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laura_seabrook in aussie_tg

Passports Denied to Trans Community by Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs

Aug 10, 2007 13:55

In May 2007 Alexander Downer the Australian Minister for Foreign affairs signed an order that changed the policies of the Australian passport office concerning the issuing of passports to members of the trans community. The paper was signed in secret without consultation with the sex and gender diverse community, health service providers and nor ( Read more... )

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open_other_end August 10 2007, 09:16:21 UTC

Are there any decent surgeons in Australia, anyway?

Decent Surgeons laura_seabrook August 10 2007, 09:40:46 UTC

As I'm a T-Girl (my surgery was in Thailand) I don't know if it's for me to say.

Surely choice is everything in the matter, but how can you make an informed choice if obstacles are put your way, like an expectation of being 'strip searched' through customs because of suspicions raised by mismatching passports?

Re: Decent Surgeons open_other_end August 10 2007, 11:31:45 UTC

I'm not disagreeing with you at all that it's a despicable state of affairs, I'm just trying to think of my options when I actually have the money.

Re: Decent Surgeons laura_seabrook August 10 2007, 11:39:36 UTC

Then you do have a problem. It's very hard to get an unbiased opinion about surgeons. In general their previous patients either praise them to high heaven or damn them to hell - seldom any middle ground.

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aesmael August 10 2007, 17:54:14 UTC

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I just went and made a (rather vague) post on the subject.