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Topic · social

Gender Expression Legislation

206 posts · 96,242 engagement · first seen 2 Apr 2026 · last seen 22 Jul 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 205 classified edges. Each framing is labelled by a small AI stance classifier; see the methodology page for details.

18%
67%
8%
Supportive 36 Critical 138 Dismissive 5 Neutral / explainer 16 Mocking 10

Sentiment breakdown

Whole-post emotional valence across 205 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.

18%
24%
58%
Positive 36 Neutral 50 Negative 119

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.

  • facebook
    20 posts · 57,355 engagement
    57,355
  • reddit
    40 posts · 20,995 engagement
    20,995
  • twitter
    41 posts · 8,024 engagement
    8,024
  • youtube
    104 posts · 7,111 engagement
    7,111

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.