Posie Parker - two years on

As people might remember, my view is that large-scale protest isn't the most effective tool to achieve political goals as nuanced as drug law reform or human rights. Lots of people that want to get their ya-yas out; not much detail... Though it was a non-binary person that poured juice over Posie Parker, a lot of the crowd were trans allies or trans enemies rather than trans people. - People that were up for a fight, essentially. I think that the overall effect on trans rights was positive: the other side looked worse -- a juice attack vs. a real attack on Marama.

The Disinformation Project says that trans hate spiked online, but real life seems fairly friendly in 2025. Brian Tamaki's bullshit continues to provoke people into realising that he's getting away with it thanks to the lack of legal protections for gender minorities and intersex people. Much like with cannabis, we need a state-funded campaign to educate people, as a lot of Kiwis are still stuck in a medical, binary, view of trans people. People that mean well, and support the premise of the law reforms, but are confronted by the reality of all these non-binary genderqueer weirdos in what's supposed to be an uncontested space (ie an office, a flat etc). That's where my documentary fits in: people, politics, education.