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"New Zealand Human Rights Commission: Inquiry into Discrimination Experienced by Transgender People" The Human Rights Commission (Te Kāhui Tika Tangata) is New Zealand’s national human rights institution. Under the Human Rights Act 1993, it was formed in 1977. The Inquiry into Discrimination Experienced by Transgender People (He Purongo mō te Uiuitanga mō Aukatitanga e Pāngia ana e ngā Tāngata Whakawhitiira) was carried out in 2006, and reported on in 2008 (The Inquiry).〔http://www.hrc.co.nz/human-rights-environment/action-on-the-transgender-inquiry/〕 Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in NZ enjoy the majority of the same rights as others. The exceptions to this are the right to adopt children as a couple and the right to marry. While NZ does not have anti-discrimination laws specific to transgender, the laws that do exist are thought to cover members of the trans communities. The Human Rights Act 1993 outlaws discrimination on the grounds of sexuality. The Report of the Inquiry into Discrimination Experienced by Transgender People was a world first by a national human rights institution and focused on three areas: trans people’s experience with health care access, everyday interactions and community participation. There is very little information about the number of trans people in NZ; and those numbers that do exist are suggested to significantly underestimate the size of the trans population. ==Terminology used== It should be noted that the Inquiry recognised that both gender identity and its expression can vary significantly and as such, the report adopted ‘trans’ as a generic term. Other terms that can be used include (but are not limited to) the following:〔Human Rights Commission, “Report of The Inquiry into Discrimination Experienced by Transgender People” (2008) at 12〕 * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Inquiry into Discrimination Experienced by Transgender People」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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