Much has been written about how Australia’s welfare system operates as a way of punishing marginalised, disabled and poor people simply for being poor, creating what is effectively a system of eugenics. However, the aspect of the welfare system that most deserves this label is one of the least talked about. Let’s discuss Centrelink's relationship-testing.

On 5 August 2022, trans female Twitch streamer Clara Sorrenti, also known as Keffals, was swatted and arrested after an email containing death threats purporting to be signed by her was sent to members of the city council of London, Ontario. The email was clearly fake, riddled with grammatical errors and including Sorrenti’s deadname, which she had not been using […]

Coined by Julia Serano in her book Whipping Girl, ‘transmisogyny’ describes how trans women experience a heightened and more aggressive version of misogyny. This leads to trans women facing extreme levels of sexualisation, much heavier policing of our femininity and presentation, and greater silencing of our voices.

If the ABC is truly interested in accurately representing our lives, then it must let us talk without cisgender interference. For us to be able to achieve equality, there must be aspect of our existence deemed too unpalatable for a cisgender audience.