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Queensland gender reforms delayed until next year
From an article in Qnews (qnews.com.au) by Jordan Hirst
Posted 18 November 2021
Read the full article here: https://qnews.com.au/queensland-gender-reforms-delayed-until-next-year/Queensland’s Attorney-General has said long-awaited reforms to the state’s births, deaths and marriages laws to benefit transgender Queenslanders won’t be introduced until next year.
Trans and gender diverse Queenslanders must undergo expensive and invasive gender affirmation surgery before they can update gender markers on birth certificates.
Many can’t access the surgeries for various financial, medical, faith or personal reasons.
As a result, many must then “out” themselves in various situations requiring their birth certificate.
The discrepancy can also lead to distressing misgendering.
Earlier this year, Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman (pictured) committed to introducing legislation to reform the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act.
Transgender advocates have campaigned for the important changes for almost a decade.
But Queensland has lagged behind almost every other Australian state and territory on the issue.
Earlier this year, a parliamentary petition calling for the changes to Queensland’s laws attracted more than 10,000 signatures.
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