Transcending stereotypes: reporting to prevent violence against trans and gender diverse people and communities

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Free training

11th April

12.30pm-1.45pm

Join this conversation to learn practical solutions to accurately and responsibly frame the lived experience of the trans and gender diverse community and contribute to their ongoing safety.

Hosted by journalist and sports producer Kate Doak, this panel will support journalists and media professionals to understand the role media can play in fostering inclusivity and reducing violence against trans women and non-binary people in particular.

Panellists Jackie Turner, Director of the Trans Justice Project; Sandy O’Sullivan, Aboriginal trans person and Professor of Indigenous Studies; and Jackson Fairchild, primary prevention and trans rights advocate, will discuss the alarming rates of discrimination and violence faced by trans and gender diverse people and the media’s role in shaping public perception and attitudes.

The webinar will include an opening address from Australia’s Sex Discrimination Commissioner Dr Anna Cody.