Protect Trans Youth: National day of action

Actions, protests & rallies
Nationwide

When

10:00am Saturday 08 February

Why

All young people deserve to grow up healthy, happy, and with the freedom to be themselves. For many trans kids, gender affirming care is life-changing, and often life-saving, healthcare.

That’s why it’s so appalling that Queensland health minister Tim Nicholls has announced that the Queensland Government will be pausing prescribing puberty blockers and HRT to new public health patients under the age of 18.

This attack on evidence-based healthcare should come as a warning.

Join the National Day of Action to protect trans youth on Saturday 8 February.

We have seen in the US how attacks on the healthcare of trans youth was only the first step in Trump’s campaign to take away people’s right to make decisions about their own lives and bodies – including the right to an abortion, and access to medication for the prevention and treatment of HIV.

The signs are clear – if we let what is happening in QLD go unchallenged it will embolden Peter Dutton and the LNP to support a national ban. That’s why we need to make an example out of Queensland, and ensure that the national backlash against this decision so deafening that they overturn the decision.

Boorloo/Perth
4pm, Northbridge Piazza
Facebook event

Gadigal Country/Sydney
10am, Newtown Pride Square
Facebook event

Magan-djin/Brisbane
10am, Speakers Corner
Facebook event

Naarm/Melbourne
10am, State Library Victoria
​​​​​​​Facebook event

Ngunnawal/Canberra
10am, Rg Menzies House
​​​​​​​Facebook event

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