On This Day: 19th January

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Thu 19 Jan 2023

Global push to treat HIV leaves children behind
New York Times: Young patients are harder to reach with 100,000 dying of Aids each year...
Links: NZ Herald
Nearly half of women who get HIV in Aotearoa receive a late diagnosis - study
The number of Kiwi women with HIV remains low, but more work is needed to prevent late diagnosis, 25 years of surveillance data shows...
Links: Stuff
“I’m A Fascist Homophobe” Disturbing Recoding Of Israeli Minister Leaked
Links: Express
DJ Jordan Eskra Meets His Hero Fatboy Slim
Links: Express
Elton’s Big Farewell Is Finally Here
Links: Express
New Zealand’s Rainbow History
Links: Express

Wed 19 Jan 2022

Malcolm Vaughan profile (Scotty and Mal's Cocktail Bar)
Malcolm Vaughan talks about the many Wellington bars and hospitality establishments he has owned or worked in over the last five decades
Features: Malcolm Kennedy-Vaughan
Links: PrideNZ.com
Big Gay Out is cancelled due to COVID-19 Omicron concerns (Auckland, New Zealand)
The event was due to take part on 13 February 2022
Links: NZAF
Auckland Rainbow Pride Parade cancelled due to Omicron fears
The parade has been cancelled due to the health risk posed by the Omicron variant, a day after Auckland's Big Gay Out was also canned...
Links: Stuff
Auckland's Big Gay Out pride event cancelled
One of the largest events during Auckland's pride month has been cancelled...
Links: RNZ
Covid-19 Delta outbreak: Today's Covid cases as Omicron threat halts MIQ room release; Big Gay Out 2022 axed
One of Auckland's largest gay pride festivals has been canned this year in light of the rapidly unfolding Omicron threat...
Links: NZ Herald
Covid-19: Big Gay Out 2022 organisers cancel event citing fears over Omicron
The New Zealand Aids Foundation has cancelled the Ending HIV Big Gay Out, scheduled to take place on February 13 in Auckland...
Links: Stuff
Waterbourne Beach Festival to promote water safety
It's an uncertain time to be planning any big events - a spate of cancellations were announced this week, most recently Auckland Pride Festival's annual Big Gay Out, which takes place every February...
Links: RNZ
1 X DOUBLE PASS FOR APO’S SLAVONIC DANCES
Links: Express
1 X DOUBLE PASS TO APO’S MAGNIFICENT MENDELSSOHN
Links: Express
5 X REED DIFFUSERS BY CANDLE CRUSH
Links: Express
NZAF Pull the Pin On Auckland’s BIG GAY OUT
Links: Express

Tue 19 Jan 2021

Caitlyn Jenner says she's 'too controversial' for the trans community
Caitlyn Jenner reflected on her coming out experience and why many from the trans community don't want her to be their "spokesperson...
Links: Stuff
10 Anti-Trans Bills Introduced Across USA In 2021 So Far
Links: Express
Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Kiwis More Than Twice as Likely to...
Links: Express
Out and About @ Christchurch Buskers Festival
Links: Express

Sat 19 Jan 2019

2 Dead and Dozens Arrested After Renewed LGBTI Crackdown in Chechnya
Links: Express
Gay Conversion App Still Available on Google Play Despite Request For...
Links: Express

Fri 19 Jan 2018

'My quality of life has improved drastically'
Wellington comedian and writer Felix Desmarais came out as transgender a year ago and since then has had hormone therapy and a bilateral mastectomy as part of a female-to-male (FTM) transition...
Links: RNZ
Friends, family told singer Ricky Martin not to come out as gay
Singer Ricky Martin spent years agonising over his decision to "come out" as a gay man because so many people in his life told him it was a bad idea...
Links: Stuff
Gay Olympian Adam Rippon protests pick of Mike Pence to lead US delegation
An openly gay figure skater who will compete for the United States in the Winter Olympics next month has criticised the choice of US Vice President Mike Pence to lead the American delegation to South Korea, citing what he says is Pence's stance on gay conversion therapy...
Links: Stuff
More people accessing hormone therapy in Wgtn: research
New research shows an increasing number of people who identify as transgender are accessing hormone therapy in Wellington...
Links: RNZ
Rising numbers seeking transgender advice will require more funding, warns study
Increasing numbers of Wellington people are seeking advice and support on gender reassignment, creating funding challenges for the health system, new research says...
Links: Stuff
Rising numbers seeking transgender advice will require more funding, warns study
Increasing numbers of Wellington people are seeking advice and support on gender reassignment, creating funding challenges for the health system, new research says...
Links: Stuff
Toronto police arrest man for 2 deaths, say might be more
TORONTO — Canadian police say they have arrested a man they believe is responsible for the presumed deaths of at least two men who disappeared from Toronto's gay village...
Links: NZ Herald
New Owners For Gay Ski Week
Links: Express

Thu 19 Jan 2017

Help Out InsideOUT by Buying Art
Links: Express
Pride Toronto Blocks Police From Marching
Links: Express
Rainbow Auckland’s BBQ Bash
Links: Express
Will and Grace is Returning!
Links: Express

Tue 19 Jan 2016

Flag Rising to Fight Inequality
Links: Express
Taiwan Elects Pro GLBT President
Links: Express
Teen Wolf Dreamboat Comes Out
Links: Express
US Senate Set For Confirmation Battle Over Obama’s Gay Army Secretary
Links: Express
Vietnam’s Same Sex Marriage (with Strings)
Links: Express
Event for youth will celebrate Pasifika pride
Rainbow Collective are hosting a frozen youth extravaganza this February and registrations are open now...
Links: GayNZ.com
NPIP rally for int. trans prisoner solidarity this Friday
No Pride in Prisons will be hosting a rally this Friday in Auckland to mark the International Day of Trans Prisoner Solidarity...
Links: GayNZ.com
Review: Kate Tempest at the Kings Arms
I arrive at the Kings Arms in the warm dusk, along with a steady flow of people drifting in from the carpark out to the packed garden bar...
Links: GayNZ.com
St Matthews-in-the-City offers solidarity
Rev...
Links: GayNZ.com
US church stands strong in pro-LGBTI stance
The US Episcopal Church is standing strong with it’s decision to support same-sex marriage...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 19 Jan 2015

Television item (New Zealand)
One News, ref: TZP455226.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
"Please call us" OUTLine boss urges
OUTLine is pleading for anyone who is struggling, feeling alone, or worried about a friend to “please call us”...
Links: GayNZ.com
Irish cabinet minister comes out
Leo Varadkar A senior Irish politician has gone public with his homosexuality, becoming the first openly gay government figure in the country's history...
Links: GayNZ.com
Puru to host NZ version of The Bachelor
Gay broadcaster Mike Puru has been announced as the host of The Bachelor New Zealand...
Links: GayNZ.com
The divas of the Love Parade
Next month Out in the Park will make its way from Civic Square to its new home at Waitangi Park, in a parade led by divas each representing different eras in our community...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 19 Jan 2014

New gay show coming to Sky's SoHo
HBO's new gay series Looking is being fast-tracked by Sky TV and will premiere on subscription channel SoHo next week...
Links: GayNZ.com
Pride feature: Bruce Brown's Legacy Project
When Bruce Brown came up with The Legacy Project, he was losing sleep over whether he would get enough script submissions for it to be a success...
Links: GayNZ.com
You're safe, but stay away from kids - Putin
Russia's President Vladimir Putin says gay visitors will be completely safe at the Winter Olympics in Sochi - as long as they stay away from children...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 19 Jan 2013

Out in the Square (2013) (Civic Square / Te Ngākau)
Audio interviews with stall holders and visitors to Out in the Square, which was held in Civic Square, Wellington on 19 January 2013
Features: Bella Simpson, Celia Wade-Brown, Grant Robertson, Harlen Wilkinson, Kevin Hague, Mike Bryant, Paula Barnett, Rob Evans, Roger Swanson, Rosie Jimson-Healey, Tighe Instone, unidentified voice(s)
Links: PrideNZ.com

Thu 19 Jan 2012

Gay Ski Week's 'can do' couple
Gay Ski Week QT organisers Mandy (left) and Sally Whitewoods...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay Ski Week's 'can do' couple
Gay Ski Week QT organisers Mandy (left) and Sally Whitewoods...
Links: GayNZ.com
Hungarian Malaise?
According to the Economist, Hungary's new Fidesz government is controversial for reasons beyond its pre-emptive same-sex marriage ban and constitutional rollbacks...
Links: GayNZ.com
No protest, no worries, before Odd Future show
Odd Future 8...
Links: GayNZ.com
Odd Future's claws come out in gay cats shirt
7PM: The shock-driven group banned from the Big Gay Out after complaints about its lyrics has released a t-shirt with a picture of two tomcats having sex...
Links: GayNZ.com
Video: The Gay Rights Movement
Watch the powerful short documentary tracking the US Gay Rights Movement that has taken the web by storm and has helped a filmmaker secure funding for his project...
Links: GayNZ.com
Video: The Gay Rights Movement
Watch the powerful short documentary tracking the US Gay Rights Movement that has taken the web by storm and has helped a filmmaker secure funding for his project...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 19 Jan 2011

British couple win BandB discrimination case
Hall and Preddy A Bristol judge has ruled the Christian owners of a hotel acted unlawfully when they refused to give a gay couple a double room...
Links: GayNZ.com
GAPSS survey to test for unrecognised HIV
Gay and bisexual men are going to be asked to provide an anonymous saliva specimen when they take part in an ongoing survey about their sexual habits next month...
Links: GayNZ.com
New Wgtn sauna promises a touch of Rome
A classy new sauna which is about to open in Wellington has been inspired by the traditions of Rome – and in true Roman fashion, its owners have had a few battles during its creation...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 19 Jan 2010

Beware the cougar
Watch out guys - cougars are on the prowl in Auckland! Yes, single women 'of a certain age' (somewhat older than the men they're going after) are haunting inner-city bars poised to pounce when they spot a lone fresh-faced male, according to a new ad from Air NZ...
Links: GayNZ.com
Can you spot Bray on Shortland Street this week?
Nurse for a day: Bray Croft (centre) with Shorty St stars Faye Smythe Shortland Street this week after winning outrageous game show 'Straight Acting' in K' Road's gay Naval in October, a wee while ago now," Bray tells us today...
Links: GayNZ.com
Free queer film screenings at Waikato Museum
A three-week series of short films exploring transgender, intersex and bisexual stories is beginning at Waikato Museum this week...
Links: GayNZ.com
Trans man's post-op pics are back on Facebook
Pictures of a Canadian trans man's post-op chest are now back on Facebook, after initially being taken down after another user complained they were 'graphic'...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 19 Jan 2009

AUS: Lengthy jail sentence for HIV spreader
An HIV+ Melbourne man who knowingly spread HIV to men at orgies he organised has been sentenced to more than 18 years' jail...
Links: GayNZ.com
Rhubarb Rouge is Welly's Top Drag Queen
"It was like no other drag competition I've ever seen," says Wellington's newly-crowned Top Drag Queen for 2009...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 19 Jan 2008

Announcing 2008's Hero Festival
Auckland's 18th Hero Festival will feature many much-loved returning events - plus several exciting new ones - all painting the City of Sails pink! Here's a glimpse at what's on offer through 1-24 February...
Links: GayNZ.com
NZ nudes selected for gay gallery in NYC
Motueka-born gay photographer Xavier Radic has had his artwork selected for a photographic exhibition in a New York gallery...
Links: GayNZ.com
Seventeen Homosexual Acts
David Herkt's Summer Story Season continues: Brandon Cassell imagines several mainstream NZ media reports of laisons between men gone violently wrong...
Links: GayNZ.com
Women's bisexuality "not a phase" - study
Bisexuality in women is a distinct orientation and not just a "phase", according to a University of Utah study...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 19 Jan 2007

HERO Festival guide hits the streets
This year's HERO Festival is “Auckland's ultimate celebration of pride and ‘Polysexual' diversity,” says the official guide, released this week...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 19 Jan 2005

Wellington Gay Fair grant cut in half
Council funding for the annual Gay ...
Links: GayNZ.com
Yobbos mar Wellington beach party
An otherwise pleasant UniQ/GAP gay day out at Scorching Bay in Wellington last Saturday was marred by abuse from a car of passing yobbos...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 19 Jan 2000

Snapshot 2000 - John (Sydney)
John talks about coming out and first sexual experience.
Links: PrideNZ.com

Fri 19 Jan 1996

The play Eugenia premieres at Taki Rua Depot Theatre (Wellington, New Zealand)
Eugenia is written and stars Lorae Parry. It's based on the life of Eugenia Falleni.
Links: Wikipedia

Thu 19 Jan 1989

Unsafe Sex Without Warning (Press, 19 January 1989)
On 19 January 1989, a report emerged from Wellington regarding the limitations faced by the Video Recordings Board in New Zealand. The board, chaired by Ms Brenda Cutress, stated that it could not mandate a warning about unsafe sexual practices to accompany a video showcasing explicit homosexual sexual content. According...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Television item (New Zealand)
Midevening News, ref: TZP55402.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Sat 19 Jan 1985

Some Bodybuilders Face A.i.d.s. Risk (Press, 19 January 1985)
On 19 January 1985, a news report highlighted a case involving a 37-year-old body-builder who may have contracted AIDS through the use of shared needles while injecting muscle-building steroids. The case was discussed by six doctors in a letter published in the "New England Journal of Medicine" from Nassau Hospital...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Thu 19 Jan 1984

Householders’ Golden Touch (Press, 19 January 1984)
As the 1984 Olympic Games approach, Los Angeles is bracing for an influx of visitors, with estimates suggesting an additional 200,000 to 325,000 tourists daily, and a total of 650,000 to 1 million throughout the event from July 28 to August 12. This surge in demand for accommodation is prompting...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Stabbing Victim Dies (Press, 19 January 1984)
Kiritai Taylor, a 21-year-old woman from Hamilton, has died in hospital after spending seven months in a coma following a stabbing incident on June 23, 1983. The stabbing was connected to a love affair involving Taylor and Dorothy Rangi, who was in a relationship with a man named William Marsters....
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 19 Jan 1983

Homosexual Adopts Boy Aged 17 (Press, 19 January 1983)
David Frater, a 29-year-old homosexual man from Riverside, California, has achieved what is believed to be the first legal adoption by an openly homosexual individual in the United States, marking a significant milestone for the LGBTQ+ community. On 18 December 1982, Frater was granted permission by Judge George Grover to...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Missing Children: New Clues (Press, 19 January 1983)
A new lead regarding the case of Etan Patz, a six-year-old boy who went missing in New York City on May 25, 1979, has raised concerns about an underground organisation of paedophiles in the United States. This group, known as the North American Man-Boy Love Association (N.A.M.B.L.A.), claims a membership...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 19 Jan 1982

Is It Your Brain That Makes You Male Or Female? (Press, 19 January 1982)
A report outlines the differences in behaviour between sexes, suggesting that while social conditioning plays a significant role, there may also be inherent biological factors at play. Feminist perspectives typically argue that boys are taught to be tough and competitive while girls are encouraged to be soft and nurturing. However,...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sat 19 Jan 1980

Lascelles Article Leads To Amended Writs (Press, 19 January 1980)
On 19 January 1980, it was reported that Mr Gerald Lascelles, a recently retired lawyer from Christchurch, is taking legal action against the publication "Truth" and Radio Avon following claims made in the magazine's 15 January issue. The article alleged that homosexual magazines had been seized from Lascelles's residence in...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Mon 19 Jan 1976

Group Rejects Vatican Sex Declaration (Press, 19 January 1976)
A group of Roman Catholics gathered in London for a conference on homosexuality and Catholicism has openly rejected a recent Vatican declaration regarding sexual ethics. Organised by the Catholic Renewal Movement, the conference featured strong critiques of the Vatican's stance. The Rev. John Ashton, a Jesuit theologian, was particularly vocal...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

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