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Fri 13 Oct 2023

  • Joan Bellingham (Christchurch)
    Joan describes her experiences at Princess Margaret Hospital where she was subjected to trial medications and hundreds of doses of ECT shock treatment - all in the hope of curing her homosexuality
    Features: Joan Bellingham
    Links: PrideNZ.com
  • Hawke’s Bay Regional Council aids landowners to hydroseed silt ‘hotspots’
    Rates relief is available to those looking to seed silt areas of exposed silt...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Rod Stewart Declines Saudi Arabia Gig To Protest LGBTQ+ Rights
    Links: Express
  • Wisconsin Moves to Limit Transgender Minors’ Rights, Ignoring Public and Medical...
    Links: Express

Thu 13 Oct 2022

  • Overseas Correspondent - Taiwan
    William Yang joins us from Taipei, tonight he'll be discussing Taiwan reopening its borders to tourists for the first time in more than two years, in her speech for Taiwan's National Day the president is calling on China to respect the island's democratic way of life, and the country is preparing for a month of Pride celebrations...
    Links: RNZ
  • FBI Files Show Widespread Homophobia That Inhibited Case Against Dahmer
    Links: Express
  • The Sexiest Shots From K Road’s Family Bar
    Links: Express

Wed 13 Oct 2021

  • The Panel with Michele A'Court and Stephen Franks (Part 1)
    Part 1: Panellists Michele A'Court and Stephen Franks discuss this weekend's Vaxathon, gender and Lego, and the first bisexual Superman Participants: Lindsay Benbrook, Bailey Mackey, Daniel Williams...
    Links: RNZ
  • Family Of Late Trans Woman Defend Dave Chappelle
    Links: Express
  • Netflix Suspends Trans Employee After Speaking Out Against Chappelle
    Links: Express

Tue 13 Oct 2020

  • Trump's Supreme Court pick says she is not 'hostile' to Obamacare, dodges on abortion
    Amy Coney Barrett said at her Senate confirmation hearing she is not hostile to Obamacare and declined to specify whether she believes rulings legalizing abortion and gay marriage were properly decided...
    Links: RNZ
  • 2 X Double Passes To Bob and Bev’s Bingo Bonanza!
    Links: Express
  • Art Week | Where Travel Meets Torso 
    Links: Express
  • Calling All Chocoholics and Caffeine Addicts
    Links: Express
  • Sydney’s Iconic LGBT Hotspot Oxford Street “a Ghost Town”
    Links: Express
  • The Line Between Liberation and Exploitation
    Links: Express

Sun 13 Oct 2019

  • 'What have we done?': Raunchy confessions of the ultimate royal confidante
    No term quite fully encapsulates the extraordinary, colourful life of Lady Anne Glenconner...
    Links: NZ Herald

Sat 13 Oct 2018

  • Aus PM changes tune on schools' right to ban gay students
    Non-government schools will be prevented from expelling gay students on the basis of their sexuality under new laws to be introduced in Australia...
    Links: RNZ
  • 3 Out 5 2019 Billy T Awards Nominees Identify as LGBT
    Links: Express
  • It’s time to remove outdated discrimination against LGBT kids
    Links: Express
  • Out and About with express @ Family Bar and Club
    Links: Express

Fri 13 Oct 2017

  • It's not illegal to be gay in Indonesia, but police are cracking down anyway
    In Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority nation, homosexuality is legal and the state largely stays out of issues of private morality...
    Links: Stuff
  • At Least 51 Arrested in Latest Indonesian Raid
    Links: Express

Thu 13 Oct 2016

  • LGBT+ Media Unanimously Support Clinton
    Links: Express
  • Mika Haka Releases New Music Video
    Links: Express
  • NZAF Support Groups
    Links: Express
  • Pebbles Hooper accused of "queerphobic" Tweet
    Pebbles Hooper, the daughter of World designers Francis Hooper and Denise L'Estrange Corbet, has been accused of directing “queerphobic” and “abliest” comments towards makeup artist and member of the queer community, Richard Symons...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Russia to blacklist LGBTI teen support website
    Russian LGBTI teenagers will soon be unable to access an online support system because the government believes is violates the ‘gay propaganda’ law...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 13 Oct 2015

  • Le Noir’s Sexy Strongman
    Links: Express
  • Chile urged to cease intersex genital mutilation
    The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has published their binding concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Chile, calling for an implementation of a rights based health care protocol for intersex children...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Preview: The Stronger
    Unrequited love between two women and a modern take on a play written in 1888 as part of an Experimental Theatre Project, witness as friends, strangers and colleagues unravel as they confront each other...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Robertson regrets part in transphobic ‘joke’
    Gay Labour MP Grant Robertson has come under fire for his response to a transphobic ‘joke’ made when he appeared as a panelist on the television programme 7 Days...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 13 Oct 2014

  • F(Y)UCK.SEXY?
    Links: Express
  • JT is Just Perfect at Auckland’s Vector
    Links: Express
  • Bank lending RainbowYOUTH a hand
    RainbowYOUTH's K' Rd drop-in centre ASB credit card users can now donate their rewards dollars to RainbowYOUTH...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Dogs could be banned from Vinegar Hill
    Dogs have been a part of camp life at Vinegar Hill for three decades Feedback is being sought from Vinegar Hill campers ahead of negotiations with Manawatu District Council, over whether dogs are allowed at the site this year...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Olympian recalls coming out to NZ team
    Blake Skjellerup has spoken about how seamless coming out to the New Zealand Winter Olympic team was...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Urzila Carlson, on tying the knot
    NZ’s most eminent lesbetarian comedian Urzila Carlson is getting married next month...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 13 Oct 2013

  • Session 12 - Beyond conference (Wellington High School)
    Audio from the Beyond conference: Gender and Prisons.
    Features: Jan Logie, Jim Whitman, Kelly Ellis
    Links: PrideNZ.com
  • Session 13 - Beyond conference (Wellington High School)
    Audio from the Beyond conference: Imperialism, Nationalism and Queer Liberation.
    Features: Ali Nissenbaum, Nadie Abu-Shanab, Sara Fraser
    Links: PrideNZ.com
  • Session 14 - Beyond conference (Wellington High School)
    Audio from the Beyond conference: Healthcare, housing and schools - fighting for survival, fighting for more.
    Features: Calum Bennachie, Jim Whitman, Kassie Hartendorp, Merv Ransom
    Links: PrideNZ.com
  • Pacific urged to rally against anti-gay pastor
    A Nigerian human rights advocate is urging people throughout the Pacific to protest the visit of a hatefully homophobic church leader...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Richie Hardcore joins The Nutters Club
    For Richie Hardcore - a name he adopted for himself - his personal motto sums up his own story of survival: ‘Fighting Saved My Life’...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Rowan walking away proud of achievements
    Jenny Rowan is leaving the Kapiti Mayoralty proud of her achievements over the past six years...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 13 Oct 2012

  • Ardern to move for quick adoption fix first
    Jacinda Ardern Labour's Jacinda Ardern will put forward an amendment to her adoption bill at its upcoming first reading to immediately fix the basic discrimination in the current law, because the full overhaul her proposed legislation will lead to will take a long time...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • I am Asian. I am gay.
    Gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans and genderqueer Asians are sharing their personal stories and insights on the recently established blogsite Queer Asian stories from Aotearoa...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 13 Oct 2011

  • Greens maintain strong stance on glbti issues
    Kevin Hague (left) is confident Jan Logie (right) will join him in Parliament after the election The Green Party is heading into the November election hoping to emerge with two openly-gay MPs, and as it releases its rainbow policy it’s also making it clear just how much it has already being doing on glbti issues...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Kiwi chopper crash victim dies in NY hospital
    (l-r) Paul Nicholson, Sonia Marra, Harriet Nicholson and Helen Tamaki Lesbian New Zealander Helen Tamaki has died in a New York hospital as a result of the helicopter crash which earlier claimed the life of her long-term partner...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Leaked itinerary says Madonna's on her way
    Madonna could be performing at Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium in March, if an itinerary leaked to a fan site is genuine...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • National and Labour square off at forum
    Labour's Maryan Street and Charles Chauvel (left) and National's Claudette Hauiti and Nikki Kaye (right) Labour has pointed to its history of being an advocate for glbt rights, while a National MP has asked voters to give glbt rights advocates from parties across the political spectrum a chance at a generally placid, but sometimes fiery, Gay Auckland Business Association electoral forum tonight...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Phillips killing: Bloodied house shown to jury
    Denis Phillips 12...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Teen's saliva found on crotch of victim's shorts
    Denis Phillips 2...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 13 Oct 2010

  • Agents battle in Help Out in October sell-off
    Two Ponsonby real estate agents are going head to head in a house-selling challenge to raise money for Help Out in October...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Judge orders end to 'don't ask, don't tell'
    A US federal judge has effectively ended the US military's ban on openly-gay troops, by ordering an end to the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Mitcham going for gold in Delhi tonight
    Matthew Mitcham Out diver Matthew Mitcham will tonight seek to dive his way to a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, after collecting three silvers in Delhi...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • MSM HIV testing rates rose in 2008
    HIV testing among men who have sex with men rose in 2008, for the first time since 2002...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Outgames "stronger" for the work of Prendergast
    Kerry Prendergast Outgoing Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast is being thanked for her staunch support for the Wellington Outgames...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Prendergast's Wellington reign comes to an end
    Kerry Prendergast After nine years in charge in the capital, Kerry Prendergast has been ousted as Wellington's mayor by just 176 votes...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Tenth suspect arrested over "demonic" torture
    The house where the attack took place - NY Daily News Bronx police have arrested a tenth suspect over what New York media have branded the "demonic" gang torture of three gay men...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 13 Oct 2009

  • 'Carnivale' party dips out of busy Feb 2010
    The crew behind February's last-ever Hero Party now say they won't be back next February with their 'Carnivale' event...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • California: 22 May now officially 'Harvey Milk Day'
    California's Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a Bill creating an official annual day of recognition for assassinated gay activist Harvey Milk...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Dannii Minogue: Innocent comment or homophobic slur?
    Minogue sister Dannii got in hot water over in the UK where she's a critic on a TV talent show...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Gay and Lesbian Singers celebrate their roots
    Auckland's Gay and Lesbian Singers will get their tongues around a variety of languages for their next concerts...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 13 Oct 2008

  • "LGBT people welcome in the British Army"
    The British Army's chief of staff says respect for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender officers and soldiers is "a command responsibility" and is vital for "operational effectiveness"...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Buffy and Bimbo dragged up early for morning TV
    Auckland drag sisters Buffy and Bimbo appeared on TV3's Sunrise last week to chat about Queen of the Whole Universe – and to flirt with a male newsreader… We think the girls coped with the early morning interview very well, but if you were still slumbering and missed it, here's the video – and for more information about the Queen of the Whole Universe show, click the link above it...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Family stage set for DJ showdown
    Eight DJs will battle it out behind the decks on stage at Auckland's gayest nightclub this fortnight...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 13 Oct 2007

  • "AKL not ready for lesbian cowgirl" - Prager
    4:30PM: "If that's what Auckland wants, that's what Auckland deserves," says lesbian mayoral candidate Lisa Prager at news of John Banks' return to the queen city's top job...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • AKL: Banks in, Hubbard out, Prager polls 6th
    3PM: Gay-friendly Auckland mayor Dick Hubbard has this afternoon been ousted from the city's top job by relentlessly homophobic politician and broadcaster John Banks...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • AKL: Narrow miss for Rea in CandR landslide
    4PM: Lesbian candidate Lindsey Rea has been narrowly beaten to a place on the Auckland City Council, which looks to be dominated for the next three years by a conservative agenda...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Auckland election results "dismal" - Rea
    5:30PM: Lesbian Auckland City Council candidate Lindsey Rea sums up the Auckland City mayoral result so far in one word: "Dismal"...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Kapiti Coast elects lesbian mayor
    5:15PM: Kapiti Coast District has elected an openly lesbian woman as its mayor, only the second time in New Zealand history that an openly LGBT person has been elected to such a position...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • NZ's 1st elected lesbian mayor celebrates
    Jenny Rowan, who today became mayor of the Kapiti Coast district, says she's been a mayor before, but this is the first time she's been elected since she came out as a lesbian...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • UK youth suspended for anti-gay webpage
    A Conservative Party student leader in the UK has been expelled from the party and suspended from university after making homophobic comments on a website...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 13 Oct 2005

  • Columnist dumped for propaganda
    A columnist for the Christchurch Press has been dumped after an article she wrote had strong similarities with a right-wing propaganda speech by the head of the anti-gay, right wing Maxim Institute...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • NZ
    New Zealand's first transsexual police officer has faced mixed reactions from her colleagues, but support from the police hierarchy...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 13 Oct 2004

  • Editorial: A month for each choking minute
    Nine years – that's what the life of David McNee, a gay man, was worth...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Has Australia become even Unfairer?
    According to Australian election news, the federal Senate now has its own conservative Christian entourage, a South Australian outfit known as Family First...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Maxim "research" and hospital visit rights
    GayNZ...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Pill Diary: Week 3
    Week 3 Wednesday Last night was the first fart-free night since I started back on the pills...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • This is what happens to real glbt people
    While the Maxim Institute attempts to undermine the protection provisions of the Civil Union and Relationships Bills by saying that next-of-kin and hospital visitation discrimination does not exist for same-sex couples, GayNZ...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 13 Oct 2003

  • Dunedin bishop supports gays in church
    The Anglican bishop of Dunedin has lent her name to a global open letter supporting gay and lesbian members of the Anglican communion...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Gay men by-products of gene wars
    The latest "gay gene" theory suggests that gay men may be the result of a failed attempt at unconscious murder by mothers during pregnancy...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Quick Probe: Samuel Holloway
    22-year-old Samuel Holloway was born in Pukekohe and has lived in Auckland for the last five years...
    Links: GayNZ.com

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