All Trans, Gender Diverse, Non-Binary, Brotherboys, Sistergirls and questioning young people deserve to be safe, respected, loved and celebrated. Young people are awesome, contribute so much to their families and communities and have so many big dreams to bring to life. Also, young gender diverse people can face some big challenges navigating a world which is not always as amazing as they are or as supportive as they deserve it to be. We are here for you.

Transcend Australia takes a “nothing about us without us” approach to all the work we do with and for young people. Your voice and experience is welcomed. Young people in our community are actively involved in every part of our community, including in leadership, policy and strategy development and communication and campaigns.

There are many groups around Australia that support  Sistergirls, Brotherboys, Trans, Gender Diverse, Non-Binary and questioning young people. Please let us know if there is a group or organisation we should include by contacting us info@transcend.org.au

Support Groups for Young People

VIC

Strong Brother Strong Sister↗︎
Nurturing Indigenous Youth Excellence.

Queerspace Youth↗︎
Queerspace Youth is a peer-led program for Queer, Trans, Intersex, Gender Diverse or questioning people aged 18-25 years old.

Run monthly support groups and regular events including mental health and sexual health workshops, movie nights, art and music workshops as well as skill and capacity building activities where you can hang out and make new friends and build community.

They also have mental health support workers at each event and can also assist you with referrals to Queer-identified counselling and support services run through Queerspace.

Queerspace Youth welcomes young people of all genders and sexualities. They encourage young people to come together and share knowledge about self-care, wellbeing and how to create and contribute to resilient and healthy communities.

(in)visible↗︎
(in)visible connects young queer and trans people from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds through community workshops and events.

It is a project by and for young queer and transgender people of color (QTIPOC). (in)visible recognizes that for such young people, their wellbeing is explicitly intersectional. This means a young person’s wellbeing encompasses the position as member of a religious, cultural or ethnic diverse community and their gender and/or sexual identity. A project such as (in)visible acknowledges the unique social context of QTIPOC and how this can result in some feeling they are not accepted in more one or multiple communities.

For more information on queerspace youth events visit thedrum.ds.org.au or email on enquiries@ds.org.au or reach out on their facebook page here.

Your Legal Rights at School Victoria↗︎
Justice Connect

NSW

The Gender Centre↗︎
The Gender Centre provides the following support groups for young people:

Transtopia Youth (12–17)↗︎
Young Adults (18–24)↗︎
F.T.M Connect (17+)↗︎
Non-Binary (17+)↗︎

Twenty10↗︎
Working with people across Sydney and New South Wales who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and gender diverse, non-binary, intersex, questioning, queer, asexual and more (LGBTIQA+) people and others of diverse genders and sexualities, their families and communities.

Twenty10 Social Support Groups↗︎

Your Legal Rights at School NSW↗︎
Justice Connect

QLD

Open Doors↗︎
Supporting LGBTIQAP+ young people and their families Open Doors runs a number of groups for LGBTIQ+ young people each week both online and in person.

Here are their current groups:

• Online Engagement: a series of online workshops and activities each week for young people aged 12-25 living in Queensland.
• 12 – 18’s Social Group – Every Wednesday afternoon for ages 12 to 18.
• Young and Proud – The 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month for young people aged 18 to 24.
• Jellybeans – The 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month for 12-24 years old who identify as transgender, gender diverse, gender queer, gender non-conforming or gender questioning. Jellybeans Poster
• Pride Art Therapy – Every Thursday afternoon for young people aged 12 to 24.

To attend groups at Open Doors Youth Service, an intake is required initially. Please complete the online referral form, call them on 07 3257 7660 or email at referral@opendoors.net.au to arrange an intake appointment.

Your Legal Rights at School Qld↗︎
Justice Connect

WA

The Freedom Centre↗︎
Freedom Centre is run by young people for young people using a peer support model. Their volunteers and staff are all people who are also young and LGBTIQ+ and are trained to be able to give support and information to their peers.

TransFolk of WA↗︎
T-Juniors Group is an online space for kids aged 11-16.

Your Legal Rights at School WA↗︎
Justice Connect

TAS

Queer Youth of Tasmania Working It Out↗︎
Queer Youth of Tasmania Working It Out have a range of opportunities for young people for support and connection.

Service and Groups in Tasmania↗︎

Your Legal Rights at School Tasmania↗︎
Justice Connect

SA

ShineSA↗︎
ShineSA have put together a list of supports for youth in SA.

Your Legal Rights at School SA↗︎
Justice Connect

NT

Information on support for trans and gender diverse youth in NT↗︎

Your Legal Rights at School NT↗︎
Justice Connect

ACT

A Gender Agenda↗︎
AGA aims to support the goals and needs of the intersex, transgender and gender diverse communities of Canberra and the surrounding region.

AGA Calender of Events↗︎

Your Legal Rights At School ACT↗︎
Justice Connect

National

Minus18↗︎
Changing the lives of LGBTQIA+ youth in Australia