akwomenscentre.bsky.social
Empowering wāhine Māori & women in Auckland with support, education, counselling, community kōrero & safe space. Trans women are women. Tāmaki Makaurau awc.org.nz
👤 Joined on 05 October 2023
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@akwomenscentre.bsky.socialStonkingly good book news to start your day. Kia ora and congrats to Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction winner pip adam @pipadam.bsky.social !!! ^DR
Show PostSo, now, I'm going to let myself celebrate this for the first time today. That took so much work from so many people, including a number of trans young people and their whānau who stood up to have their voices heard in these proceedings. I'll forever be grateful.
Show PostPATHA statement: PATHA is pleased to announce that the High Court has declared that the decision to ban new prescriptions of puberty blocker medication (GnRH agonists) for trans young people was unlawful and invalid.
Show PostWorth remembering that misogyny targeting women leaders is not the exclusive property of the right. Sexist hostility crosses party lines, networked misogyny travels beyond ideological boundaries. Women should not have to endure it, regardless of their politics or those of the people targeting them.
Show PostPart of this is treating it for what it is - political violence. The aim is to silence women's voices/concerns/policies. And it is working. This is a democratic crisis as much as anything is right now. If we saw it as political violence akin to terrorism, what would change? #nzpol #auspol
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