After several years of campaigning to pass the BDMRR, we’re finally here. The Bill has passed unanimously, which will allow a simple statutory declaration process for updating the sex marker on a birth certificate. The Bill has many different elements, some of which we are very happy with the results of and some which will … Continue reading The BDMRR for self ID on birth certificates has passed
World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) has released it’s Standards of Care version 8, which is now open for comment until December 16th 2021. It’s expected to be completed in 2022 and released mid next year. At a glance, it appears to be a major improvement on the previous version. You can click through … Continue reading WPATH SoC 8 open for comment
The Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill submissions close tonight at 11.59pm, 9 December 2021. There is still time to make a submission, even if it’s as simple as saying “Please name transgender people as a priority group. We don’t want to be lumped into ‘rainbow’, we want our unique disparities addressed and our unique needs … Continue reading Submission on the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill
Connection to communities is one of the strongest protective factors for transgender people. While trans people (32%) are less likely than the general population (44%) to identify as having a religion or spirituality, almost a third of trans people have religious or spiritual beliefs, and may belong or have belonged to a faith-based community. For … Continue reading Transgender experiences of faith-based community
Today marks the launch of Te Aorerekura – the government’s National Strategy and Action Plan for the Elimination of Family Violence and Sexual Violence. The strategy was launched by The Honorable Marama Davidson – Green Party Co-leader and Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence and Sexual Violence, together with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, and … Continue reading National strategy to eliminate family violence and sexual violence
We now have a Justice of the Peace service available at Gender Minorities Aotearoa, specifically for supporting transgender people to change their identity documents. The role of a Justice of the Peace is to: Witness signatures on documents Certify copies of documents (including email attachments and phone messages) Take oaths, declarations, affidavits, or affirmations Confirm … Continue reading Justice of the Peace at GMA
This isn’t the last you’ll hear from us this year, but we just wanted to make sure we got this info out to you in time. We’ve been so impressed with our amazing communities this year, and want to say thank you to everyone who has supported a friend, a family member, our mahi, or … Continue reading End of year announcements
The report on the inquiry into Supplementary Order 59 on the Births Deaths and Marriages bill (“the SOP”) has been released, and will go to the Continue reading BDMRR SOP report
Nau mai, haraemai ki te Well being and te moana: a snorkel event for trans youth in Te Upoko o Te Ika a Māui – Taputeranga Marine Reserve Wellington, Feb 2022. Join Gender Minorities Aotearoa and Mountains to Sea Wellington for an opportunity to connect, find calm, feel good, and have a heap of fun! … Continue reading Well being and te moana: a snorkel event for trans youth
Are you passionate about LGBTQIA+ communities and violence prevention? Do you have lived experience or skills that you’d like to contribute to our communities? The Rainbow Violence Prevention Network is in search of a Coordinator to support us to collectively identify and work towards strategies for violence prevention in rainbow, transgender, and intersex communities across … Continue reading Work with us – seeking rainbow violence prevention network coordinator
