Transgender Victoria

Transgender Victoria (TGV) is an Australian transgender rights and community-support organization serving transgender and gender-diverse people in the state of Victoria. The organization emerged from community activism in the late 1990s and was co-founded by Kayleen White and Sally Goldner. Its work combines public advocacy with practical support, education and efforts to improve the cultural competence of health, community and aged-care services. TGV’s advocacy focuses on equality, dignity, safety and access to appropriate services for transgender and gender-diverse people. It has contributed to collaborative campaigns on anti-discrimination protections and related legislative issues, working alongside other organizations and supporters across the community sector. One notable outcome associated with this broader advocacy environment was the passage of the Commonwealth Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Act in 2013. The legislation passed Parliament on 25 June 2013 and took effect on 1 August 2013, extending federal sex-discrimination protections to cover sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex status. A significant part of TGV’s public-facing work is educational. The organization presents on transgender and gender-diverse issues to universities, medical students, media organizations and other audiences. These activities aim to improve understanding of gender diversity and reduce institutional barriers faced by transgender people. TGV has also delivered LGBT and intersex cultural-competency training for aged-care settings, recognizing that older transgender and gender-diverse people may encounter particular challenges when seeking respectful and appropriate care. TGV provides peer support, including support related to anxiety and depression, and works with partner organizations on community education. Its “What Makes an Ally” project, developed in partnership with Ygender, promotes practical acceptance and allyship toward transgender and gender-diverse people. Through these activities, TGV operates both as an advocacy body and as a community resource, connecting lived experience with institutional education and policy work. The organization has participated in the wider Australian LGBTIQ+ health and community-services sector and is listed as a member of LGBTIQ+ Health Australia. Its work has received public recognition: in December 2014, the Australian Human Rights Commission gave TGV its Community Award for an Organisation. The award recognized the organization’s contribution to justice, equity and the quality of health and community services for transgender people, their partners, families and friends. TGV’s public identity is therefore centered on community-led advocacy rather than commercial products. Its principal activities are support, training, public education, coalition work and representation of transgender and gender-diverse perspectives in policy and service-delivery discussions. The available reference material identifies current board members but does not provide a precise incorporation year, a commercial ownership structure or financial information.

Transgender Victoria was co-founded by Kayleen White and Sally Goldner in the late 1990s, during a period when transgender community organizations in Australia were developing stronger public advocacy and support roles. The available reference material does not specify an exact founding year or a detailed sequence of the organization’s early activities. Its subsequent work has centered on representing transgender and gender-diverse perspectives in public discussions and improving the treatment of community members by institutions and service providers. TGV’s activities have included presentations and educational work for universities, medical students, media organizations and other audiences. This work addresses transgender and gender-diverse issues and seeks to improve public understanding, professional practice and the quality of interactions between institutions and transgender people. The organization has also provided peer support, including assistance connected with anxiety and depression, making it both an advocacy body and a direct community resource. A recurring focus has been coalition-based advocacy. TGV has worked with other organizations on anti-discrimination protections and related equality issues. Its contribution formed part of collaborative advocacy around the Commonwealth Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Act. The amendment passed on 25 June 2013 and became law on 1 August 2013, creating federal protections relevant to sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex status. TGV has also developed initiatives aimed at changing everyday attitudes and professional environments. In partnership with Ygender, it promoted the “What Makes an Ally” project, which encourages acceptance of transgender and gender-diverse people. In the service sector, TGV has provided LGBT and intersex cultural-competency training for aged-care organizations. This reflects an interest in the needs of people across the life course, including those who may require respectful and informed care in later life. The organization’s standing within the Australian LGBTIQ+ sector is reflected by its membership of LGBTIQ+ Health Australia. In December 2014, the Australian Human Rights Commission awarded TGV its Community Award for an Organisation. The recognition highlighted the organization’s dedication to justice, equity and quality health and community services for transgender people, their partners, families and friends. Reference material identifies Jax Brown, Michelle McNamara, Fidan Senova, Sophie Shrimpton and Dr. Son Vivienne as current board members, but does not provide their appointment dates or identify a separate chief executive. TGV remains characterized by its combination of peer support, education, professional training, coalition advocacy and community representation. Detailed financial, organizational and operational information is not established by the supplied sources.

• 2014

  Australian Human Rights Commission organization award

  [1]Transgender Victoriaen.wikipedia.org

  The Australian Human Rights Commission awarded TGV its Community Award for an Organisation in December 2014.

• 2013

  Federal sex-discrimination amendment passes

  [1]Transgender Victoriaen.wikipedia.org

  The Commonwealth Sex Discrimination Amendment covering sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex status passed on 25 June 2013 after collaborative advocacy involving TGV and other organizations.

• 2013

  Federal protections take effect

  [1]Transgender Victoriaen.wikipedia.org

  The Commonwealth amendment became law on 1 August 2013, extending federal sex-discrimination protections to sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex status.

• Organization co-founded in Victoria

  [1]Transgender Victoriaen.wikipedia.org

  Kayleen White and Sally Goldner co-founded Transgender Victoria in the late 1990s. The supplied reference does not give a precise year.

Community-led transgender rights advocacy and support organization focused on equality, peer support, public education and more inclusive health and community services in Victoria.

• What Makes an Ally

  Australia

  A project conducted with Ygender that promotes acceptance of transgender and gender-diverse people and encourages practical allyship.

  Source

• 2013

  Support collaborative advocacy for federal discrimination protectionsOther

  Background

  Transgender Victoria worked with other organizations on advocacy relating to anti-discrimination protections for sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex status.

  Action taken

  TGV participated in collaborative advocacy associated with the Commonwealth Sex Discrimination Amendment, which passed Parliament on 25 June 2013 and commenced on 1 August 2013.

  Aftermath

  The amendment established federal sex-discrimination protections covering sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex status.

  Source

1. 1Transgender Victoriaen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Official Transgender Victoria websitetransgendervictoria.com