Yes. You are very welcome to attend any of our community groups! Our facilitators are all LGBTI+ friendly.

In addition, we have groups that are specifically for trans, non-binary, gender diverse and gender questioning people.

We keep the location and online access codes of our trans groups off public pages. To join one of our trans and gender diverse groups please send us an email at info@discharged.asn.au.

Why do we have groups specifically for trans people?

Here’s some of the reasons:

1. 48% of young trans people attempt suicide - a rate 20 times higher than the general population.

2. Our Founder started DISCHARGED specifically in response to the high suicide rate in the trans population.

3. DISCHARGEDs’ Curtin University research highlighted that trans people experience significant discrimination, microaggressions and trauma in mainstream mental health services that lack an understanding of how to treat trans and gender diverse patients.

4. Having specific groups means that it’s safe for trans and gender diverse folk to be open about their identity. It’s important to us to create a space that is safe for trans people to get support from those who understand trans experiences. That’s why our trans specific groups are also run by trans facilitators.

Please note: As our capacity and team grows, we plan to open further groups specific for people who’s voices are often silenced or ignored.