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Thu 12 May 2022

Fighting for Our Lives: Trans Politics and the Working Class (Online event)
Audio from the event - Fighting for Our Lives: Trans Politics and the Working Class
Features: Elle Brocherie, John Ashborne, Kayden Scott, Tristan-Cordelia
Links: PrideNZ.com
Out and About: Party Time at G.A.Y
Links: Express

Wed 12 May 2021

Former US Bachelor Colton Underwood says he was blackmailed into coming out as gay
Colton Underwood, the US Bachelor, has revealed that someone threatened to blackmail him ahead of his coming out...
Links: Stuff
Ex-Gay Porn Star’s Bizarre Scottish Election Campaign Fails
Links: Express
Gay Iranian Man Brutally Murdered in ‘Honour Killing’
Links: Express

Tue 12 May 2020

Restaurateur Leo Molloy's interview on Newstalk ZB sparks a complaint to the Human Rights Commission (New Zealand)
Reacting to Molloy's comments, complainant Benjamin Blackwell gave his opinion to Stuff "I get as a bar owner this is probably a stressful time for him, but to use your business and personal platform to channel that anger and frustration by singling out the gay community – when there is no proof of a correlation between the spread of Covid-19 and the LGBT community - is homophobic. Pure and simple."
Links: Stuff
Anti-Trans Violence On The Rise In The United States
Links: Express
Brazil’s Gay Blood Ban Ruled Unconstitutional
Links: Express
Domestic and Family Violence Going Under The Radar In Rainbow Community
Links: Express
Forced Conversion Therapy On Teens Suggested By Leading Israeli Rabbi
Links: Express
Veteran U.S Cop Believes He Was Fired For Being Gay and...
Links: Express
Why The UK Is Encouraging Crop-Tops Against COVID-19
Links: Express

Sun 12 May 2019

Police and Defense Force Take Part in Wellington Pride Parade
Links: Express
Wellington’s Pride Parade In Pictures
Links: Express

Sat 12 May 2018

HIV - the past and future of a modern plague
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Links: Stuff
Rugby Australia boss Raelene Castle says Israel Folau saga is hurting the sport
Rugby Australia (RA) and the Waratahs appear to be running out of patience with their highest-paid employee, Israel Folau, with the chiefs of both bodies admitting his ongoing commentary around religion and sexuality is heaping pressure on the game...
Links: Stuff
Canadian Teen to Challenge Gender Norms with Yearbook Photo
Links: Express
Many LGBT+ Staff Remain in the Closet at Work According to...
Links: Express

Fri 12 May 2017

Body Positive Extends Peer Navigation Programme
Links: Express
Crossing The Ditch To Get Hitched
Links: Express
Lesbian Fighters Rule UFC
Links: Express
New Zealand AIDS Memorial Quilts Find New Home
Links: Express

Thu 12 May 2016

Awanui Rest Home Receives First Silver Rainbow Accreditation
Links: Express
Italy Now Legally Recognises Same Sex Unions
Links: Express
'Most trans women sexually assaulted in prisons'
Almost all transgender women who are incarcerated in New Zealand prisons are subject to sexual violation and even rape, according to a forum panel convened in Auckland last night to discuss the issue of transgender inequality...
Links: GayNZ.com
Ak Pride, Corrections, politicians slammed at forum
Auckland Pride, the Department of Corrections and politicians have been roundly slammed for their disengagement with the needs, rights and safety of transgender people in New Zealand...
Links: GayNZ.com
Anglican Church rejects blessings of s/s marriages
The Anglican Church’s working group, set up to look for alternatives to marrying same-sex couples, has had the General Synod reject their proposal that “blessings” be done for same-sex couples who have already married...
Links: GayNZ.com
Congress of Falsehoods
Exactly what is a representative of the neo-fascist French National Front doing at the so-called "World Congress of Families" conference in Tbilisi? And no less that the niece of Marine Le Pen and a granddaughter of its founder, Marion Marechal-Le Pen? And why has Family First decided to give it a miss this time? More to the point, why haven't some of the other international Christian Right figures who will be attending? To answer that question, let's turn back to the violent, acrimonious French campaign against marriage equality in 2013...
Links: GayNZ.com
Germany to wipe historical gay sex convictions
Germany is preparing to overturn the convictions of gay men who were convicted of having homosexual sex before 1994 when same-sex intimacy was decriminalised...
Links: GayNZ.com
Italy passes same-sex civil unions bill
The Trevi Fountain in Rome is bathed in rainbow light to celebrate the bill's passing...
Links: GayNZ.com
Philippines elects first trans congresswoman
A woman in the Philippines has become the first ever transgender candidate to be elected by the House of Representatives in the country...
Links: GayNZ.com
Rest home acknowledged for LGBTI inclusivity
A New Zealand aged care facility has achieved the Silver Rainbow seal in recognition of being an inclusive, safe and welcoming environment for elderly LGBTI...
Links: GayNZ.com
The future is bright
LGBTI rights advocate and former Rainbow Youth Education Coordinator, Aych McArdle is a tireless community worker and a familiar face in the LGBTI communities...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 12 May 2015

Fur Patrol’s Female Deity
Links: Express
Kenyan Newspaper Prints ‘Top Homos’ List
Links: Express
Looking After Your Own Engine
Links: Express
Swedish Activists Deploy ‘Gay Propaganda’ Defence System Against Russian submarines
Links: Express
The Best of Wellington: Your Guide to The World’s Coolest Capital
Links: Express
UK Election: Anti GLBT Politician Appointed Culture Secretary
Links: Express
World’s Only Openly Gay PM to Marry Partner
Links: Express
Kenyan paper outs nation's "top gays"
Kenya has taken another leaf out of Uganda’s book, with a newspaper printing the names and images of the nation’s “top homos”...
Links: GayNZ.com
Mathura-Jeffree joins Dancing with the Stars
Mathura-Jeffree will dance with Kristie Williams Model and TV celebrity Colin Mathura-Jeffree will be a contestant on the new season of Dancing with the Stars...
Links: GayNZ.com
NZ Rugby working on diversity programme
New Zealand Rugby says it’s in the early days of developing a diversity programme of its own, but backs an agreement between World Rugby and International Gay Rugby to educate and eliminate homophobia in the game...
Links: GayNZ.com
STI cuts won't affect Ak gay, trans and HIV folk
UPDATED: Transgender people, men who have sex with men and people with HIV are being assured that a massive thirty per cent cut in sexual health services provided to the Auckland region will not affect them...
Links: GayNZ.com
STI cuts won't affect Ak gay, trans and HIV folk
UPDATED: Transgender people, men who have sex with men and people with HIV are being assured that a massive thirty per cent cut in sexual health services provided to the Auckland region will not affect them...
Links: GayNZ.com
The relationship conversations we need to have
Educator Vicky Wood wants to start a conversation about healthy relationships in our communities, and will begin with a workshop for queer and trans young people in Auckland this Saturday, looking at the issues we’re just not talking about...
Links: GayNZ.com
The relationship conversations we need to have
Educator Vicky Wood wants to start a conversation about healthy relationships in our communities, and will begin with a workshop for queer and trans young people in Auckland this Saturday, looking at the issues we’re just not talking about...
Links: GayNZ.com
TVNZ defends airing ex-All Black's slight
"He was gay - but he was very, very nice,” Buck Shelford said of his instructor...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 12 May 2014

Felix - South (Christchurch)
Felix talks about identifying as gender queer.
Links: PrideNZ.com
Hamish - South (Christchurch)
Hamish talks about identifying as gay and living in Christchurch.
Links: PrideNZ.com
Sara - South (Christchurch)
Sara talks about being confused about gender identity.
Links: PrideNZ.com
Skye - South (Christchurch)
Skye talks about identifying as transmasculine and living in Christchurch.
Links: PrideNZ.com
Stacey - South (Christchurch)
Stacey talks about identifying as gender fluid.
Links: PrideNZ.com
Zac - South (Christchurch)
Zac talks about identifying as non-binary gender.
Links: PrideNZ.com
Carman’s Unveiling Date Set
Links: Express
Carmen documentary wins Best Music Feature at the New Zealand Radio...
Links: Express
Express introduces… Lady Rizo
Links: Express
"100% OK" project coming to Auckland
Aucklanders are being urged to get behind an upcoming project showing gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people that it’s ok to be who you are, all of the time...
Links: GayNZ.com
"We're in an age of diversity," - NFL coach
Michael Sam kissing his boyfriend as he celebrated being drafted The St Louis Rams have made it clear they are welcoming openly-gay draftee Michael Sam with open arms...
Links: GayNZ.com
Anglicans to debate same-sex blessings
The blessing and ordination of people in same-sex relationships will be debated at the Anglican General Synod in Waitangi today...
Links: GayNZ.com
Carmen's unveiling to be held next month
After lengthy delays, the date has been set for Carmen Rupe’s unveiling...
Links: GayNZ.com
Michael Sam reacts to being drafted
Openly-gay NFL hopeful Michael Sam’s emotional reaction to being drafted by the St Louis Rams may just be the most beautiful thing you see this week...
Links: GayNZ.com
Mr Vintage Pink Shirt Day tees on sale
Mr Vintage has once again come to the party, selling special tees for Friday 23 May’s Pink Shirt Day...
Links: GayNZ.com
Relay win among day 2 Darwin highlights
The Kiwi swimming team...
Links: GayNZ.com
Study to look at HPV vaccine for men
Dr Helen Petousis-Harris A new study into whether New Zealand men should also be given the HPV vaccine will take a particular look at gay and bisexual men...
Links: GayNZ.com
Taurima inappropriately used resources
Shane Taurima A report has found Shane Taurima and three members of his staff inappropriately used TVNZ resources for Labour Party political purposes...
Links: GayNZ.com
The Injury of Transphobic Discrimination (Part 1)
Over the next few weeks, GayNZ...
Links: GayNZ.com
The Topps are back on TV!
Lynda and Jools Topp have taken a culinary journey around New Zealand meeting passionate food producers, home cooks and lovers of life...
Links: GayNZ.com
TVNZ's Shane Taurima report on the way
Shane Taurima TVNZ will release its report into allegations of political bias, the misuse of resources and conflicts of interest swirling around Shane Taurima, in a few hours...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 12 May 2013

Scott Johnston profile (Auckland)
Scott talks about being one of the creators of the Hero parade.
Features: Scott Johnston
Links: PrideNZ.com
Anti-gay lodge doubles as Orthodox church
Michael Ruskin holds church services at the lodge The owner of the Whangarei lodge which turned a lesbian couple away runs an Orthodox church on the premises...
Links: GayNZ.com
Biggest Lesbian Coffee Break returns today
Lesbians and all queer women are invited to the second Biggest Lesbian Coffee Break celebrating fair trade coffee and chocolate in Auckland this afternoon...
Links: GayNZ.com
Mothers' Day: Di and Liz's rough road to motherhood!
Di and Liz Harding have a gorgeous family; their adorable twins are now teenagers, which many parents might say is the toughest period of their lives...
Links: GayNZ.com
Solidarity the focus of 30th Candlelight Memorial
The 30th annual AIDS Candlelight Memorial will be marked across the country next Sunday...
Links: GayNZ.com
Wrath and wit greet lodge’s sodomy ban
The Facebook page for a Northland lodge which turned a lesbian couple away due to its ban on sodomy has been overrun by angry and cheeky users...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 12 May 2012

Agender New Zealand (Christchurch)
Cherise Witehira, president of Agender New Zealand, talks about how the organisation supports transgender people and their families
Features: Cherise Witehira
Links: PrideNZ.com
Ian Smith - early years of HIV AIDS in Christchurch (Christchurch)
Ian Smith talks about the early years of HIV AIDS in Christchurch.
Features: Ian Smith
Links: PrideNZ.com
Joe - Canterbury earthquakes 2011 (Christchurch)
Joe describes what it was like to go through the magnitude 7.1 and 6.3 earthquakes that struck Canterbury in 2010 and 2011
Features: Joe
Links: PrideNZ.com
FDA panel backs Truvada to prevent HIV
A US Food and Drug Administration advisory panel has voted to back the use of an HIV drug to help prevent certain healthy but at-risk people from contracting the virus...
Links: GayNZ.com
Yes we can!
Jan Logie One of the Green Party's spokespeople on Rainbow issues Jan Logie believes marriage equality can be achieved under the current Government...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 12 May 2011

"Groundbreaking" youth health charter released
A new Charter on the rights of children and young people in healthcare includes sexual orientation and gender as the areas where they should not face discrimination...
Links: GayNZ.com
Jonathan McKenna returning to Ferndale
Kieran Hutchison is returning to NZ to reprise his Shortland St role One of Shortland St's earliest gay characters is soon returning to the popular long-running Kiwi soap...
Links: GayNZ.com
Lady Gaga's Judas
GayNZ...
Links: GayNZ.com
Review: Hot Pink Teeth 'n' Tits
Penny Ashton's foray into the world of pageant drama is as high camp as a post-midnight drag show on K' Rd on a Saturday night...
Links: GayNZ.com
Ugandan bill delayed as fierce opposition grows
Intense global criticism of the Ugandan ‘kill the gays' bill has successfully led to the removal of a clause to hang people who have consensual gay sex, however the proposed legislation likely still includes the criminalisation of the promotion of anything gay...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 12 May 2010

Honour list omission rankles past Chair
A snafu which saw the first openly HIV positive chair of the NZ AIDS Foundation left off a publicly displayed list of its chairpeople, marking the organisation's 25th Anniversary, has left the Foundation red-faced...
Links: GayNZ.com
Rainbow Youth seeks community feedback
A research company has been contracted by Rainbow Youth to run a scoping project, to understand and build knowledge about queer youth support in New Zealand...
Links: GayNZ.com
Review: Sister Smile (Soeur Sourire)
Sister Smile is a love story...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 12 May 2009

Akld predator "not typical" of HIV people
4PM: The behavior of an Auckland man at the centre of police enquiries into allegations that he has been seeking out unprotected sex and infecting young gay men with HIV is not typical of HIV positive men, according to HIV organisations...
Links: GayNZ.com
Boy George released from jail early
UK gay pop star Boy George – sentenced to 15 months in jail after being found guilty of falsely imprisoning a male escort – has been released from prison after only serving four months...
Links: GayNZ.com
Eurovision singer threatens gay boycott
A pop singer from the Netherlands says he will refuse to take part in this weekend's Eurovision Song Contest final in Moscow if Russian police again violently suppress a gay parade in the city...
Links: GayNZ.com
Police probe gay HIV+ predator claims
1...
Links: GayNZ.com
Rainbow Youth's secret Sydney mission
LGBT young people's charity Rainbow Youth was this morning announced the recipient of a brand new website thanks to international web design competition FullCodePress, but the twist is that the site must be built from scratch within 24 hours...
Links: GayNZ.com
Support for Quilts to be gauged tonight
A more confident path forward for the NZ AIDS Memorial Quilt Project may become clearer this evening when a meeting convenes to engender support for the future...
Links: GayNZ.com
Topps plan NZ tour as movie cracks $1M
Lesbian Kiwi legends the Topp Twins have announced a spring tour of New Zealand as they celebrate 25 years in show business and their documentary film reaching the $1 million mark at the NZ Box Office...
Links: GayNZ.com
We Are Fourth - A tribute to Auckland
Gay TV presenter Steven Oates was among the many entertainers who lent their voice to a special fundraising song to celebrate Auckland's status as '4th Best City in the World'...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 12 May 2008

"I've never been to a gay bar... I'm nervous"
James from New Plymouth plans to visit Auckland's gay scene, but how can he get guys' attention when he's so quiet and shy? James from New Plymouth writes: GayNZ, can your family team help me with my dilemma? I'm rocking up to Auckland from New Plymouth for a holiday in May...
Links: GayNZ.com
Civil Peace: After LGBT reform
After we secure the final items on our LGBT reform agenda - inclusive adoption reform, same-sex marriage proper, transgender rights and provocation law reform, then what? Civil peace happens...
Links: GayNZ.com
LGBT talent set for Body Art Awards
The spotlight will be on the art of special effects make-up, body painting, illusion and prosthetic techniques when the Body Art Awards returns this June - and several gay and lesbian artists and entertainers will feature in the one-off Auckland show...
Links: GayNZ.com
Russia: "Homophobia helps AIDS flourish"
Homophobia and the stigmatisation of people with HIV and AIDS are hampering efforts to tackle the spread of infection in Russia and the other countries of the former Soviet Union, reports New Scientist...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 12 May 2007

'Coro St' creator suffered
The gay creator of Coronation Street has spoken out about homophobia at TV studios in the early days of the popular soap...
Links: GayNZ.com
Ex-Communicate! Ex-Communicate!
Pope Benedict XVI wants to excommunicate all pro-choice Catholics from the church when it comes to abortion, and Archbishop George Pell across the pond already denies communion to LGBT Catholics...
Links: GayNZ.com
Homoerotic history: Tom of Finland
Touko Laakonsen (1920-1991) aka "Tom of Finland" was a legendary gay male erotic artist, whose posthumous reputation remains undimmed...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 12 May 2006

1st Civil Union law passes in Australia
Australia's first civil union law has been passed by the government of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), in spite of the staunch opposition of Prime Minister John Howard, and the threats of his Attorney General Philip Ruddock to quash the law using federal powers...
Links: GayNZ.com
Before law reform: Married with children
In this series marking twenty years of freedom for New Zealand gay men since the Homosexual Law Reform legislation was enacted in 1986, GayNZ...
Links: GayNZ.com
NZ On Air: Is gay TV meeting needs?
NZ On Air is conducting focus groups to explore whether publicly funded LGBT television is meeting the needs of the community...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 12 May 2005

Anti-gay bill pulled but still live
A Christian MP's bill to ban on gay marriage was due to be voted on in Parliament yesterday, but was pulled from the order paper at the last minute by its sponsor, United Future's Larry Baldock...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 12 May 2004

Civil union float at Otago Uni grad
A float designed to raise awareness of the Civil Union bill in Dunedin was staffed by around 20 university students on Saturday at Otago University's graduation parade...
Links: GayNZ.com
No cold feet on civil unions
The civil union bill has not been delayed for political reasons, and rumours that government whips are involved in mustering numbers to derail the bill are untrue, according to the bill's parliamentary overseer...
Links: GayNZ.com
NZAF communications coordinator Steve Attwood
Steve Attwood Steve Attwood is the NZ AIDS Foundation's new Christchurch-based Communications Coordinator...
Links: GayNZ.com
US fundies attack NZ Civil Unions bill (Pt. 1)
According to a flier from Focus on the Family New Zealand, we are about to be invaded by a US Christian Right multinational- 'Focus on the Family'...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 12 May 2003

DB blamed for late payment to Hero
Late payment of over $7,000 from Dominion Breweries is said to have stalled Hero's work towards attempting to settle with its creditors...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 12 May 2000

Television news report: cutting the price of AIDS drugs (New Zealand)
BBC report, One news, ref F45802.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Mon 12 May 1986

Television item (New Zealand)
6:30pm News, ref: TZP140944.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Television news report: launch of the book AIDS and the Risk by Paul Goldwater. (New Zealand)
The publication is the first locally produced book on AIDS. Among other things, the book recommends that New Zealand should "exclude from all schools and educational facilities any child who is AIDS antibody positive." Eyewitness news, ref: F91729.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

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