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The Informer

5 Dec 2017

How can allies and families help champion the rights of trans and gender diverse people?

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How can allies and families help champion the rights of trans and gender diverse people?

Karyn Banks is one of the founders of Parents of Gender Diverse Children. She joins The Informer to talk about some of the important things allies and families can and have been doing to support, and further the rights of trans and gender diverse people.

Thursday 30th November saw a landmark change in the legal requirements for transgender teens to be allowed access to hormone therapy. Teens who are experiencing gender dysphoria no longer have to argue their case in front of the family court.

The decision to start hormone therapy will instead be in the hands of the transgender teenagers themselves, as well as their families and doctor. While this is a great first step, there’s a lot more work to be done for the transgender community.

This segment aired on The Informer on JOY 94.9 on 4th December 2017.

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