Brooke
@curly.kiwi
Nerd in Aotearoa. Tries to do the right thing.
Americans: if I don't know you personally, do not interact with me.
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Brooke
@curly.kiwi
· Dec 6
Hi, I'm Brooke
I'm a nerd from Aotearoa who tries her best to do the right thing. I'm mostly made of cat photos and programming.
I care deeply about building a better world, but that's not why I'm here. I just want to talk to my friends and maybe make some new ones.
I'm a nerd from Aotearoa who tries her best to do the right thing. I'm mostly made of cat photos and programming.
I care deeply about building a better world, but that's not why I'm here. I just want to talk to my friends and maybe make some new ones.
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as a side note can we stop "safe, legal, and rare"ing trans healthcare
November 23, 2025 at 3:34 AM
as a side note can we stop "safe, legal, and rare"ing trans healthcare
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Senior medical doctors condemn the puberty blocker ban: “It is completely inappropriate for the Government of the day to be determining treatment options for our patients."
asms.org.nz/senior-docto...
asms.org.nz/senior-docto...
Senior doctors’ union condemns puberty blocker ban | ASMS
asms.org.nz
November 23, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Senior medical doctors condemn the puberty blocker ban: “It is completely inappropriate for the Government of the day to be determining treatment options for our patients."
asms.org.nz/senior-docto...
asms.org.nz/senior-docto...
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i get that it sets a precedent but it would be nice if trans kids losing their healthcare were considered bad enough on its own
November 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
i get that it sets a precedent but it would be nice if trans kids losing their healthcare were considered bad enough on its own
Remember puberty blockers are not the end goal. They are a compromise, to allow trans kids more time before puberty starts to decide *which* puberty should start
That's a useful tool, but the trial this govt has tied their ban to is testing if they do something else
www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-...
That's a useful tool, but the trial this govt has tied their ban to is testing if they do something else
www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-...
November 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Remember puberty blockers are not the end goal. They are a compromise, to allow trans kids more time before puberty starts to decide *which* puberty should start
That's a useful tool, but the trial this govt has tied their ban to is testing if they do something else
www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-...
That's a useful tool, but the trial this govt has tied their ban to is testing if they do something else
www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-...
I'm trying to go to bed, but multiple households nearby are letting off fireworks
Every night is like this. On multiple occasions, some dickhead has woken me up at 2:30am with fireworks
I am so, so sick of this month (not that December will be much better)
Every night is like this. On multiple occasions, some dickhead has woken me up at 2:30am with fireworks
I am so, so sick of this month (not that December will be much better)
November 21, 2025 at 8:54 AM
I'm trying to go to bed, but multiple households nearby are letting off fireworks
Every night is like this. On multiple occasions, some dickhead has woken me up at 2:30am with fireworks
I am so, so sick of this month (not that December will be much better)
Every night is like this. On multiple occasions, some dickhead has woken me up at 2:30am with fireworks
I am so, so sick of this month (not that December will be much better)
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That every comment in this article is supportive of trans kids right to access puberty blockers tells you everything you need to know. In the medical community, this isn’t even a debate. No one thinks a ban is right.
Government halts new puberty blocker prescriptions – Expert Reaction
Government halts new puberty blocker prescriptions - Expert Reaction - Science Media Centre
The government is halting new puberty blocker prescriptions for youth with gender dysphoria. From 19 December, new regulations under the Medicines Act will prevent new prescriptions for this purpose,...
www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 AM
That every comment in this article is supportive of trans kids right to access puberty blockers tells you everything you need to know. In the medical community, this isn’t even a debate. No one thinks a ban is right.
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Government halts new puberty blocker prescriptions – Expert Reaction
Government halts new puberty blocker prescriptions - Expert Reaction - Science Media Centre
The government is halting new puberty blocker prescriptions for youth with gender dysphoria. From 19 December, new regulations under the Medicines Act will prevent new prescriptions for this purpose,...
www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz
November 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Government halts new puberty blocker prescriptions – Expert Reaction
Transition care in Aotearoa is already massively gatekept, it should all be easier and quicker to access
That includes puberty blockers. So please think carefully before you use the level of gatekeeping they've had as rhetorical leverage for saying the ban is wrong. The gatekeeping is also too much
That includes puberty blockers. So please think carefully before you use the level of gatekeeping they've had as rhetorical leverage for saying the ban is wrong. The gatekeeping is also too much
November 21, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Transition care in Aotearoa is already massively gatekept, it should all be easier and quicker to access
That includes puberty blockers. So please think carefully before you use the level of gatekeeping they've had as rhetorical leverage for saying the ban is wrong. The gatekeeping is also too much
That includes puberty blockers. So please think carefully before you use the level of gatekeeping they've had as rhetorical leverage for saying the ban is wrong. The gatekeeping is also too much
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I think one of the things that pisses me off the most about this whole saga is that we literally just banned "conversion therapy" in 2022. Things were meant to get better!
And yet through this ban, this government is essentially attempting conversion therapy en masse on trans kids
And yet through this ban, this government is essentially attempting conversion therapy en masse on trans kids
November 21, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I think one of the things that pisses me off the most about this whole saga is that we literally just banned "conversion therapy" in 2022. Things were meant to get better!
And yet through this ban, this government is essentially attempting conversion therapy en masse on trans kids
And yet through this ban, this government is essentially attempting conversion therapy en masse on trans kids
"This represents a serious infringement on human rights and medical autonomy."
tikatangata.org.nz/news/ban-on-...
tikatangata.org.nz/news/ban-on-...
Ban on puberty blockers serious human rights infringement
tikatangata.org.nz
November 21, 2025 at 1:39 AM
"This represents a serious infringement on human rights and medical autonomy."
tikatangata.org.nz/news/ban-on-...
tikatangata.org.nz/news/ban-on-...
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There’s an open letter you can sign to support the case and call on the Minister to immediately reinstate the guidelines: ry.org.nz/reinstate
Open Letter for the Inclusion of Transgender People in Community Sport — RainbowYOUTH
ry.org.nz
November 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
There’s an open letter you can sign to support the case and call on the Minister to immediately reinstate the guidelines: ry.org.nz/reinstate
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Today, @aucklandpride.bsky.social has filed a judicial review against the Minister for Sport for the removal of Sport NZ’s trans inclusion guiding principles. So grateful our community orgs are fighting back, and so proud to be supporting this. aucklandpride.org.nz/auckland-pri...
Auckland Pride Takes Government to Court for Cancelling Trans Inclusion Guidelines
aucklandpride.org.nz
November 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Today, @aucklandpride.bsky.social has filed a judicial review against the Minister for Sport for the removal of Sport NZ’s trans inclusion guiding principles. So grateful our community orgs are fighting back, and so proud to be supporting this. aucklandpride.org.nz/auckland-pri...
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Tonight, Ōtautahi DID gather. On incredibly short notice, we had 50+ trans people, whānau, parents, tamariki, doctors, allies turn out to recognise TDoR and to share their anger. This ban will not last. Thank you, Ōtautahi. I love you, trans people.
Tonight, Ōtautahi will gather to recognise trans day of remembrance and to give our communities a chance to breathe, to share their grief, and to plan our actions. Aotearoa won’t let this stand, because Aotearoa cares for its children - and can see right through the bullshit.
November 20, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Tonight, Ōtautahi DID gather. On incredibly short notice, we had 50+ trans people, whānau, parents, tamariki, doctors, allies turn out to recognise TDoR and to share their anger. This ban will not last. Thank you, Ōtautahi. I love you, trans people.
So... has anyone else noticed that the social media preview image NZ First used on their press release about banning puberty blockers for trans children is AI slop?
I had a funny feeling about it since I first saw it, but it's much clearer once you zoom in. What a horrid timeline we live in
I had a funny feeling about it since I first saw it, but it's much clearer once you zoom in. What a horrid timeline we live in
November 20, 2025 at 8:07 AM
So... has anyone else noticed that the social media preview image NZ First used on their press release about banning puberty blockers for trans children is AI slop?
I had a funny feeling about it since I first saw it, but it's much clearer once you zoom in. What a horrid timeline we live in
I had a funny feeling about it since I first saw it, but it's much clearer once you zoom in. What a horrid timeline we live in
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Pō mārie
Milo and Cass are three years old today. This time of year always has a lot of feelings
I'm trying my best to nurture the good feelings, I don't like how oppressive these two months have felt for me for years. I've had some success with that, but fuck
Not today, eh. Today just sucked
Milo and Cass are three years old today. This time of year always has a lot of feelings
I'm trying my best to nurture the good feelings, I don't like how oppressive these two months have felt for me for years. I've had some success with that, but fuck
Not today, eh. Today just sucked
November 20, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Pō mārie
Milo and Cass are three years old today. This time of year always has a lot of feelings
I'm trying my best to nurture the good feelings, I don't like how oppressive these two months have felt for me for years. I've had some success with that, but fuck
Not today, eh. Today just sucked
Milo and Cass are three years old today. This time of year always has a lot of feelings
I'm trying my best to nurture the good feelings, I don't like how oppressive these two months have felt for me for years. I've had some success with that, but fuck
Not today, eh. Today just sucked
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Very proud to have been able to contribute to this response from the NZNO College of Child and Youth Nurses to the puberty blocker ban. I'm glad our union and college have our back and are willing to stand up to this transphobic government.
www.nzno.org.nz/about_us/med...
www.nzno.org.nz/about_us/med...
Puberty blocker ban will hurt young people: Child and Youth nurses
The decision to ban new prescriptions for puberty blockers will hurt young people, the NZNO College of Child and Youth Nurses (CCYN) Tapuhitia Ngā Mokopuna Mō Apōpō says. Minister of Health Simeon Br...
www.nzno.org.nz
November 20, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Very proud to have been able to contribute to this response from the NZNO College of Child and Youth Nurses to the puberty blocker ban. I'm glad our union and college have our back and are willing to stand up to this transphobic government.
www.nzno.org.nz/about_us/med...
www.nzno.org.nz/about_us/med...
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For once I don't mind if a bunch of annoying Americans find my posts. I want my anger over this to echo
November 19, 2025 at 8:22 AM
For once I don't mind if a bunch of annoying Americans find my posts. I want my anger over this to echo
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PATHA's statement has been published: patha.nz/news
November 19, 2025 at 8:04 AM
PATHA's statement has been published: patha.nz/news
I hope every minister in this evil government understands, in their bones, that they will ultimately fail
No matter how complete this genocide they are attempting may be, their great grandchildren will still be trans
No matter how complete this genocide they are attempting may be, their great grandchildren will still be trans
November 19, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I hope every minister in this evil government understands, in their bones, that they will ultimately fail
No matter how complete this genocide they are attempting may be, their great grandchildren will still be trans
No matter how complete this genocide they are attempting may be, their great grandchildren will still be trans
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It's also Trans Day of Remembrance tomorrow. This decision will actively contribute to there being more names on the list of people we honour next year.
November 19, 2025 at 6:59 AM
It's also Trans Day of Remembrance tomorrow. This decision will actively contribute to there being more names on the list of people we honour next year.
So... did they specifically wait for trans awareness week to pull this?
November 19, 2025 at 5:43 AM
So... did they specifically wait for trans awareness week to pull this?
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