribute anything to this program, please contact us. We hope you find our website useful, and it would be great to meet you! If you are interested, check out our events page for upcoming events.
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