New Zealand
— If you’re a transgendered New Zealander,
the Human Rights Commission <www.hrc.co.nz>
needs your input – and the deadline is looming.
Online submissions to the
Human Rights Commission’s transgender inquiry are
due this Friday.
Over a twelve month
period, the Human Rights Commission is looking at
discrimination and human rights issues for transgender
people. This will cover a wide range of communities who
face discrimination because of their gender identity, for
example transsexuals (MtF and FtM), transguys,
whakawâhine, crossdressers, fa'afafine, fakaleiti,
akava'ine and mahu.
The Commission's Inquiry
involves meetings with transgender people, their
families, government agencies, health professionals and
others who work with transgender people.
The Wellington, central
Auckland and Christchurch hearings have taken place and
were powerful and moving, says coordinator Jack Bryne.
The quickest and easiest
way to make submissions is online at the link below, by
Friday 8th December 2006.
The completed submission
forms are secure, and cannot be accessed by anyone except
the Commissioners and staff working on the Inquiry.
For further information
about the inquiry, please contact Carolyne Jurriaans at
the Human Rights Commission on 09 375 8616 or 0274 313
239.
