Participation

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Do you want to help community groups and government agencies understand what it is like being trans? This page lists opportunities for trans people to be involved in:

  • Workshops – on human rights issues for trans people
  • Consultation – by government agencies and community groups on issues for trans people
  • Dialogue sessions – the Human Rights Commission brings trans people and government agencies together to talk about the Inquiry actions and recommendations
  • Community meetings – when trans and other community groups let us know they are holding a meeting about any of the Inquiry’s actions and recommendations.

Workshops

Contact Julie Watson on juliew@hrc.co.nz if you want to work with other trans people to create workshops for the OutGames human rights conference in Wellington in March 2011.

Consultation by government agencies and community groups

GLBTI mental health – Want to have your say?

Researchers at SHORE and Whariki Research Centre, Massey University have been commissioned by Te Pou (on behalf of the Ministry of Health) to look at the mental health needs of trans, intersex, gay, lesbian and bisexual people in New Zealand.

To share your views and have a say please go to: http://www.shore.ac.nz/glbti.html.

There is more information there plus an online form for people to complete.

For more information please contact; Jeff Adams, j.b.adams@massey.ac.nz.

Dialogue sessions / meetings with government agencies

The Commission is keen to provide opportunities for trans people to meet with government agencies about the Inquiry recommendations. These dialogue sessions are usually held in Wellington but it is possible to have a video-conference that includes trans people in Christchurch and Auckland too.

In April 2010 over 30 people attended the second national Trans Human Rights hui hosted by the Human Rights Commission in Wellington. After two days of hard work at Tapu e Ranga marae they had a full day of meetings with seven government agencies.

In May 2009 the Commission and local Wellington trans people helped to run a workshop at the Police Training College on potential issues for trans police recruits.

In 2008 the Commission organised two dialogue sessions with government agencies about search and detention of trans people. Read more here.

Sexuality, Gender and Human Rights publication

Inspired by the Transgender Inquiry, a group interested in sexuality, gender and human rights met and wrote up their discussion. You can read the highlights here in HTML or as a PDF.

Community Meetings

  • Visit the Health Page to read about the next community video-conference for the Gender Reassignment Health Services for Trans people.
  • Links to trans groups around the country.
  • Read the To Be Who I Am email newsletter (archived issues) or sign up to be sent the latest issue every 3 months.

The Transgender Inquiry recommends:

Enable effective participation by trans people in decisions that affect them by:

  • recognising and supporting the leadership and advocacy of trans people and
  •  increasing government agencies’ consultation and collaboration with trans people, starting with the priority areas outlined in this report.

Read more about these Inquiry actions and recommendations.

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