“Yet, young trans people continue to come out, to seek support and support one another, in numbers that would have been inconceivable to the protesters gathered in London on that cold night in November 2008.”

Ruth Pearce@notrightruth.bsky.social · 48m ago

A new essay for all my trans siblings and our allies. "As the UK enters a new era of state-mandated segregation, I find myself asking: was it all worth it?"

The EHRC guidance does not apply to workplaces, and trans people are not criminalised for using any toilet in the UK. But the whole point of this - as with Section 28 back in the 1980s - is to intimidate people. Don't give into that fear.

Slurms MacKenzie@slurmsmackenzie.bsky.social · 10h ago

Just a reminder that: - this isn't for workplaces and if your work is trying to implement it scare them over discrimination claims - the onus is on the service provider, not the service user to comply - the code *itself* says enforcement of toilet facilities is unworkable and low priority

We have also written a detailed legal explainer about why we think the code of practice gets the law wrong.

How the Code of Practice gets the law wrong | Good Law Project

We’re supporting a legal challenge against the government’s transphobic statutory guidance – here’s why

goodlaw.social

Equality and Human Rights Commission@equalityhumanright.bsky.social · 11h ago

Our code of practice for services, public functions and associations comes into force today. It provides practical guidance on how the Equality Act 2010 applies to services, public functions and associations. Find out more: https://ow.ly/alIf50Zwrkx

🚨 BREAKING We are supporting a legal challenge to the Code of Practice. And we need your help. Join us in fighting back 👇

We’re supporting a legal challenge against the code of practice | Good Law Project

The government’s transphobic statutory guidance is now up and running – we’re fighting back

goodlaw.social

Not to ring the Cassandra bell unnecessarily but I did make a very funny joke in Qtopia’s submission on Marcroft’s bill about how the objectives of the bill varied depending on whether you were asking the Minister for Foreign Affairs or the leader of New Zealand First

If the Prime Minister is always the Prime Minister then one must conclude that all ministers, including the Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, are always operating and speaking in their ministerial capacity.

Idiot/Savant@norightturnnz.bsky.social · 17h ago

Brownlee says "he's always the Prime Minister!" I think Luxon will make a different claim if someone tries to #OIA him about that fundraiser.

Tamatha Paul in general debate talks about a homeless man dying on the streets of Wellington on Monday night in the freezing cold. This regime has a body count #nzqt

A great read and not paywalled.

Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland@patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 23h ago

Raybon is a national treasure, perhaps even a New Zealand first treasure: www.nzherald.co.nz/business/ive...

University of Otago staff: one of our students lost her scholarship because she felt safe enough here to come out. Share and donate as you are able

Jasmin Taylor@meshedlight.bsky.social · 23h ago

Ōtepoti: solidarity with local trans folk Sarah is studying at Otago Uni, seeking asylum here in Aotearoa Te Waipounamu. She needs our support with living, fees & gender affirming care costs givealittle.co.nz/cause/suppor...

man what are we even doing here

BusinessDesk@businessdesknz.bsky.social · 24h ago

As schools reported throwing out nearly one in three Compass lunches late last year, the Ministry of Education looked into adding sauce to make the meals more appealing but shelved the idea over cost.

these “errors” are happening far too often for my liking, & especially given that National has engaged in electoral interference at the legislative level between broken systems, incompetence and intent the overall picture is pretty bad for democracy - yet Goldsmith et al have avoided real pressure

Ms Hooper@mshooper.bsky.social · 2d ago

Two out of three log-in options for the country’s digital election enrolment system were temporarily removed last weekend, preventing people from switching rolls for several hours in the final days before the deadline. #nzpol

Why address issues of workplace weight discrimination when you can just tell fatties to medicate themselves? What next? Telling people to be less female, less brown, less disabled, less queer? It's all about making a good first impression eh. www.rnz.co.nz/news/health/...

Weight loss drugs could boost chances of getting a job

International research suggests losing weight may help people get a job - and their New Zealand counterparts say it can't be ruled out here, either.

rnz.co.nz

genuine question around this and the new electoral rules - would there be concessions made for on the day voting given the registration date being cut short?

Pip Adam@pipadam.bsky.social · 2d ago

Um. There is no stable government. This coalition is over in everything but name. If someone is only keeping their job so you hold onto power that's not stable government. Snap election now.

I was really touched to be asked to speak at Kahu Carter’s campaign launch a few weeks back. Honestly I nearly voted two ticks for her last time so this time I’m happy to get a chance to make it official. Ānei tāku kōrero!

The Edit | Jennifer K Shields@jen.jenniferkshields.nz.ap.brid.gy · 2d ago

This might be bold of me but I think I'd describe Kahu Carter as the natural successor for Christchurch Central. She's kanohi kītea. She already is my representative - just this time I finally get to give that green tick twice.

foreign minister making increasingly racist, extremist & conspiracy remarks whose party was recently shown to have structural links to neo nazis & National dont see that as a red line draw your own conclusions i guess, but i’d also appreciate it if early warning signs were taken seriously in future

henry cooke@henrycooke.bsky.social · 2d ago

Nicola Willis and Mark Mitchell suggested this morning that firing Winston Peters would bring down the Government. www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...

It's actually a little disconcerting now that I think about it that one of David Seymour's pet projects., the ministry of regulations, allows *USER CREATED* agents to be used inside government systems.

Kieran@nugmonster.cryptoanarchy.network · 2d ago

This is an extremely, extremely broad overview of how much the ministry of regulations is using copilot: https://cryptoanarchy.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:vraljvgixy22j4twn3ls436f&cid=bafkreifydrxifg5xljn5rzqqi7ztb7jmwqmlludeapqk4ucf5x5xqoai3y

This is an extremely, extremely broad overview of how much the ministry of regulations is using copilot: https://cryptoanarchy.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:vraljvgixy22j4twn3ls436f&cid=bafkreifydrxifg5xljn5rzqqi7ztb7jmwqmlludeapqk4ucf5x5xqoai3y

“No one would thank us for it” is such minimising language that continues to perpetuate the harm. I think many people in Aotearoa would in fact thank National for taking an actual firm stand on racism in their Government, not least those facing increased violence because of Winston’s actions.

henry cooke@henrycooke.bsky.social · 2d ago

Nicola Willis and Mark Mitchell suggested this morning that firing Winston Peters would bring down the Government. www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...

Got out of bed juuuust in time to see some big fluffy snowflakes and now there’s blue sky and I can see the moon. Blessed morning

“The Electoral Commission has told staff to turn away voters who aren’t on the printed roll and who say they’re unenrolled, but has no plans to count how many people will be affected.” So nice to see democracy in action, nothing to worry about here, love NZ’s accessible and clear election process.

Newsroom NZ@newsroom.co.nz · 2d ago

The Opposition says people who think they're not enrolled should lodge special votes rather than being turned away from voting entirely.

If you don’t look you can’t see, or, the consequences of Southern invisibility in national arts funding. flatcityfieldnotes.com/2026/08/03/i...

If you don’t look you can’t see, or, the consequences of Southern invisibility in national arts funding

Erin Harrington on the lack of South Island investment in Creative New Zealand’s Arts Organisations and Groups (AOG) funding round, including the news that South Island organisations collecti…

flatcityfieldnotes.com

A big old scoop: an Ombudsman investigation into a refused OIA request has helped shed light on just how much AI the Ministry of Education is using to create the new school curriculum www.emilywrites.co.nz/the-ministry...

The Ministry of Education is using so much AI it can't tell us how much AI it's using

The Ministry doesn't seem to want the public to know exactly how much AI it's using - or what it's using AI for.

emilywrites.co.nz

Winston is a coward who cannot answer a logical question about two positions he holds which are contradictory. www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...

'Turn that thing off': Peters terminates interview after just 96 seconds

Winston Peters had told a Stuff journalist to “piss off” after they asked questions about other instances of violent rhetoric and behaviour toward MPs.

stuff.co.nz

There are many examples of course, but one is that NZ’s military & intel service have a long, ongoing record of facilitating racist mass killings by partner countries like the US. Unfortunately, no matter which govt comes to power after the election, this partnership shows no clear sign of ending.

As horrific as it is to see neonazis welcome within NZ 1st & openly racist comments from its leaders (as well as all the other bigotry they promote), it’s worth acknowledging that the extreme views they espouse & actions they laud are embedded in aspects of NZ governance & authorities. 🧵 #nzpol

Hey labour you’ve done one good thing this week in saying no to the evidence-says-it-won’t-work census approach you know what else definitely doesn’t work and is being pushed through govt by special interest groups who aren’t actually interested in whether it works. You could just say no

Australia’s eSafety commissioner buried a report (released Friday afternoon) that shows the under 16 social media ban didn’t tangibly reduce teen social media use, and also resulted in parents tuning out of kids usage. We traded our privacy for no reason. theconversation.com/more-than-80...

More than 80% of kids still using social media despite ban, new eSafety report finds

The report provides more evidence Australia’s world-leading social media ban isn’t going to plan.

theconversation.com

At 3:20 in this interview, Ron Mark (Who is not a political newcomer, so his comments can hardly be brushed aside) says "Young New Zealand First are essentially running the party"

Revealed: Why is Ron Mark returning to NZ First?

Former Defence Minister Ron Mark is returning to New Zealand First as a candidate this election, standing for the party in the Wairarapa electorate, it's b

newstalkzb.co.nz

As an FYI Luxon has also used “replacement” language and when I criticized it on Twitter I got The Post editors telling me off cause I was a columnist at the time. And then of course they cancelled my column. People who have the power to stand up against white supremacy never want to.