On This Day: 24th June

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Sat 24 Jun 2023

Revamped Neighbours to Introduce New LGBTQ+ Family on Ramsey Street
Links: Express
Robbie Manson: From the Olympics to OnlyFans
Links: Express
Setbacks for LGBTQ+ Rights in Japan as Proposed Law Faces Dilution
Links: Express

Fri 24 Jun 2022

Kate Taylor's first Football Ferns callup shows Canterbury production line still firing
Teenage centre back Kate Taylor is one of seven players in the squad to face Norway and Wales to have been part of the Canterbury United Pride dynasty...
Links: Stuff
Pride protest at Bethlehem College over its gender and marriage stance
A Tauranga mum and daughter have vowed to stand outside Bethlehem College in protest until the school changes its controversial stance on gender and marriage being only between a man and a woman...
Links: NZ Herald

Thu 24 Jun 2021

Laurel Hubbard faces 'no-win situation if she succeeds at Tokyo Olympics
A US expert on transgender rights says Laurel Hubbard might inspire other trans athletes, but could also become a focus for activists who oppose greater LGBTQ rights...
Links: Stuff
Laurel Hubbard faces 'no-win sitution if she succeeds at Tokyo Olympics
A US expert on transgender rights says Laurel Hubbard might inspire other trans athletes, but could also become a focus for activists who oppose greater LGBTQ rights...
Links: Stuff
Tokyo Olympics: Laurel Hubbard will polarise opinion, expert says
A US expert on transgender rights and politics says the participation of New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard at the Tokyo Olympics might inspire other trans athletes but could also become a focus for conservative activists who...
Links: NZ Herald
NZSO Celebrates Matariki and More With Exciting Winter Festival
Links: Express
Opinion: How Kita Mean’s Coronation United Our Community
Links: Express
Theatre That Asks How We Hold On To Our Histories
Links: Express

Wed 24 Jun 2020

Welsh rugby great Gareth Thomas and the stigma of HIV
Former Welsh skipper feared he was given a "death sentence" but reveals life can still be normal...
Links: Stuff
Blaise Clotworthy: My Sexuality And My Mental Health
Links: Express
Government Confirms Gender Self ID Bill Remains “On Pause”
Links: Express
UK Stabbing Spree Victims All Gay Men
Links: Express
Viral Facebook Post Targets NZ AIDS Foundation Call Centre
Links: Express

Mon 24 Jun 2019

Folau losing support with legal fight fundraiser - FitzSimons
The Sydney Morning Herald's rugby correspondent Peter FitzSimons says Israel Folau's crowdfunding campaign seeking millions of dollars to fight his legal battle against Rugby Australia has lost him support...
Links: RNZ
HIV campaign: eye-catching for a reason
A new safe sex billboard has caused some consternation from some who have seen it...
Links: RNZ
LGBT fundraiser launched to rival Israel Folau's legal cause
Sacked Australian rugby star Israel Folau has taken to social media to thank people who so far have donated more than $250,000 to fund his legal fight over his dismissal...
Links: RNZ
Rugby: New fundraiser aims at rainbow coloured ball gag for Israel Folau
Fight fundraiser with fundraiser...
Links: NZ Herald
Student suspended from school for saying there are 'only two genders'
A teenager suspended from a UK school after insisting there are "only two genders" has revealed he spoke out in protest at the "dangerous" views being forced on to pupils...
Links: NZ Herald
The Panel with Thomas Pryor and Cindy Mitchener (Part 2)
Fireworks in the backyard with the kids be a thing of the past, if Auckland council gets its way...
Links: RNZ
Top Stories for Monday 24 June 2019
Fewer road deaths, not crashes, the focus of Vision Zero, University staff 'silenced' over racism complaint, Insurance claim denials more common than thought, Memorial service in Christchurch for four victims, LGBT fundraiser launched to rival Israel Folau's legal cause, Prosecution possible after Luxon newspaper ad - Edgeler ...
Links: RNZ
Transgender and non-binary identities to be counted by Stats NZ survey
The Household Economic Survey will also ask respondents about their sexuality...
Links: Stuff
GoFundMe Shuts Down Folau Campaign
Links: Express
Has There Already Been A Closeted Gay U.S. President?
Links: Express
Homophobia In Sport: Homophobic Slurs Used By 60% Of Australian Ice...
Links: Express
Political Tension Forces Postponement Of Georgia’s Inaugural Pride Parade
Links: Express

Fri 24 Jun 2016

NZ Young Leader Recognised by the Queen
Links: Express
Brexit: Dregs of Victory?
I should confess that I prepared two alternative articles on this subject, given that the result was likely to be close...
Links: GayNZ.com
Father arrested for attempting to kill his intersex baby
The father of an intersex baby has been arrested for attempted murder after trying to kill his baby three times...
Links: GayNZ.com
My Life Before HLR: Craig Young
Michael Stevens and I are almost the same age, but living in different cities seems to have had profoundly different effects on our experience of homosexual law reform...
Links: GayNZ.com
Rainbow AKL gala extravaganza to celebrate HLR
Rainbow Auckland, formerly known as GABA, are throwing a Rainbow Gala of the Year to celebrate the 30 year anniversary of the Homosexual Law Reform Bill...
Links: GayNZ.com
Trans-Versing the Gap(s)
Although much LGBTI news focus has been overseas dealing with Orlando, Xalapa and the British and Australian elections, there is the enduring issue of transgender rights in New Zealand...
Links: GayNZ.com
Unitec farewells long-standing Diversity Manager
Unitec has farewelled a long-standing Equity and Diversity Manager who leaves behind a lasting legacy...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 24 Jun 2015

Californian Ballot Initiative Calling For Execution Of Gay People Thrown Out...
Links: Express
Review: Eight Gigabytes of Hardcore Porn
Links: Express
Auckland Pride pt3: Tragic and heartbreaking...
Part three of a multi-part feature series...
Links: GayNZ.com
Comment: You have to be encapsulated
Sectarianism...
Links: GayNZ.com
NY's Stonewall Inn gets landmark status
The iconic Stonewall Inn, where the lgbt rights movement was born, has been made an official New York landmark...
Links: GayNZ.com
Peaches is back with a new video!
After six years, Peaches is back with new single Light in Places – and an album which is due out in September...
Links: GayNZ.com
The 30 Project marks 30 years of the NZAF
A classic NZAF safe sex poster Three decades of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation’s response to HIV have been collated in three films which will be released to mark its 30th anniversary next month...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 24 Jun 2014

A New Mr Gay Europe Has Been Crowned
Links: Express
New Rainbow Youth Board Elected
Links: Express
US Imposes Strict Sanctions on Uganda
Links: Express
"Hello mum" - recovering Angel speaks
Anahera Rangitaawa is known to friends as Angel Anahera “Angel” Rangitaawa is “on the up and up” her delighted mum says, after her daughter spoke to her for the first time since she was hospitalised with severe injuries she sustained on a Palmerston North street...
Links: GayNZ.com
Family "sincerely sorry for causing panic"
Anahera Rangitaawa has severe injuries from the fall A member of severely injured transgender woman Anahera Rangitaawa has apologised for ‘causing panic’, saying they were advised she had been attacked...
Links: GayNZ.com
Questions raised over TPP with Brunei
Rainbow Wellington will lobby the Government over Brunei being involved in Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations in light of the nation’s plans to phase in laws allowing gay men and lesbians to be stoned to death...
Links: GayNZ.com
Rangitaawa was injured in fall from tree
Anahera Rangitaawa is recovering in hospital Police have found Angel Rangitaawa’s injuries are not suspicious, but were caused by a fall from a tree...
Links: GayNZ.com
Report from Mr Australasia Bear 2014
Earlier this month, Mr Urge NZ Bear representative for 2014, Gary Edwards, travelled to Melbourne to compete at Southern Hibearnation for the title of Mr Australasia Bear 2014...
Links: GayNZ.com
Trans woman shot, burned in Florida
Yaz'min Shancez was 31...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 24 Jun 2013

Huhana Hickey (Auckland)
uhana Hickey talks to Kathryn Ryan about indigenous disabled human rights and social justice advocacy
Features: Huhana Hickey
Links: PrideNZ.com
Bumper snow season forecast for Gay Ski Week
Organisers Mandy and Sally Whitewoods With Queenstown's Winter Festival underway the organisers of Gay Ski Week 2013 say they are well into planning the gayest winter sport event in the southern hemisphere and are expecting a bumper snow season...
Links: GayNZ.com
Equality House hosts wedding
A lesbian couple has married at Equality House, a rainbow-painted building across the road from the HQ of hateful church Westboro...
Links: GayNZ.com
GALS concert to celebrate Love and Marriage
Auckland’s Gay and Lesbian Singers (GALS) will celebrate the passage of marriage equality in their upcoming concert, where Louisa Wall will be a special guest...
Links: GayNZ.com
Unity Books readying for another page turner
Tilly Lloyd Rainbow Wellington’s annual book review is returning to Unity Books next month, with another ‘high octane’ night of fun promised for book lovers...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 24 Jun 2012

Maggie Munford (Auckland)
Maggie Munford talks about performing in the Queen of the Whole Universe beauty pageant.
Features: Maggie Munford
Links: PrideNZ.com
Television item (New Zealand)
Marae Investigates, ref: TZP415869.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Improved glbti mental health support needed
New Zealand's mental health services need to be beefed up to be more accessible and more friendly towards glbti people, a just-released report says...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 24 Jun 2010

Boy Scouts win case over "no gays" stance
A US federal jury has ruled Philadelphia can't evict a Boy Scouts group for refusing to admit gay people...
Links: GayNZ.com
Helen's twin?
New Australian PM Julia Gillard Finally, Australia has its first female federal Prime Minister, former ALP Deputy PM Julia Gillard...
Links: GayNZ.com
In the Navy: the official story
The failed compensation case of a man who claims he was sexually assaulted in the Navy during the 1980s has revealed interesting aspects of life at sea for gay men, or men suspected of being gay, before the Homosexual Law Reform and change of Navy rules...
Links: GayNZ.com
New seats added to Rainbow Youth board
From the Rainbow Youth AGM The number of seats on the Rainbow Youth board has been increased to 10, to add specific places for Maori and transgender representatives...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 24 Jun 2009

Auckland ranked 15th gayest city in world
The latest international Spartacus guidebook puts Auckland in the top 20 cities ranked by number of gay businesses per million of population...
Links: GayNZ.com
Frustration building over Obama's inaction
USA gay rights advocates are beginning to express frustration that President Obama has not moved on his pre-election promise to repeal the controversial "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law, which prohibits homosexuals from serving openly in the American military...
Links: GayNZ.com
Jury views Ambach's erratic behaviour
Ambach trial Day 3 Closed Circuit TV footage played to the jury in the Ambach trial today showed the accused behaving in a very animated fashion in a liquor shop while the gay man he is charged with subsequently murdering purchased beer and Coke...
Links: GayNZ.com
Queens of a parallel Universe - look out Wellington!
How far will the 40 pageant 'girls' go to win that most glamourous of titles - The Queen of the Whole Universe - this Saturday in Wellington's St...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 24 Jun 2008

GABA's surprise guest - the Prime Minister
The Gay Auckland Business Association has made a surprise announcement about their Annual General Meeting next week - Prime Minister Helen Clark will be there to speak and answer questions...
Links: GayNZ.com
NZ HIV advice applauded at United Nations
New Zealand has been applauded at the United Nations after telling representatives of 140 nations that successful HIV prevention work can only happen if they institute human rights legislation to destigmatise affected groups and enable accurate data collection...
Links: GayNZ.com
Should Ben follow his heart... to Florida?
Young Aucklander Ben has met a lovely guy online, but there's one problem - his dream man lives in Florida...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 24 Jun 2007

Maryan Street:
Maryan Street Just recently I was party to an email conversation about supporting gay and lesbian candidates for the upcoming local body elections...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 24 Jun 2006

Buffy and Bimbo, Queen City drag duo
Buffy and Bimbo: Bringers of joy, humanity and colour Who are you and what's your background? Lovable drag artistic duo and sophisticated suburbanites discovered in the 1997 Hero Parade - started out as dogs and now living bitches...
Links: GayNZ.com
Faeces, paedophilia and the fight against bigotry
Part one of a two part feature, in which David Parrish looks back to the mid-1980s and reveals the most often-used arguments against decriminalising homosexuality...
Links: GayNZ.com
Faeces, paedophilia and the fight against bigotry
Part one of a two part feature, in which David Parrish looks back to the mid-1980s and reveals the most often-used arguments against decriminalising homosexuality...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 24 Jun 2005

The first Trans Day of Action is held (New York, United States of America)
Pride weekend begins with a 1,000 strong march led by TransJustice demanding rights for trans and gender non-conforming people.
Links: Workers World
Destiny school likely to win computers
The likelihood of Destiny Church's primary school receiving a range of high-end computer and electronic equipment in a major shopping mall competition is striking a sour note with some glbt Aucklanders...
Links: GayNZ.com
Homo "hit list" seeks applicants
The National Front is assisting in the authoring of a homosexual and multicultural "hit list", which aims to create a database with photos, contact numbers and names of associates...
Links: GayNZ.com
Liability Church?
In the latest National Business Review, David Young and Ben Thomas argue that Destiny Church might turn out to be a threat to the Labour Party...
Links: GayNZ.com
Safe schools conference well attended
A conference focussing on safety in schools for GLBT students and teachers earlier this month was well attended, with many important issues raised and plans for action formulated...
Links: GayNZ.com
Sarah Waters: Pulling the wool over our eyes
Sarah Waters With the two-part BBC adaptation of the lesbian novel Fingersmith screening on TVNZ this Sunday night (26 June) and a week later, GayNZ...
Links: GayNZ.com
Sarah Waters: Pulling the wool over our eyes
Sarah Waters With the two-part BBC adaptation of the lesbian novel Fingersmith screening on TVNZ this Sunday night (26 June) and a week later, GayNZ...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 24 Jun 2004

Television item (New Zealand)
Qn, ref: TZP298595.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Television item (New Zealand)
One News, ref: TZP289855.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
"Sodomite" relationships evil
De facto and "sodomite relationships" are evil, according to an extremist Catholic group in New Zealand lobbying MPs over civil unions...
Links: GayNZ.com
'Phobewatch- CUB Phobe Log Week 1
In this article, I'll investigate what local and imported phobes have been saying or doing about the impending Civil Union Bill over the last week or so...
Links: GayNZ.com
CU Bill still discriminates says PrideAlliance
The Civil Union Bill which passed its first reading this afternoon falls far short of what we should be expecting from a country that used to be a world leader on human rights, says a gay offshoot of the Alliance party...
Links: GayNZ.com
Homosexuality is a meaningless eroticism
Civil Union Bill and Human Rights Demands Maxim Institute Director Bruce Logan presented the following lecture to the Society for the promotion of Community Standards (Pat Bartlett's old group) last week...
Links: GayNZ.com
Number of gay couples "infinitesimal"
The "question of homosexuality" has been brought back out into the open where it belongs by the civil union debate, says Herald columnist Garth George...
Links: GayNZ.com
Parliament votes to accept Civil Unions Bill
The Civil Unions Bill has been accepted and passed to a parliamentary select committee after its first reading...
Links: GayNZ.com
Testing Labour's bottle
As parliament this afternoon considers the Civil Unions Bill which confers legal status on non-marriage straight and same-sex relationships Labour and the Relationships (Statutory References) Bill there is an uneasy feeling that the Labour government may not have the numbers to push them through to becoming law...
Links: GayNZ.com
Williamson confused over civil unions
National MP Maurice Williamson appears to be confused over civil unions – he voted for homosexual law reform in the 1980's, but can't understand why gays and lesbians want their relationships recognised...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 24 Jun 2003

Goff unmoved by Ellis petition presentation
Over 800 signatures were presented in support of an inquiry into the Peter Ellis conviction today on the steps of Parliament, but Justice Minister Phil Goff remains unmoved on the issue, reiterating that he would require new evidence for another inquiry to take place...
Links: GayNZ.com
Kiwi TV show for Barrymore
Plans for troubled gay entertainer Michael Barrymore to relaunch his TV career in New Zealand are at an advanced stage...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 24 Jun 2002

No room for complacency
Chris Carter, MP for Te Atatu, has a personal message for GayNZ...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 24 Jun 1998

Television drama: an HIV story-line on Shortland Street (New Zealand)
Shortland Street, ref F36149.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound & Vision
Television item (New Zealand)
Queer Nation, ref: TZP202686.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Television item (New Zealand)
Midday, ref: TZP200532.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Television item (New Zealand)
Midday, ref: TZP200527.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Television item (New Zealand)
One Network News, ref: TZP200536.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Sat 24 Jun 1995

The first Man to Man Gay and Lesbian Writing Festival is held (Auckland, New Zealand)
The festival is New Zealand's first gay and lesbian writing festival. It is held at the Auckland College of Education and features Paula Boock, Witi Ihimaera, Renee, Noel Virtue and Peter Wells.
Links: NZ.com

Fri 24 Jun 1988

Television item (New Zealand)
6:30pm News, ref: TZP90752.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Wed 24 Jun 1987

Television current affairs: moral panic surrounding AIDS (New Zealand)
Interviewees include Norman Jones, Dr Richard Meech, Paul East and Dr Micheal Bassett. Eyewitness news, ref F92935.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Television item (New Zealand)
Eyewitness News, ref: TZP42294.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Television item (New Zealand)
Eyewitness News, ref: TZP50701.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Mon 24 Jun 1974

Television current affairs: Gay Pride week (New Zealand)
Features an interview with a gay man (and his father) in Coromandel preparing to march solo in solidarity with other pride marches. Look North, ref TZP2100. This item has been digitised and an online viewing copy can be requested from the archive.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound & Vision

Sun 24 Jun 1973

Gay Pride Week activities are held (New Zealand)
Activities are held throughout New Zealand. In Dunedin the week runs from Sunday 24 - Saturday 30 June.
Links: National Library

Thu 24 Jun 1920

Albert Edward McGurk is released from New Plymouth Prison (New Plymouth, New Zealand)
McGurk had been convicted in 1915 of committing an unnatural offence and had been jailed for 7-years with hard labour.

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