The war on woke continues as people march for gender-affirming care
On Sunday 23rd March, hundreds marched to parliament in support of gender-affirming care for youth. Meanwhile, Winston Peters declared a “war on woke” in his state of the nation address. Lyric Waiwiri-Smith wrapped the two together in a story we published earlier this week, calling the dichotomy “two visions of New Zealand”. She joins Gabi Lardies to talk about all the attention on trans healthcare and the so-called “woke mind virus”.
A vision of two New Zealands: The ‘war on woke’ and a hīkoi for trans healthcare
The Winston Peters glossary
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