February 18, 2022
Greens seek Tiriti-based takatāpui ministry
Hard on the heels of parliament banning conversion therapy, the Green Party has launched a petition calling for the creation of a ministry for rainbow communities.
Spokesperson Elizabeth Kerekere says the ministry is needed to address legislative barriers and institutional discrimination takatāpui face on a day to day basis.
She says it needs to be built on the foundation of Te Tiriti o Waitangi to acknowledge that homophobia was imported to Aotearoa.
“The homophobia, bi-phobia, transphobia, interphobia that is rife in this country comes here through colonisation so if we want to address those issues for takatāpui and rainbow people we must absolutely start from a Tiriti basis,” Dr Kerekere says.