Gimuy/Cairns Controversy

Hosts: Ez (he/him) and Bette (she/her) w/ Special Guest Charlie (they/them)

This week Bette (she/they) and Ez (he/him) welcome Charlie (they/them), who joins them from a Barber’s chair in Gimuy/Cairns. Together they break down the government’s review into paediatric gender care at the Cairns Sexual Health Service and discuss Charlie’s work in community with Gimuy Queer Collective. Do buckets and black mould justify the statewide ban on essential healthcare? The government’s case seems shaky at best.

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Timestamps and Links:

• 00:00 - Acknowledgement of Country
• 00:20 - Welcome to Tranzmission
• 03:03 - Community News and Events
• 08:05 - CNaE: Trans Day of Visibility
• 11:01 - Charlie: Gimuy Queer Collective
• 12:25 - Charlie: Cairns Sexual Health Review and Cultural Climate
• 16:05 - Charlie: Clinical Timeline and Meeting Community Needs - Reviews linked below
• 19:38 - Charlie: Falling Short - Paperwork and Gillick competence
• 25:50 - Charlie: Current Operations - Dr. Katie
• 28:20 - BLACKtivation
• 28:53 - Cairns Sexual Health Review: Re A [2022]
• 31:24 - Cairns Sexual Health Review: Complaints and Funding
• 39:12 - Cairns Sexual Health Review: Standards of Care - Links in notes
• 44:22 - April Atonement
• 45:33 - Cairns Sexual Health Review: Black Mould and Maintenance
• 46:27 - Charlie: The Future - Gimuy Queer Collective, SSAYIT
• 50:12 - Cairns Sexual Health Review: Person Centred Care -21:27 - Charlie: Being Heard

Community News and Events Links

• Pink News: UN overwhelmingly votes against US proposal limiting definition of gender by Poppy-Jay St. Palmer
• Olympics: International Olympic Committee announces new Policy on the Protection of the Female (Women’s) Category in Olympic Sport
• Pink News: Queer Bookshop Raises Money for Trans Healthcare by Letting Customers 'deface' Harry Potter Books
• 2026 LGBTQIA+ Sector Forum @Pullman Cairns International Tue, 16 Jun, 8:30am - 4:30pm AEST

TDoV Links

• Trans Day of Visibility
• Support 4zzz this April Atonement
• TDoV Transtravaganza @Davies Park Tues 31 Mar, 3pm AEST
• Q News: Brisbane unveils world’s largest trans flag, a symbol of trans joy and resistance by Dean Arcuri
• pinkNOISE Easter @The Cave Inn Thurs 2 Apr, 6-9pm AEST

Journal Articles:

• Ashley et al (2023), Do gender assessments prevent regret in transgender healthcare? A narrative review
• Ashley et al (2025), Gatekeeping gender-affirming care is detrimental to detrans people

Support Services

• QLife - 1800 184 527
• QC LGBT Mental Health Services
• Open Doors Youth Services Inc.
• LifeLine - 13 11 14
• Beyond Blue - 1300 22 4636
• How to Support Transgender & Gender-questioning Youth
• Transgender Map

Get Involved

• Trans Justice Project
• Meanjin Peoples Pride
• Parents of Trans Kids Speak Out
• Protect Trans Kids QLD

Produced and recorded by Ez and Bette at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and audio and cover image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.