199:, Donoghue said that "more kids now are transgendering, or transitioning, than ever before". He has publicly supported New Zealand First's stance on restricting toilet access on the basis of biological sex, saying "We have people basically saying to us 'hey, I was assaulted in a bathroom by a biological male, this is wrong'." Asked about the frequency of such incidents, he said "I don't have them in front of me right now, but it's a true thing. We want to make sure everyone's safe." Donoghue has also stated support for New Zealand First's stance on withholding public funding to sports bodies that do not have exclusive biological female categories, stating that New Zealand Olympian
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