Australia’s First Trans-Led Legal Service
“We don’t need people like you here,” a manager at a large national cleaning company told Eric*, a transman dealing with depression and anxiety, after he requested an adjustment to is work hours from his employer. The manager then removed Eric from the roster.Eric approached the Roberta Perkins Law Project – Victoria’s first dedicated legal service for trans and gender diverse persons – who helped him file a claim of disability discrimination at the human rights commission.