Demonstrators say they won't rest until Bill to define woman and man is stopped (opens original article in a new tab)

Demonstrators in New Zealand marched against a bill defining 'woman' and 'man' as biological sexes, with rainbow groups arguing it would marginalize transgender and intersex people, while the bill's sponsor and supporters defended it as protecting women's rights.

• Demonstrators in five cities marched against a bill defining 'woman' and 'man' as biological sexes
• The bill was sponsored by New Zealand First MP Jenny Marcroft and supported by National Party for public consultation
• Rainbow groups argued the bill would erase transgender and intersex people and undermine self-ID consensus
• Winston Peters called protesters 'egotistical mouth-breathers' while National's Nicola Grigg expressed doubts about the bill's benefits for women