The TransHub is an exhaustive website run by ACON (Aids Council of NSW) for Trans people and families.
It is a national site, although not all resources such as health professionals are on their site. There are health providers on the AusPATH below. Also QTrans can be helpful.
Equality Australia and AusPath have information about the loss of health care for trans youth in Qld and also some other states. See below.
This is an article 30 October 2025, where PFLAG Toowoomba was interviewed by the Dalby Herald newspaper. (Facebook – 3 photographs.)
PFLAG Toowoomba also sent the following letter to the Health Minister, the Hon. Tim Nicholls on 9 August 2025
Re: Independent review of Stage 1 and Stage 2 hormone therapies in Queensland’s public paediatrics gender services
As a parent of a Transgender child, and as one who has responded to the online submission form related to the Independent review of Stage 1 and Stage 2 hormone therapies in Queensland’s public paediatrics gender services, I have several concerns I would like to raise. They both go to the issue of whether this review has been designed, and is being conducted, in good faith.
- The online submission form was largely framed in the negative. That is, it was focused on concerns and ‘lack of evidence’ but did not ask about positive views and experiences. The experience of my family in dealing with the nascent Qld Gender Centre (in 2017), and subsequently, was very positive. My son was experiencing high levels of depression and anxiety, and we were all in a state of confusion, not understanding much about the issues around transition. The care that we received, and the administration of Stage 1 (and subsequently Stage 2) treatments proved safe and effective in our case, as they have been deemed to be by all the major Australian health-related bodies in this space (The Endocrine Society, the Royal College of Physicians, the AMA, the Royal Australian & NZ College of Psychiatrists etc.). Please note that ‘effective’ does not mean these treatments are a magic bullet for the effects of dysphoria. What it does mean is that the dysphoria is not exacerbated by unwanted physical developments in adolescence while the young person comes to terms with who they are. In our case, we were well-informed about risks and benefits and in no way ‘pushed’ to take one course of action over another.
- The review panel includes not one person with lived experience of Stage 1 or 2 treatment, and no panel member has significant experience (in research or clinical practice) of treating Trans youth with dysphoria. It’s like having a panel of builders assess the electrical safety of a house without having an electrician on the panel.
- The terms of reference include consideration of the UK’s Cass Review. An authoritative critique of the Cass Review by an interdisciplinary panel from Yale (the members of which have extensive research and clinical experience in treating Trans youth with dysphoria) could have been explicitly included. It is to be hoped this review will indeed be considered, as it demonstrates critical flaws in the review led by Hillary Cass.
- In spite of all the relevant major Australian health-related bodies indicating support for the safety and effectiveness of Stage 1 and 2 hormone therapies, and the 2024 review of the Brisbane Gender Centre recommending expansion of the program, the current Review was accompanied by a ‘pause’ in these treatments. This suggests an unwillingness to listen to expertise.
Qtrans
Equality Australia
AusPath
is the peak body for health practitioners in trans health in Australia. It has a list of providers on their websites.
Transcend Australia
Supports Australian families and their trans, gender diverse and non-binary children and young people.
BIRTH CERTIFICATES
If you want to change your sex on your birth certificate, see this site
You can also change you name if you are over 18 years, see this site
If you want to change your name and you are under 18 years, see this site
Your parents must consent if you are under 18 years.