The Youth ’12 survey of 8,500 secondary school students in NZ showed 1.2% identified themselves as transgender.
With a population of 4.693 million, 1.2% = 56,316 trans people in NZ. A further 2.5% reported being unsure of their gender.
Make the spaces you are in be safe spaces to come out.
Gender Minorities Aotearoa, takataapui, transgender, and intersex NZ.