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Queer and Trans Mental Health – Gloria Fraser

loria Fraser is conducting amazing and solid research into the experiences of queer and trans people accessing mental health services.

Her research was developed collaboratively with Gender Minorities Aotearoa and consulted on widely across trans community workers, organisations, and other experts. We completely endorse this research, and invite you to come along and hear all about it. Continue reading Queer and Trans Mental Health – Gloria Fraser

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Is New Zealand’s Healthcare System Prejudiced Against Trans people?

Aotearoa’s healthcare system was created with cisgender people’s interests in mind, who are the majority of the population.
Transgender (trans) people experience enormous barriers to healthcare, including constant challenge and denial of their identity, of who they are and what they need. (Human Rights Commission., 2012). An essay on trans healthcare and the medical system Continue reading Is New Zealand’s Healthcare System Prejudiced Against Trans people?