Trans man Teddy Cook addressing a New South Wales parliamentary committee (Screenshot: LGBTI Rights Australia)
A trans health expert delivered a powerful testimony before ab Australian state parliament, declaring that trans people like him “deserve the dignity of being known”.
Teddy Cook was the sole transgender person to address a New South Wales parliamentary inquiry into a proposed law banning the promotion of “gender fluidity” in schools.
Cook is vice president of the Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH), the country’s leading body for trans health professionals.
He told the hearing he was grateful for the opportunity to speak as an adult who was once a trans child, noting that he is likely the first trans person many lawmakers have ever spoken to.