“This is a win for trans young people, their whānau, and the health professionals who care for them. The High Court has recognised the harm this ban will cause, and the significant issues in the decision Cabinet made to restrict access to this life-saving care.”

The Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa (PATHA) condemns today’s decision from Minister for Health Simeon Brown introducing a ban on new prescriptions of GnRH analogues (puberty blockers) for transgender children and young people who are not currently on them.

I wrote this poem early this year, as I was reflecting and processing on the rushed and incredibly inappropriate public consultation process the Government engaged in about transgender childrens' right to access healthcare. Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance.

When I enrolled in He Pī ka Pao I have to admit that I was worried I wouldn't stick with it. Not because I didn't feel committed, or that it didn't feel important enough - but that those things haven't always translated into me staying with something in the past.