Explicitly protect Trans People in the Human Rights Act

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The issue

The Human Rights Act of 1993, is supposedly aimed at giving all people equal opportunity and preventing unfair treatment on the basis or irrelevant personal characteristics. The Human Rights Act covers discrimination and grounds of sex, but not yet Trans people.

New Zealanders live in severe housing deprivation. For Trans people the figure is 22 our of 40 per 100 people. Transgender and non binary kiwis are at higher risk of psychological distress, suicidal thinking and suicide attempts, it was found from a landmark survey. 
The cause of these statistics is mostly due to discrimination.

Https://www.justice.govt.nz​ 

Https://genderminorities.com​

 Https://stuff.co.nz/national/health/115867340 kiwi-transgender-and-non-binary-people-at-higher-risk-of-suicide--survey

 

 

The Decision Makers

Explicitly protect Trans people in the Human Rights Act
New Zealand Human Rights Act
Erica Stanford

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