The LGBTI Legal Service publishes factsheets with general information about legal issues impacting the LGBTIQA+ communities. These are general advice only and you should seek individual legal advice about your own personal circumstances.
General Discrimination
Discrimination – Gender Identity
Discrimination – Sex Characteristics
Intersex People and Healthcare Rights
Rights at School
Transgender and Nonbinary
Transgender and Your Right To Healthcare
Medicare and Nonbinary Gender Markers
Recognised Details Certificate
Domestic and Family Violence
Violence in Non-Monogamous Relationships
Pamphlets for Printing
Human Rights for LGBTIQA+ Kids
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We stand with the transgender community, especially our young people, who are impacted by the Government’s decision today. We will continue to fight for trans young people’s access to healthcare. If this news is distressing please contact the following the support services.
Lifeline (Crisis support) – 13 11 14
QLife (LGBTIQA+ peer telephone support) – 1800 184 527, 3pm-midnight every day.
Headspace (Youth mental health support) – 1800 650 890
13YARN Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander crisis support If you are impacted by this decision please contact us in the new year, we reopen on 12th of January
3 weeks ago
LGBTI Legal Service will be hiring new solicitors in 2026! Keen an eye out for more information in the new year!
3 weeks ago
Our office will be closed from 12pm today until 10am on Monday 12 January 2026. If you need legal assistance during this time, please contact Legal Aid Queensland on 1300 65 11 88. We wish you all a very happy holiday break!
3 weeks ago
No one should have to experience violence, but help is available if you have. Contact LGBTI Legal Service for legal advice about the Victim Assist Queensland scheme and how it may apply to you.
2 months ago
Today our team joined other LGBTIQA+ health, welfare and advocacy organisations at Parliament House in Meanjin. We came together to present Parliament with a petition of 15,681 signatures, urgently calling for the reinstatement of gender-affirming care for young people. For more information about your rights, or about how you can support our work, call LGBTI Legal Service on (07) 3124 7160, or visit us at www.lgbtilegalservice.org.au
2 months ago
It's Trans Awareness Week! If you are under 18, trans, and your parents aren't supportive, you can access free and confidential legal advice about socially and legally affirming your gender.
2 months ago
It's Trans Awareness Week! Did you know that you have the right to have your gender identity and correct pronouns respected at work, school and in public life?
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Intersex Awareness Day may be over, but the work continues. Keep learning. Keep sharing. Keep advocating. Intersex people deserve visibility, inclusion, rights, and respect—every day of the year. We are proud to be an ally and to stand in solidarity with our intersex friends. If you haven’t signed the Darlington Statement yet, visit www.darlington.org.au. Would you like to learn more about intersex issues? Visit our friends at InterAction for Health and Human Rights at www.interaction.org.au. Would you like to understand about intersex variations or seek support? Visit the InterLink Resource Hub to Resource Hub – INTERLINK. Are you a member of the intersex community and seeking to connect with others? Visit Intersex Peer Support Australia at www.isupport.org.au.
Are you a business, institution or organisation and seeking training for your team about intersex inclusion? Visit Yellow Tick – A project of the Darlington Consortium #IntersexAwarenessDay2025 #IntersexAlly #IntersexAllySplashout #Proudtobeanintersexally #StandWithIntersex #IntersexSolidarity #BeyondTheDay #IntersexEveryday
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