Why transvisibility matters in Ballarat for champions like KL Joy

Melanie Whelan
Updated April 1 2021 - 6:30am, first published 4:30am
AWARE: City of Ballarat mayor Daniel Moloney with transgender advocates KL Joy and Abbie Clark at the first transgender flag raising. Picture: Kate Healy
AWARE: City of Ballarat mayor Daniel Moloney with transgender advocates KL Joy and Abbie Clark at the first transgender flag raising. Picture: Kate Healy

CONNECTIONS to identifying as a transgender non-binary person for KL Joy were slow. Joy was 49 years old when their nibling (a non-gendered term for a sibling's child) formally confirmed they were non-binary. This was the key turning point for Joy to be more open and aware about their gender identity.

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Melanie Whelan

Melanie Whelan

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