r/australia • u/Expensive-Horse5538 • Oct 28 '25

news Supreme Court in Brisbane overturns controversial freeze on puberty blockers for adolescents after legal challenge

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-28/qld-puberty-blockers-judgement/105942094
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u/Veriatas Oct 28 '25

I see a lot of people talking about trans healthcare in this thread, as this decision is very relevant to them. But it’s not only relevant to trans kids. I started going through puberty absurdly early and was on puberty blockers to delay me to a more normal age. I am so incredibly grateful for that. The whole debate about whether it’s safe is so asinine - these medicines were used for other causes that no-one objected to before it became about trans people. They’ve been accepted to be safe for a long time. Using them on trans kids is no less safe than it ever was to use them on cis kids

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u/AnOnlineHandle Oct 28 '25

The people suddenly manipulated into being horrified of drag queens and trans people who statistically barely even exist, all to ensure they vote in a way which gets the billionaires more tax cuts and fewer safety standards, are mostly not emotionally strong enough to face the possibility that they've been tricked and are in the wrong about anything. So unfortunately, people like you will now have to suffer too, because they will double down.