New South Wales remains the only state in Australia in which the trans and non-binary community are unable to change the sex on their birth certificate unless they have undergone a sex affirmation procedure. We know that trans and gender diverse people may not be able to undergo sex affirmation procedures for medical or financial […]
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The Conversion Practices Ban Bill (2024) Following the recent passage of the Conversion Practices Ban Bill (2024) in March, ‘conversion practices,’ which have historically been used to suppress the sexual orientations and gender identities of queer people, will be illegal in NSW (the Act commences on 2 April 2025). You can read more about the
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We recently wrote a letter to Ms Pauline Wright, President of The Law Society of NSW, voicing our support for her stance on marriage equality in Australia. We were horrified to see Ms Wright publicly criticised by marriage equality opponents and we are very concerned by the attempts by some in our profession to restrict
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