The report explores challenges facing trans and gender diverse people across all domains of Australian society. It draws on the expertise, insight, lived and living experience shared in 97 submissions, as well as Australian and international research. It identifies what must change to ensure trans and gender diverse people can fully realise their human rights.

The report identifies significant and preventable barriers to trans and gender diverse people’s safety, dignity and full participation in society. These barriers span all domains of life, including healthcare, housing, education, employment and public life, and are often intensified for trans and gender diverse people who also experience racism, ableism, ageism and other forms of marginalisation. Trans and gender diverse children and young people also face additional, distinct challenges.

The findings and recommendations are organised around three interconnected themes:

• being safe
• being seen and heard (dignity)
• being able to participate.

The recommendations focus on:

• establishing mechanisms within federal, state and territory governments to ensure that trans and gender diverse experiences and expertise are considered in the development of policy, programs and frameworks that affect them
• introducing or amending legislation and policies to ensure that trans and gender diverse people are consistently protected from hate speech and harmful conversion practices
• ensuring that trans and gender diverse people have equal access to public services, including education and housing
• ensuring that the criminal justice system and healthcare sector have the education and support to ensure that trans and gender diverse people can enjoy their right to health and to legal redress.