From Advocacy to Aftermath: Shifts, Struggles & Hope with Sally Goldner (AM) and Matt Glover

In this episode we explore what has changed — and what hasn’t — for trans and gender-diverse people across decades of advocacy. Sally Goldner (AM), a long-time advocate and educator whose work has shaped transgender, gender-diverse and bisexual inclusion in Australia, reflects on the progress, backlash and personal cost of visibility over the years. We also speak with Matt Glover, a counsellor specialising in the intersection of faith, sexuality and trauma, whose support for marriage equality led to his dismissal as a Baptist pastor and reshaped his calling. Together they help us understand the ongoing struggles, the deep wounds caused by harmful church responses, and the pathways toward support, healing and hope — for those navigating identity, for their families and allies, and for faith communities seeking to do better.