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Topic · social

Gender Expression Legislation

222 posts · 97,372 engagement · first seen 2 Apr 2026 · last seen 7 Sep 2026

Proposed New Zealand legislation that would establish legal definitions of "woman" and "man" based on biological sex, sparking debate over the implications for transgender, intersex, and rainbow communities.

Stance breakdown

How the per-edge framings classify across 73 classified edges. Each framing is labelled by a small AI stance classifier; see the methodology page for details.

15%
70%
Supportive 11 Critical 51 Dismissive 3 Neutral / explainer 5 Mocking 3

Sentiment breakdown

Whole-post emotional valence across 73 classified posts that reference this topic. Distinct from stance: a post can be supportive of the topic and still negative in tone (an angry supporter) — the two together capture the texture short-form posts compress into very few words.

22%
25%
53%
Positive 16 Neutral 18 Negative 39

Platform mix

Where the conversation is happening. Engagement is volume-weighted (likes + 2×shares + 3×replies); a small number of high-impact posts can outrank a high-volume but low-engagement platform.

  • reddit
    19 posts · 6,273 engagement
    6,273
  • facebook
    12 posts · 4,630 engagement
    4,630
  • twitter
    15 posts · 961 engagement
    961
  • youtube
    27 posts · 879 engagement
    879

Top posts by engagement

The most-engaged posts referencing this topic. Engagement is likes + 2×shares + 3×replies; the order matches the digest ranking on /social.