How a new Victorian clinic is removing barriers to ‘life-saving care’ for trans and gender diverse people

When Sage Akouri needed what they considered to be life-saving medical care, their fate rested in the hands of a psychologist.

Mx* Akouri identified as non-binary and after years of research, decided medically transitioning would mean they could lead an authentic life.

“I wanted the outside to fit what I had on the inside, in my mind, the image of what I felt I was,” they said.

Until recently, the most…