The fight never ends

Queer history is full of hard-fought battles - from the decriminalisation of homosexuality to the fight for AIDS/HIV recognition and marriage equality. You’d think by now, the fighting would be over… right? But instead we're seeing backwards steps - especially for the trans community. Katie Green, CEO of the Inner City Legal Centre, and Carlie, from Parents for Trans Youth Equity, talk about the fight for trans rights today.

The world that I want her to grow up in is a world where her existence is not up for debate.

Parents for Trans Youth Equity Executive member, Carlie

Carlie, Executive member of Parents for Trans Youth Equity.

It's really tough, I think, for trans people, the best thing they'll get is a decision that says you were right, but they go through such hardship.

CEO of the Inner City Legal Centre, Katie Green

Farz Edraki (left) and Katie Green outside the Inner City Legal Centre, in Sydney.

Credits

Host: Farz Edraki

Producers: Laura Brierley Newton, Olivia O'Flynn

Sound Design and Mix: Laura Brierley Newton

Executive Producer: Kate Montague and Lorna Clarkson

Theme Music: What! By the Vovos

Art: Siena Zadro

SBS Team: Joel Supple, Max Gosford, Bernadette Phương Nam Nguyễn, Philip Soliman