Georgie Stone Article For the Star Observer
Georgie Stone is a leading trans youth advocate, the first transgender actor on Neighbours, and was the 2018 Victorian Young Australian of the Year. She spoke with the Star Observer’s Katherine Wolfgramme.
Georgie Stone is a leading trans youth advocate, the first transgender actor on Neighbours, and was the 2018 Victorian Young Australian of the Year. She spoke with the Star Observer’s Katherine Wolfgramme.
I really enjoyed the creative process of having a graphic designer create my logo under my specifications, I knew what I wanted. It is soft and pretty, yet visually strong and instantly recognisable.
The shocking truth is, per capita, thirty five percent of transgender people attempt to commit suicide, the percentage is even greater among trans the youth population, why you may ask?
In the second half of 2015, I was asked to admin Trans Sydney Pride’s online group page because it had been hijacked by anarchic stereotypes. The co-founders Penny Clifford and Peta Friend felt I was best suited to sort everything out and create order out of chaos
I love the trans flag, when I see it flying, it touches me, because it represents my identity. It instills in me a sense of trans history. When I look at the flag, I think of all the other generations of transgender men and women who struggled and fought, and died so that one day
I suppose, this being my very first blog post I should start with a small introduction!
I was born in Fiji in 1972, and arrived in Australia in 1974. Educated in Melbourne, I escaped to Sydney shortly after my transition.
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