NZ party files bill to define gender as biological

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WELLINGTON—Minority coalition partner New Zealand First introduced a bill to parliament on Tuesday that if enacted would define women and men by their biology, preventing trans women and men being recognized by law.

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters said that laws should reflect biological reality and provide legal certainty.

The proposed law follows a ruling by Britain’s highest court last Wednesday that only biological and not trans women meet the definition of a woman under equality laws.

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