Sex, Gender & Identity: Trans Rights in Australia by Professor Paula Gerber

Join Professor Paula Gerber in conversation with Cambrey Payne to launch Sex, Gender and Identity: Trans Rights in Australia. the upcoming title in Monash University Publishing's In The National Interest Series.

These days, barely a week goes by without media stories about the trans community, usually targeting trans women. They are likely to have a sensationalist headline and a salacious tone, and the writing is often ill-informed and vilifying. Favoured topics include women in sports, bathrooms, where prisoners are housed, and health care for trans and gender-diverse children and young people.

Why have trans people become the target of so much prejudice and bigotry? And most importantly, how do we change this? Is it possible to move from blaming, shaming and excluding trans people to respecting, protecting and including them? These questions are at the heart of Sex, Gender & Identity: Trans Rights in Australia.