Beyond the Parliamentary campaign for Law Reform The following is based on a speech Bill Logan, a significant player in the success of the Homosexual Law Reform campaign thirty years ago, gave to last week's HLR celebration event in Christchurch, where it received a standing ovation... Links: GayNZ.com
Chiefs player apologises for shouted anti-gay slur A high-profile rugby player has apologised for an anti-gay slur overheard by agay man at a hot pools complex in the Waikato... Links: GayNZ.com
Falcons: “There’s a lot we could teach each other” LGBTI rugby team, the NZ Falcons say if homophobic attitudes within sport are to change, it will only be with the help of high profile sports players... Links: GayNZ.com
Trans advocate returns to AKL Pride Board Lexie Matheson has been announced as the newest addition to the Auckland Pride Festival Board... Links: GayNZ.com
Wed 3 Aug 2016
"Let them know they are loved" “There are a thousand realities about your children that you have no control over... Links: GayNZ.com
Ak Outgames face axe without urgent help The organisers of the Auckland Outgames are appealing for community support due to a raft of resignations and urgent need for funding... Links: GayNZ.com
Crunch time for Ak Outgames At the Darwin Outgames in 2014 a group of Auckland participants got together to decide whether to pitch for Auckland to host the event in February 2016... Links: GayNZ.com
Crunch time for Ak Outgames At the Darwin Outgames in 2014 a group of Auckland participants got together to decide whether to pitch for Auckland to host the event in February 2016... Links: GayNZ.com
Rainbow Wellington launches new site Rainbow Wellington’s new website is live, packed with information about its campaigns and links to local community groups... Links: GayNZ.com
Teen girl stabbed in Pride attack dies A 16-year-old girl stabbed in an attack on participants at Jerusalem’s Pride march has died in hospital... Links: GayNZ.com
Mon 3 Aug 2015
Daley cleans up competition in 10m Gay English diver Tom Daley pulled off a couple of near-perfect dived to win the men’s 10 metre individual platform at the Commonwealth Games this morning, by a country mile... Links: GayNZ.com
Out in the Square moving to new home Anika Moa on stage at this year's Out in the Square... Links: GayNZ.com
QWU’s return canned, Aus show in works Queen of the Whole Universe may get an Australian run The planned return of Queen of the Whole Universe has been cancelled due to a lack of key performers and sponsorship cash... Links: GayNZ.com
Report: Copeland running for Conservatives Gordon Copeland's former leader says he's a "serial nutter" The man who compared same-sex marriage to apartheid will reportedly stand for the Conservative Party again... Links: GayNZ.com
Uganda: campaigners face death threats Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera Ugandan glbti rights campaigners who led the charge against the nation’s anti-gay law are receiving death threats... Links: GayNZ.com
What the?! In the first edition of an occasional GayNZ... Links: GayNZ.com
Sun 3 Aug 2014
Another complaint about safe-sex ads scrapped Yet another gay-hating objection to one of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation's billboards has been thrown out, with the latest bigot objecting to 'promotion of homosexuality'... Links: GayNZ.com
Patchwerq a smooth success Young people passionate about Queer Straight Alliances have walked away from a Wellington hui buzzing with pride, and ideas... Links: GayNZ.com
Russia bans single NZers from adopting kids File Photo Single New Zealanders have been banned from adopting Russian children because of New Zealand’s marriage equality laws... Links: GayNZ.com
Sat 3 Aug 2013
Auckland Lesbian Ball to return in 2013 The Lesbian Ball was held at the Pullman last month The organisers of Auckland’s Lesbian Ball are delighted with the success of its return and say thanks to all the support it will be back in 2013... Links: GayNZ.com
Councillor adds to complaints about booklet Cathy Casey An Auckland councillor has joined a number of members and allies of the trans community in complaining to the Human Rights Commission about a “discriminatory” booklet on prostitution in South Auckland... Links: GayNZ.com
Mama Tere Strickland mourned by friends Mama Tere Strickland Tributes are rolling in for "Mama" Tere Strickland, who died this afternoon in Auckland after a suspected heart attack... Links: GayNZ.com
Signs of the times The battles for gay rights and against homophobes across the globe have produced some incredible wit and humour in the form of protest signs... Links: GayNZ.com
Signs of the times The battles for gay rights and against homophobes across the globe have produced some incredible wit and humour in the form of protest signs... Links: GayNZ.com
Fri 3 Aug 2012
GABA at a "time of change" going into AGM Lindsay Rea is stepping down after four years on the GABA executive As she steps down after four years on the Gay Auckland Business Association Board, outgoing Vice President Lindsay Rea is urging new blood to come forward as the group faces a time of change... Links: GayNZ.com
Gay contender cans bid for Irish presidency David Norris says he made a "human error" A gay contender for the Irish presidency has pulled out of the race after controversy over a letter of support for a former partner who was convicted of raping a 15-year-old boy... Links: GayNZ.com
I Love You Bro Everything your parents are afraid of about the internet probably comes true in the latest Silo offering I Love You Bro, a play which delves into the warped worlds of a clever but lonely teenage chat room junkie, who convinces the boy he falls for to try to murder him through a web of fake identities and bizarre deceit... Links: GayNZ.com
Wed 3 Aug 2011
Indian company makes condom for gay men A condom especially for gay men is being made by one of India's leading condom manufacturers... Links: GayNZ.com
Your guide to Hamilton Pride It won't so much be "The Tron" or "H-Town" from this Thursday, in fact Waikato's metropolis will be something more akin to Gayville... Links: GayNZ.com
Tue 3 Aug 2010
Anti-provocation Bill cautiously welcomed 7... Links: GayNZ.com
Govt. will table anti-gay panic defence Bill 4... Links: GayNZ.com
UK Quakers call for same-sex marriage The United Kingdom arm of the Quakers, a highly influential Christian religious group, say full-fledged marriage equality should be bestowed upon gay and lesbian families... Links: GayNZ.com
Mon 3 Aug 2009
AKL: New group for youth on North Shore Rainbow Youth has crossed Auckland's Harbour bridge with a new social and support group for queer young people who live on the North Shore... Links: GayNZ.com
Castration call for Swedish transgenders A new proposal to introduce castration as a prerequisite for those undergoing gender reassignment surgery in Sweden has been met with outrage by a leading gay and transgender equality organisation... Links: GayNZ.com
Design our new logo and get a WALL-E iPod Touch! GayNZ... Links: GayNZ.com
Sun 3 Aug 2008
AUS: No overseas kids for gay couples? The Australian Federal Government is moving to stop gay couples from adopting children from overseas -- with legislation that would deny the children visas... Links: GayNZ.com
Christina's gay fans can drown their sorrow Christina Aguilera's cancelled Auckland concerts have disappointed her many New Zealand gay fans -- and now Urge bar invites Christina's would-be concert-goers for a free drink tonight to commiserate... Links: GayNZ.com
Fletcher: qualified support for Banks The most gay-friendly ex-mayor of Auckland, Christine Fletcher, has given a tentative endorsement to the incessantly homophobic Auckland mayoral candidate John Banks... Links: GayNZ.com
FONO '07: Safe sex for Pacific people Registrations have now opened for LOVE LIFE 2, the Sexual Minority Groups of Pacific Peoples FONO 2007... Links: GayNZ.com
FONO '07: Safe sex for Pacific people Registrations have now opened for LOVE LIFE 2, the Sexual Minority Groups of Pacific Peoples FONO 2007... Links: GayNZ.com
HIV+ groups to set Wellness Fund agenda HIV-positive peer support networks will play a key part in determining criteria for NZAF's revised Wellness Fund, which provides grants for care and support within the positive community... Links: GayNZ.com
Fri 3 Aug 2007
AKL diver wins double gold in Montreal Aucklander Simon Latimer has overcome tough competition from American divers, securing two gold medals for diving at the Out Games, currently being staged in Montreal, Canada... Links: GayNZ.com
MP: Blue Libs group not seeking gay vote Openly gay National Party MP, Chris Finlayson, has denied that the new liberal National group, the ‘Blue Libs', is designed to court the gay vote, contrary to rumours abounding in cyberspace and on the radio waves... Links: GayNZ.com
NZAF Board: A process of rebirth and review Last October's Annual General Meeting of the NZ AIDS Foundation Trust board was a function few attending would ever want to see repeated... Links: GayNZ.com
NZAF Board: Keep the gay heart, let them speak What a unique organisation the New Zealand AIDS Foundation is... Links: GayNZ.com
Opera: Don Pasquale, a whimiscal operatic Gem Chubby chasers - and opera chasers - keep your eyes peeled! The rotund and adorable Don Pasquale is headed your way... Links: GayNZ.com
Paul Heard of Urge bar Paul Heard (L) and partner Alan Urge Bar's 'senior partner' has a background in the hospitality and liquor industry, along with the motor industry, property, and events management... Links: GayNZ.com
Without Condoms Michael Shernoff has written a recent book on why US gay men are barebacking (having unprotected anal intercourse)... Links: GayNZ.com
Thu 3 Aug 2006
AIDS airline tax proposed The New Zealand government should support a tax on international airfares to combat AIDS and other diseases, says PrideAlliance, the LGBT network of the Alliance Party... Links: GayNZ.com
Mental Health: "Macho Culture" To Blame The New Zealand AIDS Foundation have commented on the Otago University study which revealed that young gay men have five times the mental health problems of young heterosexual men; saying our country's "macho culture" may be to blame... Links: GayNZ.com
Queer beauty pageant expands The country's queerest beauty pageant, Queen of the Whole Universe, is expanding to a venue three times the size of last year's to keep up with demand from both punters and a larger number of contestants... Links: GayNZ.com
Wed 3 Aug 2005
Arrest in stamp man murder An 18-year-old Mangere student has been arrested for the murder of 55-year-old gay stamp collector Robert Hunt... Links: GayNZ.com
McNee accused only recently out of jail The man accused of bashing David McNee to death was released from prison only two weeks before the killing, a jury has been told... Links: GayNZ.com
New location working well for Rainbow Youth Amid the problems facing the Auckland Pride Centre (see feature story) there is a silver lining, for the new tenant at the Pride Centre's old K Rd shopfront, Rainbow Youth... Links: GayNZ.com
Tue 3 Aug 2004
Goff again says no to Ellis inquiry Justice Minister Phil Goff has again said no to a commission of inquiry over the Peter Ellis case, saying that the childrens testimonies published in nationwide Sunday papers this morning contain nothing that wasn't either heard by the jury or cross-examined... Links: GayNZ.com
NZ MPs react to Vatican document MPs in New Zealand are reacting to the Vatican's latest anti-gay document, which urges Catholic MPs to oppose any legislation granting rights to gay and lesbian couples, and repeal any existing laws... Links: GayNZ.com
The Care of Children Bill The proposed Care of Children Bill will make it possible for lesbian or gay biological parents to name their coparent partner as a child's legal guardian after their death, and provides rights and responsibilities to lesbian partners of biological mothers who have used assisted reproductive technologies... Links: GayNZ.com
The enormity of AIDS Kevin Hague was a political activist since his student days, but it was the enormity of the AIDS epidemic and an opportunity to help the gay community that brought him to the New Zealand AIDS Foundation, which he leaves on 12 September after five years as Executive Director and a further five years prior to that as a research officer... Links: GayNZ.com
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