
OUTInPerth – Northern Territory to defund gender-affirming treatment for young people
The CLP government has announced it will withdraw funding for puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormones for people under 18.
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The CLP government has announced it will withdraw funding for puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormones for people under 18.
Human rights groups, community advocates and medical experts have slammed the Northern Territory government’s shock decision to block young trans people from accessing essential healthcare.
Children in the Northern Territory will no longer have access to publicly funded puberty blockers or gender-affirming hormones after Health Minister Steve Edgington announced the government would follow Queensland’s lead in suspending the treatments.

NT Health Minister, Steve Edgington has announced that the Northern Territory will also ban access to puberty blockers and gender affirming care for trans youth.

The Northern Territory government has been criticised for following Queensland and banning puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormone therapy for transgender […]
The Queensland government has announced it will continue its pause on puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for new adolescent trans patients in the public system, after considering an independent review into the evidence surrounding the treatments.

The “Independent” Review’s own findings don’t support the restrictions it’s being used to justify.In July 2025, Queensland Health quietly issued a directive halting all new prescriptions of puberty blockers and also hormone therapy for transgender children and youth in public healthcare.
Sociologist who surveyed effect of 2024 UK ban says denial of gender-affirming care has left trans and non-binary children in ‘abject misery and severe distress’A sociologist who surveyed more than 100 young transgender people and their parents following a puberty blocker ban in the UK has warned similar bans in

Victoria’s LGBTQIA+ community honoured the memory of Angela Wiebenga this week, in a beautiful service of love and light in […]

The continuation of Queensland’s ban on gender-affirming healthcare for trans young people is a deeply harmful and politically motivated decision. It disregards evidence, undermines clinical expertise, and places already vulnerable families under even greater strain. But what we also know—without question—is this: trans and gender diverse children and young people are wonderful, deserving people. Their families love […]

Medical experts, health bodies and LGBTIQ+ organisations have condemned the Queensland Government’s decision to extend its ban on healthcare for trans youth for at least the next six years.

The Queensland government has announced it will continue its ban on gender-affirming care for new trans patients under 18 in the public system, following an independent review into evidence around puberty blockers and hormone treatments.
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