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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Andrew Messenger

Woman who overturned Queensland’s puberty blocker ban ‘not backing away from the fight’ after LNP reinstates it

A statue of Themis, the Greek God of Justice stands outside the Supreme Court in Brisbane
The mother of a transgender child says she is considering launching another legal bid after the Queensland government reinstated a ban on puberty blockers being administered to children. Photograph: Dave Hunt/AAP

The mother of a transgender child who successfully sued to overturn Queensland’s ban on puberty blockers and hormone treatments for children with gender dysphoria says she is “not backing away from the fight” after the government reinstated the ban hours after her supreme court victory.

The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is considering launching another lawsuit to overturn the health minister’s decision on Tuesday evening to issue a new order preventing patients under 18 and not already on a treatment plan from accessing the drugs in the public system.

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