Current e-Petitions for the Legislative Council

Calling for a Parliamentary Inquiry into the treatment of children suffering from gender dysphoria

Eligibility : Residents of Western Australia Only

To the President and Members of the Legislative Council of the Parliament of Western Australia in Parliament assembled. We the undersigned ...

1. Believe that children suffering from gender dysphoria deserve the very best evidence based care.
2. Note that in February 2022, Sweden’s National Board of Health and Welfare issued a national policy update ending the practice of prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to gender dysphoric patients under 18 years of age.
3. Note that the on March 12, 2024, England's National Health Service (NHS) has ceased prescribing puberty blockers for children and young people with gender dysphoria or gender incongruence, saying there is “not enough evidence to support the safety or clinical effectiveness” of puberty-suppressing hormones.
4. Note that leaked files from World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) published on March 4th, 2024 by US-based think tank Environmental Progress reveal that WPATH’s published standards of care are not evidence based and consistently violate medical ethics and informed consent.
5. Note that the treatment protocols used by the Perth Children’s Hospital Gender Diversity Service are based on AusPATH recommendations for treatment, which in turn are based on WPATH standards of care
6. Call on the Legislative Council to instruct the Environment & Public Affairs Committee to inquire into and report on young people seeking assistance for gender dysphoria in Western Australia and related matters, with particular reference to:
(a) the health care and related support services provided, and options available, to children, adolescents and young adults seeking services for gender dysphoria or other gender identity related issues in Western Australia, and their parents, guardians and families;
(b) the role, rights and obligations of parents and guardians of minors seeking services for gender dysphoria or other gender identity related issues;
(c) the public funding of health and education services in Western Australia in relation to sex-related and gender-related issues; and
(d) any other related matters.
7. Request that the Environment & Public Affairs Committee authorise the disclosure or publication, as it sees fit, of any evidence or documents presented to the committee prior to such evidence being presented to the council.

And your petitioners as in duty bound, will ever pray.