Human Rights Environment
1B Nga Tikanga Hoko, Tuku Awhina: Goods and Services
Discrimination in access to good and services limits trans people’s ability to participate in society. If a trans person is treated unfairly by government agencies, this impacts on economic, social and cultural rights. Difficulty accessing insurance affects trans people’s financial security.
Shops
When submitters received quality service from businesses they were often loyal customers. Others described substandard treatment in restaurants and public ridicule by theatre staff. One trans woman had difficulty finding a pharmacy that would provide her hormone prescriptions.
Sport
A number of submitters found it difficult to play competitive or social team sport once they transitioned. Some MtFs / whakawāhine described being excluded from participating in women’s netball teams or from playing as a woman in mixed teams. Restrictions had also been placed on MtFs who had tried to play in men