Immigration Minister’s failure to act challenged in High Court by Rainbow organisations March 23, 2023 Today human rights organisations Gender Minorities Aotearoa, InsideOUT Kōaro, and Auckland Pride filed for judicial review in the High Court. Our case follows the Immigration Minister’s decision to allow Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, a known anti-transgender activist, to enter Aotearoa New Zealand. … Continue reading Minister of Immigration challenged
This page is about our online peer-to-peer infoshare group, Transgender and intersex NZ.If you would like to join the group, please read the rules booklet first, then click the button to go to the group and answer the joining questions. Continue reading Transgender and intersex NZ
The Department of Internal Affairs is looking for people to help test the new application form for amending the sex on birth certificates. Here is a message they’ve asked us to share. Message from DIA Kia ora, The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) is looking for volunteers to participate in user-testing a new application form … Continue reading Test the new birth certificate process
The 2023 census will count transgender and intersex people for the first time. After many years of activism from a wide range of people in our communities, including protests, banner drops, submissions, and lots of other tactics, we’re here. This is a huge win. While some of the wording and changes are not what we … Continue reading Census 2023 – just the facts
It’s so critically important that we have good data on what transgender people’s experiences are, so we can push for change and be heard. As an individual, it can be really hard to be listened to. But when we have research which shows 100, or 1,000 trans people share an experience, that’s hard to ignore. … Continue reading Your experiences matter – Counting Ourselves survey
The transgender guide to sex and relationships is a free online course designed to provide interesting, fun, insightful, and practical information for transgender adults. It aims to assist you in exploring ideas around your body and sense of self, what you like and don’t like, your needs and limits, communication, sex, and relationships. The course … Continue reading The transgender guide to sex and relationships
In November 2022, we will be launching a free online course on relationships and sex for transgender adults. Whats in the course The course will cover foundational knowledge, our relationships with ourselves and our bodies, communication, relationships, safer sex, and better sex. It has around 12 hours of content, including videos, workbooks, and articles. It … Continue reading Upcoming course on relationships and sex for transgender adults
Rainbow Support Collective is holding a series of free online workshops as part of it’s Be There awareness campaign for whānau. If you are a parent or whānau member of a rainbow young person, these workshops are for you. You will learn tips from Gender Minorities Aotearoa and other Rainbow organisations, and have the opportunity … Continue reading Free online workshops for parents and whānau
We are carrying out an assessment of sexual violence and family violence support services across the country to see how ready they are to work with transgender and intersex people. Please help us complete this important piece of work by filling out our survey. Who this survey is for If you are a member of … Continue reading Sexual Violence and Family Violence Support Survey
This is our submission to Department of Internal Affairs, on the proposed self-identification regulations.Submissions are due today at 5pm. If you haven’t made a submission yet, but you’s like to support our submission, you can email bdmrr@dia.govt.nz and tell them you support our submission. Gender Minorities Aotearoa Submission 25 July, 2022 Submission to Te Tari … Continue reading Submission on self-identification regulations
