On This Day: 11th February

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Tue 11 Feb 2020

Phillip Schofield's wife supports TV presenter coming out as gay
Phillip Schofield's wife Stephanie Lowe says she supports her husband in "taking this brave step" after he announced he was gay...
Links: Stuff
Phillip Schofield's wife supports TV presenter coming out as gay
Phillip Schofield's wife Stephanie Lowe says she supports her husband in "taking this brave step" after he announced he was gay...
Links: Stuff
Police Disrupt Methamphetamine Trade
Hon Stuart Nash Minister of Police andnbsp; 11 February 2020 MEDIA STATEMENT Police disrupt methamphetamine trade The Minister of Police says an operation to smash a trans national drug smuggling ring today will make a significant impact on the methamphetamine ...
Links: Scoop
A Proud Workplace
Links: Express
Fancy a Play?
Links: Express
OurMarch 2020 | Out and About
Links: Express
Out and About @ The Big Gay Out 2020
Links: Express

Mon 11 Feb 2019

'I felt the solidarity': Thousands turn out for Auckland's Pride events
A crowd of thousands turned out for Auckland's Big Gay Out yesterday, while on Saturday, members of the LGBTQI community who aren't often included were out in force at the Pride march...
Links: RNZ
Big Gay Out marks 20 years
A sparkly crowd of thousands turned out for the twentieth annual Auckland Big Gay Out yesterday...
Links: RNZ
UK mother arrested and locked in a cell after calling a transgender woman a man on Twitter
A mother in the UK was arrested in front of her children and locked up for seven hours after referring to a transgender woman as a man online, the Daily Mail reported ...
Links: NZ Herald
Waiariki MP Tand#257;mati Coffey and partner Tim Smith expecting baby
Rotorua-based Waiariki MP Tand#257;mati Coffey is expecting a baby with his partner Tim Smith...
Links: NZ Herald
2 x Tickets to Camille O’Sullivan’s Cave
Links: Express
2 x Tickets to CIRQUE DU SOLEIL – KOOZA
Links: Express
2 x Tickets to Unwrap 1: Handel’s Water Music
Links: Express
express Goes Out and About at the 2019 Tri-Nations Party
Links: Express
Pride Board Call Out Social Media Critics at #OurMarch
Links: Express
Tamati Coffey Announces Baby News
Links: Express
The Ending HIV Big Gay Out 2019: In Pictures
Links: Express
The Mother of Butterflies and The Bodybuilder Barbie: Meet Asia O’Hara...
Links: Express

Sun 11 Feb 2018

Zena Campbell dies (Wellington, New Zealand)
Campbell is found in a car in Aro Valley. Her partner was subsequently accused of murder, but the judge dismissed the charge on the day the High Court trial was due to start (12 February 2019). A pathologist said the death was "likely due to methadone and alcohol toxicity, or neck compression or some combination of the two."
Links: Stuff
Cancer patient outraged to discover he can only donate sperm to female partner
A gay man suffering severe pain from cancer was mortified to discover he was only able to donate sperm to a female partner...
Links: Stuff
Heavy rain could bring flooding, Big Gay Out cancelled
Nelson, Marlborough, Buller and Westland are in for an evening of persistent heavy rain which won't ease until overnight...
Links: RNZ
Organisers 'heartbroken' over cancellation of Big Gay Out event
Droves of Aucklanders donning rainbow outfits were gutted when a steady downpour caused the cancellation of the Ending HIV Big Gay Out yesterday...
Links: NZ Herald
Reeling from pain, cancer patient, 22, told he couldn't give sperm to gay partner
When Logan Morton was diagnosed with cancer at 22, he found himself unprepared for illness â or the decisions he would be forced to make...
Links: Stuff
Weather lashes Auckland, sparking dozens of emergency call-outs
Auckland is reeling after being drenched by 55mm of rain in the past 14 hours, sparking flooding, downing trees and forcing the cancellation of today's Big Gay Out...
Links: NZ Herald
Big Gay Out Cancelled Due to Weather
Links: Express

Sat 11 Feb 2017

Auckland Pride Gala 2017: Foyer
Links: Express
Auckland Pride Gala 2017: Theatre
Links: Express
Review: Auckland Pride Festival 2017 Gala
Last night's sampler Gala show opening the Auckland Pride Festival 2017 was, as might be expected, a mixed bag...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 11 Feb 2016

Auckland hosts first Proud to Play NZ LGBTIF Games
Links: Express
Australian Singer Upsets Religious Groups with Anti-Pray The Gay Away Music...
Links: Express
Minister of Youth Announces Funding For GLBT Young People
Links: Express
New Film on Tom of Finland’s Life Begins Production
Links: Express
Portugal’s Parliament Overturns Adoption Equality Veto
Links: Express
Review: Et Lux
Et Lux Produced by Black Swan Productions for Auckland Pride Featuring Chris Olwage 10-13 February, Lot 23, 23 Minnie St, Mt Eden, Auckland Dark and hellish, Et Lux begins its story deep in the psyche of sexual repression, torment and ignorance...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 11 Feb 2015

Review: Pride Exhibition – On the Moment of Change
Links: Express
The Edge of Auckland Fringe
Links: Express
Tireless Wellington heroes honoured
Forty people have been honoured for the contributions they make to the city’s lgbti communities at the inaugural Rainbow Pride Community Honours...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 11 Feb 2014

Russia to be sent 'love' for Valentine's Day
Gay rights supporting cosmetics company Lush has joined up with equality movement All Out to make a statement for equal love this Valentine’s Day...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 11 Feb 2013

Your submissions: rurally-raised lesbian
I am a 26 year old female; I was born in the Taranaki, and raised on a farm in the South Waikato...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 11 Feb 2012

Carmen Rupe memorial, Auckland (St Matthew-in-the-City, Auckland)
Audio from the memorial to Carmen Rupe held at St Matthew-in-the-City, Auckland
Features: Francis Rupe, Charles Chauvel, Cindy of Samoa, Dana de Milo, David Hartnell, Diego Te Manaaki Brown, Jackie Clarke, Jurgen Hoffman, Mika, Miss Ribena, Ramon Te Wake, Richard Tankersley, Robin Warea-Hargreaves
Links: PrideNZ.com
Mostly clear skies forecast for Big Gay Out
There may be a few light showers in Auckland tomorrow morning, but the Big Gay Out forecast is for a mostly dry afternoon with some cloudy periods...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 11 Feb 2011

The Colonel to have US and European Outing
Photography: Vince Pol A New Zealand tale of two elderly gay war veterans who find love in a rest home is to have its world premiere in April at festivals in Europe and the United States...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 11 Feb 2010

Trans icon Lepore will lead Mardi Gras Parade
One of the world's most famous transgender stars has been announced as the Chief of Parade at Sydney's Mardi Gras...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 11 Feb 2009

Pride '09: Valentine's Day love and lesbians
There's a wide variety of events happening in the City of Sails on the most romantic day of the year as Auckland's Pride Festival continues...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 11 Feb 2008

Take safety steps when hooking up - Police
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Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 11 Feb 2007

USA:
A Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania pastor has committed suicide, apparently due to his fears he was about to be ‘outed' by a local TV station...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 11 Feb 2005

TVNZ: Close Up poll "unscientific"
TVNZ has refused to uphold a complaint by media watchdog group GayWatch and GayNZ...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 11 Feb 2004

Commitment ceremony promotes Civil Unions Bill
At a "mass" commitment ceremony was held at the Ansell Big Gay Out in Auckland six gay couples took part in the commitment ceremony and exchanged rings before the 10,000-plus crowd at the Big Gay Out at Coyle Park in Pt Chevalier...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 11 Feb 1977

Television: Founding of a group opposing the persecution of MPs Marilyn Waring, Gerald O'Brien and Colin Moyle (New Zealand)
ref: TZP28785.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

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