The Queensland government has released private information about the mother of a Transgender Teen – information she says may have been “implanted” on her son – by a stranger.
The revelation came as the state government was accused of “intimidating” and “an invasion of medical privacy” from parents in a controversial challenge to controversial blockers.
Last month, the Queensland Health Minister, Tim Nicholls, issued a new order banning the prescription of pubentry patients, hours leading to the government’s first attempt to oppose the first attempt.
Australia Australia spoke to four mothers who approached the Nicholls for a legal document called reasons – a formal explanation of why the government made a decision to ban blockers in the state government. Legally, the document must be provided under Judicial Review.
All four were asked by the Queensland Health Department for details of their child’s history, including “your child’s name, their date of supporting your child supporting your child with a clinical supporting a clinical diagnosis of gender dysphoria”.
Details are sought before the claim statement is released.
The email, seen by the Guardian, also asked them to “please verify if your child is a patient in the children’s information provided by Queensland Berse in Queensland,” read the email, which was sent on Friday.
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All four mothers described the request as an invasion of privacy.
One parent said she was reluctant to share information because the state government accidentally sent her information to different parents.
“It feels like ‘out’ your child to get an answer; like, it’s horrible,” she said.
Louise *, which cannot be legally recognized because it will also identify or “come out” one of the few who asked for a statement of the reasons for the reasons for the reasons for the reasons for the reasons for the reasons.
In May, the Department emailed a response intended for her to another parent, revealing her name and address — and the fact that she had a transgender child — to a stranger. He said a Department official apologized over the phone; The Guardian has seen an email from the department confirming the mistake.
She said she felt “hurt and unsafe” as a result of the mistake.
“My daughter is very uninspiring. She is very shy in any public space. She does not want anyone to know that she is Trans,” said Louise.
“I respect it as much as humanly possible. The only time I’m still, always reveals that it’s not really safe and I think it’s good.”
Louise was particularly concerned about the suggestion that it could be “determined” in hospital.
He said the request was “intimidating” and “felt dangerous”.
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Nicholls and the health department were contacted for comment but did not respond.
Sally * said she was uncomfortable revealing the medical history of her seven-year-old non-Binary child.
“It’s not my information, it’s seven years’ information,” he said.
“To think that information would be accidentally revealed one day, somehow, you know, even if it was by accident, would be very distressing to him.”
He wrote to say the department was asking for an “extraordinary amount of information”.
“I will not provide that information to any other organization that asks for it, especially in the context of the current political climate,” he said.
“It’s such a private thing. For example, your HIV status in the minister’s office, you know any information to a bunch of bureaucrats, basically.”
The LGBTI Legal Service, which represented the mother in her challenge, is considering a second lawsuit, it said last week.
Its president, Ren Shike, said that the decision affects about 500 Queensland children and their families and their parents can understand the reasoning behind this decision, which has a serious impact on access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to access to health”.
The government has repeatedly said the ban will remain in place until a gender-based care review is completed.
In Australia, children, young adults, parents and teachers can contact the Children’s Trustline in 1800 55 1800; Support is also available to Beyond the blue at 1300 22 4636 and Esteline at 13 11 14. Other sources of help may be found at Child Threat International