Volunteering Victoria announced 4 recipients at its sixth annual State Awards by video broadcast on Thursday 26 November 2020. “The State Awards celebrate the incredible examples of leadership and contribution volunteer-involving organisations, their leaders and volunteers make in our communities,” said Scott…
The HRC Foundation’s analysis of 2019 CDC data finds trans and gender-expansive high schoolers face negative outcomes compared to cisgender youth Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual,…
WHAT IS TRANSGENDER AWARENESS WEEK? In 2020, Transgender Awareness Week will take place from 13-19 November. This week is an important time in the LGBTIQ+ calendar because it raises the visibility of trans people around the world. During this time, allies and…
Every year, Transgender Day of Remembrance honours the memory of transgender people who have lost their lives through transphobic violence. We light a candle, we say their names, we honour and remember them. Transgender Day of Remembrance began in the USA on November…
The term transgender describes people whose gender identity is different than the identity they were assigned at birth. The term non-binary describes people who don’t identity as male or female. These people live as both, either, or no gender. The term gender diverse is an umbrella term that…
In response to Premier Andrew’s declaration of a state of disaster in Victoria, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, legal and human rights organisations are calling for strong safeguards to ensure that police powers are exercised fairly and proportionately during the public health…
No to Violence welcomes today’s announcement from the Victorian Government of $20.41 million funding for services that work with directly with perpetrators of family violence. No to Violence is the operator of the Men’s Referral Service which has seen an 11 per…
Even without a global crisis like COVID-19, people with disability experience higher morbidity and mortality rates for preventable conditions than the general population, and on average have a life expectancy up to 36 years lower than people without disability.…
Migration Council Australia has worked with Protein One—a Sydney-based award-winning digital design agency to develop a multilingual mobile app for Australia’s culturally and linguistically diverse communities about COVID-19, its impact and available support.…
This week, the Council of Attorneys-General decided not to raise the age of criminal responsibility. This is despite research from the Australia Institute and Change the Record that shows that most Australians agree children as young as 10 years old do not…
