About #TransStrong

The #TransStrong campaign aims to build the strength of Trans and Gender Diverse people and their families, parents and carers. While reforms are (slowly) taking place - we want to create a library of stories of strong, to give hope to people who are struggling with the transphobic debates. 

We are inviting TGD people and their families, parents and carers to share stories about what strong means to you and how you found your strong. 

These stories of strong are an act of resistance. This campaign does not absolve transphobes of responsibility for their actions, rather we say: TGD people and their families, parents and carers are not waiting for your enlightenment, we are living our best possible lives now. 

How to participate 

How we can help
  1. ​Share a story about what strong means to you as a TGD person or as a family member, parent or carer - and how you found your strong
  2. Use words to tell your story - or an image
  3. ​Post to Kindness Pandemic with #TransStrong
  4. Download the project flyer here and share
  5. Set up your own #TransStrong network
  6. Or email us. ​
  1. Call Catherine or Merrin to tell your story, we can document it for you and send it to you to check, or
  2. Send us your story and we can post it to social media for you, or 
  3. Call us and tell us how we can help
  4. Check our details at end of the page
  5. To share the campaign flyer click here 

Story gallery 

If you share your story with us we will upload it here, to create a gallery that people can come to, to read and celebrate TGD strength and allies. 

Information about supports 

There are a number of Queer specific resources you can access, here are some of them:
  • Beyond Blue has a very useful Mental Wellbeing Support service, which is available 24 hours/7 days a week. You can click on the image below, or here
  • Qlife is a free and anonymous support services for LGBTIQ+ Australians here ​

Contact us

Trans Strong is led by the Kindness Pandemic, an initiative of Celebrate Ageing Ltd​​. For more information please contact the project team Dr Catherine Barrett and Merrin Wake on
  • Email: info@thekindnesspandemic.org
  • Phone: Dr Catherine Barrett 0429 582 237   Merrin Wake 0422208776