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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Andrew Messenger

Queensland’s puberty blockers review panel criticised for lacking gender experts and trans lived experience

The hands of a person preparing a shot of testosterone
The panel conducting the independent review of hormone therapies for children in Queensland’s public gender services has been criticised by transgender advocacy organisations. Photograph: Laura Bargfeld/AP

Transgender advocates have criticised the panel assembled to conduct the Queensland government’s review of puberty blockers for lacking experts in gender affirming care and people with lived experience of trans healthcare.

The state government opened its independent review of stage 1 and stage 2 hormone therapies in Queensland’s public paediatric gender services to public submissions last week, but kept the panel conducting the review secret.

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