Submission on the Inquiry into Supplementary Order Paper 59 on the Births Deaths Marriage Relationships Registration Bill We support the intent of this Bill, as amended by Supplementary Order Paper 59. This SOP reflects the preferred option outlined in the Regulatory Impact Statement and its assessment of mana motuhake / Self- determination of sex. However, … Continue reading Our BDMRR submission
This guide is intended as an update on the BDMRR Bill, and covers the important opportunity in August/September to make final submissions on the Bill. Continue reading BDMRR Submission Guide
Tips for writing a submission to a Parliamentary Select Committee. Continue reading How to Write a Submission to Select Committee
To join the statement, send us a selfie with a poster, and a sentence or two on why you think the BDMRR Bill should pass. Continue reading BDMRR Posters and Pamphlets
Once the BDMRR Bill is released, we need transgender people and supporters to make submissions supporting legal gender recognition provisions that are based on self-determination. Continue reading BDMRR Action 2021: We Need You
Trans, intersex and rainbow community organisations strongly encourage all political parties to take these issues seriously this election and demonstrate how their policies and actions will meet the human rights obligations set out in the Human Rights Commission’s Prism report. Continue reading Trans and intersex communities call for law change and release of Working Group’s Report
Gender Minorities Aotearoa has recently updated our information on changing the sex marker on your birth certificate. Continue reading Birth Cert Sex Marker: A How To Guide
All about the BDMRR Bill and changing gender markers on birth certificates Continue reading Accurate Birth Certificates: BDMRR 101 Primer
As a progressive country, NZ prides itself on being world leaders in human rights – but a small handful of anti-trans extremists, or ‘Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminists’ are attacking the human rights of transgender people, with a focus on transgender women. Continue reading Stand up for equality: no anti-trans hate groups in NZ
The BDMRRA is due for it’s 2nd reading very soon – the exact date is unknown. At this stage, the public have an opportunity to debate the issues and tell MPs what they think.
Please contact your local MPs and talk with them, tell them what you think, give them your personal stories. Continue reading Help Pass the BDMRR Bill for Birth Certificate Changes
