Court rules in favour of trans teen
Author:
Ani Lamont
Posted:
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/2010/03/17/court-rules-in-favour-of-trans-teen/22854 (http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/2010/03/17/court-rules-in-favour-of-trans-teen/22854)
Transgender rights advocates have welcomed a Family Court decision to allow a trans teenager to delay the onset of puberty.
The Family Court last week ruled to allow a 14-year-old to begin hormone treatment to stop the onset of puberty, to make the transition from male to female easier when she comes of legal age to have gender re-assignment.
Known as Bernadette, the 14-year-old had identified as female from the age of three. The court accepted a psychiatrist's concerns that without treatment Bernadette could suffer psychological problems and could harm herself as a result.