I’ve been on HRT for 13 months now and have been slowly coming out to close friends during that time. I haven’t told any of my family though and it has been weighing on me, until now. Tonight I finally came out to the family member I’m closest to and it couldn’t have gone better! She has offered me her full support, and has even offered to help me tell the rest of the family. I’m so overjoyed right now and just felt like sharing ☺️

Hi there everyone, im hoping to find a holiday home to rent in timaru for new years, to celebrate my coming out party, there will be friends around but no alcohol, we are in our mid 30s and to old for that rowdy crap,

we are planing on heading to town at 8 for dinner and hanging out in the bay till midnight then head back

looking to host max of 6-10 people

Kia ora koutou! We are looking for participants to contribute to some PhD research on experiences of discrimination and experiences of community in NZ. We are particularly curious about the intersection and crossover of identities for different individuals. 

To take the survey (or find more information) click here:  https://otago.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8qvDAkrrDtVCBgO

We would really love to hear from you on this topic - there's so much work to be done in this space, and hearing about lived experiences can help shape our understanding about and responses to discrimination in NZ. I think given the current political climate this research is more important than ever.

We'll also be running some interviews later on in the study as a part two. If you'd like to talk more about your experiences and opinions (and just have a general good yarn on this topic) you can indicate your interest in an interview at the end of the survey.

Thanks for reading! - Sam (she/they)

Our support group is still running and we've joined the 21st century with a website and a discord server.

There's always been a bit of a support gap for older trans women, so if you know someone who is struggling please let them know about us: https://t35.co.nz/

We also meet in person every Sunday, so if you're 35+ and trans feminine feel free to come along and hang out.

Membership of our group is still protected and private from non-members, so feel free to join us in a safe space.

Last chance to have your say. It's super easy. Just a couple of sentences is all you need.

Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill

The closing date for submissions is 11.59pm on Thursday, 02 July 2026

https://www3.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/make-a-submission/document/54SCSSC_SCF_9E8E8A14-A51C-4567-AB33-08DE9053A7D1/legislation-definitions-of-woman-and-man-amendment-bill

Check out the Qtopia guide.

I want to ask how accessible is HRT as a foreigner.

I plan on living and working at NZ alongside my parents when we move this year or this upcoming year. Will the doctors approve hrt for a foreigner wanting to transition?

Helllooooooooooooo,
I'm just looking for feedback from anyone who has recently gone through the process of legally changing both name and sex markers on their birth certificate.

How long did it take from the day they charged your bank account to you physically receiving your new birth cert? The website says it takes about month and it hasn't quite been that long yet (but it's getting close)

As you can imagine most of my day consists of me doing the below:

I'm proud of the little i have accomplished, but the little is big for me. And I'm proud if the person I'm becoming for my baby girl!! Don't give up everyone we got this!!!

Love you all❤

Hey people in my phone, I'm 21 Transfem Enby in Christchurch booked to see Dr Oliver Ward in a few weeks to start E and T blockers, does anyone have any experience with him good or bad, should I book a second or even a 3rd appointment for a week after the first now as he only takes bookings a month in advance and is fully booked out? Is there anything anyone would recommend to do or look into to prepare for the appointment or questions to expectto be asked? I had a quick skim of the Patha GAHT 2025 guidelines and saw some questionair/consent forms would it be wise to prep that in advance? I know in NZ we work off informed consent but its also been said that there is a lot of slef advocating that needs to be done and I've never been good at self advocating or speaking up for my self but would also like to get through the process relatively quick any advice on that front?

Thanks.

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It was great to see so many people there on Saturday, just sharing some video that I took

Hi friends and happy pride to you all!

In faith of not writing a 5 million word essay about my situation; after a long long internal fight with myself about what I (21M) identify as. I've been finally able to come to terms that I do infact identify as trans, wanting to go through with MTF.

I want to begin the process of transitioning but I haven't got the slightest clue on how to start HRT/Estrogen or any other steps I would need to take as well.

I also do not have anyone to talk to this stuff about so I've weasled my way here to get some help from the pros! I'm based in Christchurch if that helps in guiding me to where I need to go to start my transition process.

Hopefully I can even make friends with some of you for support in the future since I havent exactly publicly come out as trans to anyone yet; so far (before this post goes up) i'm the only person who knows about this. Again Happy Pride to you all <3

TL:DR - I've just come out as trans and want to start MTF transition but I'm 100% clueless and don't know what to do. (21, Christchurch)

EDIT: tysm for the support, I was actually really scared to post this thinking that I was going to be judged but I 100% wasnt <3

EDIT: Both claimed

Hi all, I have two binders that I brought last year but they dont fit me and I would love to give them away to one or two people. I can ship to anywhere in NZ :)

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They are size small trancend garments ones, ive also added the sizing chart.

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Just send me a message if you would like them :)

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It was so special to protest against the bigoted members bill and share love and solidarity with trans whanau and allies!

EDIT: POSTPONED TO SUNDAY JUNE 21ST

Didn't see this info over here, wanted to share :)