On This Day: 9th July

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Thu 9 Jul 2020

Corrections worker waiting to find out if he got disease after being spat on during lockdown
A Corrections officer who was spat in the face by a prisoner during the Covid-19 lockdown has spent months waiting to find out if he now has a serious disease...
Links: RNZ
The Rest Is History: Homosexual law reform
It's time for our regular Thursday look into the past, The Rest Is History...
Links: RNZ
Challenging Perceptions One Artwork At A Time
Links: Express
Love Has No Borders… Well It Does Now!
Links: Express
Original Pokemon Head Writer Says Professor Ivy Was a Lesbian
Links: Express

Tue 9 Jul 2019

Best In Class: Electric Vehicles of 2019
Links: Express
Transphobic Hate Crimes Rise 81% In The UK
Links: Express

Mon 9 Jul 2018

Warkworth baker refuses to make wedding cake for gay couple
A gay couple say a New Zealand baker refused to make them a wedding cake because of their sexuality...
Links: NZ Herald
Auckland Cake Maker Refuses to Serve Same-Sex Couple
Links: Express
British Government to Ban Conversion Therapy
Links: Express
Early Māori Had Liberal View on Sexual Fluidity
Links: Express
Mr. Gay World Jordan Bruno’s Journey
Links: Express

Sun 9 Jul 2017

Krys Baker talks about MALGRA (Te Manawa Museum)
Krys Baker talks about the early years of the Manawatu Gay Rights Association (MAGRA), its development into the Manawatu Lesbian and Gay Rights Association (MALGRA) and then talks about the Associations future
Features: Krys Baker
Links: PrideNZ.com
MALGRA welcomed to Te Manawa Museum (Te Manawa Museum)
Audio from the welcoming ceremony for the Manawatu Lesbian and Gay Rights Association (MALGRA) to Te Manawa Museum
Features: Andy Lowe
Links: PrideNZ.com
Matt talks about MALGRA (Te Manawa Museum)
Matt talks about the early years of the Manawatu Gay Rights Association (MAGRA), its development into the Manawatu Lesbian and Gay Rights Association (MALGRA) and then talks about its move to Te Manawa
Features: unidentified voice
Links: PrideNZ.com
Rachel Hoskin - Butch: a photographic exploration (Te Manawa Museum)
Rachel Hoskin talks about Butch: A Photographic Exploration, a social project of reaction to Butch women
Features: Rachel Hoskin
Links: PrideNZ.com
In a radio interview National MP Chester Borrows says he has changed his mind on same-sex marriage (New Zealand)
The departing Member of Parliament talks about how, after voting against Marriage Equality, now supports it. As celebrant he has married a gay couple
Links: RNZ
Kiwi appears on first gay episode of UK dating show
The first ever LGBT couple on Blind Date have been paired up together on the hit dating show in the UK...
Links: NZ Herald
The curious case of Charles Mackay
Former Whanganui mayor Charles Mackay, who served six years in prison for shooting a man who was blackmailing him, was the first New Zealander to come out as homosexual, says Wellington historian Paul Diamond...
Links: RNZ

Thu 9 Jul 2015

Flashback to homosexual law reform
A short video highlighting some of the people and actions during homosexual law reform in Aotearoa New Zealand (1985-1986).
Features: Bill Logan, Glenda Gale, John Banks, Linda Evans, Norman Jones, Patricia Bartlett, Tighe Instone
Links: PrideNZ.com
‘Straight Pride’ Logo Unveiled in Russia, Amid Reports The Rainbow Flag...
Links: Express
29th Anniversary of Homosexual Law Reform Marked
Links: Express
Invitations to Submit Work For Rainbow Poetry Anthology Now Open
Links: Express
The Gay is Gone – GABA Tweaks Its Name
Links: Express
Women's events on the way for Wellington
A mid-winter women’s dance and pair of film screenings are coming up in Wellington this month, and all women are welcome...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 9 Jul 2014

Ask Agony Aunt Lisa – Pet Seperation
Links: Express
Meet Your Community – Amanda Tito
Links: Express
World Cup – Homosexual Abomination
Links: Express
Penny Wong to speak at Wgtn lecture
The first openly-lesbian member of the Australian Senate, Penny Wong, will be the special guest speaker at this year’s Peter Fraser Memorial Lecture...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 9 Jul 2013

Di and Liz: smoother sailing
After a long battle to conceive their beautiful twins, things were much smoother after the Harding family doubled in size...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 9 Jul 2012

Allia - Q12
Allia talks about being young and pansexual in 2012
Links: PrideNZ.com
Antica - Q12
Antica talks about being young and lesbian in 2012
Links: PrideNZ.com
Lush and Legalise Love to stage "kiss in"
Cosmetic company Lush has joined forces with marriage equality campaigners Legalise Love to stage a “kiss in” this Saturday...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 9 Jul 2011

Woman admits stabbing ex's new partner
A woman has reportedly admitted trying to kill a woman she found in bed with her female ex-partner, immediately after being released on bail by police...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 9 Jul 2010

Williams caves in over C of E gay nomination
Dr Jeffrey John The Church of England has abandoned the latest chance to appoint its first openly gay bishop after the Archbishop of Canterbury apparently caved into pressure from church conservatives in the UK and developing nations...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 9 Jul 2009

Kiwis say 'Fuck You!' to homophobia
New Zealand's own Big Gay Anti-Hate Video is now complete and ready to roll on YouTube...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 9 Jul 2008

Six picks from the 2008 NZ International Film Festival
The NZ International Film Fest starts in Auckland this week, and then heads across the country to 15 other locations...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 9 Jul 2007

Tuesday TV's gay, lesbian and intersex stories
A look at the issues affecting intersex people, an exploration of gay rural life in Northland, and a TV presenter decks himself out in leather – tomorrow night's television features stories from several walks of local LGBTI life...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 9 Jul 2006

Television news report: 20th anniversary of homosexual law reform (New Zealand)
Interviewees include David Hindley, Fran Wilde and Metiria Turei. One news, ref F93717.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Wgtn: packed house for HLR party
Pound nightclub in Wellington reverberated to the synthesized hits of the 80s, as over 500 revellers celebrated the 20th anniversary of Homosexual Law Reform...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 9 Jul 2004

Television news report: New Zealand ranked worst in OECD for its small contribution to the global fight against HIV/AIDS (New Zealand)
Interviewees include Bruce Waldin and Marian Hobbs. One news, ref F83489.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
10 reasons to support the CU and Relationships bills
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Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 9 Jul 2003

Once Were Warriors meets The Rocky Horror Show
"Once Were Warriors meets The Rocky Horror Show" is a bold tagline for a show, even for internationally-renowned local king of cabaret Mika, whose new show Mika Haka starts a limited run in Auckland from this Saturday 12 July...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 9 Jul 1986

Part 1 of the Homosexual Law Reform Bill is narrowly passed by Parliament, 49 votes to 44 (New Zealand)
Part 2 of the Bill dealing with anti-discrimination measures was lost on 16 April 1986.
Links: Wikipedia
Television news report: the final vote for the Homosexual Law Reform Bill happens tonight (New Zealand)
Interviewees include, Fran Wilde, Norman Jones and George Gair. Eyewitness news, ref F58077.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Tue 9 Jul 1974

Television report: the Prime Minister Norman Kirk will not support homosexual law reform (New Zealand)
NZBC news, ref TZP86612. Kirk says he won't support any legislation that treats homosexuality as normal behaviour. This item has been digitised and an online viewing copy can be requested from the archive.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound & Vision

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