[9][10][11][12] Stone has also spoken out in support of transgender kids being allowed to use the bathroom of their choice,[13] the importance of the Safe Schools Coalition,[14] and the Pride Centre located in St Kilda. // console.log('Changed ' + all_links.href); It is a very personal subject and I wanted it to be done well and respectfully, says Georgie from her home in suburban Melbourne. None. you were born with the genitals that matched your brain. I get that some people prefer to live in a way that is not defined by society, therefore if a man wants to cry and wear a dress why not, because these 'roles' for men and women are just constructs. In September last year, Mr Morrison expressed alarm at a report in The Daily Telegraph highlighting how teachers were being trained to spot transsexual students. f.parentNode.insertBefore( j, f ); England and Wales company registration number 2008885. Its unfortunately common to see parents struggle or even disown their children due to their lack of understanding of gender dysphoria but Rebekah truly showed what it means to be a parent. Professor Whitehall declined to comment publicly on individual cases for fear of reprisals. JK Rowlings recent controversial comments on transness were deeply upsetting for Georgie. At the age of 10, Stone was the youngest person to receive hormone blockers in Australia, which set a precedent that eventually changed the law that compelled transgender children and their families to apply to the Family Court of Australia to access stage one treatment. It's not like you have to undergo surgery to do so. There was always something inside that wasnt right. Tonights segment shed light on exactly how difficult emotionally, physically and legally the transgender journey is. // forced if the address starts with http (or also https), but does not link to the current domain A quiet moment between Georgie Stone and her mum Rebekah waiting for her gender affirmation surgery. A year after marrying, Georgies parents Greg and Bec discovered they were pregnant with twins. This short documentary features Georgie Stone; her mother, Rebekah Beck Robertson; her father, Greg Stone; her twin brother, Harry Stone and one of her doctors, Michelle Telfer. var force = ''; When her testosterone levels rose at 10, Georgie applied for the court order to access puberty blockers, which would stop her face from masculinising, her voice from deepening and her facial hair from growing. } } In the spirit of reconciliation, Refinery29 Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. var ignore = 'https://imgix.pedestrian.tv'; Mackenzie is the first transgender character on the soap and the second trans in Australian. In a few short years, Georgie Stone has made history by blurring the lines between acting and activism. When Georgie Stone was a toddler, she knew her body just didnt feel right. Thats how scarce these opportunities are.. The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone follows Georgies life and path as an activist and documents the intimate moments with her family before her operation. var all_links = document.links[t]; Im not at fault here, theres actually nothing wrong with me. change_link = false; Now a 16-year-old girl, Georgie is an inspiring advocate for transgender teens, and is determined to change crippling legislation that demands children go to the Family Court for permission to take 'puberty-blocking' hormones. Georgie and her Mum, Rebekah, are now trying to do the same in terms of access to cross-sex hormone therapy. I am not objecting to a man who wants to become a woman and vice versa from doing so, but I am just saying that it seems to me so irrelevant to even care what you were born with when the rest of us just accept it, and it seems they put themselves through such misery just because they can't accept they were born with a penis or a vagina. Given that the supernatural series became the streamers second most, Just weeks after the Harry & Meghan documentary aired on Netflix, Prince Harrys set to reveal more in a new sit-down interview. Australia is currently the only country in the world in which transgender children mustapplyfor the therapy - once again through the Family Court. I had to write to an executive producer to create a role for me. Though her family was supportive and understanding, many werent. At the age of 10, Stone was the youngest person to receive hormone blockers in Australia, which set a precedent that eventually changed the law that compelled transgender children and their families to apply to the Family Court of Australia to access stage one treatment. I cant imagine what its like for a kid to be confused about their gender; must be so difficult. In late 2017, Stone was made the official ambassador for the Royal Children's Hospital Gender Service in Melbourne. From director Maya Newell, The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone is a coming-of-age documentary short that tells the story of an Australian transgender teenager throughout 19 . }. She publicly came out in 2015 at just 15-years-old and in doing sobecame an advocate for transgender children. But Georgie is so much more than that. There are so many trans actors looking for these parts, she stresses, although shes also keen to assert her desire to work on strong female non-trans roles when she eventually explores work outside of Neighbours. Finally, Newell's The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone will screen in Compass, a section of Tribeca focused on short documentaries about navigating life. . My hope is that sooner rather than later theres going to be an end to this madness having to go the Family Court, he says. Then in 2018, Georgie came up with the groundbreaking idea of pitching a transgender character to the soaps producers. They were given the same toys, but interpreted them in different ways: Buzz Lightyear became Miranova - the female space ranger; Tonka Truckstook on female characteristics and carried Barbies. Last year, Mr Morrison was confronted by Evie Macdonald, a 13-year-old transgender girl, who accused him on The Project of being disrespectful. Georgie says she is privileged not to carry a heavy burden of shame around with her, partly because she had supportive parents, although she describes to HuffPost UK how the process of dealing with shame is ever-present in her life, much like it is in Mackenzies. And dont even get me started on her mum. Georgie Stone has been one of the most prominent Australians who are transgender and she's sharing her journey in a new documentary set to screen at the Revelation Perth International Film Festival. before we had the medical capability to help trans people transition to the opposite gender that they identify with - do you know what happened? Bath The interview comes after the recent Gender Issues disaster on The Australian, and insensitive comments from Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who reckons we should just let kids be kids and not allow them to undergo hormone replacement therapy and other gender dysphoria treatments. Georgie Stone has a stature of 5 Feet 4 Inches. Georgie Stone is an Australian entertainer who is famous for her work in 'Counsel to My 12-Year-Old-Self' and 'The Doll House Secret' among others. As a child, Georgie Stone loved typical little-girl things: dress-ups, picking flowers, ballet. At 18, she anticipates gender affirmation surgery with both excitement and nervousness. Rather than makingan informed decision with the help of loved ones, they apply for the decision to be made for them. I have no issue with gay rights, but I do wonder sometimes if the whole transgender thing is a mental illness because why can't they just accept that they were born a certain way that they can't change, just like if you were born Asian you wouldn't make yourself miserable all of your life trying to change it. Surely it should instead be that there is a broader range of acceptable behaviours for men and women so they don't feel that they have to become biologically a man or woman to live in a different way. Understanding and kindness costs us nothing. Georgie Stone started a petition to help other young transgender Australians Trans woman Georgie Stone's young life has been marked by firsts and achievements. .Stone lives in Melbourne, Australia. George and Harry Stonewere born twin boys. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. function external_links_in_new_windows_load(func) A post shared by Georgie Stone (@georgiestone) on May 10, 2020 at 8:15pm PDT. change_link = true; Readthis guide for more information. Its not a black and white journey from A to B of going from ashamed to not anymore, its kind of a cycle or bumpy road where itll all come back.. Georgie Stone is a 16 year-old transgender girl. At the age of 10, Stone was the youngest person to receive hormone blockers in Australia, which set a precedent that eventually changed the law that . Its weird, because Im proud of who I am and Im proud to be trans, and then sometimes there are these moments that I just really wish that I wasnt, says Georgie. First she was a trailblazing child trans activist, becoming the youngest trans child to receive hormone blockers in Australia aged 10. if(ignore != '' && all_links.href.search(ignore) != -1) { Georgie Stone hopes the short documentary about her life - The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone, which recently premiered at both Tribeca and Sydney film festivals - will be empowering for other trans people. w[ l ] = w[ l ] || []; you can't even fathom what it feels like to be trans because it's so far out of your experience and knowledge base. [17][18] The show consists of 37 interviews, all lasting two minutes in length, of prominent Australian women. The events in this documentary take place in Melbourne. You dont have to agree with the concept of transitioning, but you do need to be tolerant enough not to spew hatred and negativity towards people who are just trying to live their fucking lives. [37] She co-wrote an episode of Neighbours with executive producer Jason Herbison, which aired in July 2020. Id just love to help her out of that and explain to her why shes wrong, but I dont know if she really wants to listen and thats the disappointing part.. Georgie Stone is an actress, writer, and transgender rights advocate.She was the youngest person to receive hormone blockers in Australia, at just the age of 10. If [transgender children] dont get treatment, well, theyre in trouble, so I guess I do the cases for humanitarian reasons. By }; I would really love to just sit down with Jo and explain to her why modern day feminism is so important to include trans people. Being gay though on the other hand to me is a totally different thing because you can choose to sleep with a man or woman. Georgies trans-formation has no impact on any of us except Georgie. } She was granted access to hormone blockers, and to cross-sex hormone therapy. Michelle was really supportive and wrote a medical report on Georgie for the court. He enjoyed their childhood games where she would play a female superhero or spy. It was a matter of life or death: "I knew if that happened, I would've killed myself". While for many trans people surgery feels essential, Georgie stresses that it is only physical - having surgery doesnt help trans people overcome any mental health challenges they may be facing. For children in early puberty, medical intervention begins with puberty blockers, which stop the production of testosterone or oestrogen and, therefore, puberty. Their profile remains high: Georgie recently made her debut in Neighbours as an actor playing the first transgender character on the show; Robertson is the founder of Transcend, a support group. Education is the key to a more tolerant society. 4. At the time, families were required to obtain Family Court permission to start puberty blockers. Parental and medical consent is still required but approval of a judge is not. She couldn't bare the thought of transgender children after her having to do the same. Trans people rarely make the news unless theyre dead or famous, and its appalling to say the least. Georgie was intent on tearing down the inextricable link between gender and legality. 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The process is a lengthy one: emotionally traumatic and painfully expensive. Going through the courts is a long and painful process for families often racing against time before puberty kicks in. Coles worker fights a woman allegedly trying to steal groceries, Jax the Staffy is rescued after being stuck in a cave for two days, Rapidly growing cemetery filled with Vladimir Putin's 'prisoner army', Locals desperately smash windows of overturned double-decker bus. The short 29-minute The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone chronicles her life leading up to her time in the hospital receiving her gender affirmation surgery at the age of eighteen. I wonder why as a society we aren't talking about why it is so important for someone to feel that they have to have the body of the opposite sex. external_links_in_new_windows_load(external_links_in_new_windows_loop); Waterfront Views & A Sneaky Telescope Look Inside. There are some very public and powerful voices who are against the trans and gender diverse community, so its extremely essential to have representation, particularly in our storytelling.. I think the bigger thing is what society expects men and women to act like, for instance men are expected not to wear dresses. I thought this was how my She helped change the law, making it easier for trans kids to access early hormone treatment. Born . Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, if(all_links.href.search(/^http/) != -1 && all_links.href.search('www.pedestrian.tv') == -1 && all_links.href.search(/^#/) == -1) { It wasn't right. Schooling viewers about transness in the soap opera since her character Mackenzie arrived in 2019, in real life she, is proudly outspoken on trans rights and believes, for one thing, that cisgender people playing trans roles is grossly unfair.. At the age of 10, Stone was the youngest person to receive hormone blockers in Australia, which set a precedent that eventually changed the law that compelled transgender children and their families to apply to the Family Court of Australia to access stage one treatment. } Georgie Stone was born on May 20, 2000. So, lets cut the hate and pay attention to the people like Georgie who are using their story to educate and spread awareness to others. She attended Family Court once more, this time for permission to obtain gender affirming hormones, specifically oestrogen. Young Australian of the Year nominee Georgie Stone . } Schooling viewers about transness in the soap opera since her character Mackenzie arrived. [38], For her performance, Stone was nominated for 'Best Daytime Star' at the 2020 Inside Soap Awards. 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