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Queensland Court Lifts Ban on Puberty Blockers for Trans Youth

10/28/2025

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Queensland Supreme Court overturned a ban on puberty blockers for transgender patients, ruling the ban unlawful due to improper consultation by health director-general David Rosengren.
Justice Peter Callaghan found the consultation inadequate and that the suspension decision had been made before the meeting.
The ruling allows the Queensland Children’s Gender Service to accept new patients again.
The ban had previously affected 491 children on the waiting list.

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Queensland Supreme Court overturned a ban on puberty blockers for transgender patients, ruling the ban unlawful due to improper consultation by health director-general David Rosengren.
Justice Peter Callaghan found the consultation inadequate and that the suspension decision had been made before the meeting.
The ruling allows the Queensland Children’s Gender Service to accept new patients again.
The ban had previously affected 491 children on the waiting list.