Do you think your child has questions about their gender or sexuality? If your child is planning to come out, they may be watching for clues to guess how accepting and open you might be. Consider the following tips: Try not to assume. It is natural for parents to make […]
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Guidelines for Gender Affirming Healthcare 2018 (low resolution version) Guidelines for Gender Affirming Healthcare 2018 (high resolution version) Click the links to read these important guidelines about providing gender affirming healthcare in New Zealand. Relevant to anyone working in health services (primary, secondary, youth, mental health, specialist care). Aims to […]
This is aimed at anyone working in primary care and contains very useful information about how to have conversations about gender transitioning, including what kind of questions to ask about names and pronouns and the goals for that person in their transition. It also contains technical information about medication and […]
Across the Auckland Region, the two main service providers are Centre for Youth Health for young people and adolescents, and Auckland Regional Sexual Health Service for adults. These two services have multiple clinics across Auckland. They provide support around exploration of gender identity and social transition, family/whānau support, puberty blockers, hormone therapy and referral […]
“Wherever you live in Auckland, you can now access gender affirming health care through several different health clinics, all of which accept self-referrals. If you are a health provider you can also refer someone to these services or seek more support for providing transition related care (information on healthpoint link below).” Northern […]