Tranzmission

Gimuy/Cairns Controversy

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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

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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.