Children – Gender Minorities Aotearoa

End Transgender Homelessness

Posted on November 20, 2018November 20, 2018 by .

15% of trans people run away from home or are kicked out because of their gender. Those rejected by whaanau are twice as likely to have experienced homelessness (40%) as those who were not rejected (22%).

Aotearoa Trans Healthcare Guidelines Released

Posted on November 17, 2018 by .

We're very pleased to announce that the national guidelines for trans healthcare in Aotearoa have been released, and can be found here.

Trans Health Surveys

Posted on August 18, 2018August 18, 2018 by .

Please take time this weekend to fill in the Counting Ourselves survey that we helped to develop, so we have large scale national data on takataapui, trans, and intersex people's health.

3 min videos you should see

Posted on May 21, 2018May 21, 2018 by .

We don't usually write blogs about media articles but these are quite timeless resources which we think would be great for many young people and their whanau, as well as others.

Transgender Health Care Now: Wellington Pride Parade

Posted on March 13, 2018May 11, 2018 by .

March 10th 2018, takataapui, transgender, and intersex people and supporters walked, danced, and rode along in the Wellington International Pride Parade with a clear message: transgender health care now!

NZ Top 5 Transgender Primary Health Care Resources

Posted on November 15, 2017November 24, 2017 by .

NZ Top 5 Transgender Primary Health Care Resources - Aotearoa New Zealand

Top 10 Resources for Gender Minority Young People and their Whanau

Posted on October 8, 2017September 30, 2018 by .

Welcome to our Top 10 for Youth and Whanau! The process of working out your gender, as well as telling your family, can be a tricky one. Sometimes our whanau struggle to understand or accept this too. Sometimes they really want to support us, but they don't know the right words, or have a really good way to think about it yet. This post is a collection of great reading material and videos for you and your whanau, which might help to make the process easier.

Health Pathways

Posted on October 6, 2017October 9, 2017 by .

In some regions of Aotearoa, health pathways are being developed by cross sector working groups - these may include District Health Boards, Endocrinology, General Practitioners, Mental Health, Student Health, Youth Services, Specialist Services, Transgender Takataapui and Intersex Community Leaders, and other experts.