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“These changes give young people the protection they deserve. The evidence simply hasn’t supported the use of puberty blockers for gender incongruence, and we’re relieved to see New Zealand taking a more cautious, responsible approach. We especially want to thank the parents, advocates and community groups who fought tirelessly to make this shift happen — often at great personal cost.” - Suzanne Levy SUFW

November 14th 2025 We recieved some questions from a Stuff journalist (whatever that is) relating to data and to the contribution of Helen Joyce. We provided the answers below and as we have done previously, we are sharing with our wider audience... Data on trans-identifying males assaulting women There is no single source of this kind of data. It would need to be obtained from Police and Courts and would rely on these organisations collecting consistent information on sex a

If there was ever a Masterclass in wrecking an organisation’s credibility with New Zealanders, it was delivered last week by the Law Commission in its report, Ia Tangata, A review of the protections in the Human Rights Act 1993 for people who are transgender, people who are non-binary and people with innate variations of sex characteristics.

In a disappointing, but not entirely surprising, admission this week, the Human Rights Commission has confirmed its contempt for both its own legislation and for women and girls in its hysterical condemnation of the Government’s removal of Sport NZ’s transgender inclusion guidelines.

Our spokeswoman, Suzanne Levy has announced that she will stand for a city-wide Councillor position in the upcoming Lower Hutt local body...

Submission from Speak Up for Women, May 8th 2025 Speak Up for Women (SUFW) is a feminist women’s rights organisation with a focus on...

We sent our feedback to the Midwifery Council on May 5th, it appears that the Midwifery Council has taken almost nothing on board when proposing to amend the Scope of Practice, so it was simple feedback to provide, as it more or less echoed the complaint that we made to the Regulations Review Committee in April last year, you can read that complaint here. An addition of note is the reference to the directive issued by the Associate Minister for Health, Hon Casey Costello on w

May 1st 2025 Petition Request Petition Reason Speak Up for Women (SUFW) is a feminist organisation seeking to ensure freedoms, safety,...