The councillor who opened up Christchurch’s female spaces to men is running for mayor.

Councillor Sara Templeton has announced her candidacy for Mayor of Christchurch, NZ . She is also a staunch advocate for allowing men who say they’re women into female spaces. Local body elections will take place in October 2025, and so far, the contest for Christchurch’s mayoralty is between her and the current mayor, Phil Mauger, who is running for office again . Unlike Councillor Templeton’s actual advocacy, Mayor Mauger doesn’t care if men are allowed in female spaces. He established this in a reply I received on his behalf to an email back in October 2023, which stated “ We confirm this is an operational matter and is a not a political matter; therefore, the mayor has respectfully declined your request to meet. He is aware of the Council’s operational practice regarding transgender women accessing women’s spaces .” So-called ‘transgender women’ are men, and no amount of wordplay can change that. If Mayor Mauger saw a ‘transgender woman’ with his dick out, I guarantee hi...