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On this page you can find submissions that WA Gender Project have made to government, along with our position statements.
You can also find some materials developed by others that we think are particularly useful.
Position Statements
Recognising the Identity and Rights of Transgender, Transsexual and Intersex People in Western Australia
The Australian Health System
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
The PBS provides subsidised access to medicines. This page provides detailed information about the scheme.
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits
Some medicines are only subsidised for certain reasons. You can use this page to search for medicines, and for the
reasons they will be subsidised (if applicable).
Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS)
This page provides information on the services (including procedures performed in hospital) that are subsidised by Medicare.
Other Government Services
Obtaining a passport: Policy for Sex and Gender Diverse Applicants
This page explains the policy of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade with regard to passport applications from trans people.
Changing your name in Western Australia
People who want to change their name in Western Australia must apply to the Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages. This page explains how.
Changing your birth certificate and/or legal sex in Western Australia
Information from the Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages regarding a legal change of sex in Western Australia.
Legislation
Gender Reassignment Act 2000
This is the Western Australian Act that allows for a legal change of sex.
Equal Opportunity Act 1984
Trans people who have legally changed their sex are protected from discrimination under the gender history provisions of this Act. People
with intersex conditions are protected under the impairment provisions.
Other Materials
Sex Files: the Legal Recognition of Sex in Documents and Government Records
This is the final report of the 2008 Australian Human Rights Commission inquiry into the legal recognition of sex for trans people. It details
several important recommendations for reform of state and federal law.
Surgery on Intersex Infants and Human Rights
Surgical intervention on intersex infants is considered a major human rights issue by many intersex people. The Australian Human Rights Commission
undertook a project in this area, which resulted in this important report.
Simply trans - information on transgenderism and transsexuality for young people, their family, friends and support workers
A useful booklet for trans people, and their friends and family. Developed by the Perth Inner City Youth Service (PICYS) and WA Gender Project.
Basic tips for health care and social service providers for working with transgendered people
Tips to make health and social services more inclusive for trans people.
Creating GLBTQIA-inclusive forms: suggestions for policy and implementation
Tips on creating forms that are inclusive of trans and intersex people.
Gender identity 101: a transgender primer
A quick guide to transgender and transsexual issues.
A list of non-trans privilege
A list of things that people who aren't trans generally don't ever have to worry about. A good start for non-trans people who want to explore issues of privilege.
Medical therapy and health maintenance for transgender men: a guide for health care providers
A comprehensive and detailed guide to medical therapy (both hormonal and surgical) for trans men.
Hormones: a guide for MTFs
A guide to hormone therapy for trans women, produced by Vancouver Coastal Health.
Hormones: a guide for FTMs
A guide to hormone therapy for trans men, produced by Vancouver Coastal Health.
Is your T written in disappearing ink? A checklist for transgender inclusion
A guide to making services more accessible to trans people.
Transitioning our shelters: a guide to making homeless shelters safe for transgender people
A guide to making shelters and refuges safe and accessible to trans people.
Trans respect/etiquette/support 101
How to be a trans ally.
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