Trans Rights
'Horrifying' some think trans women will ruin women's sport - athlete
Mountain biker Kate Weatherly's comments follow FINA's adoption of a new "gender inclusion policy".
Why changing sex on your birth certificate matters
How trans and gender diverse communities feel about the passing of the BDMRR bill
New law makes it easier for gender diverse people to update the sex on their birth certificate
Previously people needed to prove to the Family Court they had irreversible medical treatment.
83% of trans or non-binary people have the incorrect gender on their birth certificate. A proposed…
A look into proposed law changes to Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act.
Conversion therapy will be banned, with sentence of up to 5 years’ imprisonment
“There are so many people that will have their lives changed because of this.”
Chants, cheers, and a vogue circle - the Wellington trans rights protest in photos
“Trans Rights are Human Rights” - the Wellington trans rights protest in photos.
A near-fatal accident gave me the courage to tell my family I was trans
At 18, Mason nearly died after jumping head-first into a pool drunk. He tells his story.
A billboard in Wellington was part of a ‘dehumanising’ campaign against trans people, activists say
The billboard was removed less than 24 hours later after receiving complaints.
‘What we are is enough’: the fight to ban conversion therapy in NZ
Sexual diversity and gender fluidity are nothing new in Aotearoa, they’ve always been around.
New Zealand is currently debating whether or not gay conversion therapy should be…
Rediscovering Aotearoa: Podcast - Takatāpui | LGBTQIA+
Gender fluidity and sexual diversity was an accepted part of Māori and Pacific societies before colonisation.
This episode is about Takatāpui | LGBTQIA+, and how pre-colonial understanding…
The trans-exclusionary movement gaining power in NZ
The trans-exclusionary movement has been quietly growing in New Zealand, and this highly-organised campaign has led to deep hurt in the trans community.
In February, a new…