Brooke Rose
@brooklyn-rose.bsky.social
Gave up trying to inform adults, now teaching their kids. Former journo with the Post, @NZStuff and @NZHerald, now teach primary. She/her 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Excellent coverage from Marc showing how not only did Cabinet pick the worst option available, they also turned “increased access to gender services” into “a webpage listing gender services” because they want their evil to cost nothing, too.
New from me: Health officials said there was ‘no evidence base’ about the likely impacts of the Government’s decision to ban puberty blockers for transgender youth.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/22/c...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/22/c...
Cabinet overrode health advice in decision to ban puberty blockers
Health officials said there was 'no evidence base' about the likely impacts of the Government's decision to ban puberty blockers for transgender youth.
newsroom.co.nz
December 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Excellent coverage from Marc showing how not only did Cabinet pick the worst option available, they also turned “increased access to gender services” into “a webpage listing gender services” because they want their evil to cost nothing, too.
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This is why you rarely see the anti trans side going after Hunter Schafer or Kim Petras. They went on puberty blockers and transitioned as teens. They're massively successful and living happy lives. They don't want to highlight that.
The reason they're so focused on trans teens is that people who transition younger typically blend into society better. To the extent that they're willing to tolerate our existence in society at all, they'd rather we be easily identified by our appearance/voices/etc.
Cis people really have no idea how it feels to watch a regime hold a press conference to admit, on camera, the pogrom against trans people they've been waging for 11 months is not only real, but they're going to double down on genocide and try to wipe out all the children first.
December 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This is why you rarely see the anti trans side going after Hunter Schafer or Kim Petras. They went on puberty blockers and transitioned as teens. They're massively successful and living happy lives. They don't want to highlight that.
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This is just getting pathetic
December 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This is just getting pathetic
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This is some largely good coverage of today's decision, but it's telling of where we're at in the media landscape when a pretty significant and strong court ruling doesn't outbalance some newsrooms' need for "balance" and seeking a quote from far-right homophobes: www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
High Court orders temporary suspension of Government’s puberty blocker ban
The High Court has granted an urgent injunction to pause a Government decision to ban all new prescriptions of puberty blockers to treat gender dysphoria.
www.thepress.co.nz
December 17, 2025 at 1:49 AM
This is some largely good coverage of today's decision, but it's telling of where we're at in the media landscape when a pretty significant and strong court ruling doesn't outbalance some newsrooms' need for "balance" and seeking a quote from far-right homophobes: www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
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New Zealand's libertarian/ populist/ right wing coalition Government is trying to follow Wesley Streeting's lead in banning puberty blockers.
This is what the New Zealand High Court has just decided (www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases...).
This is what the New Zealand High Court has just decided (www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases...).
![[17] There is also no evidence of a particular need to act urgently to prevent new prescriptions because of some immediate risk to physical health if young people commence treatment. [18] Puberty blockers are reversible. There is no evidence that they affect fertility. If they did, they would hardly be prescribed for children with precocious puberty and they have been prescribed for that purpose for decades. They may alleviate distress for a child who is simply not ready to cope with puberty either because they are too young or because their mental health is such that a delay is recommended. The only evidence-based impact on physical health is on bone density and that impact results from long term use. A period of months until the Judicial Review can be heard is not said to create any issues with bone density for a young person commencing treatment. [19] The evidence relating to mental health outcomes suggests negative outcomes from a ban are a far more immediate concern.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xurjtu2wa2akyi64gab34ahg/bafkreih3dcnwld4y5s4wqdtgps3fdhnnw2jcetmvkit4ictclmkfixiese@jpeg)
December 17, 2025 at 9:59 AM
New Zealand's libertarian/ populist/ right wing coalition Government is trying to follow Wesley Streeting's lead in banning puberty blockers.
This is what the New Zealand High Court has just decided (www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases...).
This is what the New Zealand High Court has just decided (www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases...).
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Every major medical body in the country has come out opposing this ban. The message is clear: if the govt won’t support our trans kids, we’ll do it ourselves.
This one’s important e hoa mā - a few of our orgs are collaborating on this fund to ensure that no trans young person in Aotearoa misses out on lifesaving care. Alternative treatment pathways exist but are expensive and we need your help.
givealittle.co.nz/cause/we-got...
givealittle.co.nz/cause/we-got...
Support Rangatahi and Whānau Affected by the Ban on Puberty Blockers
Raising funds to support rangatahi directly affected by the New Zealand Government’s decision to ban new prescriptions of puberty blockers.
givealittle.co.nz
December 16, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Every major medical body in the country has come out opposing this ban. The message is clear: if the govt won’t support our trans kids, we’ll do it ourselves.
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"Take the heat out of the debate so we can torture these kids quietly"
Wes Streeting calls for ‘cross-party consensus’ on gender identity ahead of puberty blocker trial
Wes Streeting calls for ‘cross-party consensus’ on gender identity ahead of puberty blocker trial
Health secretary wrote to Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, urging her to ‘take heat and ideology’ out of debate
Health secretary Wes Streeting has called on the Conservatives to maintain the “cross party consensus” on gender identity services built before the last election in a letter to Kemi Badenoch.
Streeting wrote to opposition leader on Friday urging her to “take the heat and the ideology” out of debate amid controversy over a puberty blocker trial for children. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"Take the heat out of the debate so we can torture these kids quietly"
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You thought the patriarchy was going to stop with trans people? Really? www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
You thought the patriarchy was going to stop with trans people? Really? www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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"Hipkins campaign made a critical strategic error by prioritising an appeal to moderate, suburban centrist voters over mobilising its core working-class and progressive base, leading to significant erosion of support among these vital constituencies"
"Her campaign made a critical strategic error by prioritising an appeal to moderate, suburban Republicans over mobilising its core working-class and progressive base, leading to significant erosion of support among these vital constituencies" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Wrong voters, wrong message: progressives’ autopsy lays bare Kamala Harris failures
RootsAction report finds Harris courted moderates instead of working-class Democrats – and Gaza stance did not help
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"Hipkins campaign made a critical strategic error by prioritising an appeal to moderate, suburban centrist voters over mobilising its core working-class and progressive base, leading to significant erosion of support among these vital constituencies"
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This explains a lot.
December 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This explains a lot.
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The post is for Webworm members, but I want to sneak this point from behind the wall (sorry David) because I think a lot of adults don't understand what social media is to today's young people.
A social media ban aims to separate kids from their communities.
A social media ban aims to separate kids from their communities.
December 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The post is for Webworm members, but I want to sneak this point from behind the wall (sorry David) because I think a lot of adults don't understand what social media is to today's young people.
A social media ban aims to separate kids from their communities.
A social media ban aims to separate kids from their communities.
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I hope everyone who pushed for this understands this is the end of online anonymity for all ages. It means age verification and Digital IDs for everyone. Does anyone trust social media companies to handle this information appropriately?
www.myprivacy.blog/australias-d...
www.myprivacy.blog/australias-d...
December 8, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I hope everyone who pushed for this understands this is the end of online anonymity for all ages. It means age verification and Digital IDs for everyone. Does anyone trust social media companies to handle this information appropriately?
www.myprivacy.blog/australias-d...
www.myprivacy.blog/australias-d...
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Exactly.
I'm so sick and tired of people trying to justify Labour throwing marginalised people under a bus because we make for convenient road pavement.
I'm so sick and tired of people trying to justify Labour throwing marginalised people under a bus because we make for convenient road pavement.
December 8, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Exactly.
I'm so sick and tired of people trying to justify Labour throwing marginalised people under a bus because we make for convenient road pavement.
I'm so sick and tired of people trying to justify Labour throwing marginalised people under a bus because we make for convenient road pavement.
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It's all performative, designed by people who don't know about online, to impress other people who also don't know anything about it.
Regulating social media companies is the obvious 1st step, but that's verboten for some reason.
#nzpol
Regulating social media companies is the obvious 1st step, but that's verboten for some reason.
#nzpol
I also just want to point out that the ban only stops under-16s from signing up with an authenticated account. For platforms such as YouTube and Bluesky, under 16s would still be allowed to access any content not restricted behind authentication. Which is why this is POINTLESS.
Banning under 16s from social media will not stop kids accessing social media, but it will make kids less likely to tell an adult when they run into trouble online.
Young people, parents and others dealing with teens need education and support to learn how to navigate social media safely.
Young people, parents and others dealing with teens need education and support to learn how to navigate social media safely.
December 8, 2025 at 4:39 AM
It's all performative, designed by people who don't know about online, to impress other people who also don't know anything about it.
Regulating social media companies is the obvious 1st step, but that's verboten for some reason.
#nzpol
Regulating social media companies is the obvious 1st step, but that's verboten for some reason.
#nzpol
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The Times yesterday, on how trans kids, denied the healthcare they need, are buying black market hormones.
Of course, this is *exactly* what everyone said would happen. And its risks are dramatically amplified by Streeting telling GPs they must stop offering blood tests.
Of course, this is *exactly* what everyone said would happen. And its risks are dramatically amplified by Streeting telling GPs they must stop offering blood tests.
December 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The Times yesterday, on how trans kids, denied the healthcare they need, are buying black market hormones.
Of course, this is *exactly* what everyone said would happen. And its risks are dramatically amplified by Streeting telling GPs they must stop offering blood tests.
Of course, this is *exactly* what everyone said would happen. And its risks are dramatically amplified by Streeting telling GPs they must stop offering blood tests.
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What did you think would happen when you restricted access to care?
December 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
What did you think would happen when you restricted access to care?
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Banning under 16s from social media will not stop kids accessing social media, but it will make kids less likely to tell an adult when they run into trouble online.
Young people, parents and others dealing with teens need education and support to learn how to navigate social media safely.
Young people, parents and others dealing with teens need education and support to learn how to navigate social media safely.
December 8, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Banning under 16s from social media will not stop kids accessing social media, but it will make kids less likely to tell an adult when they run into trouble online.
Young people, parents and others dealing with teens need education and support to learn how to navigate social media safely.
Young people, parents and others dealing with teens need education and support to learn how to navigate social media safely.
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The full-hearted embrace of transphobia by their UK counterparts is one of many reasons why people are so vocal about Hipkins and NZ Labour needing to make clear statements & policy about trans rights/trans healthcare.
#nzpol [1/2]
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#nzpol [1/2]
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Trans women to be barred from main Labour women’s conference in 2026
All delegates will be able to attend fringe programme as party tries to find compromise while complying with supreme court ruling on gender
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The full-hearted embrace of transphobia by their UK counterparts is one of many reasons why people are so vocal about Hipkins and NZ Labour needing to make clear statements & policy about trans rights/trans healthcare.
#nzpol [1/2]
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#nzpol [1/2]
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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PATHA has significant concerns about the UK’s PATHWAYS clinical trial protocol. These trials are unethical, dangerous, and won’t even give Simeon Brown the evidence he claims he’s looking for. Aotearoa shouldn’t endorse these trials, and it remains unethical to withhold necessary care.
patha.nz
December 7, 2025 at 6:43 AM
PATHA has significant concerns about the UK’s PATHWAYS clinical trial protocol. These trials are unethical, dangerous, and won’t even give Simeon Brown the evidence he claims he’s looking for. Aotearoa shouldn’t endorse these trials, and it remains unethical to withhold necessary care.
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If Hipkins thinks trans kids, whose identities have been stripped from the sex ed curriculum, whose community events have been literally invaded by violent bigots, whose ability to access healthcare just got banned, aren't at risk now, what exactly is his definition of "at risk"
Hipkins response to me was basically, "we absolutely support trans people & will reverse it, but we don't want to start a culture war that would put trans kids at risk."
It doesn't make sense. WP has already started the war, TPM & the Greens response didn't start a flare up of hate afaik.
It doesn't make sense. WP has already started the war, TPM & the Greens response didn't start a flare up of hate afaik.
December 5, 2025 at 5:56 AM
If Hipkins thinks trans kids, whose identities have been stripped from the sex ed curriculum, whose community events have been literally invaded by violent bigots, whose ability to access healthcare just got banned, aren't at risk now, what exactly is his definition of "at risk"
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It is not divisive to demand a public statement from NZ Labour party that explicitly says they will do everything in their power to uphold trans peoples human rights
Want to avoid "culture war" or "politicising"? We're well fucking past that. If you support human rights you've got to be explicit
Want to avoid "culture war" or "politicising"? We're well fucking past that. If you support human rights you've got to be explicit
December 5, 2025 at 8:22 AM
It is not divisive to demand a public statement from NZ Labour party that explicitly says they will do everything in their power to uphold trans peoples human rights
Want to avoid "culture war" or "politicising"? We're well fucking past that. If you support human rights you've got to be explicit
Want to avoid "culture war" or "politicising"? We're well fucking past that. If you support human rights you've got to be explicit
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The Association of Psychotherapists:
“This development overrides clinical judgment. It denies families a say in their own children’s healthcare, and it sets a dangerous precedent where politicians, not doctors, control treatment.
This ban will not protect young people — it will hurt many.”
“This development overrides clinical judgment. It denies families a say in their own children’s healthcare, and it sets a dangerous precedent where politicians, not doctors, control treatment.
This ban will not protect young people — it will hurt many.”
Government Ban On Puberty Blockers Puts Young Lives At Risk
Judgements and decisions around prescribing puberty blocker medications are clinical decisions which involve important and complex considerations.
www.scoop.co.nz
December 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The Association of Psychotherapists:
“This development overrides clinical judgment. It denies families a say in their own children’s healthcare, and it sets a dangerous precedent where politicians, not doctors, control treatment.
This ban will not protect young people — it will hurt many.”
“This development overrides clinical judgment. It denies families a say in their own children’s healthcare, and it sets a dangerous precedent where politicians, not doctors, control treatment.
This ban will not protect young people — it will hurt many.”
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If any NZ Labour MPs, or candidates, are seeing this - nah, it's not good enough for your leader to adopt a fence position while our community is under threat even if you've all been given the go to say "what we actually mean is". He's a leader, if he isn't leading, he's losing.
December 5, 2025 at 6:13 AM
If any NZ Labour MPs, or candidates, are seeing this - nah, it's not good enough for your leader to adopt a fence position while our community is under threat even if you've all been given the go to say "what we actually mean is". He's a leader, if he isn't leading, he's losing.
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The Paediatric Society of NZ - representing the clinical field most relevant here - have released maybe the strongest statement of all the medical bodies: “puberty blockers are an established, safe, reversible, and
life-saving treatment option”
life-saving treatment option”
PSNZ responds to government announcement on puberty blockers
www.paediatrics.org.nz
December 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
The Paediatric Society of NZ - representing the clinical field most relevant here - have released maybe the strongest statement of all the medical bodies: “puberty blockers are an established, safe, reversible, and
life-saving treatment option”
life-saving treatment option”
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PATHA are putting together some comms about donations.
I don't know how much they need, but you can donate to the action here. (There is a specific dropdown box to tag the donation to the blockers action):
patha.nz/donate
I don't know how much they need, but you can donate to the action here. (There is a specific dropdown box to tag the donation to the blockers action):
patha.nz/donate
DONATE | Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa Inc. (PATHA)
patha.nz
December 1, 2025 at 12:12 AM
PATHA are putting together some comms about donations.
I don't know how much they need, but you can donate to the action here. (There is a specific dropdown box to tag the donation to the blockers action):
patha.nz/donate
I don't know how much they need, but you can donate to the action here. (There is a specific dropdown box to tag the donation to the blockers action):
patha.nz/donate