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11-30-2017, 02:11 PM
Transgender teens won a big court decision in Australia today
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It's a big win for transgender teens today in Australia.
Australia was the last place in the world transgender children needed court authorisation to receive Stage 2 hormone treatment, even if they or their parents consented to the procedure.
SEE ALSO: This artist is broadening beauty standards with her custom painted dolls (http://mashable.com/2017/10/19/crystal-kaye-vitiligo-doll/)
That's now no longer the case thanks to a landmark decision (http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/cth/FamCAFC/2017/258.html) in the country's Family Court on Thursday, ending the need for the unnecessary and stressful legal process.
Since 2013, it's been a requirement (https://theconversation.com/should-the-family-court-have-to-approve-hormone-treatment-for-transgender-teens-83571) that courts need to approve Stage 2 treatment.*
Stage 2 hormone treatment involves the administration of oestrogen or testosterone, allowing an adolescent to develop the pubertal characteristics of the gender they associate with. It follows Stage 1 hormone treatment, which delays puberty. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/11/30/transgender-teens-ruling-australia/)
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It's a big win for transgender teens today in Australia.
Australia was the last place in the world transgender children needed court authorisation to receive Stage 2 hormone treatment, even if they or their parents consented to the procedure.
SEE ALSO: This artist is broadening beauty standards with her custom painted dolls (http://mashable.com/2017/10/19/crystal-kaye-vitiligo-doll/)
That's now no longer the case thanks to a landmark decision (http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/cth/FamCAFC/2017/258.html) in the country's Family Court on Thursday, ending the need for the unnecessary and stressful legal process.
Since 2013, it's been a requirement (https://theconversation.com/should-the-family-court-have-to-approve-hormone-treatment-for-transgender-teens-83571) that courts need to approve Stage 2 treatment.*
Stage 2 hormone treatment involves the administration of oestrogen or testosterone, allowing an adolescent to develop the pubertal characteristics of the gender they associate with. It follows Stage 1 hormone treatment, which delays puberty. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/11/30/transgender-teens-ruling-australia/)
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