Opening Hours
Weekly : 24/7
We are never closed, we always answer your email. Email Jess!
Services we offer
All services are completely FREE of charge
We have quite a few free service offerings that may be of interest to I and TGD folks.
Note : Government and Businesses are charged for services. All others including community groups are free from charge.
Support
Service Referral and Help - TranzACT facebook secret group for ACT TGD support and service referral information or
one on one meet up, referral and support to appropriate service providers (Contact Kim/Tranz Australia)
Buddy / Mentor System - Get connected to someone who is in a similar situation to you for peer support
Gender Free Bathroom Signage - Contact us to get signage you can use anywhere !
Free Education Sessions
Trans 101 - Basic Transgender and Gender Diverse (TGD) education delivered by people with lived experience*
Intersex 101 - Basic information about people with Intersex variations delivered by people with lived experience*
Confidence and Being You
TranzAustralia Makeovers - FaceBook page to book a makeover in Canberra, happens every 2 months, last Sunday arvo
Professional speech therapy - for trans feminine, trans masculine or enby folks, to naturally and safely raise or lower ones voice.
Fashion / Dressing / Makeup help - For all Trans and TGD people (Contact Jenni/Tranz Australia for referral)
'Authentic Lives' Course for Trans* and TGD people - confidence building, your rights and skills development
Visibility
Speaking at conferences or events - Contact us for TGD and I speakers with lived experience
POSTERS
Transrespect ACT - FaceBook Page with ACT branded TGD posters available for free download
Transrespect Australia - FaceBook Page with Australia branded TGD posters available for free download
Referral to Counselling
I can refer you on so I can help you to explore what it is you may wish to do too affirm your gender identity.
Tranz Australia
ACT wing of the Tranz Collective
The Tranz* group of Facebook users is a collective that exists for people with Intersex variations and Transgender and Gender Diverse (TGD) people to increase visibility, to provide education, support and an online community, via articles and posts of interest and relevance.
What they are saying about us
"The content of the session was useful in prompting staff to think about gender and transgender issues, and the relaxed and informal nature of the session and your engagement helped ensure a positive environment. Overall, the session was effective in raising awareness and consciousness of transgender issues, and promoted valuable discussion and reflection amongst the team. It made a very useful contribution to our overall management of diversity issues within the team, and laid a solid foundation to enable us to provide an appropriately inclusive workplace."
Sam - Australian Government
"Tim and Jenni totes rocked everyone's socks off today. Many have preached the rainbow message and tried to get the diversity/inclusion/respect agenda across. Where they do a decent job with the L and G well, often the BTIQ* are left wanting. Not Tim and Jenni. In sharing their authentic, lived experiences, Tim and Jenni inspired and equipped people with real, practical skills to be respectful human beings in the workplace and beyond."
Australian Government
"The Trans* 101 Education Package was an engaging, insightful way of approaching issues pertaining to trans* identifying Australians. The workshop included exercises which challenged the audience to consider different perspectives. The panellists when speaking of their personal experiences were funny, insightful and moving. I found it incredibly courageous that some would speak in front of a crowd of 80 people and share such personal stories. As businesses, departments and other institutions challenge themselves to be more accepting and accommodating of their trans* members it is only fitting that University Colleges do the same. I would recommend the workshop to any institution seeking to facilitate a more open, caring community."
ANU Burgmann College
"Jenni and Reed gave a presentation on transgender issues and concepts of gender to my Year 12 students. It was insightful for the students to have the opportunity to engage with real stories to deepen their understanding of concepts of gender. On reflection one student wrote, "When you came in I was a little hesitant and uncomfortable. But as we continued to get into the conversation, I found it extremely interesting and rewarding experience." Jenni and Reed's presentation challenged my students for the better. "
ACT School
"I’m the secretary of the ANU Circle for Gender Equity at the ANU and I contacted Tranz Australia to organise an event. Tranz Australia were able to hold a panel discussion for ANU students and members of the ANU Circle for Gender Equity for IDAHOT. They were really well-organised and put together a fantastic event with minimal effort required on my part. The discussion was focused around questions I prepared for the event, so was targeted at exactly the topic I was hoping to cover. The panel discussion was chaired by the Tranz Collective and featured three ANU students who offered personal insights into the transgender experience. The Tranz Collective was able to perfectly tailor the conversation to focus on ‘What is Gender?- Observations from a Transgender Perspective ‘. The personal stories were at times raw and eye-opening for the audience. Members of our society were very impressed by the event. They learnt a lot and were touched by the ability of the speakers to connect with the audience. Some told me it gave them a new perspective of thinking about gender and everyday interactions such as pronouns that they had never considered before. Tranz Australia provided a slideshow and were well prepared. The opportunity for questions was a great learning experience for all, with many interested to find out more. The collective is doing really great work for the community and I recommend taking up the opportunity to work with them to put together an event. The ANU Circle for Gender Equity Event was a great success thanks to the efforts, organisation and uniquely personal touch of the Tranz Collective. Thanks to the Collective, ANU students walked away with a more nuanced understanding of gendered interactions and will remember the insights gained at the event in times to come."
ANU Circle for Gender Equity
"Completing a strategic plan with Jenni helped give me a bird's eye view of my life, my possibilities and my strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. It certainly would be beneficial for a wide variety of people, in all types of life situations. No matter who you are, I believe you would gain something by going through this process with Jenni."
Andrew
"Jenni did a great job helping me think through my long and short term goals. She created the space and time for it, and a structure for thinking about how to move things in the direction of my goals."
Julia
"Doing the life strategic planning with Jenni really helped me to organise my thoughts about where I want to go and what my priorities are. Jenni was an expert at helping me to reflect on what I wanted and what things I needed to do in order to get there. She helps you make a map of where you want to go, but you're always in the drivers seat making the decisions and leading the conversation. I've found the session has made a massive difference in my ability to think about my future. Working with Jenni helped me to take a lot of the fear and judgement out of my conceptualising of the future. She's so encouraging and yet grounded that it's a truly safe space to but out what you want and where you are going."
Lucy
"I really appreciate the time I spent with Jenni working on a strategic plan. It helped me to clarify my thoughts, bring my areas of strength to the foreground and it gave me a plan to move forward with things. Everything you work through with her comes from you but Jenni helps you to focus on the assets you have at your disposal and to isolate your areas for development. I would recommend doing a session with Jenni as it gives you a productive environment which enables you to sit down and really focus on issues."