This week the Government walked back the hardline policy.
In some places, "the reality is a bit different from the law".
He also questioned how the Bill would be policed.
This year, Target said it will sell only Pride-themed "adult apparel" and home goods "in select stores, based on historical sales performance".
They said they would focus their energy on taking "that hateful, icky group to court to try and create more widespread change in Aotearoa".
An explosion in referrals has meant long wait times, cursory assessments and inadequate treatment.
The duo say false information has been spread about their Rainbow Storytime events.
"What worries me is that we are at risk of reawakening a culture war which we thought was concluded several decades ago."
Anti-LGBTQ demonstrations in the US last year rocketed 30-fold compared with 2017 and legal moves to restrict LGBTQ rights are on the rise.
