Sexual reassignment surgery will no longer be required to formally register a change of sex in Queensland.Same-sex couples will also be able to register as mother/mother or father/father for the first time.
A change of name will also be able to be made at the same time as an alteration of sex in support of trans and gender-diverse people in their transition.‘We all deserve dignity’: Key groups call for an end to divisive debate on transgender issues The LNP opposed the laws, arguing a bill allowing self-declaration was a threat to women's privacy in women-only spaces such as toilets and change rooms and would have a negative impact on women's sports.
Health Minister Shannon Fentiman, who introduced the bill last year as attorney-general, said the concerns about women's safety were unfounded.
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