Rohan MacMahon
@rohmac.bsky.social
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Climate-friendly investor. That guy from the Auckland Street Choir. Quite good at following a list. He/him.
Climate-friendly investor. That guy from the Auckland Street Choir. Quite good at following a list. He/him.
!["I oppose this Bill in its entirety.
It does nothing to address obvious, major issues affecting women, such as the ongoing lack of pay equity in the workplace or the epidemic of violence against women.
It simply does not offer meaningful additional protection to women. Senior lawyers have noted that the Bill would have little practical effect on existing rules around topics like sex discrimination, or even criminal laws. Barrister Graeme Edgeler, for example, said “Laws you might expect to be affected … [such as] the Human Rights Act … just don’t use any of the words the bill actually proposes to define” (source: Stuff, 10 April 2026).
In fact this Bill could have quite the opposite effect for women. It appears to encourage policing of both sex and gender in a way which would be extremely unhelpful.
Thus, this Bill is completely unnecessary and does not deliver any material benefit. It is a waste of Parliament’s valuable time and resources. It is an attempt to create division in society, to harm members of the community who are non-binary and transgender, and to divert the public’s attention from issues which need focus such as climate change, poverty, the broken housing market and New Zealand’s chronically low productivity. No-one is being harmed by people who are non-binary being recognised by the Government and by the legal system. This Bill is extremely disappointing and I reject it completely.
I recommend the Bill be withdrawn as a matter of priority."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mngho7hzmenvzrn5l4rxkuoc/bafkreiclorqg23lp5rnaiktxeslav442vojtm2s45gggx47el6iepu2cse)
