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At that point we had our lawyers involved.’
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Transgender rights supporters protest against the Speak Up For Women group and the council decision allowing it to hold a public meeting in Nelson. The group argued the council had cancelled the booking unlawfully, with the council appearing to agree with the “characterisation of our organisation which had been made online”. Graham told the group that was not the case, with the dialogue between the parties avoiding a potential injunction, Johnson said. ’I think the Dunedin City Council made a really good decision.’’ Johnson said the group had been the subject of a ’three-year smear campaign ’ by political opponents supporting amendments to the Births, Deaths, Marriages and Relationships Registration Act, known as the BDMRR Bill.