Transgender Victoria

Facebook Terms of Use

This TGV page is for people to find out more about TGV, the services we offer, as well as hosting debate and discussion about important issues faced by the gender diverse community. Please be respectful of all points of view, and refrain from personal attacks on other users. TGV will remove any posts that:

- are likely to be offensive to other readers
- discuss m

ethods of suicide or self-harm
- discuss drug/medication in an unbalanced way, e.g. omit the negative effects
- contain unhelpful advice, such as blaming a person for being gender diverse
- are dogmatic, such as setting out courses of action as “the only way”
- are racist, sexist or discriminatory
- critical of individuals or behavior that could be interpreted as bullying or harassment
- are obscene, or uses graphic sexual language
- are defamatory, or overly critical of services or organisations which provide services to the gender diverse community
- for any other reason are likely to cause harm / distress to other people reading the story
- are posted for commercial purposes
- promote inaccurate, inappropriate or harmful health advice. TGV encourages community members to share information about events, support groups or other helpful organisations but request information is only posted once to maintain a flow of discussion and ensure that no one event is given undue prominence. TGV can take no responsibility for comments on our page, or any interactions community members may have on or off our page. TGV is a volunteer-run organisation and may not always check its page regularly. Therefore, all private communication with TGV should be emailed to: [email protected]

Emergency Support

TGV recognises that sometimes people need immediate help and support. We are not able to provide information or crisis support on this page, and other users are not able to provide this support either. If you feel you are in danger, please contact:

Police, Fire, Ambulance 000

Switchboard (formally gay/lesbian switchboard)
1800 184 527 and http://www.switchboard.org.au/
(5:30pm – 10:30pm every day)

Qlife
http://qlife.org.au/ and 1800 184 527
(5:30pm – 10:30pm every day)

Beyondblue
1300 22 4636 or www.beyondblue.org.au
Lifeline
13 11 14 and www.lifeline.org.au

Suicide Call Back Service
1300 659 467

Other information and support

Lifeline service finder
www.lifeline.org.au

SANE Australia helpline
1800 18 SANE (7263) or www.sane.org

Beyondblue
1300 22 4636 or www.beyondblue.org.au

Black Dog Institute
www.blackdoginstitute.com.au
Complaints and Feedback