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Inquiry into the Sexual Reassignment Repeal Bill 2014 (S.A.)

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Parliament of South Australia: Legislative Review Committee, 13 April 2016

On Tuesday 12 April 2016, the Report of the Legislative Review Committee into
the Sexual Reassignment Repeal Bill 2014 was tabled in Parliament.

The referral to investigate the Bill was brought in the Legislative Council in late 2014 by the
Hon. Tammy Franks MLC. The report recommends the passage of the Sexual
Reassignment Repeal Bill to repeal the Sexual Reassignment Act 1988 (SA) (the
‘SRA’).

Presiding member of the Committee, Gerry Kandelaars, said that the report recognises a particular need for law reform to improve the health outcomes experienced by the ‘gender diverse’ (meaning gender questioning, queer, androgynous, non-binary, transgender, or transsexual) community in South Australia.

Read more – download press release (PDF) MEDIA RELEASE – LEGISLATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE – INQUIRY INTO THE SEXUAL REASSIGNMENT REPEAL BILL 2014

Indigenous and transgender: five questions

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The Guardian, Friday 26 September 2014 16.57 AEST

“I was brought up with a rich sense of cultural pride, but from a young age I knew something wasn’t right. At age 17 I embarked on a transition to feel at ease with myself.”

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