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Your name. Your way. Less paperwork stress.

Truename is a free, private app we’re building for trans, gender-diverse and wider LGBTQIA+ people in Australia. It starts with a step-by-step helper for changing your name and gender marker, and it keeps your information on your own device.

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What we’re building

None of these features are live yet. We’re starting with paperwork, because it’s one of the most confusing parts and it looks different in every state and territory.

First up · coming soon

Paperwork helper

A plain-language checklist for updating your name and gender marker, matched to your state or territory. It will cover your birth certificate, Medicare, passport, driver licence and banks, with links to the official forms and a record of what you’ve done, saved on your phone.

Coming soon

Affirming clinic finder

Find GPs and clinics that are known to be welcoming and affirming, near you.

Coming soon

Hormone & appointment tracker

Private reminders for doses, scripts and appointments. Kept on your device, not ours.

Coming soon

Voice practice coach

Gentle, at-your-own-pace exercises to help you practise and track your voice goals.

Coming soon

Safe spaces map

Places and community groups where you can show up as yourself.

Where the paperwork lives

Until the helper is ready, these are the official places to start. Rules, fees and forms are different in each state and territory, so always check the agency’s own website.

MedicareServices Australia: servicesaustralia.gov.au/medicare
PassportAustralian Passport Office: passports.gov.au
Driver licenceYour state or territory’s licensing agency (links below).
Banks and other accountsContact your bank or provider directly. Many have a change-of-name process online or in branch.

Births, deaths and marriages registries

ACTAccess Canberra: name changes and change of sex
New South WalesNSW Births, Deaths & Marriages: change of name
Northern TerritoryNT Births, Deaths and Marriages
QueenslandQueensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages: change your name
South AustraliaSA Births, Deaths and Marriages
TasmaniaTasmanian Births, Deaths and Marriages
VictoriaVictorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages
Western AustraliaWA Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages

Driver licences

ACTAccess Canberra: renew or replace your driver licence
New South WalesService NSW: change of name with Transport for NSW
Northern TerritoryNT.GOV.AU: change personal details on your driver licence
Queenslandqld.gov.au: change your name or sex descriptor on your licence
South AustraliaSA.GOV.AU: update your details with Service SA
TasmaniaTransport Tasmania: changing your name and/or address
VictoriaVicRoads: update your name or gender
Western AustraliaTransport WA: change my name

Links last checked 14 November 2026.

General information, not legal advice. Truename explains steps in plain words and points you to official sources. It isn’t a lawyer or a government agency. If your situation is complicated, a community legal centre can help. See our community resources.

Community resources

Looking for peer support, an affirming health service or free legal help with your name or gender marker? We’ve listed some independent Australian organisations that can help.

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Private by design

You shouldn’t have to hand over personal details to get help. Here’s the short version of our promise.

No real name neededUse Truename without telling us who you are.
Your data stays on your deviceChecklists, reminders and notes are stored on your phone, not on our servers.
No trackingNo analytics, no ad trackers, no selling data. Ever.
We never guess your genderWe won’t ask for it, infer it or reveal it.

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