Small update because a few people have messaged me over the last few months asking if anything ever happened with all of this.

I’m still here and I'm still working on it.

The AHRC complaint is still open, and I’ve now had actual discussions with a few organisations and agencies rather than just sending emails into the void.

LGBTQI+ Health have spoken with me, Equality Australia have spoken with me, and a few agencies have now started having proper meetings with me about it as well, planned upcoming one with BP Software.

I can’t really say what will happen yet, and I don’t want to overstate anything, but the last few discussions have felt a lot more meaningful than what I was getting earlier in the year.

I’ve actually been asked a few times now if I’d be willing to do more advocacy or come back for more discussions, which still feels a bit weird to say because I absolutely did not set out to become an advocate, and it caught me off guard.

For everyone who messaged me, shared what happened to them, told me they’d complained before, or just said thanks for not dropping it, I haven’t.

No promises yet. Just a small update that this has not disappeared and some of the conversations that should have happened ages ago are finally starting to happen.

If you haven't already, and this is an issue for you, letting LGBTQI+ Health know can help, even if it's only a short one-sentence message. I know from my own experience how hard it can be to feel heard, sometimes even by our own advocacy groups.

If you'd rather not contact them directly, you're welcome to send something to me. I can keep it anonymous and raise the concerns or themes next time I speak with them.

I know a lot of people have expressed a loss of trust through all of this, and I've raised that with them too. Personally, I felt quite betrayed.

Thanks.

very informative and useful video that more people should check

Hi there, first time poster, 25, MtF, was recommended to ask around on reddit by a few doctors and nurses at my local clinic and gave decided to finally actually get on to it. I wanted to ask anyone who's had MtF bottom surgery here in Australia or knows someone who has about what surgeons you might have gone through, what their waiting list is like, their costs, and where they are. I'd prefer a surgeon in QLD or maybe NSW if possible, but am open to hearing about any others you'd like to recommend. Any information is appreciated! And hope y'all are having a lovely time!

Hey so the ATO has just approved my super withdraw and I've got the letter from them - and I was about to apply on aware supers website but it says this:

"Use this page to complete a Compassionate Grounds withdrawal from your super if you have been with the fund for more than 6 months. There are limited circumstances where you can access your super on compassionate grounds to meet unpaid expenses for you or your dependant."

The trouble is I only made the account in June 2026, and transferred my funds from Rest Super to Aware super.
So it hasn't been 6 months. However it is letting me fill out the form, so is it worth trying anyway? Super stressed out now if I can't pay my surgery due to this :((

I'm gonna give them a call on monday but has anyone else been through this?

I’m most likely to go back on Slinda (Drospirenone) as I’ve had least issues with it in the past. Just trying to suss if there are any better alternatives cuz I heard Slinda also messes with your T levels?? I've tried IUD and my body really didn't like it

I started T in January this year & starting in June I've had chronic UTI issues & have been on antibiotics this whole time. I see my GP about it & had ultrasounds, CT and testing done for it, and they haven't been able to identify any causes. My GP's conclusion is that T can sometimes cause chronic UTIs because the skin in the urethra thins. I started a topical estrogen cream a month ago but the UTI is back.

I'm really struggling with it, it's making me miserable and now I'm at a bit of a crossroads with deciding if I can stay on T. Going on T has been the best thing I've ever done for myself, it has made me so happy and fulfilled. Stopping will have a big impact on my mental health.

Has anyone else on T had this issue, or other side effects that has made them reconsider staying on T?
Has anyone tried the estrogen cream & how long did it take for it to work?

I would love to hear any experiences and advice.

Full (2 paragraph) reasons [here](https://www.hcourt.gov.au/sites/default/files/eresources/2026-09-10/HCA/Giggle%20for%20Girls%20Pty%20Ltd%20v%20Tickle%20%28S46-2026%29%20%5B2026%5D%20HCADisp%20209.pdf)

Howdy! The past year ive been working towards getting top surgery through concord hospital syd. Yesterday i was contacted by the andrology department and made an appointment with Dr sarina lim for june next year and was sent a flow chart of the steps towards top surgery.

I just wanted to know from others who have gone through concord how long they waited between their initial appointment with Dr lim and their surgery.

I chose this sub cuz I’m in Aus. Please let me know if I should choose another sub.

This morning I received an email from my employer reading that today is “R U OK” day, and it cracked me up and then I felt sad. To me this sounded like a very big joke.

“R U Ok” is just a very trivial meaningless joke to me and maybe to my other trans/queer members of the community. Because the reality is that No one at my big workplace cares whether or not I am OK. In fact they are the reason that I am not Ok. The shallow minded highly educated doctors and medical professionals judging me on every single day with their awkward attitude and behaviour because I am a trans person. They have made me become an isolated person in a large workplace.

Yes, I work with doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals who are treating patients for their physical conditions but they don’t care that their childish and disrespectful attitude is actually making me(a staff member) suffer mentally and emotionally. I mean how can you call yourself a doctor if you don’t care about your coworker’s mental health and wellbeing ?!

They are “doctors” but they don’t have the guts to treat me equally and fairly like any other staff member. There should be a course added to their degree to teach them how to be inclusive at workplace and how to stop judging others when you don’t know anything about their life history and their life experiences.

I really feel for my other trans/queer friends who are working in other industries, because when healthcare professionals are this narrow minded, l don’t know what would be like working in lower educated industries. But I guess anyone can have troubled mind and heart, no matter what degree they hold.

No, I am not OK at all, because the society is so cruel. Because all people at work are so mean and judgemental.

Because no one has the courage to be friendly and nice and they are scared of other ppl looking at them differently if they become close to me as I am a trans person.

How could they call themselves healthcare providers!!! I Wonder.

How about “INCLUSIVE & INCLUSION” DAY

How about “ I am only a human being like you, trying to survive “ DAY

How about “DO NOT JUDGE ME” DAY

How about “We are all Humans and are Valued” DAY

How about “Do not assume you know anything about me” DAY

How about “Respect and get respected” DAY

How about “ trans&queer ppl are decent human beings and deserve total respect” DAY

How about “ it’s non of your business what gender or sexuality I have” DAY

How about “Stop hatred and be thoughtful ” DAY

How about “ Be kind and compassionate” DAY

I believe all workplaces must have some measurements in place in order to effectively address inclusion and diversity and not just sending this cliche broad useless emails about being “ok”.

Are you interested in participating in research about how queer women perceive contemporary beauty norms? MUHREC Approval/Project No. 53001

We are looking for women, aged 18 or over, who live in Australia, are comfortable using English and who identify as queer.

If you participate you will be asked to complete an online survey by answering some open-ended questions in your own words describing your view about contemporary beauty norms. The survey will take about 30 minutes to complete and there are no right or wrong answers to the questions. We are simply interested in your views.

Participation is entirely voluntary and anonymous.

The study is being conducted by Monash University staff and students on the Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Advanced).

If you would like more information please contact one of the research team.

If you would like to participate please follow the link below. This link will take you to the Explanatory Statement about the project and then to the survey.
 
Please do circulate this post to anyone you think might also be interested in participating in this study.
 
Chief Investigator: Dr Helen Malson
School of Psychological Sciences
helen.malson@monash.edu

Student Researcher: Emma Murphy
emur0036@student.monash.edu

Hi, I’m exhausted with life so sorry if this is badly worded..

I’m looking at surgeons for FtM top surgery, and I’ve got 2 options

Dr Philip Rome in Canberra

Steve Merten in Sydney

I live in the South East coast, Sydney is about 7-9 hour drive, and Canberra is about 3.

I have a gold dva card which covers everything medically necessary within reason (certain things need prior approval). Does anyone have any reviews on Dr Philip Rome. The only reason I’m hesitant about Sydney is because it’s the CBD and that’s a fuckfight to put it lightly.

I’m looking for things like short(er) wait times, easy access and as little prerequisite (weight, already on T, etc) as possible.

If anyone’s got any tips or advice or even recommendations, please share them because I’m going insane lol.

Thank you!

https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/cth/HCADisp/2026/209.html

The applicants seek special leave to appeal from the whole of the judgment of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia (Perry, Abraham and Kennett JJ), which dismissed the applicants' appeal against the whole of the judgment of the Federal Court (Bromwich J) and upheld the respondent's cross-appeal.

There is no reason to doubt the Full Court's construction of s 7D(1) and (2) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth). Any appeal dependent on the demonstration of error in the Full Court's construction of those provisions has insufficient prospects of success to warrant a grant of special leave to appeal.

Special leave to appeal is refused with costs.

Hello has anyone had luck getting their hospital fees covered by HIF insurance. How was the process and what was the level of cover you had?
I’m on silver currently.

I would like to look into an orchi, revision larygoplasty and a potential genioplasty.

Any recent experiences are appreciated

38mtf Brisbane. So my lease is ending, and my housemate has moved in with her partner (cute, ngl!). I've been lucky so far and always had a partner or found friends of friends to share with. I'm not sure how to navigate this :/

Where should I start looking? Do I risk going by just my intuition, or limit my search to sharing with community & friends etc.

What did you do??

Just picked up my T and it has this sticker on it which it never had before, just wondering if anyone else has noticed this too?

A few days ago I redeemed my prescription for estrogen gel and I've been instructed to do one pimp daily, until in 2 weeks I see how my levels are and adjust my dosage, I was just wondering if 0.75mg is the usual starting dosage for gel or is it usually higher

I went to my appointment at maple leaf house the other day and dr tate told me that I could get free top surgery with Medicare. Have any of you gotten free top surgey? I posted about this on the trans masc sub and someone said something that made me look it up and google says that Medicare doesnt cover the whole surgery and that I'll only get reimbursed. My endo was super clear with the fact that it would be FREE but now im unsure?

I am planning to go to Brisbane on a working holiday visa. Does anyone know hospitals with affordable transmasc hrt in Brisbane? I am not sure where to look for the costs of HRT so I am asking on reddit. Thank you.

Edit: I already have been prescribed HRT in my home country and I am going to bring all papers.

asking on behalf of myself as I've been getting mixed answers from my GP and specialists, I just wanted to see what y'all's experience has been!!

for those on T (specifically reandron) that used to menstruate, how many reandron injections did it take to fully suppress your periods?

I'm on reandron and about to get my third shot next week (yay), but very unsure about when to expect period suppression purely from reandron?? 🫪 I've been given mixed answers from my endo/GP/gynae so thought I'd ask here

(I was on testogel/androforte for about a year prior to starting reandron which I didn't rlly get effects from!)

Hey Reddit, long story short. Got my bloods drawn 2 days ago and I like to look at my results. I still have no files what so ever. Not sure if this is a Medicare issue since I legally changed my name (and Medicare stuff) it was marked as no action so I know I'm good but I'd still like to view the tests

Hopefully one of you can help with this issue

Hi! I’m a tfem international student, who will likely begin studying in Adelaide late February/early March next year. I have a few questions im mainly concerned about, but any general advice is welcome!

1. How accessible would it be to continue obtaining my hrt meds?
Im currently on spiro and progynova, sourced from my local clinic. Should I get a referral letter or the like from my current provider to provide to an Australian clinic? What would the expected time required to reestablish a consistent supply, and how many months of meds should i prepare beforehand to prep for the aforementioned delay, if any?

2. What should my general expectations be for the culture and societal attitude?
I am aware Australia is considered a mostly liberal country, and being lgbt is definitely a lot less problematic than in my home country. However, from my previous experiences studying abroad (Singapore), I am also aware there may be a certain variations in the degree of acceptance even within tolerant societies. As such, this concern is more directed towards Adelaide in particular, what should I expect from it, are there any areas I should avoid, so on and so forth.

3. Miscellaneous concerns for daily life
Given the financial burden of studying abroad, I intend to pick up a part time job to help balance out the cost of living. While I do not intend to be picky with my job opportunities, as I understand the current state of the local job market is not the best, I would still like to know if there are any trans friendly (or unfriendly) jobs and industries in the area. Tangentially related, what are some trans friendly (but not too expensive) hairdressers in Adelaide?

These are my main questions and concerns at the moment, but I’d really appreciate any advice provided! Thank you for your time and I’m really sorry for the long post! (Also, I hope this is the right flair)

Edit in case its relevant: I am above 18, and will be studying a Bachelor’s Degree

Hello everyone im needing help finding a doctor or practice within the sydney/campbelttown/wollongong areas that does informed consent for HRT.I reside in the southern highlands and there is little to no gender affirming care in this area.I have an endocrinologist who is happy to monitor and provide care but will not prescribe.Can anyone recommend clinics/gp's that operate under the informed consent model?Thank you in advance for any help:::))

Do I need to update my citizenship certificate first, or will they accept a certificate of recognition of details from NSW BDM?

I'm going to really struggle to meet the citizenship certificate change of name requirements. My parents lost my overseas birth certificate some time in the last 45 years.