Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) Feed Items

To help make the upcoming submission process for the MSAC 1754 survey easier, AusPATH and LHA have put together this two part guide.

PART ONE: Overview of MSAC Application 1754, which proposes to include surgical procedures for gender affirmation on the medical benefits scheme (MBS).

PART TWO: How to write a powerful response to MSAC. The voice of lived experience is critical in helping assessors of MSAC 1754 understand why equitable access to gender affirming surgery is so important. Your say is important!

Living True, Living Better, a vital evidence-based resource pack countering harmful disinformation about gender-affirming healthcare for transgender young people, created by Transcend Australia, in partnership with AusPATH and supported by Equality Australia and LGBTIQ+ Health Australia. 

This comprehensive resource pack provides accurate information to guide decision-making for families, caregivers, and health providers. 

The AMA affirms that people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and/or Gender Diverse, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, Sistergirl, and Brotherboy (LGBTQIASB+) in Australia thrive in healthcare environments where they feel safe, affirmed, respected and understood.

https://auspath.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/LGBTQIASB-Position-Statement-2023-1.pdf

Contact information: 

AusPATH (Australian Professional Association for Trans Health) 

Info@auspath.org.au 

Release Date: 

31 March 2023 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

Over the past few weeks Australia has seen a series of increasingly distressing events and 

actions taken by individuals and groups against our trans community, in cities and towns around the nation. These events represent an elevation in violence against trans people, and the LGBTQI+ community at large. 

AusPATH would like to firmly state our position in support of the rights of all trans people—binary and non-binary—to safety, health, and autonomy. 

AusPATH rejects and condemns the transphobic statements and beliefs espoused by anti-trans activists and members of the far-right. We reject and condemn the violence demonstrated not just by members of the public, but also by members of the police, towards trans rights protesters.

We stand in support and solidarity with the broader LGBTIQ+ community, and with members of the Jewish community and other minority groups that have been under attack. 

In response to this escalation in anti-trans rhetoric and violence, AusPATH will continue to 

AusPath 2023 Conference

2 – 4 November 2023, Melbourne, Australia

The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) is pleased to host the AusPATH 2023 Conference in collaboration with the Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa (PATHA).

This three-day face-to-face conference will be hosted at Pullman on the Park in East Melbourne on Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung country from 2-4 November 2023. Thursday 2 November will be dedicated to interactive workshops, and Friday 3 November to Saturday 4 November will be the main scientific program days.