Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Ending discrimination and prejudice against takatāpui and rainbow communities will be the main priority for new Green MP Dr Elizabeth Kerekere. Today, in her maiden speech, Dr Kerekere laid out plans to introduce a Member’s Bill to amend the Human Rights Act to include gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics as prohibited grounds. “All people deserve acceptance and equal opportunities, no matter their gender identity, gender expression or sex characteristics. Yet for too long people in our rainbow community have been marginalised,” Green MP and Rainbow Communities spokesperson Dr Elizabeth Kerekere says.