This page contains our general transgender information resources.
We create local evidence based resources to support transgender youth, adults, and older adults. These include topics such as employment, study, media, relationships, sex, and more. See the main menu for health information, or changing your identification documents. If you can’t find what you are looking for, contact us.
101 guides
Trans 101: glossary of trans words and how to use them
Gender Minorities Aotearoa.
Free online course: supporting transgender people
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2021).
Be an ally 101
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2021).
What is transphopia?
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2020).
Irawhiti takatāpui: transgender rainbow Māori
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2021).
Takatāpui: over the rainbow
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2018).
Health pathways 101
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2016).
Transgender 101 for NZ journalists
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2016).
Families and whānau
Affirming schooling for transgender kids
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2018).
Help! is my child transgender?
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2016).
Be there: advice for whanau
Youth Sector Rainbow Collective [Dunedin Pride, the New Zealand AIDS Foundation, Qtopia, RainbowYOUTH, te Ngākau Kahukura, Waikato Queer Youth, InsideOUT, QYouth, Intersex Youth Aoteaora, OutlineNZ, Gender Minorities Aotearoa, and Outerspaces] (2020).
Relationships, sex, and sexuality
Dating a trans person 101: respect
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2021).
Consent: sex and sexuality for trans people
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2020).
It’s your choice: personal autonomy in a relationship
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2021).
Active listening: a communication resource
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2021).
A good argument: fighting without fighting
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2021).
Triggers: past trauma memories and how to discuss them
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2021).
Signs of an unhealthy relationship dynamic
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2021).
Ending an abusive relationship
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2021).
Research
Where do you sleep at sight? transgender experiences of housing instability and homelessness
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2020).
Counting ourselves national transgender health report Aotearoa NZ
Veale J, Byrne J, Tan K, Guy S, Yee A, Nopera T, & Bentham R, (2019). With co-development by Gender Minorities Aotearoa.
In our own words: sexual violence report
Thursdays in Black, Union of Student’s Associations, (2017). With co-development by Gender Minorities Aotearoa.
Misc
Transgender people at work
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2021)
How to write a letter to the editor
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2021).
How to write a press release
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2021).
How to write a Submission to a Parliamentary Select Committee
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2021).
Camping for beginners: sport and recreation series
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2021).
Transgender perspectives on feminism
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2021).
Autistic trans people
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2021).
Retransition or detransition support
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2021).
Birth certificate sex marker change
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2019).
Applying for GRS on public funding
Gender Minorities Aotearoa.
Gender neutral bathroom signs
Gender Minorities Aotearoa, (2019).
Being trans and protesting
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2018).
[Mis]representation of transgender women in films
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2016).
Security systems, visibility, and safety
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2016).
Media advocacy 101 guide
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2016).
Is New Zealand’s healthcare system prejudiced against transgender people?
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2016).
Transgender 101 for NZ journalists
Gender Minorities Aotearoa (2016).
