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Quadrant 15 December 2016 What astonishes me is the lack of evidence to support massive medical intervention aimed at “changing” a child’s sex when such procedures are simply not necessary. The enthusiasm of ethics committees in hospitals, health regions and universities for such procedures is an ongoing mystery In recent years, the issue of transgender […]

Public Discourse 13 November 2019 Data from a new study show that the beneficial effect of surgery for transgender people is so small that a clinic may have to perform as many as 49 gender-affirming surgeries before they could expect to prevent one additional person from seeking subsequent mental health treatment. Yet that’s not what

Stuff co.nz 20 October 2019 The Government has been advised to delay making a decision on whether to outlaw gay and trans “conversion therapy” due to concerns about freedom of expression. Conversion therapy is where people try to change lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) people’s sexuality or gender identity using therapy, drugs or other means. The controversial practice has been

Radio NZ News 5 October 2020 Labour will ban conversion therapy, work with schools to provide gender neutral bathrooms and make sure healthcare is responsive to the needs of trans, intersex and gender diverse people if it is elected. In addition, it will invest $4 million in existing Rainbow youth mental health services and review

CHANGED is a compilation of inspirational stories of men and women who have come out of homosexuality. Read their experiences of transformation

Should parents, counsellors, doctors, and others be forbidden to help children love the body they are born with?

Does “Conversion Therapy” (Counselling) Constitute Harm or Help? The attached document which presents the collated results of testimonies from 70 ex-LGBT people.

Talking points on Canada’s legislation to criminalise “conversion therapy”

Voices of the Silenced: Personal accounts of counselling interventions for unwanted same-sex attractions.