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Sun 26 Feb 2023

  • Albanese becomes first Australian PM to march in Pride parade
    Anthony Albanese has become Australia's first sitting prime minister to take part in Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade - one of the biggest events of its kind in the world...
    Links: RNZ
  • Diversity in sport: Why the first openly gay All Black matters
    Why was it such a watershed moment for a former All Black to come out as gay? ...
    Links: RNZ
  • Photos: Auckland’s Pride in the Square
    Links: Express

Fri 26 Feb 2021

  • “Christian Lives Matter” Group Attempt to Drown Out LGBT Concert in...
    Links: Express
  • Auckland Misses Out on 2026 Gay Games
    Links: Express

Wed 26 Feb 2020

  • Mira Woldberg (Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
    Dutch ambassador to New Zealand Mira Woldberg talks about the Dutch governments commitment to promote and protect human rights internationally and its ongoing support of LGBTI rainbow events in New Zealand.
    Features: Mira Woldberg
    Links: PrideNZ.com
  • Out and About @ G.A.Y Over Auckland Pride
    Links: Express
  • Top Stays and Plays On Your Bali Holiday
    Links: Express

Tue 26 Feb 2019

  • Transgender and non-binary communities disappointed at bill deferral
    Members of transgender and non-binary communities say they are disappointed by the deferral of a bill that would make it easier for people to amend the sex on their birth certificate...
    Links: RNZ
  • Government Defers Bill Allowing Trans People to Change Legal Sex Easier
    Links: Express
  • Heading to Sydney Mardi Gras? Leave Your Glitter at Home!
    Links: Express
  • Taiwan Proposes Asia’s First Same-Sex Relationship Legislation
    Links: Express

Mon 26 Feb 2018

  • Comm Games Federation rejects ban on transgender lifter
    The Commonwealth Games Federation has rejected a call from the Australian Weightlifting Federation to have a New Zealand transgender athlete barred from competing at April's games on Australia's Gold Coast...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Philippines HIV infection rate skyrockets 3147% in ten years
    Links: Express

Sun 26 Feb 2017

  • Auckland Pride Parade 2017: Part 1
    Links: Express
  • Auckland Pride Parade 2017: Part 2
    Links: Express
  • Organiser "exceedingly happy" with record parade
    Auckland Pride Parade lead organiser Jonathan Smith says he is "exceedingly happy" with last night's parade which featured a record 61 entries and over 3,500 people...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 26 Feb 2016

  • Indonesia psychiatrists classify gay as mental disorder
    Indonesia’s leading psychiatrists have classified homosexuality and gender dysphoria as mental disorders, saying they can be cured be “proper treatment”...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • LGBTI Lives: Anita Wigl’it
    Nick Hall is better known for his stage persona Anita Wigl’it, the fabulous blonde bombshell who was once crowned Vancouver's Next Drag Superstar...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • My queer Airbnb affair
    They message me after browsing through various profiles in the area, looking for the best the fit for their particular needs...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Onehunga banjo killer has been deported
    Ferdinand Ambach, who brutally killed gay man, Ronald Brown in the Auckland suburb of Onehunga in 2007, has been deported...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Watson praises inclusion of sport in AKL Pride
    Proud to Play organiser, Craig Watson is praising Auckland Pride for it’s inclusion of sport in this year’s festival...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 26 Feb 2015

  • Bullying Victim of Pride Protest Group: “I was close to suicide”
    Links: Express
  • Foodie Bites – Say Cheese!
    Links: Express
  • Rotorua Chamber of Pride Wins Best Pride Parade Float
    Links: Express
  • United States Announce Special Envoy for GLBT Human Rights
    Links: Express
  • Dr Jared Mackley-Crump: Conversations we need to have
    As a member of the queer communities, I am increasingly concerned about the fallout from the Pride protests and the possible impacts this may have not only on our communities but on the festival and its future direction...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Film 'mangles' Turing's work - expert
    “Turing was a prodigy, a brilliant and original man who was terribly treated for being gay," says Professor Rod Downey...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • GABA 'totally' rejects resignation call
    The Gay Auckland Business Association has “utterly and totally” rejected a call by for its president to stand down in the wake of her involvement in the handling of protesters who invaded the start of last Saturday's Auckland Pride Parade route, and says it will no longer respond to issues raised by the protesters...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • On a Different Conversation
    A Different Conversation Mal Green, organiser Paul Martin, Psychologist Maya Newell, film maker Fa’anana Efeso Collins, Pasifika leader Rev Aliitasi Salesa, HOD Life and Faith, Wesley College The queer communities have a history of engagement in ‘different conversations’ and I’ve engaged in more than my share...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Queensland to reinstate civil unions
    Queensland’s Government will reinstate civil partnership ceremonies...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Rotorua crew win best parade float
    Rotorua’s Chamber of Pride has taken out the Best Float in the 2015 Auckland Pride Parade...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • The Curtain Falls: Final Defeat of the Manukau Anti-Sexworker Bill
    On February 24 2015, Parliament finally voted down the controversial transphobic and anti-sexworker Manukau City (Regulating Prostitution in Specified Places) Bill on its second reading (109-11) after four years of stalemate and arduous conflict over the destructive private members bill in question...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • The Curtain Falls: Final Defeat of the Manukau Anti-Sexworker Bill
    On February 24 2015, Parliament finally voted down the controversial transphobic and anti-sexworker Manukau City (Regulating Prostitution in Specified Places) Bill on its second reading (109-11) after four years of stalemate and arduous conflict over the destructive private members bill in question...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 26 Feb 2014

  • Gay man leads disabled sex ed push
    Paths Together at the Big Gay Out A gay New Plymouth man has begun a campaign to help adults with disabilities gain access to sex education and experience...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Reports one killed as paper outs Ugandans
    At least one gay person may have already been killed since Uganda's new gay hate law came into place – and a newspaper published a list of "Uganda’s 200 Top Homos"...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Ship trials Mardi Gras banner in Auckland
    The banner is furled after its brief test run...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • There's pride in resistance, not apartheid
    Queers Against Israeli Apartheid Aotearoa explain why they protested at the Auckland Pride Parade on Saturday...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 26 Feb 2013

  • Committee to report back on marriage on Thurs
    Ruth Dyson is Chair of the Select Committee A select committee is due to report back to Parliament on Louisa Wall’s marriage equality bill on Thursday...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Family First poll shows backing for equality
    File photo A poll commissioned by anti-gay group Family First itself matches the trend in other poll results in showing more New Zealanders support marriage equality than oppose it...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Meeting on K' Rd violence being held tonight
    A community meeting is being held tonight to discuss rising concerns about the violence against the GLBT community on Karangahape Rd...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Reclaiming K' Rd... Concerns aired, solutions sought
    Stories of ruthless and random attacks on gay men in and around Auckland’s gay night hub Karangahape Road have been shared as community members joined in a united push for solutions, and safety...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Your submissions: Thomas Coppell
    Welcome to your chance to be on the right side of history...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 26 Feb 2012

  • Ed Jenner (Auckland)
    Features: Ed Jenner
    Links: PrideNZ.com

Sat 26 Feb 2011

  • Glbt-friendly accommodation for quake victims
    A database of glbt-friendly accommodation available for people displaced by the Christchurch earthquake, or those needing a break from the stress and aftershocks has already attracted a number of offers...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Meet Mr Urge Bear 2011
    Like everyone right now, it's hard for Mr Urge Bear winner Arfa Bear to think of much else other than the quake which has shattered Christchurch...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • One-off Moa print to benefit quake relief
    Christchurch-raised musician Anika Moa is helping push a Trade Me fundraising auction, to raise money for the city in the wake of the horrific quake...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 26 Feb 2010

  • Australia's gay marriage bill rejected
    Australia's Senate has rejected a bill which would have given equal marriage rights to same-sex couples...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Sydney's Mardi Gras Fair Day 2010
    Here's how Sydney does its big gay day out! The sun was shining on around 70,000 Sydneysiders who turned out for the colourful annual family picnic day last Sunday...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 26 Feb 2009

  • AKL: Easter Paradise party announced
    The team behind Auckland's annual Celebration LGBT dance party are teaming up with K' Road's Sohomo crew for an Easter blow-out they say will be this year's biggest gay dance party...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Asian TV cuts 'gay' lesbian' from Oscars
    Gay Asians are shocked that their TV broadcasts of this year's Oscars ceremony were edited to cut the words 'gay' and 'lesbian' from winners' acceptance speeches...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Review: Patrick Graham's Post Gay
    Gay Kiwi playwright Patrick Graham seems to pride himself on being 'the Ed Wood of theatre', but while his previous bleak and incestuous play White Trash Omnibus proved a challenge for some theatergoers to comprehend, others loved it and were certain it was 'raw and real'...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Sour Charity
    As previous contributors have noted, the recession is hitting LGBT community groups hard...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Sydney's gay parade will be live on Sky TV
    New Zealand's Sky TV network says it will provide viewers with a front row seat to the 2009 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade with a live pay-per-view special on Saturday 7 March, from 9...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 26 Feb 2008

  • Book Reviews: Fallowell, Bennett and Clary
    After reading and hearing all the recent outrage over the supposedly viciously anti-New Zealand comments in gay Brit writer Duncan Fallowell's new book Going As Far As I Can, and then actually reading the book, it's clear to me that Fallowell understands us far better than some might wish to believe...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Is Judith Collins the next John Banks?
    Is Judith Collins set to be the next John Banks of any future National administration? National MP Judith Collins Over the anti-belting legislation, Collins suggested that National would repeal the legislation if it won office, pandering to Christian Right scaremongering and opponents of the law like Family First and the miniscule Kiwi Party...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Matt's 2008 HERO Party Diary
    This year's HERO Party had many dance rooms to suit diverse tastes, but you couldn't beat the Wintergarden when a certain big-headed star descended...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Oscar win for doco on dying lesbian cop
    A documentary film on New Jersey police officer Laurel Hester's struggle to have her domestic partner recognized as her next of kin has won an Academy Award...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Poster Boys showing determination and commitment
    The six staunch Safe Sex Poster Boys After almost a week of public scrutiny preceded by several weeks of gay community rumour and innuendo, all six of the NZAF's Poster Boys have weathered the 'did one or did one not have unsafe sex' controversy with their commitment to the campaign intact...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Poster Boys staunch: "We're carrying on!"
    The AIDS Foundation's Safe Sex Poster Boys say the recently resolved ordeal of unsafe sex allegations made against one of their number has strengthened their commitment to the campaign...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Praised gay writer to visit WGN literary fest
    March 11 - 16 will see a fever of literature across the Wellington region, and for LGBT readers, two Australian-based authors stand out - Christos Tsiolkas and Elisabeth Knox...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 26 Feb 2007

  • Homosexual Bondage in Rose City!
    Palmerston North To be sure, the socalled exgay movement is now enclosed in an anti-closet all its own...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Leaving Our Religions?
    When Mark Hendrickson and his colleagues argued that we were dropping out of organised religion very fast, he probably wasn't telling us anything new...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Parade outing "annoying" - Hero
    The premature revelation that a Hero Parade is on the cards for next year's Hero Festival is "unfortunate and annoying" says a Hero trustee, but the Trust remains hopeful negotiations with key stakeholders will not be adversely affected...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Radio
    A George FM discussion on the topic of “Would you lose $16,000, or suck a man's penis?” has raised concern from some LGBT listeners...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Sydney: Drug crackdown ends gay party
    A large dance party near Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens was shut down overnight following a police crackdown on illicit drugs which saw 26 revellers arrested...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 26 Feb 2006

  • "Down, proud flesh, down!"
    While I am a firm opponent to repressive conservative Christian orthodoxy, some bygone 'heresies' may raise some laughs - and reflection...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • "Gays Have Right To Be Counted"
    A gay activist and former editor of Express says Statistics New Zealand are breaking the law by denying people a sexual orientation question on this year's census...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Capote - absorbing, downbeat, de-gayed
    Review: CAPOTE Directed by Bennett Miller; US, 2005, 35mm, 98mins Most authors plunder their personal lives for their art, but gay writer Truman Capote wasn't too interested in that...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Comedy of Errors: Fred Drag does Shakespeare!
    The Comedy of Errors has always held a special place in my heart, thanks to an old high school production of it I was peripherally involved in...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Meet the Authors... in person
    Novelist Sarah Waters The next few months are a real treat for literature-loving queers in Kiwiland...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Steve and Steve
    Steve Auld    Chris Banks - 26th February 2006...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 26 Feb 2005

  • Bad Girls
    If one is a dyke queen, one knows better than to stand in front of stampeding sapphists when Bad Girls screens on Wednesdays...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • His Brianic Majesty?
    There has been much mirth about Brian Tamaki's self-appointment as "bishop" of his own Destiny Church, but what does it really mean? (No, it doesn't mean that Pope Brian I or Emperor Brian is a likely outcome)...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Lesbian couple move over Destiny poster
    A confrontational "Desinty [sic] Church: vote no to lesbians: It's a sin" poster, handwritten and placed on a home in the Auckland suburb of Mt Albert has been removed, but the lesbian neighbours it was directed at have decided they no longer feel safe and have accelerated plans they had already made to move out of the area...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 26 Feb 2004

  • Television item (Hamilton, New Zealand)
    One News, ref: TZP285252.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • Brickbats and bouquets for Triangle TV
    Triangle TV say feedback on their gay and lesbian television festival this year has so far been a mixture of love and hate...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 26 Feb 2000

  • Snapshot 2000 - Edward (Vancouver)
    Edward talks about coming out and first sexual experience.
    Links: PrideNZ.com

Thu 26 Feb 1998

Thu 26 Feb 1987

  • A.i.d.s. Foundation Short Of Funds (Press, 26 February 1987)
    On 26 February 1987, the A.I.D.S. Foundation's director, Warren Lindberg, announced the need for $500,000 to sustain its education campaign aimed at preventing the spread of the disease. He emphasised the importance of continuous awareness, pointing out that over 200 known individuals were infected, with likely many more undetected cases,...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 26 Feb 1985

  • Clerics’ A.i.d.s. Call (Press, 26 February 1985)
    On 26 February 1985, a coalition of leaders from Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish communities issued a joint statement urging the public to respond to A.I.D.S. victims with compassion rather than judgment. This gathering aimed to challenge the belief held by some that the disease, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, was a...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Thu 26 Feb 1981

  • Ah, California!—marches To Its Own Tempo (Press, 26 February 1981)
    In an article published on 26 February 1981, John Hutchison describes the multifaceted and dynamic nature of California, portraying it as a state that embodies contradictions such as violence and tolerance, progressivism and reactionism, while being both lavish and hardworking. Hutchison suggests that California stands apart from the rest of...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 26 Feb 1969

  • Oswald’s Widow Gives Evidence In Trial (Press, 26 February 1969)
    Clay Shaw has recently faced a setback in his trial regarding allegations that he conspired to murder President John F. Kennedy. A court in New Orleans denied his request for acquittal, prompting the defence to call its first witness, Marina Oswald Porter, the widow of accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald....
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 26 Feb 1936

  • Eric Mareo is found guilty of murdering Themla Mareo (Auckland, New Zealand)
    Mareo is sentenced to death. His sentence is later commuted to life imprisonment on 5 August 1936.
    Links: Papers Past, Te Ara

Wed 26 Feb 1817

  • Feminist and businesswoman Mary Taylor is born (Yorkshire, United Kingdom)
    Taylor was a life-long friend and some say lover of writer Charlotte Bronte.
    Links: Te Ara, GayNZ.net

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