When: Thursday 6 March. 6:30 PM
Where: Online via zoom
The State Government has banned doctors prescribing puberty blockers and hormone therapy to children in the public healthcare system.
Like anyone in our community, the children and families affected by this ban deserve to live free from discrimination and to access the care they need to get on with their lives.
If you are a family with a gender diverse child or want to support families and children, please join us online for an evening of community and information sharing as we discuss
- Why puberty blockers and hormone therapy are essential care for trans, intersex, and gender diverse children
- The political context for this ban as well as the State and Federal reviews into gender-affirming care
- Advice for accessing gender-affirming care in the private healthcare system (including interstate referral pathways)
- Where and how to support the children and families in your life
- Next steps for advocating for trans, intersex, and gender-diverse healthcare
RSVPing is essential
Attendees are welcome to attend anonymously.
In order to provide a safe environment, we ask that attendees RSVP using the form on this webpage.
Attendees will receive a link and password to the forum by email.
Format
Presenters embedded in healthcare and advocacy will present on a range of topics. Attendees are encouraged to submit questions ahead of time via the RSVP form, by email to [email protected], and during the forum by direct message to a moderator using Zoom’s chat function. Due to safety considerations, attendee camera, mic, and general chat functions will be disabled during the forum.
Michael Berkman - Greens MP for Maiwar
Michael will provide some brief political context to the government’s ban and introduce the supporting panelists
Open Doors Youth Service
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