Queer Liberation Boorloo (QLB) called a protest on August 11 to pressure the Western Australian government to support community-led amendments to its .
Speakers at the 鈥淭rans Rights: Get it Right鈥 protest in Northbridge included representatives of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) and Pride WA.
Activists called on Labor to support self-ID, extend rights to young adults from 16 years old and allow people to specify their own gender marker.
They also want loopholes removed from anti-discrimination laws.
鈥淭he bill will abolish the gender board,鈥 said QLB activist Nova Sobieralski, 鈥渂ut in all other respects it is among the most conservative gender recognition bill in Australia鈥.
Alex Wallace, also from QLB, said: 鈥淭hese amendments are simple. They are community led and driven. This isn鈥檛 about politics 鈥 This is about doing what is right for the trans and gender-diverse community of Western Australia.鈥
Intersex and transgender activist Del expressed concern over the government鈥檚 earlier proposal to include an 鈥渋ntersex/indeterminate鈥 marker alongside 鈥渕ale鈥, 鈥渇emale鈥 and 鈥渘on-binary鈥.
Intersex advocates disagree with including the 鈥渋ntersex鈥 marker, because it conflates sex and gender. Del believes gender should be removed from identification documents altogether.
Nat Latter, from Rainbow Futures WA (RFWA) said: 鈥淚 don鈥檛 know what it takes to get the government to listen 鈥 But I do know that the more we are united as a community, the harder it is for them to ignore us.鈥
RFWA has been campaigning for these reforms for the better part of a decade.
Kate Salinger, from PFLAG, also emphasised the importance of solidarity between oppressed groups. Michael Felix, representing Pride WA, spoke about building support among the LGBTIQ movement.
The Legislative Council is scheduled to debate Labor鈥檚 gender recognition reforms from August 13.