- Homosexuality
- ⚢Unknown
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭Unknown
- Censorship
- Unknown
- Changing Gender
- Unknown
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✔ Legal
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- Unknown
- Employment Discrimination
- Unknown
- Housing Discrimination
- Unknown
- Adoption
- Unknown
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- Unknown
- Military
- Unknown
- Donating Blood
- Unknown
- Conversion Therapy
- Unknown
- Age of Consent
- Unknown
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Homosexual activity in West Coast is unknown.
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Unknown
Censorship of LGBT issues in West Coast is unknown.
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Unknown
Right to change legal gender in West Coast is unknown.
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Unknown
Gender-affirming care in West Coast is legal.
Current status
Legal under federal New Zealand law
Informed consent for HRT was adopted nationwide during 2023 as according to the Primary Care Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy Initiation Guidelines (2023 - Aotearoa New Zealand). This guides GPs on how to initiate GAHT and has been adopted by many GPs. It should be noted that some GPs may not follow these guidelines completely.
Access to Puberty Blockers for minors under 16 whilst still not restricted sees further scrutiny as of late 2024 with the following position
"Noting that the Government has signalled an intent to consider regulating puberty blocker prescribing in gender-affirming care, clinicians should exercise caution in prescribing. Clinicians who initiate puberty blockers should be experienced in providing gender-affirming care and be part of an interprofessional team offering a full range of supports to young people presenting with gender-related issues."
Access to Puberty Blockers for minors under 16 whilst still not restricted sees further scrutiny as of late 2024 with the following position
"Noting that the Government has signalled an intent to consider regulating puberty blocker prescribing in gender-affirming care, clinicians should exercise caution in prescribing. Clinicians who initiate puberty blockers should be experienced in providing gender-affirming care and be part of an interprofessional team offering a full range of supports to young people presenting with gender-related issues."
LGBT discrimination in West Coast is unknown.
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Unknown
LGBT employment discrimination in West Coast is unknown.
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Unknown
LGBT housing discrimination in West Coast is unknown.
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Unknown
Intersex infant surgery in West Coast is unknown.
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Unknown
Serving openly in military in West Coast is unknown.
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Unknown
Blood donations by MSMs in West Coast is unknown.
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Unknown
Equal age of consent in West Coast is unknown.
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Unknown
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