Gender Centre

26/08/2026

✨ACON Honor Awards✨

The Gender Centre is thrilled to be included in the finalist nominees for the ACON Honour Awards in the Community Organisation category!

Congratulations to all other finalists 💗

REVEALED: Unsung heroes, inspiring individuals and outstanding community organisations comprise a vibrant and diverse group of finalists for the 2026 Honour Awards, NSW’s premier rainbow community service awards celebration.

Recipients will be announced on Thursday 8 October at Paddington Town Hall Sydney.

Read more about the finalists in the Star Observer via link in comments

*** COMMUNITY HERO ***
Ashley Scott
Joseph Sikulu
Katie Green
Penny Gulliver
Joyce Maynge

*** COMMUNITY ORGANISATION ***
The Gender Centre
INsolidarity’s The Mound
Sydney Stingers
Walk On Walk Strong Project

*** VOLUNTEER HERO ***
Cassandra Armstrong
William Weller
Erol Dalkic & Graham August
Beverly Buttercup

*** YOUNG ACHIEVER ***
Barbi Ghanoush
Josh Turner
Dawood Sajid
Dan Davis

*** ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT & MEDIA ***
Brunswick Picture House
Kat Dopper
Luka Musicki
Under the Brown Rainbow

*** HIV HERO ***
Elliot McLaren
John Rule
Stephen Allkins
HIV/AIDS Legal Centre

*** HEALTH & WELLBEING ***
Andrew Bondini
Hanna Qereqeretabua
Hayden York
Paula Corvalan

*** BUSINESS ***
PlanetDwellers
Chocolat Philippe
Bernies Bar Newcastle
Pink Media Group

25/08/2026

✨Employment opportunity ✨

Interested in joining the team at The Gender Centre?

Please see current housing/homelessness caseworker position available.

Please direct applications and/or questions to [email protected]

05/08/2026

✨Homelessness Week✨

For Homelessness Week 2026, The Gender Centre is sharing facts and figures about homelessness to help promote discourse and action.

27/05/2026

✨LGBTQ+ Domestic Violence Awareness Day✨

The creation of the LGBTQ Domestic Violence Awareness Day in 2020 was the first time in history that an awareness day was formed to highlight domestic, family and intimate partner violence and abuse occurring in LGBTQ+ communities.

Held annually on May 28, LGBTQ Domestic Violence Awareness Day is the only day like it in the world.

The right to live a life free from violence and abuse is a person’s most basic human right, but for many LGBTQ+ people, this is not a reality. Over 60% of LGBTQ+ people will experience domestic, family and intimate partner violence and abuse in their lifetime, yet victim/survivors remain largely invisible with incredibly low levels of reporting.

With your support, we can ensure that there are no invisible victims in the future and that everyone, no matter what their sexuality or gender identity, can feel and gain hope and courage.

26/05/2026

The Gender Centre would like to take the opportunity to recognise National Reconciliation Week.

The theme for National Reconciliation Week 2026 is "All In" and it is a call for all Australians to commit wholeheartedly to reconciliation every single day.

"All In" makes clear that reconciliation is not a spectator sport and that all of us must step away from the sidelines and take action to make change.

The theme also reminds us that reconciliation and advancing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ rights isn’t a passive activity, and it is not solely the responsibility of First Nations people, who have carried the weight of championing, explaining and acting for far too long.

Reconciliation will not happen by itself, and it will not happen without all of us. The GC takes this shared responsibility to heart.

22/05/2026

✨Survey opportunity✨

The Gender Centre is inviting the community to participate in this survey to provide feedback on the work that The Gender Centre does with the trans and gender diverse (TGD) community.
The purpose of this survey is to identify how The Gender Centre can improve support as an advocate for the TGD community in order to better elevate with the voices and needs of the community.
Please participate to have your voice heard.

19/05/2026

Polare, edition 121 now available!

Link in comments 👀

16/05/2026

On May 17th we acknowledge International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersex Discrimination and Transphobia.
IDAHOBIT is the anniversary of when the World Health Organisation removed homosexuality from the Classification of Diseases.
While we celebrate this milestone and other advancements in LGBTQIA+ equality, we also recognise and hope to bring awareness to the ongoing struggles and discrimination faced by the community.

05/05/2026

🏳️‍⚧️🌈Trans youth and ally drop in🏳️‍⚧️🌈

1st Tuesday of the month, from 3pm
31 Waratah St, Katoomba

28/04/2026

✨Trans and Gender Diverse clothing swap✨

The GC will be hosting a clothing swap on 7th and 8th May 2026.

Got clothes that no longer suit you? We happily accept donations in the lead up and on the days of the swap.

In need of clothes? Come along and check out what’s on offer.

Need more info? Contact us via email.