The Nepalese government has begun issuing citizenship certificates designated “third gender” for trans and intersex people who do not identify as male or female.

As a Senate committee prepares to hold public hearings in Sydney this week on Labor's draft national anti-discrimination laws, there’s growing outrage within the LGBTI community and elsewhere over the wide-ranging exemptions offered to religious bodies and other groups that will allow them to continue to legally discriminate against people on several grounds including sexual orientation and gender identity.

The manual used by US psychiatrists to diagnose mental illness no longer lists transgender as a ‘disorder’.

Groups and organisations representing the country’s diverse sex and gender (DSG) community have called for the Federal Government to urgently act on the recommendations of a groundbreaking report released by the National LGBTI Health Alliance last week.

After absorbing a backlash from members of the transgender community for the past few weeks, producers of the Trevor Ashley-starring panto trAnnie have now decided to rename the show to Trashley.

LGBTI people across Australia will be forced to wait some time longer for same-sex marriage laws after Tasmania’s Upper House last night scuttled a bill that would have allowed same-sex couples to enter into marriages recognised by the state.

Cabaret performer Trevor Ashley and the Sydney Opera House have apologised but say their new show trAnnie will still go on despite some members of the transgender community voicing concerns the panto perpetuates negative stereotypes.

A high-profile Adelaide criminal lawyer received the support of peers in the legal industry yesterday after making her first appearance in court having transitioned from male to female.

While a decision by Miss Universe to now allow transgender contestants to compete has been welcome by some, others are wondering whether greater inclusivity in beauty pageants really translates to greater equality. Serkan Ozturk reports.

The country’s national advertising regulator has been criticised by LGBTI groups for failing to understand the concerns of transgender people after it dismissed complaints over a controversial Libra tampon ad which it was suggested could incite prejudice against the transgender community.

Victoria's Zoe Belle Gender Centre (ZBGC) has received funding from the Victorian Government for a Youth Suicide Prevention project.

A landmark report into discrimination and vilification faced by LGBT people of Jewish heritage has been released by the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV), finding that “it is probably harder to come out in the Jewish community than in other communities.”

Transgender and intersex organisations have applauded the High Court for its decision to uphold the appeal of two trans men who the West Australian government refused to recognise as male.