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Tue 19 Sep 2023

Pacific Waves for 20 September 2023
NZ's international development conference begins this week, Dunedin chocolate factory gets behind Pacific koko growers, PNG struggle to bring HIV infection rates down, Weaving webs of statecraft and diplomacy in the Pacific...
Links: RNZ
PNG struggle to bring HIV infection rates down
PNG struggle to bring HIV infection rates down...
Links: RNZ
Trans activist accused of assaulting Posie Parker applies to have charge dismissed
It comes as a trans-rights activist urges the community to stay away from a rally in central Auckland in support of Posie Parker...
Links: RNZ
Bad Bunny and Gael García Bernal’s Onscreen Passion Ignites Excitement for...
Links: Express

Mon 19 Sep 2022

Transgender, non-binary abuse victims asked for experiences with police
For anyone, calling the police about domestic violence is difficult...
Links: Stuff
Same-Sex Family On ‘Peppa Pig’ Sparks Outrage From Homophobes Across the...
Links: Express
UK Sauna “That Never Closes” To Screen Queen Elizabeth’s Funeral In...
Links: Express

Sun 19 Sep 2021

Suffrage Day For All Women (Cuba Mall)
Audio from the Suffrage Day For All Women event organised by Queer Endurance/Defiance on 19 September 2021
Features: Kate Power, Kay Jones, Maddy Drew, Serah Allison
Links: PrideNZ.com

Thu 19 Sep 2019

National Council of Women votes to include all genders
Inclusion for trans women/men and non-binary peoples has today been announced as the cornerstone of a new resolution for the National Council of Women New Zealand (NCWNZ)...
Links: Scoop
Rugby: Former Wales captain Gareth Thomas claims newspaper blackmailed him about HIV diagnosis
Former Welsh rugby captain Gareth Thomas says he was forced to go public with his HIV diagnosis by a tabloid newspaper...
Links: NZ Herald
Carmen Rupe Portrait to Joins National Gallery Collection
Links: Express
National Council of Women Moves to Become Trans and Non Binary...
Links: Express
Transgender Conversion Therapy Greatly Increases Suicide
Links: Express

Wed 19 Sep 2018

25 Famous Women Immortalised in Online Dictionary
Launched today, 25 new entries to the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography celebrate some of New Zealand’s most influential women...
Links: Scoop
'Danger Music' by Eddie Ayres: a transgender musician on depression, love and terrorism
Eddie Ayres struggled with depression and identity for years until realising in his 30s that he was a transgender man...
Links: RNZ
'Sesame Street' wants to clarify: Bert and Ernie aren't gay
NEW YORK — The producers of "Sesame Street" want you to know that Bert and Ernie are not, in fact, gay...
Links: NZ Herald
Bert and Ernie just good friends
The organisation behind Sesame Street has denied co-habiting duo Bert and Ernie are gay, following comments by one of the show's writers...
Links: RNZ
Sesame St denies Bert and Ernie are gay
The organisation behind US children's television series Sesame Street has denied that two of the show's characters Bert and Ernie are gay, after one of the show's writers said they were a couple...
Links: Stuff

Mon 19 Sep 2016

Artists of Outrage
Links: Express
Cover Star Patric Seng Walks in New York Fashion Week
Links: Express
Queer Cabaret with a Side of Quirk
Links: Express
Last minute Pride event held at a GuyZ
The owner of a gay venue that expressed criticism of the Hamilton Pride organising team for ignoring his business has since had his venue added as a last minute addition to the programme...
Links: GayNZ.com
Member of the British royal family comes out
For the first time in history, a member of the British royal family has come out as gay...
Links: GayNZ.com
NZ questioned on rights of intersex children at UN CRC
Last week representatives of the New Zealand government were questioned at the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in regards to the rights and care of intersex children...
Links: GayNZ.com
Wellington East Girls hosts first Pride Week
Wellington East Girls College has held it’s first ever Queer Pride Week with great success...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 19 Sep 2015

BP chair refutes allegations against board
Body Positive chair Ashley Barratt The chair of Body Positive has today emphatically refuted suggestions by a group of the organisation's members that the board has been less than transparent in its decision making and that it is insufficiently responsive to its membership...
Links: GayNZ.com
Intersex Youth Aotearoa website launched
A new website and Facebook page have been launched to connect intersex youth across New Zealand...
Links: GayNZ.com
Reprised: Gay guide to the Rugby World Cup
It's back! You loved it the first time, so we have updated our unofficial, unreliable, uncensored and probably offensive gay guide to the Rugby World Cup...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 19 Sep 2014

Australia: Legislation Introduced to Expunge Historic Homosexual Convictions
Links: Express
Don Giovanni Opens
Links: Express
Gay Rapper Cazwell Releases New Single featuring Bianca Del Rio
Links: Express
Blighted oranges: More lessons from Australia
As I have long maintained, conservative Christian microparties are highly irresponsible, sectional and fractious organisations and shouldn't be entrusted with mainstream political power...
Links: GayNZ.com
Candidate QandA: Maddy Drew
Queer 32-year-old public servant Maddy Drew is standing for the Green Party in Otaki...
Links: GayNZ.com
Kaitaia accused remanded in custody
A Kaitaia man accused of sexual offences at his lodge has been remanded in custody after appearing in court...
Links: GayNZ.com
LAGANZ mark Queer History Month
The Lesbian and Gay Archives of New Zealand (LAGANZ) are hosting a special event at the National Library on Wednesday to mark Queer History Month...
Links: GayNZ.com
Registrations open for Hui Takataapui
A biennial event aimed primarily at queer Maori youth will be held in Waikato for the first time...
Links: GayNZ.com
Satire: Meet the McCardles
Need a laugh? Check out this video of a ‘straight couple’ who have been totally ‘cured’ of being gay...
Links: GayNZ.com
Satire: Meet the McCardles
Need a laugh? Check out this video of a ‘straight couple’ who have been totally ‘cured’ of being gay...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 19 Sep 2012

Ed Jenner - Older Gay Men (Auckland)
Ed Jenner talks about what its like to be an older gay man in 2012.
Features: Ed Jenner
Links: PrideNZ.com
Horowai - Q12 (Manawatū)
Horowai talks about being young and gay in 2012
Links: PrideNZ.com
Mike - Q12 (Wellington)
Mike talks about being young and gay in 2012
Links: PrideNZ.com
Julie Helean wins Katherine Mansfield Award
Julie Helean Auckland author Julie Helean has won the Katherine Mansfield Award, with a story about a child’s struggle to meet an expectation she is not sufficiently grown up for...
Links: GayNZ.com
McNee's killer facing fresh assault charge
David McNee The man jailed for killing gay interior decorator David McNee in Auckland nine years ago is back in prison months after being released, facing an assault charge...
Links: GayNZ.com
NZ, where equality must mean equality
Sitting in Parliament's public gallery for the first reading of Louisa Wall's Marriage Equality bill, more formally the Marriage Amendment Bill, focussed my mind on what it's all about...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 19 Sep 2011

More gay and trans parents needed for panel
OUTLine is looking for people who live in or near Auckland, who are raising children within same sex relationships or involving trans parents, to take part in a ground-breaking Families Commission panel...
Links: GayNZ.com
Police fine dozens at gay party in Mumbai
Indian police have fined more than 130 guests at a gay party in Mumbai, including a leading Bollywood actor...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 19 Sep 2010

Blake Skjellerup carves up the competition
Skjellerup in action for NZ (file photo) Inspiring gay athlete Blake Skjellerup has whizzed his way to the 2010 New Zealand Senior Speed Skating title...
Links: GayNZ.com
German foreign minister in same-sex union
Germany's foreign minister Guido Westerwelle has formalised his union with his partner and businessman Michael Mronz...
Links: GayNZ.com
Walkies
Are you one of those people who think that if we were supposed to run they'd serve cocktails in sipper bottles? (mmm, not a bad idea actually) but really would like to start increasing your fitness or decreasing your fatness? What about Walkies then? Walking is not just limited to dykes with overly large canines; walking allows you to increase your fitness without having to think about equipment AND if you stick to the footpath you can still sip your Singapore Sling without spilling any down the front of your well thought out training outfit! As long as you get a bit ‘puffed' when doing it you are burning fat and decreasing your chances of heart attacks, a less than pert bottom and other such lifestyle inhibiting conditions...
Links: GayNZ.com
Walkies
Are you one of those people who think that if we were supposed to run they'd serve cocktails in sipper bottles? (mmm, not a bad idea actually) but really would like to start increasing your fitness or decreasing your fatness? What about Walkies then? Walking is not just limited to dykes with overly large canines; walking allows you to increase your fitness without having to think about equipment AND if you stick to the footpath you can still sip your Singapore Sling without spilling any down the front of your well thought out training outfit! As long as you get a bit ‘puffed' when doing it you are burning fat and decreasing your chances of heart attacks, a less than pert bottom and other such lifestyle inhibiting conditions...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 19 Sep 2009

Being gay in Japan: Homophobia and Universalism?
Japan has a rich and flourishing history of male homoerotic art and literature, so why is it that LGBT progress in that country is so glacially slow? Gay Japanese art Indeed, Japan's key moment was when it turned its back on Christianity...
Links: GayNZ.com
Carmen's back in Welly for birthday bash
Kiwi transgender icon Carmen Rupe - who now lives in Sydney - is planning another visit home to Wellington next month for a night of glamour celebrating her 73rd birthday...
Links: GayNZ.com
Concerns voiced over OUTline cutbacks
Concerns are beginning to be voiced over the lack of financial support for the OUTline national counseling, support and advocacy service and its cutting back on staff and preparations to retrench services...
Links: GayNZ.com
Indonesia: New law allows caning of gays
Amnesty International has demanded that Indonesia repeal a new bylaw which allows homosexuals to be punished with up to 100 lashes of the cane and over eight years in prison...
Links: GayNZ.com
Rachael's story: A minority within a minority
A change in gender identity can mean a loss of sexual identity, even total invisibility...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 19 Sep 2008

Auckland lesbians will talk party politics
As part of the run-up to New Zealand's general election, the Auckland Lesbian Business Association is planning a panel discussion with representatives from three political parties...
Links: GayNZ.com
Brokeback author sick of 'pornish' fan fiction
Brokeback Mountain author Anne Proulx says she's tired of fans sending her sexy rewrites of her cowboy love story...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 19 Sep 2007

Christian Coalition II
Yesterday, Destiny New Zealand announced that it would shortly deregister, but form a new composite fundamentalist party with Future New Zealand...
Links: GayNZ.com
Dutch government to promote gay equality
The government of Holland has committed itself to the active promotion of acceptance of LGBT people, following several high-profile homophobic attacks in the country...
Links: GayNZ.com
Friends farewell QWU star Shane Mallinson
Shane Mallinson, a key supporter of the NZ AIDS Foundation and the Queen of the Whole Universe show, lost his long battle with cancer last Friday evening - and his many friends paid tribute to him at his funeral today...
Links: GayNZ.com
NZAF forum: Low turnout for "valuable talks"
The rise of gay condomless porn and the local increase in syphilis and other STIs were among the issues on the agenda for discussion last night at the NZ AIDS Foundation's Auckland Community Forum - but the turnout for the meeting was disappointingly small...
Links: GayNZ.com
Russia: Gays detained in blood donor protest
Seven protesters have been detained in Moscow for holding a demonstration against a law which prohibits men who have sex with men from giving blood...
Links: GayNZ.com
WGN:
Theatregoers in Wellington will have an opportunity to donate to the NZ AIDS Foundation's Awhina Centre during the run of the AIDS-themed play “Angels In America”, which begins in its run at the Downstage Theatre next week...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 19 Sep 2006

Television item (New Zealand)
Kiwifruit, ref: TZP326922.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Comment: Defama-Tory?
Provoked beyond measure, the Prime Minister would be entitled to undertake legal action if certain defamatory allegations about her husband continue...
Links: GayNZ.com
Theatre: Four Sides to a Story
Alleluya Bar and Café, Sunday, 17 September In the Shape of a Square is a new, experimental theatre company, whose work is largely to be GLBT-themed...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 19 Sep 2005

Television item (New Zealand)
The Outhouse, ref: TZP312044.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Sun 19 Sep 2004

"Impossible" to murder a homosexual
Acclaimed author Peter Wells has reflected on the disturbing elements of New Zealand's prejudice toward gays thrown up by the David McNee trial in an eloquent article in this week's NZ Listener...
Links: GayNZ.com
McNee family grieves, killer finds God
In the wake of Phillip Edwards' nine-year sentence for killing David McNee, police have said they discovered no evidence to suggest the two men knew each other before the killing, as suggested by certain MPs under parliamentary privilege in recent weeks...
Links: GayNZ.com
Miss Russia takes the Queen crown
Pulling out "every trick in the book" Miss Russia was the ultimate winner in last night's drag contest extravaganza Queen Of The Whole Pacific...
Links: GayNZ.com
Police release Edwards burglary file
David McNee's killer Phillip Edwards claims he knew the judge's husband who did not press charges against him for robbery, leaving him out of jail and free to kill McNee ten months later...
Links: GayNZ.com
Quality of CU submissions questioned
Questions have been raised about the quality and context of submissions made against the Civil Union Bill to the parliamentary select committee, following a press release by United Future which claims 95 per cent of the submissions have been against...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 19 Sep 2003

A step closer to inquiry for Ellis
An 807-signature petition demanding a further inquiry into the Peter Ellis case has brought some action from the government, albeit limited...
Links: GayNZ.com
Marshall pleads not guilty to drugs charges
Internet shock journo Jonathan Marshall has pleaded not guilty to charges of consuming pure methamphetamine after a hearing at the Waitakere District Court yesterday...
Links: GayNZ.com
No Faggs in Ponsonby
Faggs Coffee may have to face an inquiry from the Advertising Standards Authority over their latest advertising campaign, which uses homophobic humour to distinguish the brand from other “pretentious” brands...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 19 Sep 2002

Television item (New Zealand)
Qn, ref: TZP265423.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Auckland wrong not to support Hero Parade
South Australia's tourism minister says Auckland`s political leaders should realise the money-making capabilities of a gay and lesbian festival in the region...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 19 Sep 2000

Television item (New Zealand)
Queer Nation, ref: TZP233570.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Fri 19 Sep 1986

Constable Filed False Report (Press, 19 September 1986)
On 19 September 1986, a young police constable from Wellington, aged 20, pled guilty to filing a false internal report during a disciplinary hearing. The probationary officer, who is openly homosexual, has been suspended pending the outcome of the tribunal. Wellington district commander Mr Peter Mairs announced that the hearing...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Television news report: US scientists expected to announce the expanded use of an HIV drug (United States of America)
Eyewitness news, ref F58151.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Thu 19 Sep 1985

‘funny Signatures’ Taken Off Petition (Press, 19 September 1985)
On 19 September 1985, it was reported that more than 400 fictitious signatures, including those attributed to “Adolf Hitler” and “Yogi Bear,” were removed from a petition opposing the Homosexual Law Reform Bill in New Zealand. Mr. Graeme Lee, one of the organisers of the petition, stated that a thorough...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Dentists Asked To Treat A.i.d.s. Patients (Press, 19 September 1985)
In September 1985, the A.I.D.S. Foundation in Auckland called for local dentists to volunteer for a specialised treatment directory aimed at supporting high-risk homosexuals and bisexuals. This initiative was highlighted in the national newsletter of the Dental Association. Dr Derrick Liggins, the executive officer of the association, expressed confidence that...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Electorate Totals For Petition Signatures (Press, 19 September 1985)
On 19 September 1985, a significant movement against the Homosexual Law Reform Bill was highlighted through the release of detailed petition signatures targeting New Zealand's Parliament. Opponents of the bill have gathered an impressive 800,000 signatures, set to be presented to the House on the following Tuesday. Mr Graeme Lee,...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Haemophiliacs Warned Of Risk To Family (Press, 19 September 1985)
A report published in the "British Medical Journal" on 19 September 1985 has raised concerns about haemophiliacs starting families due to the risk of their infants being born with AIDS. Compiled by medical professionals in London and Newcastle, the report reveals alarming findings that indicate AIDS can be transmitted to...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Petition ‘a Victory For Homosexual Law Reform’ (Press, 19 September 1985)
On 19 September 1985, the Gay Task Force in New Zealand expressed disappointment regarding the petition aimed at opposing homosexual law reform, which they viewed as a setback for its organisers. Spokesman Bill Logan reported that the outcome of the petition reaffirmed support for reform within the country. He cited...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Television news report: an AIDS scare at a school in England (New Zealand)
6.30 news Top Half, ref F87200.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound & Vision, University of Auckland

Mon 19 Sep 1983

A.i.d.s. Means Decay — Paper (Press, 19 September 1983)
On 19 September 1983, the official Chinese newspaper, Guangming Daily, published an article characterising AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) as "the homosexual disease" and suggesting it epitomised the moral decline of capitalist societies. The piece, featured in a column named "Glimpses of the West," asserted that AIDS was a manifestation...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 19 Sep 1979

Tāmati Coffey is born (Lower Hutt, New Zealand)
Coffey became a Member of Parliament in 2017
Links: Wikipedia

Thu 19 Sep 1974

Homosexual Groups Have Different Approaches (Press, 19 September 1974)
On 19 September 1974, the Christchurch branch of the National Council of Women hosted a meeting featuring a talk by Mr Michael Waghorne, a sociologist who has researched homosexual groups for his M.A. degree. He discussed the homosexual law reform movement and highlighted the differences between two prominent groups: the...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Television news report: an interview with a visiting moral educationalist (New Zealand)
Teaching morals and sex to school children. Nationwide, ref: TZP123086.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Sun 19 Sep 1971

Ngahuia Volkerling (Te Awekotuku) leads women's liberation in a Suffrage Day of Mourning (New Zealand)

Sat 19 Sep 1970

Safeguards Sought Against Blackmail (Press, 19 September 1970)
On 19 September 1970, the New Zealand Homosexual Law Reform Society expressed concern over the issue of blackmail targeting homosexuals, highlighting the fears individuals have regarding reporting such incidents to the police. The society's chairman, Mr S. W. N. Ransom, spoke in Wellington about the negative repercussions for blackmail victims,...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 19 Sep 1967

Homosexual Fined $l00 (Press, 19 September 1967)
On 19 September 1967, the Magistrate's Court imposed fines totalling $100 on Donald Wilson Cock, a 44-year-old married grocer, who had pleaded guilty to two charges of committing indecent acts involving a male. The court proceedings stemmed from a previous case where Cock was discharged without conviction under section 42...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 19 Sep 1893

What Will She Do With It? (Ashburton Guardian, 19 September 1893)
On September 19, 1893, the Ashburton Guardian published an article addressing the evolving role of women in politics with the impending introduction of women's suffrage. The article critiques the misconception that only women adversely affected by the liquor trade would utilize their voting rights. A candidate claimed that women would...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
New Zealand becomes the first country in the world to grant women the right to vote in parliamentary elections (New Zealand)
Links: NZ History, Papers Past

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