Contact information:
AusPATH (Australian Professional Association for Trans Health)
Release Date:
31 March 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Over the past few weeks Australia has seen a series of increasingly distressing events and
actions taken by individuals and groups against our trans community, in cities and towns around the nation. These events represent an elevation in violence against trans people, and the LGBTQI+ community at large.
AusPATH would like to firmly state our position in support of the rights of all trans people—binary and non-binary—to safety, health, and autonomy.
AusPATH rejects and condemns the transphobic statements and beliefs espoused by anti-trans activists and members of the far-right. We reject and condemn the violence demonstrated not just by members of the public, but also by members of the police, towards trans rights protesters.
We stand in support and solidarity with the broader LGBTIQ+ community, and with members of the Jewish community and other minority groups that have been under attack.
In response to this escalation in anti-trans rhetoric and violence, AusPATH will continue to
provide education to health professionals, develop best practices and supportive policies, and encourage, promote and disseminate evidence-based information in support of the health, rights and well-being of all trans people—binary and non-binary.