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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 64 classified edges. Each framing is labelled by a small AI stance classifier; see the methodology page for details.

9%
73%
8%
Supportive 6 Critical 47 Dismissive 3 Neutral / explainer 5 Mocking 3

Sentiment breakdown

Whole-post emotional valence across 64 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.

19%
28%
53%
Positive 12 Neutral 18 Negative 34

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
    18 posts · 5,763 engagement
    5,763
  • facebook
    9 posts · 4,386 engagement
    4,386
  • twitter
    13 posts · 887 engagement
    887
  • youtube
    24 posts · 854 engagement
    854

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.