A B'Old Woman

 If women don’t include men who say they’re women in our sports and spaces, we’re bowing down to the patriarchy – apparently. At least, that’s what Maia Hall tells us, the “ she/they queer, non-binary feminist ” Women’s Services Coordinator at the Auckland Women’s Centre. However, if we do let men who say they’re women into our sports and spaces, then she reckons we can take the wind out of the sails of the patriarchy. It’s been a while since I’ve read anything so blatantly cuckoo in the mainstream media. I don’t know whether it’s entertaining, or just mad, but either way, brace yourself, get a stiff drink, or take a deep breath before reading. Better still, do all three. Why women need to stand up for trans rights | The Post (I’ve also copied the text in full at the bottom). Maia Hall states her opinion with all the ardent conviction of the committed tinfoil hat wearer. She’s not the only one, though, who believes the messages from outer space that all things ‘trans’ and ‘non-bina

 Frances¹ remembers feeling the scratch of the man’s facial whiskers against her cheek, as he vigorously tried forcing her to the ground after putting her in a headlock. This man, who was a multiple offender , was in Auckland women’s jail with Frances, because he said he was a woman. The assault occurred in 2012, and even though Frances is a resilient woman, the memory in all its detail remains with her. Unlike their perpetrators, those who are assaulted seldom forget it. In 1997, Frances went to jail after being convicted of murder. Right from the start she denied killing anyone, and has been fighting to wipe her conviction ever since. Her real name is well known in certain circles, and her fight is high profile. However, this is the first time she has spoken about what it was like to live with the first fully intact trans-identifying male – a TIM (i.e. a man) – who’d been transferred to Auckland women’s jail from the men’s. He called himself ‘Bronwyn’, although his real name is said

 Opinion: If there’s anyone left in New Zealand who thinks that women’s and girls’ spaces are still a female domain, then you must be living in a place where that quaint tradition hasn’t yet been demolished. Please let me know where that place is. For the rest of us, we have to submit to the presence of any man whomsoever says he’s a woman in our spaces - bushy beard, bollocks and all. This is despite The Independent UK having collected data way back in 2018 which showed that unisex changing rooms put women at more danger of sexual assault. Oh, but I guess this doesn’t apply to the ‘Aotearoa New Zealand context’, as is the latest fob-off we hear from our public service and politicians to any data or reports from overseas they don’t like. They’re not averse to claiming in the next breath when the circumstances suit them, though, that they’re following ‘international best practice’. If we don’t like having a man in our female space, we are the ones who have remove ourselves and go into

 Gender critical speakers from all walks of life were UNSILENCED in New Zealand on May 18 this year. After years of being silenced and vilified by city councils, councillors, our public service and politicians; blocked from room hire; deplatformed from speaking events; and resolutely refused a voice by mainstream media, a gathering took place called ‘UNSILENCED’. A new group, Inflection Point , got a variety of speakers together, who were able to speak freely and publicly at last about concerns in their specific fields relating to the enforcement of gender ideology on us. The UNSILENCED event wasn't without controversy, of course. It attracted intense criticism and hostility from people, including petty acts of sabotage from the event centre itself, all whose source of information about the event appeared to be purely from fetid gossip. Situation normal. But in the end, the unsilencing of us was unstoppable. A recording of the event has now been made available, and is in the link a

 In answer to the question above, not a lot – thank goodness! Although New Zealand’s Deputy Government Statistician and Deputy Chief Executive for Insights & Statistics, Rachael Milicich, and Sall Grover are women, any commonality after that ends. Rachael believes a women can have a penis, whereas Sall most definitely doesn’t. Sall Grover is an Australian woman who created an app for women called Giggle. Along came a bloke in a dress who got onto the app, was removed from it because he’s a bloke, and proceeded to kick up a storm about discrimination on the grounds of gender identity. He took Sall to court in April , and the judgement is pending. Rachael Milicich decided that NZ’s 2023 census should ask people what their ‘gender’ was in place of asking what their ‘sex’ was, like it always had. The fact that ‘gender’ is a nebulous concept was of no importance to Rachael, who claims " Our Rainbow communities are a key part of our identity as a country ”. Do not expect to get a se

 New Zealand’s 2023 Census is hellbent on prioritising the concept of gender over biological sex. If the Q&A going on around that is any indication, this census has all the hallmarks of being a dog’s breakfast. In this census, Stats NZ will consider the information they collect on gender as more important than the information they collect on what biological sex we are. In their Final Content Report about gender (pg14) and sex (pg16), they state that “ Gender will be collected in the 2023 Census and will be the primary demographic variable that we will produce information on. This replaces the previous use of the sex variable, and output data will use gender by default .” So, gender, which is a fluid and unstable concept, is now considered more valuable information to collect than a stable material reality like sex. Stats NZ even state that gender is changeable: “A person’s gender may change over a lifetime”. But to be fair to Stats NZ, they also say that “ a person’s sex can chan