This year we’ll be at Out in the city on 18 March, 10am – 4pm, for Wellington PRIDE festival. It will be held indoors at the Michael Fowler Centre, 111 Wakefield Street, Te Aro, Wellington. Highlights for the day will include : – heaps of amazing stalls– delicious food & drink– drag performers, entertainers, & … Continue reading Out in the city 2023 Wellington
Some amazing volunteers have organised an exciting trans history quiz on 16 March 2023, and they’re donating the proceeds to GMA. Read on to find out more! If you want to learn more about Aotearoa’s incredible trans histories in a fun way, then this is the event for you! From Rūrangi to Carmen Rupe and … Continue reading Trans history quiz night in Wellington
Georgina Beyer, the world’s first openly transgender Mayor and Member of Parliament in recorded history, passed away peacefully at Mary Potter Hospice, 6 March 2023 at 3.30pm. Our Executive Director Ahi Wi-Hongi wrote a small tribute to her here. For many, many trans people in Aotearoa, Georgina Beyer was the first – and for some … Continue reading Rest in peace Georgina Beyer
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
This booklet discusses 13 personal journeys toward self-love, and discusses topics like attractiveness, shame, love, sex, and medical transition. This resource for transgender adults is from our online course The transgender guide to sex and relationships. It is designed for transgender adults, and may not be suitable for younger viewers. Continue reading Glorious bodies – transgender stories
This booklet discusses topics like taking responsibility in a relationship, emotional labor, relationship management, and frameworks for making decisions, setting goals, and carrying out plans together. It is from our online course The transgender guide to sex and relationships. Continue reading Solving relationship issues
This booklet explores some of the positive and empowering ways that intersex people feel about their bodies. This resource is from our online course The transgender guide to sex and relationships, made in collaboration with Intersex Aotearoa. It is designed for intersex and transgender adults, and may not be suitable for younger viewers Continue reading My intersex self
The chart outlines some of the stereotypes, prejudices, and discrimination related to trans people, sex and relationships, as well as ways this can impact a transgender person. This is resource is from our online course The transgender guide to sex and relationships.It is designed for transgender adults, and may not be suitable for younger viewers. Continue reading Bad narratives – on transgender people as partners
We’re currently overhauling our gender-affirming healthcare provider database, so please bear with us as work on it! We’re changing from a system where patients recommend their providers, to one where providers register themselves. This means we can ask which services they provide, what kind of transgender competency training they have had, and other things which … Continue reading Database overhaul
Today Sport NZ released “Guiding Principles – for the inclusion of transgender people in community sport.” We’re really happy to see that they did a great job of hearing what sports players, governing bodies, and transgender people want, and affirming that everyone should be able to play community sports. It’s great to see clarity that … Continue reading Sport NZ releases transgender guidelines
