ATSAQ - Australian TRANSGENDER SUPPORT Association QLD INC

ATSAQ is a confidential, non-profit, tax deductable, unfunded organisation that relies on donations and membership fees to provide support and information on all aspects of the medical condition known as GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER.
 
We provide and maintain
 

•   Telephone Counselling. 8am – 6pm. Feel like a chat, discuss your options, give us a ring.
•   One on One Counselling. Ring for appointment, (with a coffee & bickie or other bevy).
•   Monthly Newsletters. Start arriving in the third week of the month, sometimes with great stories, sometimes with old stories; at least you know what we are having for lunch that month!
•   Monthly Luncheons. Last Saturday from January – October at the President and Secretary’s private residence, large covered outdoor area, average monthly turn up in 2008 was 31. Lunch menu changes monthly, dessert is always a mystery, lucky door prize drawn after lunch. DIY wine, tea, coffee. BYO other bevies. Arrive how you feel comfortable. Families, S.O’s, and friends are warmly welcome. 11am start time. Sometimes we even play Bingo or Trivia…..! Bookings essential by Thursday prior.
•   Visiting Centrelink Service on a “as need” basis, since 1994.
•    ADCQ & ADTQ approved Advocate for Trans people facing discrimination. We educate and try to dispel misunderstanding and combat discrimination, which is still a common experience for transgender people in Queensland.
•    Provide the Trans Community with such support as our resources can permit.