Queensland Immediately Halts Puberty Blockers for Children

This follows revelations puberty blockers were given to kids as young as 12 in Cairns without parental consent.

Male and female icons in Sydney, Australia, on Oct. 28, 2024. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times

The Queensland government will immediately pause hormone therapy, including puberty blockers, for children under 18 with gender dysphoria.

This follows revelations that gender clinics in Cairns have allegedly been prescribing children as young as 12 with puberty blockers and gender transition hormones without parental consent.