Sue
@susan86.bsky.social
Pākeha, mama, cis, she/her, toitū te Tiriti! Loves tea, nature, and human rights 🏳️⚧️🇵🇸
Born at 347ppm
Born at 347ppm
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“Trust us! Marginalising these communities more will absolutely bring down the cost of a KG of Mince and get your job back!”
November 20, 2025 at 4:47 AM
“Trust us! Marginalising these communities more will absolutely bring down the cost of a KG of Mince and get your job back!”
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Our most vulnerable young people are endangered by this Government's decision to restrict access to puberty blockers.
Wellington Pride Festival condemns this latest attack on the rainbow community by NZ First. We urge the Ministry of Health to listen to actual medical experts instead.
Wellington Pride Festival condemns this latest attack on the rainbow community by NZ First. We urge the Ministry of Health to listen to actual medical experts instead.
November 19, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Our most vulnerable young people are endangered by this Government's decision to restrict access to puberty blockers.
Wellington Pride Festival condemns this latest attack on the rainbow community by NZ First. We urge the Ministry of Health to listen to actual medical experts instead.
Wellington Pride Festival condemns this latest attack on the rainbow community by NZ First. We urge the Ministry of Health to listen to actual medical experts instead.
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I better not see any Nats at pride fucking hell
November 19, 2025 at 7:59 AM
I better not see any Nats at pride fucking hell
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Karen Chhour is quoted in this piece actively promoting conversion practices, after previously comparing gender affirming care to torture at Lake Alice. This coalition is evil. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Govt halts new puberty blockers prescriptions for gender-affirming care
Green Party MP Ricardo Menéndez March says the government is "buying into imported culture wars" .
www.rnz.co.nz
November 19, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Karen Chhour is quoted in this piece actively promoting conversion practices, after previously comparing gender affirming care to torture at Lake Alice. This coalition is evil. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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There are a million children in Aotearoa, about 700 of them have been prescribed puberty blockers (that's 0.07%)
Medication decisions should be decided by the child, their caregivers, and the relevant health professionals, not a party relying on imported culture wars to stay in power
Medication decisions should be decided by the child, their caregivers, and the relevant health professionals, not a party relying on imported culture wars to stay in power
November 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
There are a million children in Aotearoa, about 700 of them have been prescribed puberty blockers (that's 0.07%)
Medication decisions should be decided by the child, their caregivers, and the relevant health professionals, not a party relying on imported culture wars to stay in power
Medication decisions should be decided by the child, their caregivers, and the relevant health professionals, not a party relying on imported culture wars to stay in power
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NZ First are actually evil. They don't care how many lives they may ruin to get the anti-trans vote.
November 19, 2025 at 5:03 AM
NZ First are actually evil. They don't care how many lives they may ruin to get the anti-trans vote.
AoNZ is no longer a safe place for rainbow families.
It's being reported that New Zealand has banned puberty blockers for transgender youth. I removed New Zealand from my recommendations to families fleeing a while back after the far right saw a surge in power in the country.
Sad day for NZ trans youth.
Sad day for NZ trans youth.
November 19, 2025 at 4:53 AM
AoNZ is no longer a safe place for rainbow families.
This is an attack on trans kids, who are some of the most vulnerable children in society.
Puberty blockers are safe and proven - the THIRD PARAGRAPH acknowledges that children WILL still be prescribed them, just not if they're trans
This is an attack on trans children, full stop
This government does not care about children, full stop
This is an attack on trans children, full stop
This government does not care about children, full stop
The Government is banning new patients from being prescribed the most common form of puberty blocker and is explicitly aligning NZ's future policy on this matter to the UK's. PR below.
November 19, 2025 at 4:44 AM
This is an attack on trans kids, who are some of the most vulnerable children in society.
Outrageous bigoted move by this terrible Government - targeted discrimination against trans kids. Shame!
The NZ government take a big step down a dangerous path, one driven by eliminationist ideology and backed by blatant pseudoscience.
The Cass Review they cite has been widely debunked and the clinical trial they mention has been rightly blasted as unethical and unworkable. Fuck these clowns.
The Cass Review they cite has been widely debunked and the clinical trial they mention has been rightly blasted as unethical and unworkable. Fuck these clowns.
The Government is banning new patients from being prescribed the most common form of puberty blocker and is explicitly aligning NZ's future policy on this matter to the UK's. PR below.
November 19, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Outrageous bigoted move by this terrible Government - targeted discrimination against trans kids. Shame!
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A cycling influencer nominated for a list of top 100 women cyclists said she has declined the honour due to the decision not to include trans women.
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
Woman refuses Cycling UK award over trans women being left out - BBC News
Claire Sharpe says she disagrees with Cycling UK only naming biological women in their top 100 list.
www.bbc.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
A cycling influencer nominated for a list of top 100 women cyclists said she has declined the honour due to the decision not to include trans women.
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
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Government's appalling track record in health just got international recognition. NZ delegation at the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control meeting in Geneva received the Dirty Ashtray award. www.otago.ac.nz/news/newsroo...
Global meeting awards Aotearoa New Zealand ‘Dirty Ashtray’ award
Last night’s award of a ‘Dirty Ashtray’, a civil society award, to the New Zealand Government shows Aotearoa is now attracting international attention for all the wrong reasons, tobacco control resear...
www.otago.ac.nz
November 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Government's appalling track record in health just got international recognition. NZ delegation at the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control meeting in Geneva received the Dirty Ashtray award. www.otago.ac.nz/news/newsroo...
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One of the few good things about living in New Zealand is that you can look at the Labour Party and if you are like “wow I’m way more progressive than/left of them”, then you simply don’t have to give your party vote to them and move on with your life guilt free and vote for Greens 🤷🏽♀️
November 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
One of the few good things about living in New Zealand is that you can look at the Labour Party and if you are like “wow I’m way more progressive than/left of them”, then you simply don’t have to give your party vote to them and move on with your life guilt free and vote for Greens 🤷🏽♀️
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I’ve already had a journalist reach out looking for comment in response to Helen Joyce to “give balance”. To be clear: when one side is openly calling for fewer trans people and saying “every trans person is a massive problem”, there is no balance. It’s genocidal intent.
November 7, 2025 at 8:39 AM
I’ve already had a journalist reach out looking for comment in response to Helen Joyce to “give balance”. To be clear: when one side is openly calling for fewer trans people and saying “every trans person is a massive problem”, there is no balance. It’s genocidal intent.
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Just a note to say that @rebeccamatthews.bsky.social didn’t get a chair role. Ray did.
This is the standardised response you're likely to get. Sure, you cannot control the result of Ray Chung being re elected. But what is your plan to make women feel safer in politics in Wellington? Because you're not going to be subjected to racist misogynist abuse (out of sight /mind). #nzpol
October 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Just a note to say that @rebeccamatthews.bsky.social didn’t get a chair role. Ray did.
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Reminder: Most mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men.
Mass Shooters Are Not Disproportionately Transgender
Most mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men.
www.motherjones.com
August 31, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Reminder: Most mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men.
What is happening in the UK is just unbelievably appalling.
Charities and medical professionals have warned of a “staggering increase” in GPs denying gender affirming care, even when it is requested by a specialist clinic.
Doctors are claiming they are either not competent to provide the service or they are not contractually obliged 😖
Doctors are claiming they are either not competent to provide the service or they are not contractually obliged 😖
Campaigners warn of ‘staggering increase’ in GPs denying trans care
Mr Lyon had been receiving testosterone treatment for a decade until he moved to a new practice, as more GPs are halting trans care
www.independent.co.uk
September 1, 2025 at 7:29 AM
What is happening in the UK is just unbelievably appalling.
Go Tory!
While serving as mayor has been the greatest privilege of my life, I am looking forward to focussing on outcomes for mana whenua. But I’m also looking forward to standing up to bullies and harassers. The shackles are off and I refuse to be silent. Let’s fight back together.
September 1, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Go Tory!
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I do wish people would treat transphobia as the serious red flag it is, because if someone is repeating bullshit pseudoscience talking points from right wing cranks, that's just as bad as conceding to anti-vax nonsense and undermining trust in science and medicine, alarm bells should be sounding!
August 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I do wish people would treat transphobia as the serious red flag it is, because if someone is repeating bullshit pseudoscience talking points from right wing cranks, that's just as bad as conceding to anti-vax nonsense and undermining trust in science and medicine, alarm bells should be sounding!
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RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.
Outcry grows after multiple trans users were targeted for mild criticisms of the anti-trans billionaire.
Bluesky silenced trans voices over J.K. Rowling, here’s why
Outcry grows after multiple trans users were targeted for mild criticisms of the anti-trans billionaire.
bit.ly
August 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.
We are still in a pandemic! 😷😷😷
I will die on this hill:
it isn’t hard to say “at the height of the pandemic” or “at the start of COVID” during a podcast interview. Producers, hosts, don’t let your guests say “during COVID” like this thing is over. Correct them. Ask them to say the sentence again. This is your job.
it isn’t hard to say “at the height of the pandemic” or “at the start of COVID” during a podcast interview. Producers, hosts, don’t let your guests say “during COVID” like this thing is over. Correct them. Ask them to say the sentence again. This is your job.
August 21, 2025 at 8:01 AM
We are still in a pandemic! 😷😷😷
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Today I moved an amendment to ensure we have a BDS approach to our new Disaster Resilience Fund. This means we will not invest in Israeli government bonds or businesses that support the genocide or illegal occupation of Palestinian land. It's the right thing to do. #nzpol
August 20, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Today I moved an amendment to ensure we have a BDS approach to our new Disaster Resilience Fund. This means we will not invest in Israeli government bonds or businesses that support the genocide or illegal occupation of Palestinian land. It's the right thing to do. #nzpol
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Yes! We need more high profile voices to highlight harassment and abuse against women and Māori in politics. I’m so glad Fisher has kept a light on this issue. Bravo.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
'Devastating for women around the world': Ex-PM on loss of Ardern from politics
Helen Clark said social media enables false allegations to be magnified like never before.
www.nzherald.co.nz
August 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Yes! We need more high profile voices to highlight harassment and abuse against women and Māori in politics. I’m so glad Fisher has kept a light on this issue. Bravo.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
I’m proud Aotearoa can be a haven for rainbow families in particular trans kids. We must fight to make sure this never changes www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/us...
US family move to NZ for trans daughter in ‘escape plan’ from Trump policies
'This was the right decision and this was the right move for us.'
www.nzherald.co.nz
August 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM
I’m proud Aotearoa can be a haven for rainbow families in particular trans kids. We must fight to make sure this never changes www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/us...
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@accounts-leaving-x.bsky.social you only have to look at every trans organisation to see they’ve left X/Twitter.
Some have come to Bluesky, others focus on Instagram, but none want anything to do with that toxic platform!
Some have come to Bluesky, others focus on Instagram, but none want anything to do with that toxic platform!
August 8, 2025 at 9:39 PM
@accounts-leaving-x.bsky.social you only have to look at every trans organisation to see they’ve left X/Twitter.
Some have come to Bluesky, others focus on Instagram, but none want anything to do with that toxic platform!
Some have come to Bluesky, others focus on Instagram, but none want anything to do with that toxic platform!
When are better online protections coming for women, minorities and rainbow folks? If he was turning up on the street that wouldn’t be ok - so why is this?
Even so called "professional" platforms can be weaponised. Public LinkedIn profile views, done repeatedly and deliberately, can become a tool of harassment. Gross.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/complaint...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/complaint...
James Gardner-Hopkins accused of using LinkedIn to intimidate women
Gardner-Hopkins allegedly used LinkedIn to stalk women who opposed his returning to law.
www.nzherald.co.nz
August 9, 2025 at 6:07 AM
When are better online protections coming for women, minorities and rainbow folks? If he was turning up on the street that wouldn’t be ok - so why is this?