Puberty blockers
The text of my submission to the Ministry of Health’s unnecessary and politicised review of the use of puberty blockers for young trans and nonbinary people in Aotearoa.
The Treaty Principles Bill
My submission – made at the last moment because I’m a neurodivergent millennial – on David Seymour’s terrible legislation.
Me, elsewhere: Just say you’ll do the thing
Wrote something over at 1/200 on a familiar theme of mine: The way we frame the economy as a separate, sacred force which must be sacrificed to, the way we talk about criminals as invaders who must be repelled, the constant othering of people on the benefit, people not in paid work, people who will…
Why citizens’ assemblies work
Citizens’ assemblies are being held up as the solution to all society’s divisive issues, but nobody’s talking about what really makes them successful.
Making waves
A great write-up of my campaign launch event appeared on Stuff today: Pole-dancing is not often used to launch political campaigns, but it seemed like a natural fit to Stephanie Rodgers – public servant, part-time pole dancing teacher, and Green candidate for the Wellington electorate of Ōhāriu. “I don’t think any electorate has seen a…
Green Party announces Stephanie Rodgers as candidate for Ōhāriu
Stephanie Rodgers has been selected as the Green Party candidate for Ōhāriu. Stephanie is a communications expert and campaigner who has worked in the union movement, public service and Parliament, as a political commentator, MC and YouTube board game reviewer. “I am so proud to have the support of my branch to provide a real…
Fear
In a post lost to the mists of Internet time, on one of those forums like Tumblr or Ask A Manager, a tech support person related the tale of helping a member of the US military with a computer problem. They’d told him to make sure everything was turned off and unplugged, then, as the…
Support accurate birth certificates for trans and non-binary people
Content note: suicide, transphobia I’d wanted to get this done a lot earlier, but we bought a house in the middle of lockdown and that has a tendency to throw every other plan out the window. It’s definitely not perfect and I apologise for anything I’ve missed or messed up on. The important bit: there’s…
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