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Our Voices Matter: A Family-Led Survey on Trans Healthcare in Queensland

AusPATH, in partnership with LHA and Open Doors has created a counterpoint survey to the official Queensland IRIS 1+2 Survey. IRIS 1+2 excludes key voices and focuses narrowly on regret and development concerns. This new survey centres on lived experience, allowing families to share what truly matters in supporting trans children. Responses are anonymous, with optional permission for de-identified quotes to support advocacy.

Queensland Vine Review – Draft Responses to Submission Questions FINAL Download

Here’s a working doc that might help if you’re not feeling confident or don’t have all the background to make the best submission to the IRIS 1+2 Survey you’d like to. This document has been pulled together by various groups, experts and organisations, and is intended as a guide to help shape your responses to the Survey. When filling out IRIS 1+2, it’s important to use your own words. Repeated or copy-paste responses are likely to be excluded, and we want to make sure a full range of experiences and perspectives comes through clearly.

AusPATH Endorses APA Policy Statement on Affirming Evidence-Based Inclusive Care for Transgender, Gender Diverse, and Nonbinary Individuals, Addressing Misinformation, and the Role of Psychological Practice and Science AusPATH Endorses APA17 March 2024
This policy statement affirms APA’s support for unobstructed access to health care and evidence-based clinical care for transgender, gender-diverse, and nonbinary… Read more: AusPATH Endorses APA Policy Statement on Affirming Evidence-Based Inclusive Care for Transgender, Gender Diverse, and Nonbinary Individuals, Addressing Misinformation, and the Role of Psychological Practice and Science AusPATH Endorses APA
AusPATH endorses AMA Position Statement on LGBTQIASB+ Health 202315 March 2024
The AMA affirms that people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and/or Gender Diverse, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, Sistergirl, and Brotherboy… Read more: AusPATH endorses AMA Position Statement on LGBTQIASB+ Health 2023
Statement on NHS England Interim Clinical Policy: “Puberty suppressing hormones for the purpose of puberty suppression for children and adolescents who have gender incongruence/dysphoria”15 March 2024
The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) was established in 2009 and is Australia’s peak body for professionals involved in… Read more: Statement on NHS England Interim Clinical Policy: “Puberty suppressing hormones for the purpose of puberty suppression for children and adolescents who have gender incongruence/dysphoria”
AusPATH calls upon Australian Health Ethics Committee to conduct a thorough review of doctors’ conflict of interests14 March 2024
The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) was established in 2009 and is Australia’s peak body for professionals involved in… Read more: AusPATH calls upon Australian Health Ethics Committee to conduct a thorough review of doctors’ conflict of interests
ANTI-TRANS RALLIES PRESS RELEASE 31 March 2023
Contact information: AusPATH (Australian Professional Association for Trans Health) [email protected] Release Date: 31 March 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Over the past… Read more: ANTI-TRANS RALLIES PRESS RELEASE
AusPATH Biennial Conference 20231 March 2023
AusPath 2023 Conference 2 – 4 November 2023, Melbourne, Australia The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) is pleased to host… Read more: AusPATH Biennial Conference 2023
AusPATH response to Elkadi, J.; Chudleigh, C.;Maguire, A.M.; Ambler, G.R.; Scher,S.; Kozlowska, K. Developmental Pathway Choices of Young People Presenting to a Gender Service with Gender Distress: A Prospective Follow-Up Study. Children 2023, 10, 314.1 March 2023
https://doi.org/10.3390/children10020314 The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) was established in 2009 and is Australia’s peak body for professionals involved… Read more: AusPATH response to Elkadi, J.; Chudleigh, C.;Maguire, A.M.; Ambler, G.R.; Scher,S.; Kozlowska, K. Developmental Pathway Choices of Young People Presenting to a Gender Service with Gender Distress: A Prospective Follow-Up Study. Children 2023, 10, 314.
AusPATH statement about the Interim Service Specification for the Specialist Service for Children and Young People with Gender Dysphoria (Phase 1 Providers) by NHS England16 November 2022
In August 2022, AusPATH issued a position statement about the interim report of the Independent Review of gender identity services for… Read more: <strong>AusPATH statement about the Interim Service Specification for the Specialist Service for Children and Young People with Gender Dysphoria (Phase 1 Providers) by NHS England</strong>
AusPATH Statement: Gender Affirmative Approaches24 August 2022
The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) was established in 2009 and is Australia’s peak body for professionals involved in… Read more: AusPATH Statement: Gender Affirmative Approaches
AusPATH Statement about the Independent Review of gender identity services for children and young people: Interim report February 2022 in the UK (Cass review)11 August 2022
There have been articles in the Australian media recently about the Cass Review. These articles have misleadingly suggested that the recommended… Read more: AusPATH Statement about the Independent Review of gender identity services for children and young people: Interim report February 2022 in the UK (Cass review)
AusPATH Statement on Interim Report of The UK Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People (The Cass Review)2 August 2022
The AusPATH Board is aware that The Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People (The Cass Review)… Read more: AusPATH Statement on Interim Report of The UK Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People (The Cass Review)
Australian Trans Health History Report26 May 2022
In 2022, AusPATH and historian Professor Noah Riseman, co-published a history report of gender affirmation and trans health in Australia. Thank… Read more: Australian Trans Health History Report
AusPATH: Australian Informed Consent Standards of Care for Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy31 March 2022
To mark Trans Day of Visibility on Thursday 31 March 2022, Australia’s peak trans health body AusPATH has launched the Australian… Read more: AusPATH: Australian Informed Consent Standards of Care for Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy
Joint Letter to RANZCP30 November 2021
On 5 November 2021, AusPATH, PATHA and ACON submitted a joint letter to the President of the Royal Australian and New… Read more: Joint Letter to RANZCP
GENDER AFFIRMING SURGERY IN AUSTRALIA: An Evidence Brief23 November 2021
In November 2021, ACON, AusPATH and LGBTIQ+ Health Australia (LHA) published a short evidence brief exploring gender affirming surgery in Australia.… Read more: GENDER AFFIRMING SURGERY IN AUSTRALIA: An Evidence Brief
AusPATH Statement on UK Bell v Tavistock Appeal Decision19 September 2021
The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) was established in 2009 and is the national peak body representing, supporting, and… Read more: AusPATH Statement on UK Bell v Tavistock Appeal Decision
AusPATH: Public Statement on Gender Affirming Healthcare, including for Trans Youth26 June 2021
26 June 2021 Trans people, including women, men, non-binary people and those who are gender diverse (henceforth trans people), experience their… Read more: AusPATH: Public Statement on Gender Affirming Healthcare, including for Trans Youth
New Trans Professionals Membership Option28 February 2021
New Trans Professionals Membership Option The AusPATH board resolved to create a new membership tier for trans professionals who meet the… Read more: New Trans Professionals Membership Option
AusPATH Submission – NSW Education Legislation Amendment (Parental Rights) Bill 202028 February 2021
February 2021 AusPATH submission to: Portfolio Committee No. 3 – EducationUpper House Committees (Legislative Council)Parliament of New South Wales Regarding:NSW Education… Read more: AusPATH Submission – NSW Education Legislation Amendment (Parental Rights) Bill 2020
AusPATH Statement on Legal Gender Recognition1 February 2021
The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) recognises the right of all people to legal identity recognition and to identity… Read more: AusPATH Statement on Legal Gender Recognition
AusPATH Statement on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Change Efforts (otherwise commonly known as Conversion or Reparative Practices)29 January 2021
The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) was established in 2009 and is Australia’s peak body for professionals involved in… Read more: AusPATH Statement on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Change Efforts (otherwise commonly known as Conversion or Reparative Practices)
AusPATH Statement on Margaret Court as Companion of the Order of Australia24 January 2021
The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) was established in 2009 and is Australia’s peak body for professionals involved in… Read more: AusPATH Statement on Margaret Court as Companion of the Order of Australia
AusPATH Statement on Bell v. Tavistock29 December 2020
The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) was established in 2009 and is Australia’s peak body for professionals involved in… Read more: AusPATH Statement on Bell v. Tavistock
Response to Bell v. Tavistock Judgment from WPATH, EPATH, USPATH, AsiaPATH, CPATH, AusPATH, PATHA18 December 2020
Statement Regarding Medical Affirming Treatment including Puberty Blockers for Transgender Adolescents The Boards of Directors of the World Professional Association for… Read more: Response to Bell v. Tavistock Judgment from WPATH, EPATH, USPATH, AsiaPATH, CPATH, AusPATH, PATHA
Equinox: Protocols for the Initiation of Hormone Therapy for Trans and Gender Diverse Patients1 December 2020
PROTOCOLS FOR THE INITIATION OF HORMONE THERAPY FOR TRANS AND GENDER DIVERSE PATIENTS AUGUST 2020 Equinox Gender Diverse Health Centre provides… Read more: Equinox: Protocols for the Initiation of Hormone Therapy for Trans and Gender Diverse Patients
AusPATH Statement on Medical Gender Affirmation and Re Imogen21 September 2020
The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) was established in 2009 and is Australia’s peak body for professionals involved in… Read more: AusPATH Statement on Medical Gender Affirmation and Re Imogen
AusPATH Statement on Black Lives Matter1 July 2020
The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH), established in 2009, is Australia’s peak body for professionals involved in the health,… Read more: AusPATH Statement on Black Lives Matter
Hormone therapy for trans and gender diverse patients in the general practice setting1 July 2020
Background In recent years there has been a significant increase in the number of trans, gender diverse and non-binary (TGDNB) people… Read more: Hormone therapy for trans and gender diverse patients in the general practice setting
AusPATH and PATHA Welcome RACP Advice to Australian Minister Greg Hunt11 March 2020
The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH), established in 2009 as the Australian and New Zealand Professional Association for Transgender… Read more: AusPATH and PATHA Welcome RACP Advice to Australian Minister Greg Hunt
AusPATH Supports Inclusion of Gender Identity in the 2021 Australian Census18 December 2019
The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) was established in 2009 (previously as the Australian and New Zealand Professional Association… Read more: AusPATH Supports Inclusion of Gender Identity in the 2021 Australian Census
Genital Examinations29 October 2019
Genital examination should not be an automatic part of an assessment process that enables trans people – binary and non-binary –… Read more: Genital Examinations
AusPATH Position Statement on “Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria (ROGD)”30 September 2019
The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) was established in 2009 and is Australia’s peak body for professionals involved in… Read more: AusPATH Position Statement on “Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria (ROGD)”
AusPATH Support for the World Professional Association for Transgender Health’s Statement on De-Psychopathologisation of Gender Variance19 September 2019
The WPATH Board of Directors strongly urges the de-psychopathologisation of gender variance worldwide. The expression of gender characteristics, including identities, that… Read more: AusPATH Support for the World Professional Association for Transgender Health’s Statement on De-Psychopathologisation of Gender Variance
Position Statement on the Hormonal Management of Adult Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals1 May 2019
Introduction Rising demand for gender-affirming hormone therapy mandates a need for more formalised care of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals… Read more: Position Statement on the Hormonal Management of Adult Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals
AusPATH Position on Affirmative Model of Care19 September 2018
The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) is an organization which actively promotes communication and collaboration amongst professionals involved in… Read more: AusPATH Position on Affirmative Model of Care
Public Statement in Response to Recent Media Reporting1 August 2018
Response to recent media reporting in The Australian newspaper regarding health care for transgender children and adolescents: The Australian Professional Association… Read more: Public Statement in Response to Recent Media Reporting
Australian Standards of Care and Treatment Guidelines for Trans and Gender Diverse Children and Adolescents1 February 2018
Introduction The Australian Standards of Care and Treatment Guidelines (ASOCTG) aim to maximise quality care provision to trans and gender diverse… Read more: Australian Standards of Care and Treatment Guidelines for Trans and Gender Diverse Children and Adolescents
Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender
and Gender Diverse People, Version 81 September 2011
Use of these Standards of Care AusPATH recommends judicious use of the SOC 8 together with the Position Statements that AusPATH… Read more: Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender<br>and Gender Diverse People, Version 8