Speaking Engagements
Gender Diversity in Physiotherapy
I was invited to present at the Physiotherapy New Zealand conference in Ōtautahi in September, 2024.
Newsletter
What's up with the Olympics?
The Olympic spirit is aspirational, and I think it's one that's worthy. But, in contrast, the reality of the Olympics and how they've been used to violently enforce these ideals leaves a lot to be desired.
Newsletter
New Yale Law report finds Cass Review critically flawed
A new report from the Yale Law School, Yale Medical School, and the Integrity Project (based at Yale Law) was released this week, critically examining the Cass Review, its processes and its findings, and has found it critically flawed.
Newsletter
NZ First & the phantasm of gender
I don't think this bill was ever intended to pass. While it certainly seems Seymour and Peters have the run of the house, I'm not sure that Peters cares enough about this bill to hold the coalition government in a stranglehold over it. So then, who's afraid of gender?
Newsletter
They do this because they know we're winning.
A common refrain I've heard in the past is something like "why do you have to make being trans such a huge part of your identity?" At the moment, I think about being trans every day, because I have to.
Newsletter
Ten years (and one month and a few days)
Around eleven, twelve-ish years ago, a young and very nervous Jennifer Shields went to see her doctor. After a bit of a circuitous journey, ten years and one month and a few days ago, she went back to her doctor and left with a small but lifechanging bit of paper.
Newsletter
And then it was Christmas
On new years eve eight years ago I moved back home to Ōtautahi, a city I hadn't lived in since I was ten, a city that had changed so much in the years since. It was the best decision I ever made - I'm so grateful for it today.
Newsletter
Solutide & Community in Narrm
This piece of writing feels just as massive as the weekend it grew out of. I was lucky enough to travel to Narrm for the 2023 combined AusPATH & PATHA conference.
Speaking Engagements
AusPATH Symposium: Gender Affirming Care in Waitaha, Aotearoa
I presented this workshop at the AusPATH/PATHA combined symposium in Narrm, Melbourne, in November 2023.
Sharing some joy: my job, the next four years.
Coming up on 12 years ago, a very nervous 17-year old went to see her GP about hormones. Now she's leading training for GPs around the country.
Finding Hope in Whakatū
I cross the last bridge and I can hear sound of water gently falling, over and above the sound of water roaring of rocks below me.
Speaking Engagements
Tackling Hate: Facing Up to Fear and Loathing in Aotearoa
I'm speaking on a panel at the Nelson Arts Festival alongside Tusiata Avia and Byron Clark on hate and disinformation in Aotearoa, chaired by Madeleine Chapman.