The petition now has hit 12,500 signatures. Yet Speak Up For Women NZ’s petition asking for sex to be defined in law only got 2,245 signatures. Apparently SUFW don’t speak for women at all. Women in NZ do not want this bill, Winston Peters. Time to listen to them.

Blanked when I got to the deli counter and came up with “It’s a beautiful day for a sandwich” to have something to say

funny that the right wing’s profound hatred of the poor is always combined with policies that impoverish as many people as possible

Fyi the cupcake character is one created by Loryn Brantz, who has this to say about Buzzfeed using it without her permission.

Hey if you're in the South Island I believe the total S.I specific investment in this Budget is 1 police station in Greymouth and buying land for housing in Queenstown. If you're in the South Island, they took away hospital beds and fucked the ferries - and they're not fixing either any time soon.

he's yelling dieu! dieu! honestly if i were trying to get god's attention being the tiniest wild cat in the world is a good strategy

Genuinely really touched by the 10,000(!) women who have signed this petition already. It means a lot to see how fast that number is growing 🥹 our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/e-...

we’re sooooooo close to the bubble popping in ai i can literally taste it

They keep claiming this bill is intended to protect (cis) women (which it won’t!) so I think it’s extra important for cis women to make it clear that you won’t stand for anti trans attacks in your name

Could there be a better example of "the trans debate" than 98% of women supporting trans people and then one single lone person voting against them and getting their way regardless. It's all such a fucking sham

It's called "long jump" because that's what the spectators murmur to each other approvingly after the jump

Solidarity is where it’s at. ✊🏽🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

3000 signatures in a matter of hours is incredible 🥹 thank you to everyone who is signing, sharing, and leaving messages of support - I know lots of trans people in Aotearoa have been heartened by this tonight 🏳️‍⚧️✊

Here is another submission guide put together by a coalition of queer orgs. There is a lot of organising going on right now. This is quite good when read alongside Rights Aotearoa's guide. qtopia.org.nz/news/submiss...

Rights Aotearoa's submission guide for the Legislation (Definition of Woman & Man) Amendment Bill is linked below! Please submit in support of trans, non-binary, and intersex kiwis. This bill erases them in law.

I'm asking every cis person who follows me to read this article and take it in. It's a sobering account of how quickly things turned in the UK - with detail that often doesn't make the news - and, yes, what it means for you www.liberalcurrents.com/the-end-of-t...

people always say they lost their license when they mean it was revoked. i lost my license when i crashed my car into the police station and it fell out of my pocket and a rat stole it

A friend of mine who was TA’ing for an AmLit course found a copy of Moby Dick a student had left behind. It had only one marginal annotation, around page 100, that simply said “whale is important.”

Absolutely this. The cognitive dysfunction of ME is one of the worst symptoms, its not remotely like simple forgetfulness and I actually find it upsetting how post covid the term became more widely known and people who don't experience it started using it as a joke. Its a truly hellish symptom.

This is somehow more Catholic of him than being the pope

Hey folks when you're writing emails to MPs about the Marcroft Bill, make sure you give Glen Bennett, Camilla Belich, Oriini Kaipara and those who denounced it in the house some love and support - they're being hit with awful transphobic emails, and they'll appreciate it.

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

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My submission if it helps give inspiration for yours. You have until 2 July, follow the link below. www3.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/mak...

Tonight I've published a reference document on the inspiration and history of NZ First's transphobic definitions bill. If you plan to make a submission, as I do, I hope this background can help you plan and write your submission curly.kiwi/articles/202...

Photos of Polynesian trans women in Auckland, circa 1976. All taken by Murray Cammick. Via Te Papa.

Saying “i have this power, how can i use it to help?” is about as straightforward as doing the right thing can get. A fine example.

Transphobia and homophobia smother so much potential for joy and authenticity, for all of us. You're the world's most cishet human but worry that the ear piercing you've wanted since you were 13 will make people not accept you? Welcome to the struggle comrade.

Fellow cis women: it is worth us writing to our MPs to express our opposition to the proposed bill Reading the hansard transcript & the National, NZ First & ACT MPs reference receiving letters from their constituents Little capacity? just say you're a cis woman who opposes the definitions bill

style guide - “transness,” not “transgenderism” - “trans woman” and “trans man,” not “transwoman” - “nonbinary person” as the analogous usage for above - just say “cis,” it solves a lot of terrible convoluted sentences. eg ”biological woman/man” is incoherent — trans people are also “biological”

In the bleakest, most harmful Government's remaining term in office, it becomes even more important to celebrate the wins. Congrats to community, iwi and hapū who have been fighting this madness for years 👏👏👏

I'm not kidding, I think there is a very good reason Britain became a hive of transphobia and it's directly related to their colonial past. At its core is the attitude "we know better, and we will hurt you until you understand"

I've done heaps and used to work in Parliament, agree with Eddie. As an individual rather than an organisational representative, or an outside expert, I strongly recommend telling a story that will resonate emotionally, rather than trying to recite facts - others will do that. Stories have impact.

Just a thought 😇

Aotearoa Te Waipounamu: solidarity with trans people Submissions are now open on the hateful Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill. Doesn't have to be long, can be a couple sentences. Oppose the bill, recommend it be scrapped. www3.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/mak...

Data from federal agencies shows that the majority of new power capacity added by the US in 2026 will be renewables. Solar alone makes up 51%. Fossil gas is the only fossil fuel to make it on the list at only 7%. #goodnews

Wow so the Democrats report highlighted that they lost because they didn't attack Trump enough for being a weird loser and that being silent on trans issues when they were attacked in it also didn't work. Hope NZ Labour are listening.

if you're cis and you are asked by your management to police bathrooms, "can you confirm in writing that you are ordering me to approach customers to discuss their sex?" is an email no manager wants to reply to

opened up my job search to Australia. In Wellington they have been two relevant positions for me in the last two weeks; in Melbourne there were 11 in the past 24 hours and every single one pays 20-30% more. I genuinely did not realise how big the gap was, or how cooked WLG is

Why does it feel like Labour genuinely doesn’t know how defend their Covid era decisions and they are almost embarrassed and regret it? They literally got a majority off the back of those decisions under MMP own it man.

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NEW — My first true foray into AI haterdom is about how those of us not convinced by AI’s inevitability are a real constituency worthy of a voice. Give it a read:

The thing I've found notable is that so much major party comms about queer rights is not aimed at queer people. The anti parties project an unreal boogyman version of queerness & as Jennifer notes, the 'supportive' folks try to avoid mentioning queer people! Where's the "you matter, this sucks!?"

Actually no, I have a fifth thought to share. Your great great grandchildren will be trans. There is no wall that can keep us out. There is no law that can put us down. We will outlast you. We will outlast the memory of you, and of your shame. And there is nothing you can fucking do about it.

Today is a great day to make a donation to QTopia or similar NZ organisations today! qtopia.org.nz/donate

Trans people are not “fighting for unpopular positions that society isn’t ready for.” Trans people are fighting to KEEP the rights we have enjoyed for decades. We have been able to legally change our gender markers since the 70s and before. Same with bathrooms, sports, youth, all for decades.

Write to your MPs. Write to the National Party whip (Stuart Smith) asking for them to make it a conscience vote at second reading. Pay for your trans friends' birth certificate, passport, and drivers license changes. Throw a Paperwork Party so that we can get those forms filled out.

It takes a lot to get out of this mindset. We are so conditioned to believe that productivity = worth.

You know who I trust to make decisions about legislation around sex and gender and what that means for our human rights framework? The expert lawyers at the law commission who looked at this and recommended the exact *opposite* of Winnie’s pet project: www.lawcom.govt.nz/our-work/ia-...