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NEWS10JUL2010
Brisbane Gender Clinic temporarily closed for about three months. Unfortunately the Brisbane Gender Clinic will be closed for about three months as Dr Gale Bearman will be away because of her own health reasons. During her absence there will be some necessary changes for clients who wish to see her. Current clients of Dr Bearman at the Gender Clinic who need scripts or medical advice are to see their GP. In exceptional circumstances only, they can phone the Brisbane Sexual Health Service on 3837 5611 to arrange appropriate management of the patient with Dr Theo Van Lieshout. For current clients needing to make an appointment with a Psychologist they are to see their own mental health professional. If the patient does not have one they can contact the Sexual Health and HIV Psychology Service (SHHPS) directly to make an appointment with a psychologist there. For new clients, alternative pathways of care are available. New clients need a psychiatric assessment before they can commence hormonal transition and, ideally, they should see a psychologist as well to help with stressful transition issues. So as to minimise delays, these referrals are being given to the psychologists in the Sexual Health and HIV Psychology Service (SHHPS) here where they can be seen free of charge. Appointments with a psychiatrist may also be arranged. New clients who have been referred to Dr Bearman prior to 7 July, but not yet seen, have had their referrals forwarded on to SHHPS and a reply sent to their GP. SHHPS will then contact the client to make an appointment. For any new clients who are referred to the Gender Clinic after 7 July while Dr Bearman is away, the referrals will be forwarded to SHHPS periodically by a volunteer receptionist. Clients assessed by private Psychiatrists as being ready for hormones will need their Psychiatrist to send a referral to their chosen alternative: this may be a private Endocrinologist, or Endocrine Outclients. Post-operative clients with surgical issues can liaise directly with Mr Ceber. We hope that this update assists you during these 3 months. Contact details for SHHPS: Sexual Health and HIV Psychology Service
The Gender Clinic team and all those who have the pleasure of working with Gale will miss her during this time and wish her good health in the future.
04JUN2010 Prejudice & Pride: Recognising the contribution of the LGBT Entry is FREE
25NOV2008 PFLAG slates meeting for Parents of Transgender and Intersex Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) originated in the US for parents with lesbian daughters and gay sons to offer support and information. We would like to offer parents and family members of transgender and intersex the same. That is the opportunity to come together and provide a meeting that offers support and information. We all understand the difficulties and questions we ask ourselves when our children declare they are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender so we would like to provide the opportunity for you (parents of transgender and intersex) to come together and have a chat. We believe such meetings are helpful to break the isolation many families live with and provide the opportunity to talk with others in similar situations. Presently, we see this meeting as for parents and family members only at this time. It’s important that those attending feel they can speak freely, without fear of hurting others feelings because this may be the first time some parents have had the opportunity to speak about how they feel or their concerns. If you have parents who you think would like to attend or you/they would like extra information please call me on 0409-363-335 or email pflagbris@hotmail.com 21 NOV2008 Release of the report of the sex and gender diversity project The Commission is currently finalising the report of the sex and gender diversity project. We have decided to launch the report early 2009, when we hope to get political and media interest in the report’s recommendations. We hope that many of you can join us at that time. We will close the blog on Friday 5 December 2008. All participants who are registered users on the blog will have updates sent to their nominated email addresses. If you would like to join our email list, please email us at genderdiversity@humanrights.gov.au. On a more personal note, today is my last day at the Commission. I want to thank everyone who has been involved in the sex and gender diversity project. It has been a pleasure working with you and I remain deeply interested in the protection of the human rights of people who are sex and gender diverse. Any future queries concerning the sex and gender diversity project can be made to Susan Newell, Acting Director of the Human Rights Unit at genderdiversity@humanrights.gov.au. 20NOV2008 A day to remember courageous people 31OCT2008 * Do you … or does your LGBT organisation have stacks of STUFF packed away in boxes that you think shouldn’t be thrown out? State Library Of Queensland Carol Low on clow@qahc.org.au This event is co-hosted by the LGBT History Project - an initiative of QAHC – with the State Library of Queensland. The LGBT History Project has initial funding from the Brisbane City Council, and is in partnership with the State Library of Queensland and the Museum of Brisbane. 27OCT2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7689007.stm 24OCT2008 Commencing Monday November 5th [2008] "Bloody Buggery Bingo" will be returning to the Sportsman Hotel with a vengeance. Hosted by the fabulous Candy Surprise the night will definitely become a regular Monday date on your calendar. The kitchen is open from 6pm; an hour of "Queer As Folk" follows on the big screen to get you primed; register from 7.30pm; eyes down at 8pm. With Fabulous prizes and cash to be won each week "Bloody Buggery Bingo" will start your week with a "Bloody Buggery "Bang""!!! All proceeds will support ATSAQ (Australian Transgender Support Association Queensland) with the work they do in our community. So mark it in your calendar and be there, so we do not need to yell "where the Bloody Buggery are you??". http://www.sportsmanhotel.com.au/ 14OCT2008 The Queensland Association for Healthy Communities Inc. has published a 28 page booklet that is designed to support service providers building rapport with transgender (trans) clients. Tips on client consultations, preventative health care and sexual health are provided to assist services working with trans clients. PDF file is here (714KB) 14OCT2008 17SEP2008 Titled “Work, Love and Play in Diverse Family Life”, it looks at how lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans parents are handling their parenting and household responsibilities, as well as relations with extended family and the broader community. While the research is being funded by La Trobe University in Melbourne, it seeks to involve families from all over Australia and New Zealand. Researchers are keen for any lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans (LGBT) people who are actively parenting a child or children under the age of 18 to complete the questionnaire. The questionnaire can be found online at: www.thisurvey.com/bouverie. 10SEP2008 Their recent report found that difficulty in obtaining appropriate official and identity documents was the most pressing issue for the sex and gender diverse community. So they can find out more, they have developed an online consultation blog. The blog will help them better understand the various social, medical and legal issues concerning sex and gender diversity. More details here... 10SEP2008 QAHC is a community organisation which promotes the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Queenslanders. As part of this aim they are looking to develop a ‘Rainbow Families Resource’. Once available, this will be a starting off point for people looking to begin their journey towards raising a family. The emphasis of this is survey is about conceiving children or adoption Survey is here... https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=r_2bJe8UFwK3K7EmBKaU9PTg_3d_3d |
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