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Tue 9 Jan 2024

  • Gabriel Attal is France’s youngest-ever and first openly gay prime minister
    The Parisian says his goals include making security an 'absolute priority'...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • 2024’s New Zealand Rainbow History Quiz
    Links: Express
  • International Outcry as Burundi President Calls for Stoning of Gay Individuals
    Links: Express
  • Opinion: Why is James Wallace Free?
    Links: Express
  • Rugby Star to Trans Pioneer: Ellia Green Opens Up About Victory...
    Links: Express
  • The Wildest Pics From Bang Queer New Year Party
    Links: Express
  • You’re Not Single! You’ve Just Let Grindr Become Your Boyfriend
    Links: Express

Mon 9 Jan 2023

  • MPox vaccine available but not yet approved by Medsafe (New Zealand)
    Links: TVNZ, Stuff
  • House burglary leaves couple with $100,000 in losses, including wedding dress and rings
    Thieves ransacked the house while Hugh and Janene Burnett were camping...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Remi Wolf Set To Rock Auckland’s Powerstation With Her New Zealand...
    Links: Express

Thu 9 Jan 2020

  • Kiwi looking for love used as 'money mule' by international crime syndicate
    It might surprise some to know a 56-year-old beneficiary from Gore played a vital role in an international cyber-crime syndicate...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Michael Stevens to Depart Rainbow Tick
    Links: Express

Wed 9 Jan 2019

  • Auckland Pride Announce Date for ‘March’ to Replace Parade
    Links: Express

Tue 9 Jan 2018

  • Australia's first ever same-sex marriage
    Today the first crop of legal gay weddings took place around Australia, a month after it became the 26th country to allow same-sex marriage...
    Links: Stuff
  • Gays marry in midnight wedding ceremonies across Australia
    CANBERRA, Australia — Same-sex couples have married in midnight ceremonies across Australia after the last legal impediment to gay marriage expired...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • India's top court to re-examine gay rights
    India's top court said it will re-examine its earlier decision not to strike down a colonial-era law that makes homosexual acts punishable by up to 10 years in prison...
    Links: Stuff
  • A trip to Charlie’s Laundry
    Links: Express
  • Ask Agony Uncle Eli
    Links: Express
  • Come Out With Olly
    Links: Express
  • Foodie Bites
    Links: Express

Mon 9 Jan 2017

  • Shanghai Lil’s Moving to K’ Road
    Links: Express
  • Update on Coachella’s Owner’s Stance on LGBT+
    Links: Express

Sat 9 Jan 2016

  • GLBTI lives: Toni Duder
    Coming out when she was about fifteen years old - while living at an all girls boarding school - Toni Duder says while she definitely faced challenges around being outed to her parents by the head of the hostel, the experience of coming out at high school ultimately became a positive one...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Homophobia at Ak Grammar exposed by pupils
    One of the country's most prestigious secondary schools has been slammed by past and current gay pupils for it for having a culture of homophobia amongst the staff and student body...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Jaden Smith new face of Louis Vuitton "womenswear"
    Will Smith’s middle child Jaden who is well known for wearing dresses, has just been announced as the new face of Louis Vuitton "womenswear...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Nemo "found safe and is being looked after"
    Auckland police have advised that Neleema Craig, aka Nemo, has been "found safe and is being looked after...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Screening of Carol to raise funds for IndsideOUT
    InsideOUT are excited to be hosting the first Wellington screening of Golden Globe nominated lesbian romance film, Carol...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Staircase 'originals' to feature at reunion party
    Two years after they first came together for a reunion party some of the big names of the fondly remembered Staircase glbti nightclub will return next month for another glittering party recreating some of the ambience of the original venue...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 9 Jan 2015

  • Kid Rock Comes Out
    Links: Express
  • Ladyhawke Tying The Knot in Masterton
    Links: Express
  • Pride VIP Glam Stand Returns For 2015 Parade
    Links: Express
  • Gossip's Beth Ditto legally ties the knot
    Gossip frontwoman Beth Ditto has legally married her partner Kristin Ogata...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Hundreds arrested for gay sex in India
    Government statistics show nearly 600 people have been arrested for same-sex activity since it was recriminalised in India...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Ladyhawke and Madeleine Sami marrying
    Musician Ladyhawke and actress Madeleine Sami are reportedly tying the knot in Masterton today...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • One-of-a-kind, Warwick Broadhead dies
    Colourful, eccentric and incomparable gay performer Warwick Broadhead has died...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Reconfiguration?
    Polygamy is unpopular in Canada With the impending loss of any traction against LGBT rights within the developed world, what happens to anti-LGBT political activism? What will it be replaced with? There are two possible scenarios, which consist of abandoning LGBT concerns altogether, represented by Canada on the one hand and New Zealand (and Australia) on the other...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Russia bans trans people from driving
    Russia has banned transgender, and possibly gay and lesbian people, from driving...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Tickets on sale for Parade Glamstand
    Hosts Suzanne Paul and Miss Ribena Tickets are now on sale for the Auckland Pride Parade's GlamStand, which will be hosted by Miss Ribena and Suzanne Paul...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 9 Jan 2014

  • CNN features Blake's journey
    NZ’s Blake Skjellerup is among those who feature in CNN’s Journey of the Gay Athlete, which premieres this weekend...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Former German footballer comes out
    Hitzlsperger is the most high profile footballer to ever come out...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Peter Sumner to be farewelled on Monday
    A memorial service will be held at Wellington Cathedral on Monday A memorial service will be held for Wellington gay community stalwart Peter Sumner on Monday...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Security coming for next Vinegar Hill NYE
    This vehicle's window was smashed There will be security and a police presence at Vinegar Hill for the next New Year’s Eve, after complaints from campers about vandalism and theft as they saw 2014 in...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 9 Jan 2013

  • A taste of Laquisha
    The outrageously hilarious Laquisha Redfern offers a taste of what we can expect when she MCs Out in the Square, in Wellington next weekend...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • A taste of Laquisha
    The outrageously hilarious Laquisha Redfern offers a taste of what we can expect when she MCs Out in the Square, in Wellington next weekend...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Cameroon: men jailed for 'looking gay' acquitted
    Jonas Kimie, who was jailed along with Franky Ndome, says he feels more comfortable dressed as a woman (Amnesty International) Amnesty International says the acquittal of two Cameroonian men jailed for "looking gay" because they wore women’s clothes exposes the systematic discrimination against perceived gay people in the country...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Mr Gay New Zealand 2013 contestants sought
    Mr Gay World and Mr Gay NZ Andy Derleth The organisers of the 2013 Mr Gay New Zealand competition are looking for entrants, who want the chance to represent New Zealand on the world stage...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 9 Jan 2012

  • Republican contenders grilled on gay issues
    Rick Santorum (left) and Mitt Romney (right) One of the leading contenders for the US Republican Presidential candidacy says while he continues to stalwartly oppose same-sex marriage, he would love his son just as much if he were gay...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Tropical Fruits presents Tribe – NYE11
    A party can be in a gorgeous venue with idyllic lighting and spellbinding music but it’s nothing without the right crowd...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 9 Jan 2011

  • Ditto teams up with Tea to write memoir
    Musician and lesbian diva Beth Ditto is teaming up with award-winning queer author Michelle Tea to pen her memoir, Coal To Diamonds...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 9 Jan 2010

  • Chch man took money through internet deception
    As allegations of identity theft, "stolen" money and deception mount, a gay Christchurch man has now confirmed he took money from people who empathised with the apparent difficulties faced by his made-up internet identity and wanted to help...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Freddie Mercury's partner dies
    The partner of the late Freddie Mercury died on New Year's Day and was laid to rest in Ireland yesterday...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • High-placed Irish homophobe admits adultery
    The stridently anti-gay and born-again Christian wife of Ireland's First Minister has publicly admitted having had an adulterous affair with a younger man...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 9 Jan 2009

  • Double murderer challenging jail term
    The former white supremacist who is serving two life prison sentences for killing a gay Westport man and a Korean backpacker is appealing his 21 year non-parole jail term, reports the Nelson Mail...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Mika offers free dance workshops
    Takataapui entertainer Mika is seeking movers and shakers of all shapes and sizes, colours and sexualities, to participate in a week of free takataapui dance workshops, culminating in a main stage performance at February's Big Gay Out...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Senegal: 9 men jailed for homosexuality
    Nine men in Senegal have been convicted of 'homosexual acts' and sentenced to eight years in prison, reports the Associated Press...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • TV talkshow's gay guest suicide after abuse
    A 21-year-old gay man from Cornwall killed himself after appearing on UK talkshow The Jeremy Kyle Show to talk about his relationship...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Waterfront Wigs to raise breast cancer cash
    Auckland's Wigs on the Waterfront day of drag shows at the Viaduct Basin will return this February, with organizers proud to announce this year's event will raise funds for the Breast Cancer Foundation...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 9 Jan 2008

  • Men wanted to discuss sex and condoms
    9...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Playing gay characters is not 'brave' - Fry
    Actor Stephen Fry says he can't understand why straight actors who play gay characters are considered 'brave'...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Sporting Kiwis set for Melbourne Outgames
    The inaugural Asia Pacific Outgames and Midsumma Festival in Melbourne begins next weekend, and organisers say they've signed up a large number New Zealanders to come and "play with their neighbours"...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • The Best Queer Reads of 2007
    Literary detective Claire Gummer reveals her favourite books of the past year...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 9 Jan 2007

  • Comment: Has Maxim finally given up opposing LGBT rights?
    While the Maxim Institute is still running its annual youth indoctrination camp at Snells Beach Auckland, there have been some interesting developments...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Cybill Shepherd joins
    Actress Cybill Shepherd has joined the cast of lesbian TV drama The L Word, playing a married mother who figures out she's been living a lie...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Former child star
    Danny Pintauro, who played adorable Jonathan Bower on 1980's sitcom ‘Who's The Boss?' is now all grown up, come out as gay, and has just posted naked pictures of himself on a gay dating website...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • NZ spoof video wins US competition
    A self-financed short film shot in Auckland in a single day has scooped the top prize in an acclaimed online competition...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Taupo attack anger:
    A former Taupo man says the police have been inactive and deceitful in investigating an alleged ‘homophobic mob attack' on him and his brother...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 9 Jan 2006

  • Television item (New Zealand)
    Kiwifruit, ref: TZP315209.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • Gay MP defends Exclusive Brethren
    Openly gay National MP Chris Finlayson admits that likening public criticism of the Exclusive Brethren to anti-Semitism in a speech he made in November defending the Exclusive Brethren was a bit hyperbolic...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 9 Jan 2005

  • Phantom suffers at hands of hit and miss director
    Phantom Of The Opera Dir: Joel Schumacher, 143 mins Reviewed by Chris Banks The films of gay director Joel Schumacher have always been hit and miss affairs...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 9 Jan 1989

  • Brawl Stops Shell Cricket (Press, 9 January 1989)
    On 9 January 1989, a Shell Trophy cricket match at Lancaster Park in Christchurch was disrupted by a brawl involving spectators and a transvestite. The incident occurred in the No. 5 stand at approximately 5.20 p.m., during the game between Canterbury and Wellington. Tensions escalated when the transvestite and another...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sat 9 Jan 1988

  • Detecting The Difference (Press, 9 January 1988)
    On 9 January 1988, Ken Strongman reviewed two crime fiction novels published by The Women’s Press: "Death Comes Staccato" by Gillian Slovo and "Report for Murder" by Vai McDermid. Both books are notable for their strong female protagonists and modern settings, representing a shift in crime fiction. In "Death Comes Staccato,"...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Fri 9 Jan 1987

  • ‘Safe Sex’ Campaign Launched (Press, 9 January 1987)
    On 9 January 1987, the British Government initiated a contentious national leaflet campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of A.I.D.S. The campaign explicitly urged individuals to use condoms if they cannot limit their number of sexual partners. Accompanying television advertisements commenced the same day, and the leaflets aim to...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Coalition To Hit Labour On Moral Grounds (Press, 9 January 1987)
    On 9 January 1987, it was reported that the Coalition of Concerned Citizens, an apolitical group, has explicitly targeted seven Labour Party members of Parliament from Christchurch for opposition due to their support of the Homosexual Law Reform Bill passed the previous year. These members are now in the crosshairs...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Television item (New Zealand)
    On The Couch, ref: TZP317582.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Thu 9 Jan 1986

  • Sex Change Aucklander Assaulted By Prisoners (Press, 9 January 1986)
    On 9 January 1986, a New Zealander named Shelley Reney was sentenced to 18 months in prison after being convicted of drug-related offences. Reney, aged 43, had faced significant challenges while in custody, as she was violently assaulted in prison due to her sexual identity. Her defence lawyer, David Matthias,...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 9 Jan 1985

  • ‘Penthouse’ Empire Showing Cracks? (Press, 9 January 1985)
    The soft porn industry in the United States is facing significant challenges, particularly evident in the struggles of the "Penthouse" empire, founded by Robert Charles Joseph Edward Sabatini Guccione, which has seen a decline in circulation and revenue. Once peaking at 4.7 million in the 1970s, the magazine's circulation has...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Suspected A.I.D.S. Victim Turned Away (Press, 9 January 1985)
    On 9 January 1985, a report emerged from San Francisco highlighting the challenges faced by public health authorities in managing the risks associated with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), especially in relation to sex workers. An unnamed prostitute was turned away from a local clinic after police referred her there...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Mon 9 Jan 1984

  • General Denies Being Gay (Press, 9 January 1984)
    On 9 January 1984, General Guenther Kiessling, a West German officer dismissed from his position as NATO's Deputy Supreme Commander in Europe, claimed that evidence alleging his active homosexuality had been falsified. The 58-year-old general was told to retire in October 1983 after Defence Minister Manfred Woerner expressed a breakdown...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Reporter’s Diary (Press, 9 January 1984)
    On 9 January 1984, the New Zealand Government Statistician, Dr John Darwin, established a committee comprising representatives from various government sectors, including social services, police, planning, and race relations. This committee is tasked with reviewing how people are classified based on ancestral and cultural grounds. It will explore the necessity...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sat 9 Jan 1982

  • Black Comedy (Press, 9 January 1982)
    In his novel "A Wind up the Willow," Alan Brown, published by John Calder and Riverrun Press in 1981, delivers a piece of black comedy that delves into the darker aspects of human behaviour. The narrative features a cast of unpleasant characters, each depicted in a way that showcases their...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • No Nudes Good News In Old (Press, 9 January 1982)
    A controversy has emerged surrounding the upcoming mime musical "Flowers," which is set to feature nude male actors on stage. The Queensland police vice squad has issued a warning to the show's producer, Peter Davis, indicating that any male actors who perform nude will face arrest. Despite this threat, Davis...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 9 Jan 1980

  • Felix Donnelly’s Book (Press, 9 January 1980)
    Barry Mitchell responds to V. F. Wilkinson's assertion regarding sexuality in a letter published on 9 January 1980. Mitchell argues against Wilkinson's claim that homosexuality is inherently wrong. He emphasises that sexuality is a developmental process that begins at birth and cannot be altered once established. Mitchell champions the idea...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 9 Jan 1979

  • State Withdraws Charges (Press, 9 January 1979)
    On 9 January 1979, the State Services Commission announced it had withdrawn charges against Mr Michael Waghorne, a public servant from Christchurch, under the State Services Act. The charges stemmed from comments attributed to Mr Waghorne in an interview published in the "Evening Post" concerning the former Minister of Social...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Mon 9 Jan 1978

  • Lesbians Attack Paper After... (Press, 9 January 1978)
    On 9 January 1978, a significant backlash emerged from the lesbian community in response to a front-page article published by London's "Evening News." The piece reported that ten children had been born in Britain through artificial insemination (A.I.D.) to lesbian couples, inciting concern regarding the rights and home life of...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sun 9 Jan 1966

  • Carmen Rupe is arrested with behaving in an offensive manner in a public place (Auckland, New Zealand)
    The offensive manner was because Carmen was wearing female clothing: a black frock, black silk stockings and high-heeled shoes. "His face was made up with cosmetics and his hair was dressed in a feminine style."
    Links: WorldCat, Google Books

Tue 9 Jan 1923

Tue 9 Jan 1872

  • The Opera. (Press, 9 January 1872)
    On 9 January 1872, the performance of Giovanni Pacini's opera "Saffo" at the Teatro San Carlos in Naples was discussed in a review. The opera, first performed in 1840, revolves around the tragic tale of the famous poetess Sappho, whose intense love for Phaon leads to a poignant narrative. Despite...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

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