Review: Transgender Rights (2006)
Posted by: Craig Young
http://gaynz.com/blog/redqueen/archives/271 (http://gaynz.com/blog/redqueen/archives/271)
Paisley Currah, Richard Juang and Shannon Price Minter (ed) Transgender Rights: Minneapolis: University of Minnesota: 2006.
Most lesbian, gay and bisexual New Zealanders would agree with me that transgendered/fa'afafine/whakawahine folk have made notable contributions to our communities, and that they are integral elements of the diverse rainbow of our numbers. For example, Express' commendably broad coverage of Agender's latest conference in its latest issue is one such case in point.
New Zealand can be proud that we are a trendsetter when it comes to transgender rights, such as recognising gender identity status as a continuum, or reading gender identity into gender when it comes to family law and anti-discrimination law. Both instances show that we are at the cutting edge of transgender legal theory and practice, even if we have yet to actually experience a test case that will see the full effects of the Solicitor General's Crown Law Office opinion transformed into legal practice.