“It’s been nearly 5 years since I lodged my discrimination complaint. It’s been a relentlessly exhausting time, both physically and emotionally, for me and many others” she said.

“I hope that yesterday’s High Court special leave refusal provides clarity to the protections in law for transgender and gender diverse people in Australia, and perhaps provides a beacon of light to the rest of the world.”

“I wish my trans and gender diverse siblings, as well as their loved ones, much hope and love for their collective futures. May we all learn that just being different is not grounds for you to be ridiculed, attacked, feared or hated, but that instead you are providing a little something extra to the world. Life is not easy. Let’s all be kinder to each other and we might all enjoy it a little more” she concluded.