Tag: transgender
The star of TVNZ’s new local drama Testify, Stacey Hayes, tells us what she learnt from a childhood living in New Zealand’s foster care system and her advice for the parents of trans teens.
Where did you grow up, and what was your childhood like?
I was born and raised in...
Elijah Luke Michel eyes the proposed curriculum changes to the teaching of gender identity and reflects on the pre-colonial normality of trans identities.
Life was very different for indigenous nations around the world prior to the arrival of visitors, who brought with them their religious worldviews, monogamy, binary gender constructs...
‘The Boy, The Queen & Everything In Between’ creator Ramon Te Wake talks about living authentically as a trans woman in a changing culture and sharing queer stories with evolving audiences.
TVNZ’s new local series, ‘The Boy, The Queen & Everything In Between,’ revisits 90’s K road with a gaggle of...
Craig Young believes the Cass Review's findings must be rejected as seriously flawed and a risk to transgender child and adolescent health, wellbeing and safety.
Although, predictably, the likes of Family First, right-wing UK website Spiked, and anti-transgender pseudofeminists are crowing about the UK Cass Review on halting puberty blocker treatment...
Following the near-400-page Cass Report, adult transgender clinics in England will now face an inquiry into patient care.
Following revelations from whistleblowers, NHS England has announced a review of seven specialist adult transgender clinics.
Adult transgender clinics across England are set to undergo a rigorous inquiry similar to the recent Cass...
In response to JK Rowling's critique of Scotland's new hate crime legislation, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has asserted his stance on the matter by stating that individuals should not be penalised for expressing basic truths about biology.
An acclaimed author, Rowling, openly criticised the Hate Crime and Public Order...
New Zealand has a proud history of breaking down boundaries to equality, and Elijah Luke Michel believes nationally embracing our Trans community will be our next big victory.
I’ve often pondered the privilege of living in Aotearoa NZ, this stunning group of paradise islands in the South Pacific –...
Family First is a key pressure group in quashing the Relationships & Sexuality Curriculum. Craig Young examines their influence on NZ First.
Family First was founded in 2006, primarily in opposition to the end of parental corporal punishment as the Clark Labour government repealed Section 59 of the Crimes Act...
