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“I can’t change what the word of God says.”

“Be supportive of organisations and networks who stand as activists, protective shields, and safe spaces for those who are vulnerable within the community.”

A law allowing intersex people to identify themselves as a third gender on official documents has gone into effect.

“I can now apply to be legally recognised as female. This will help me with gaining employment and to be recognised for who I truly am,” said Arrernte sistergirl Rosalina Curtis.

Tasmanian Labor will now support the ability for parents to opt out of including gender on their children’s birth certificates, rather than the removal of gender markers entirely.

“For the Government to claim that this reform has been sprung on Tasmania and there is need for further consultation is misleading and just an excuse for unnecessary delay.”

“Forcing trans people to divorce their partner before they can change their birth certificates is discriminatory”

“This could very well be the best chance we get at achieving reform for a long time”

“I want to let the South Australian community know that I’m sorry for the discrimination within the state’s laws that they have experienced in the past”

The future of a bill allowing trans and gender diverse people to easily change the gender on their birth certificate is uncertain, ahead of an expected debate in the upper house next week.