Hayley
@writagal.bsky.social
Forever learning, opinions mine. Generally annoyed about something.
Aotearoa.
https://whereyouare0.substack.com/
Aotearoa.
https://whereyouare0.substack.com/
Great to see this from individual MPs but when it’s not coming from the top, and there’s no official statement or press release on Labour’s website, this doesn’t bode well for a future where, following this trial balloon focusing on trans youth, further restrictions to healthcare are very likely.
Doctors and parents should make decisions about what is best for their kids health - not politicians. The Government has said doctors cannot give new prescriptions of puberty blockers to children who are suffering from gender dysphoria. That is putting kids at risk.
November 23, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Great to see this from individual MPs but when it’s not coming from the top, and there’s no official statement or press release on Labour’s website, this doesn’t bode well for a future where, following this trial balloon focusing on trans youth, further restrictions to healthcare are very likely.
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The banning of gender affirming care/ puberty blockers for trans kids is a TEST. This Luxon-led coalition is seeing how much pushback they receive on this issue to figure out how to ban abortion & contraception next term. They're anti-choice, they will act on this. #nzpol #abortion #pubertyblockers
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The banning of gender affirming care/ puberty blockers for trans kids is a TEST. This Luxon-led coalition is seeing how much pushback they receive on this issue to figure out how to ban abortion & contraception next term. They're anti-choice, they will act on this. #nzpol #abortion #pubertyblockers
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First they came for…
“The implications extend beyond trans young people.
When governments override established clinical practice without evidence and when minority groups become targets of restrictive medical policy, it sets a precedent that should concern everyone.”
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When governments override established clinical practice without evidence and when minority groups become targets of restrictive medical policy, it sets a precedent that should concern everyone.”
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Politicisation of medical care. Puberty blockers: why politicians overriding doctors sets a dangerous precedent www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-...
November 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
First they came for…
“The implications extend beyond trans young people.
When governments override established clinical practice without evidence and when minority groups become targets of restrictive medical policy, it sets a precedent that should concern everyone.”
👇👇👇
When governments override established clinical practice without evidence and when minority groups become targets of restrictive medical policy, it sets a precedent that should concern everyone.”
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Politicisation of medical care. Puberty blockers: why politicians overriding doctors sets a dangerous precedent www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-...
Puberty blockers: why politicians overriding doctors sets a dangerous precedent
Analysis: The government's ban on puberty blockers for gender-affirming care prioritises politics and ideology over decades of expert clinical guidance and patient safety evidence.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“The implications extend beyond trans young people.
When governments override established clinical practice without evidence and when minority groups become targets of restrictive medical policy, it sets a precedent that should concern everyone.”
👇👇👇
When governments override established clinical practice without evidence and when minority groups become targets of restrictive medical policy, it sets a precedent that should concern everyone.”
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#nzpol
It should be news until the ban is removed and I mean well-informed accurate news.
Articles that have trans health experts on one side vs misinfo & bigots on the other are unforgivable and part of the problem. Looking at you RNZ @rnzrss.bsky.social
It should be news until the ban is removed and I mean well-informed accurate news.
Articles that have trans health experts on one side vs misinfo & bigots on the other are unforgivable and part of the problem. Looking at you RNZ @rnzrss.bsky.social
This has still not been reported in any mainstream news that I can see - healthcare is a human right, and we’re currently actively normalising its removal.
Politicisation of healthcare is a hallmark of authoritarianism, and silence as trans rights are removed means an easier path for more erosion.
Politicisation of healthcare is a hallmark of authoritarianism, and silence as trans rights are removed means an easier path for more erosion.
Ban on puberty blockers serious human rights infringement
tikatangata.org.nz
November 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
#nzpol
It should be news until the ban is removed and I mean well-informed accurate news.
Articles that have trans health experts on one side vs misinfo & bigots on the other are unforgivable and part of the problem. Looking at you RNZ @rnzrss.bsky.social
It should be news until the ban is removed and I mean well-informed accurate news.
Articles that have trans health experts on one side vs misinfo & bigots on the other are unforgivable and part of the problem. Looking at you RNZ @rnzrss.bsky.social
I am talking about Labour a lot because it’s deeply hypocritical to say you stand for Rainbow communities/ women and then say nothing official about a health change that targets trans youth/ is a trial balloon for future healthcare restrictions.
I’d say vote for those who have officially responded.
I’d say vote for those who have officially responded.
November 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I am talking about Labour a lot because it’s deeply hypocritical to say you stand for Rainbow communities/ women and then say nothing official about a health change that targets trans youth/ is a trial balloon for future healthcare restrictions.
I’d say vote for those who have officially responded.
I’d say vote for those who have officially responded.
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If only there was a political party that can deliver on progressive changes to Aotearoa's flawed institutions
ALL WITHOUT throwing our takatāpui and wāhine whanau under the 'political capital' bus to appease patriarchal donors and oligarchs.
#nzpol
ALL WITHOUT throwing our takatāpui and wāhine whanau under the 'political capital' bus to appease patriarchal donors and oligarchs.
#nzpol
This kind of behaviour really makes me lose faith in politics and institutions as forces for progressive change.
I know Andrew Little didn’t run as a Labour candidate but was backed by Labour, and this week it really appears the T&Cs to “Women Are Worth It”* are *when it’s politically convenient.
I know Andrew Little didn’t run as a Labour candidate but was backed by Labour, and this week it really appears the T&Cs to “Women Are Worth It”* are *when it’s politically convenient.
November 22, 2025 at 7:55 AM
If only there was a political party that can deliver on progressive changes to Aotearoa's flawed institutions
ALL WITHOUT throwing our takatāpui and wāhine whanau under the 'political capital' bus to appease patriarchal donors and oligarchs.
#nzpol
ALL WITHOUT throwing our takatāpui and wāhine whanau under the 'political capital' bus to appease patriarchal donors and oligarchs.
#nzpol
This has still not been reported in any mainstream news that I can see - healthcare is a human right, and we’re currently actively normalising its removal.
Politicisation of healthcare is a hallmark of authoritarianism, and silence as trans rights are removed means an easier path for more erosion.
Politicisation of healthcare is a hallmark of authoritarianism, and silence as trans rights are removed means an easier path for more erosion.
Ban on puberty blockers serious human rights infringement
tikatangata.org.nz
November 22, 2025 at 6:12 AM
This has still not been reported in any mainstream news that I can see - healthcare is a human right, and we’re currently actively normalising its removal.
Politicisation of healthcare is a hallmark of authoritarianism, and silence as trans rights are removed means an easier path for more erosion.
Politicisation of healthcare is a hallmark of authoritarianism, and silence as trans rights are removed means an easier path for more erosion.
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The current govt just removed a lifesaving medical treatment from a minority class of people in breach of NZBORA, that is a big deal.
November 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The current govt just removed a lifesaving medical treatment from a minority class of people in breach of NZBORA, that is a big deal.
This kind of behaviour really makes me lose faith in politics and institutions as forces for progressive change.
I know Andrew Little didn’t run as a Labour candidate but was backed by Labour, and this week it really appears the T&Cs to “Women Are Worth It”* are *when it’s politically convenient.
I know Andrew Little didn’t run as a Labour candidate but was backed by Labour, and this week it really appears the T&Cs to “Women Are Worth It”* are *when it’s politically convenient.
November 22, 2025 at 4:45 AM
This kind of behaviour really makes me lose faith in politics and institutions as forces for progressive change.
I know Andrew Little didn’t run as a Labour candidate but was backed by Labour, and this week it really appears the T&Cs to “Women Are Worth It”* are *when it’s politically convenient.
I know Andrew Little didn’t run as a Labour candidate but was backed by Labour, and this week it really appears the T&Cs to “Women Are Worth It”* are *when it’s politically convenient.
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Imo this is on the same spectrum as the PoliceNZ scandal. Attacking women should be a disqualifier for any role and definitely an sppoitment that gives you power over others #nzpol 1/2
Women’s lives, our reputations, our safety are discounted. Misogny in action.
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Women’s lives, our reputations, our safety are discounted. Misogny in action.
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
November 22, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Imo this is on the same spectrum as the PoliceNZ scandal. Attacking women should be a disqualifier for any role and definitely an sppoitment that gives you power over others #nzpol 1/2
Women’s lives, our reputations, our safety are discounted. Misogny in action.
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Women’s lives, our reputations, our safety are discounted. Misogny in action.
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
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The overwhelmingly positive experiences of trans youth on puberty blockers
The overwhelmingly positive experiences of trans youth on puberty blockers
A survey of trans youth highlights the enormous value of puberty blockers – and the strong need for continued access to them....
thespinoff.co.nz
November 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The overwhelmingly positive experiences of trans youth on puberty blockers
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Hipkins jumped on bluesky after a 2month break to support Winston Peters here
Has so far refused to do the same to support the trans community in the face of destructive and, frankly, fatal policy that NZF and National delivered this week
Really showing his, and Labour's, priorities
Has so far refused to do the same to support the trans community in the face of destructive and, frankly, fatal policy that NZF and National delivered this week
Really showing his, and Labour's, priorities
The attack on Winston Peters home today was totally unacceptable. MPs homes are not the place to protest. No matter the cause, political violence is never ok and should be condemned. Free speech is healthy in a democracy, political violence is not.
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Hipkins jumped on bluesky after a 2month break to support Winston Peters here
Has so far refused to do the same to support the trans community in the face of destructive and, frankly, fatal policy that NZF and National delivered this week
Really showing his, and Labour's, priorities
Has so far refused to do the same to support the trans community in the face of destructive and, frankly, fatal policy that NZF and National delivered this week
Really showing his, and Labour's, priorities
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I feel the general public has been complacent & unbothered with the creep of fascist authoritarianism imported to AoNz - but it’s here- this abuse of Trans whanau is way past bots online or Destiny ranting.
We have to stand up & say
THIS IS NOT US -
- first they came for …poem.
We have to stand up & say
THIS IS NOT US -
- first they came for …poem.
That’s such a long time!!
November 21, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I feel the general public has been complacent & unbothered with the creep of fascist authoritarianism imported to AoNz - but it’s here- this abuse of Trans whanau is way past bots online or Destiny ranting.
We have to stand up & say
THIS IS NOT US -
- first they came for …poem.
We have to stand up & say
THIS IS NOT US -
- first they came for …poem.
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RNZ Anneke Smith article is a National Party PR puff piece. Where is opposition comment?
“Coalition lauds 38k fewer victims of violent crime.”
When Luxon came into Govt they changed victimisation stats removing domestic & MH call-outs.
No one truly believes crime is down here do they? #nzpol
“Coalition lauds 38k fewer victims of violent crime.”
When Luxon came into Govt they changed victimisation stats removing domestic & MH call-outs.
No one truly believes crime is down here do they? #nzpol
Coalition lauds 38,000 fewer victims of violent crime
A new survey reports 38,000 fewer victims of serious violent crime.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
RNZ Anneke Smith article is a National Party PR puff piece. Where is opposition comment?
“Coalition lauds 38k fewer victims of violent crime.”
When Luxon came into Govt they changed victimisation stats removing domestic & MH call-outs.
No one truly believes crime is down here do they? #nzpol
“Coalition lauds 38k fewer victims of violent crime.”
When Luxon came into Govt they changed victimisation stats removing domestic & MH call-outs.
No one truly believes crime is down here do they? #nzpol
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Healthcare access restrictions are part of the US blueprint we’re following - it’s inevitable that if the coalition are re-elected more healthcare restrictions will follow here.
We have a coalition that demonstrably does not believe in equity, in protecting vulnerable communities - it will happen.
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We have a coalition that demonstrably does not believe in equity, in protecting vulnerable communities - it will happen.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Healthcare access restrictions are part of the US blueprint we’re following - it’s inevitable that if the coalition are re-elected more healthcare restrictions will follow here.
We have a coalition that demonstrably does not believe in equity, in protecting vulnerable communities - it will happen.
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We have a coalition that demonstrably does not believe in equity, in protecting vulnerable communities - it will happen.
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It’s such a bloody good question. The removal of the human right to healthcare, based on nothing more than bigotry and transphobia, should be front page news until the Government that brought it into being are forced to reverse it.
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
It’s such a bloody good question. The removal of the human right to healthcare, based on nothing more than bigotry and transphobia, should be front page news until the Government that brought it into being are forced to reverse it.
“Developed countries don’t want to give us the money, but they are supposed to. Under the Paris agreement, they agreed in article 9.1 to pay us. We know that we did not create this crisis – they did – but we are the ones who are suffering.”
#COP30 going exactly as well as you’d expect 🫠
#COP30 going exactly as well as you’d expect 🫠
‘It’s like arguing with robots’: negotiators on the state of Cop30 talks
Three representatives of developing countries speak candidly about meetings behind closed doors in Belém
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
“Developed countries don’t want to give us the money, but they are supposed to. Under the Paris agreement, they agreed in article 9.1 to pay us. We know that we did not create this crisis – they did – but we are the ones who are suffering.”
#COP30 going exactly as well as you’d expect 🫠
#COP30 going exactly as well as you’d expect 🫠
This. Targeting trans youth is a test of how far they can push. If the coalition is re-elected, expect more restrictions. Note which parties are speaking out now and making official statements - they’re the ones likely to resist further erosion, and should be voted for strongly when the times comes.
Important 🧵
Attempts to constrain gender affirming health care are an attack on bodily autonomy and a politicisation of access to health care. It signals a willingness to constrain and control people's choices that every single one of us ought to be resisting, as vigorously as we can.
Attempts to constrain gender affirming health care are an attack on bodily autonomy and a politicisation of access to health care. It signals a willingness to constrain and control people's choices that every single one of us ought to be resisting, as vigorously as we can.
One of the things cis women have long fought for bodily autonomy with are cries such as "get your laws off my body" & "my body, my choice" ... trans folks are no different.
This is why the ban on puberty blockers for trans folks is so incredibly stupid and ideological.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
This is why the ban on puberty blockers for trans folks is so incredibly stupid and ideological.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
November 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This. Targeting trans youth is a test of how far they can push. If the coalition is re-elected, expect more restrictions. Note which parties are speaking out now and making official statements - they’re the ones likely to resist further erosion, and should be voted for strongly when the times comes.
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Important 🧵
Attempts to constrain gender affirming health care are an attack on bodily autonomy and a politicisation of access to health care. It signals a willingness to constrain and control people's choices that every single one of us ought to be resisting, as vigorously as we can.
Attempts to constrain gender affirming health care are an attack on bodily autonomy and a politicisation of access to health care. It signals a willingness to constrain and control people's choices that every single one of us ought to be resisting, as vigorously as we can.
One of the things cis women have long fought for bodily autonomy with are cries such as "get your laws off my body" & "my body, my choice" ... trans folks are no different.
This is why the ban on puberty blockers for trans folks is so incredibly stupid and ideological.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
This is why the ban on puberty blockers for trans folks is so incredibly stupid and ideological.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Halt to puberty blockers curses 'young transgender women to stigma'
That's the reaction of a model who used puberty blockers as a teen to rules halting new prescriptions for young people.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 21, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Important 🧵
Attempts to constrain gender affirming health care are an attack on bodily autonomy and a politicisation of access to health care. It signals a willingness to constrain and control people's choices that every single one of us ought to be resisting, as vigorously as we can.
Attempts to constrain gender affirming health care are an attack on bodily autonomy and a politicisation of access to health care. It signals a willingness to constrain and control people's choices that every single one of us ought to be resisting, as vigorously as we can.
Opposition parties, Labour in particular - if you are looking for press release/statement content, suggest:
“This ban denies access to essential healthcare for many trans youth. It is a clear breach of their human rights and will cause unnecessary harm and distress to vulnerable young people.”
“This ban denies access to essential healthcare for many trans youth. It is a clear breach of their human rights and will cause unnecessary harm and distress to vulnerable young people.”
Ban on puberty blockers serious human rights infringement
tikatangata.org.nz
November 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Opposition parties, Labour in particular - if you are looking for press release/statement content, suggest:
“This ban denies access to essential healthcare for many trans youth. It is a clear breach of their human rights and will cause unnecessary harm and distress to vulnerable young people.”
“This ban denies access to essential healthcare for many trans youth. It is a clear breach of their human rights and will cause unnecessary harm and distress to vulnerable young people.”
Come on, media - this should be front page news and it’s absolute crickets out there - why?
NZ Human Rights Commission: “It is a clear breach of their human rights and will cause unnecessary harm and distress to vulnerable young people”
Ban on puberty blockers serious human rights infringement
tikatangata.org.nz
November 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Come on, media - this should be front page news and it’s absolute crickets out there - why?
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#nzpol 🧵
NZ Human Rights Commission: “It is a clear breach of their human rights and will cause unnecessary harm and distress to vulnerable young people”
Ban on puberty blockers serious human rights infringement
tikatangata.org.nz
November 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
#nzpol 🧵
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Rainbow Greens commit to reversing the ban.
November 21, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Rainbow Greens commit to reversing the ban.