❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on transgender children, their access to puberty blockers/hormonal treatments, and gender-affirming surgeries. The Minister's response indicates a lack of specific data held by WA Health and refers to external studies and other parliamentary questions.
AnsweredQoN 199Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
TRANSGENDER
CHILDREN
199. Hon SOPHIA MOERMOND to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Health:
In light of some recent disturbing international
cases relating to young trans people who have received puberty blockers or
other gender-affirming hormonal treatments too early in their development, I ask
my question.
(1) How many
children under 18 years of age are estimated to identify as transgender in Western
Australia?
(2) How many
children in WA are currently part of a program receiving puberty blockers or
other gender-affirming hormonal treatments?
(3) How many children in WA are currently undergoing
the process for, or have received in the past two y ears,
gender-affirming surgery?
CHILDREN
199. Hon SOPHIA MOERMOND to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Health:
In light of some recent disturbing international
cases relating to young trans people who have received puberty blockers or
other gender-affirming hormonal treatments too early in their development, I ask
my question.
(1) How many
children under 18 years of age are estimated to identify as transgender in Western
Australia?
(2) How many
children in WA are currently part of a program receiving puberty blockers or
other gender-affirming hormonal treatments?
(3) How many children in WA are currently undergoing
the process for, or have received in the past two y ears,
gender-affirming surgery?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) WA Health
does not hold this data. The member may wish to refer to the Trans Pathways
study conducted by Telethon Kids Institute,
which is the largest study ever conducted of the mental health and care
pathways for trans and gender-diverse young people in Australia.
(2) Refer to Legislative Council
question on notice 1237.
(3) Nil.
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) WA Health
does not hold this data. The member may wish to refer to the Trans Pathways
study conducted by Telethon Kids Institute,
which is the largest study ever conducted of the mental health and care
pathways for trans and gender-diverse young people in Australia.
(2) Refer to Legislative Council
question on notice 1237.
(3) Nil.
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