Trans Justice Sydney

23/12/2025

We are taking a scheduled break until Monday 12 January so this account may be fairly quiet until then.

Note: We are organising a Planning Day for late January or early February. More details, including how to get involved, will be shared as we have them 💜

Stay safe, stay cool, and stay tuned for more updates in early 2026.

If you are struggling and in need of support, please reach out to one of the following:

Qlife
3pm to Midnight, 7 days a week
1800 184 527

Beyond Blue
24 hours, 7 days a week
1300 224 636

Lifeline
24 hours, 7 days a week
13 11 14

A more thorough list of services can be found at transhub.org (link in our bio).

If you would like to help trans and gender diverse youth in Queensland, you can donate to Project 491 (link in our bio).

09/12/2025

This International Human Rights Day (10 December), we’re calling on Australia to take action on human rights commitments sought by lead NGOs in a joint coalition report for Australia’s 4th Universal Periodic Review (UPR). You can check out the report via the link in our bio.

Australia’s human rights record will face scrutiny in January 2026 when the Australian Government appears before the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva for its major human rights review, the UPR. Member states will comment and make recommendations on Australia’s compliance with international human rights obligations, and Australia will also have an opportunity to voluntarily commit to human rights improvements.

Trans Justice Sydney has endorsed the joint coalition report, and has written to the Attorney General Michelle Rowland () to highlight some of the key changes we would like to see in the human rights landscape, including for trans and gender diverse people.

Check out the joint coalition report (link in our bio) to learn more about the range of human rights commitments being sought in the lead up to the UPR.

If you have capacity, you can also write to the Attorney General Michelle Rowland ([email protected]) ahead of the UPR, highlighting 3-4 main asks from the joint coalition
report that you’re passionate about.

Our thanks to the UPR NGO Coordinating Committee, amongst others, for all your work on this campaign, including , , and .

06/12/2025

05/12/2025

The inquiry into Australia’s youth justice and incarceration system is accepting submissions until 19 December 2025. If you have lived experience of the youth prison system, or you’re a group/organisation with subject matter knowledge, do consider making a contribution. The inquiry webpage is linked in our bio.

This inquiry first opened in September 2024, was then stalled, then re-opened late this year. Unfortunately, the original inquiry didn’t shine much of a light on the experiences and needs of LGBTQ+ young people involved with the prison system. Notably, LGBTQ+ people are overrepresented in the prison system [1], and this is a disproportionately an issue for First Nations people, people of colour and people with disabilities in the community. Additionally, the unique and intersecting harms faced by, and needs of, LGBTQ+ communities involved with the prison system are often overlooked [2]. The re-opened inquiry provides an opportunity to provide input about the challenges and needs of LGBTQ+ young people.

If you have relevant lived experience, are an organisation or group with relevant knowledge, and have capacity, do consider making a submission.

[1] Walters, R, Antojado, D, Maycock, M and Bartels, L, 2024, ‘LGBT people in prison in Australia and human rights: a critical reflection’, Alternative Law Journal, vol.49, iss.1, p.40.
[2] Ibid, p. 41.

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30/11/2025

Join us on Tuesday 16 December from 5.30pm to celebrate what the trans community have collectively achieved in 2025!

(This is just a casual social event - no formal discussions or speeches or anything. The only requirement is to have fun 😡)

All welcome, including allies, families, kids, dogs and blahaj!

Bring: picnic foods, blankets, fun park activities.

Where: Camperdown Memorial Rest Park, a four-minute walk from Newtown Station.

We will find a space somewhere in the north part of the park, viewable from the public toilet block and the parking on Federation Road. Look for the pink parasol!

18/11/2025

November the 19th is World Toilet Day! Given its intersection with Trans Awareness Week, we particularly want to highlight the importance of safe and inclusive bathroom facilities for trans and gender diverse people on this day. Check out the links in our bio to 1) email your state representative to fix public toilets in NSW and 2) access a letter template that can be used to provide feedback to facilities about the need for all gender toilets. 

15/11/2025

We are heeeeeereeeee.... 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

Sock Drawer Heroes and Friends Markets.

Sharing Trans Justice campaign info, petitions for migrant s*x workers and trans and gender diverse incarcerated folks.
And.. Inside Out LGBTQIA+ Prison Solidarity Network letter writing project 💞

15/11/2025

We are here folks. And so is the whole community!

Sock drawer heroes market day is ON.
Gadigal/wangal lands.

Trans Justice Sydney are here with the LGBTQIA+ Inside Out Prisoner Solidarity Project writing letters to incarerated folks.

We are talking about campaigns for trans justice, petitioning for migrant s*x worker rights and the rights of trans and gender diverse incarcerated folks.

Its gotta make you feel proud.

🏳️‍⚧️💞🏳️‍⚧️💞

15/11/2025

Its Sock Drawer Heroes market day.
Its ooooooooonnnnn.

So much goodness.

Sharing LGBTQIA + Prison Letter writing Solidarity Network info and holiday card writing.

Trans justice campaigns, petitions for migrant s*x workers and incarcerated Trans and Gender diverse people.

And all the other amazing stalls!!

13/11/2025

We will be at  and Friends Laneway Markets tomorrow, Saturday 15 November in Petersham, 10am - 4pm. We will be sharing a stall with the excellent Inside Out LGBTQIA+ Prisoner Solidarity Network! Inside Out distribute a quarterly newsletter by and for incarcerated LGBTIQA+ people and allies into prisons across the continent.

Come by the stall to sign a petition, connect and let us know what's important to you in the fight for trans justice in 2026 and beyond. We will have a craft station ready for people to write a holiday message of solidarity and support to an incarcerated LGBTQIA+ community member during the holiday period.

     

11/11/2025

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