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Mon 16 Oct 2023

Brodie Retallick's parents beam with pride as their Europe tour comes to a close
France 2023 marks Glenn and Jo Retallick's third Rugby World Cup, as well as attending their son's under-20's World Cup...
Links: RNZ
Brody Retallick's parents beam with pride as their Europe tour comes to a close
France 2023 marks Glenn and Jo Retallick's third Rugby World Cup, as well as attending their son's under-20's World Cup...
Links: RNZ
Celebration marks end of Fiji Language week
Community pride of Fijian culture has been showcased at the annual Fiji Day Festival in Aotearoa New Zealand over the weekend...
Links: RNZ
Creator Jennifer Saunders Teases New Absolutely Fabulous
Links: Express
Mike Pence Heckled By Man Claiming The Former VP Is Secretly...
Links: Express
Opinion: New Zealand Voters Don’t Want Anti-Trans Rhetoric
Links: Express
Transgender Youth and Advocacy Groups Take Legal Action Against North Carolina’s...
Links: Express
Trump Threatens to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Minors in 2024 Presidential...
Links: Express
What Does a Chris Luxon Led Government mean for Rainbow Communities?
Links: Express

Sun 16 Oct 2022

Diversity is the new black in TV comedy
The range of comedy, light drama and drama series on TV and streaming services in this country is astonishing right now...
Links: RNZ
Europe: Italian coalition's cracks, Russian war recruits killed, Slovakia gay bar shooting
Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Kathryn to talk about the difficulties facing Italy's coalition of far-right and rightwing parties just weeks after winning elections...
Links: RNZ
Heated emissions from media on gas charging plan
Settling on a scheme to charge for agricultural emissions has taken 20 years of consultation, compromise and scientific research - and agriculture’s leading lobby groups were partners in the process...
Links: RNZ
Po' Boys and Oysters - a hearty serving of Afro-queer in Aotearoa
A confronting, comical and comforting look at being black and queer in Aotearoa New Zealand - the play Po' Boys and Oysters took audiences on a journey for two weeks before wrapping its run last week...
Links: RNZ

Fri 16 Oct 2020

Feminist philosopher Judith Butler: why gender still causes
Professor Judith Butler is an activist, philosopher, and critical theorist who has spent decades writing about gender...
Links: RNZ
LGBT groups in Japan launch petition seeking equality law
Sexual minority groups and human rights activists launched a petition on Thursday calling for an LGBT equality law in Japan in hopes that it can be enacted next year, when the country is to host the Olympics and will be the focus...
Links: NZ Herald
A Hero’s Touch
Links: Express
Agreeing To Meet, Is Not Consenting To More
Links: Express
ASK AGONY UNCLE ELI
Links: Express
Caining It
Links: Express
Foodie Bites Aotearoa
Links: Express
Gay Kiwi Choreographer Subjected to Death Threats and Homophobic Abuse From...
Links: Express
Queerseum
Links: Express

Wed 16 Oct 2019

THE CHANGING WAYS OF PROTECTING YOUR SEXUAL HEALTH
Links: Express
Trump Describes Democratic Rival Beto O’Rourke as “Wacko” For Anti-LGBTI Church...
Links: Express

Tue 16 Oct 2018

Media report that the government has lifted the cap on gender affirming surgeries (New Zealand)
Up until this point, the State had only funded 3 male-to-female surgeries and 1 female-to-male every two years. From June 2018 the old cap became the new minimum number of surgeries every two years.
Links: Newsroom, Guardian
Supporting Young People in an Age of Pornography
How can we support young people to have a healthy understanding of sexuality, relationships and consent in an age of pornography? The ‘birds and the bees’ conversation is no longer going to cut it for young people growing up in the 21st century...
Links: Scoop
Government Removes Gender Reassignment Cap
Links: Express

Mon 16 Oct 2017

Singing for the dispossessed with the GALS
GALS, the Auckland Gay and Lesbian choir is celebrating its 25th anniversary with an event that highlights an important issue for Auckland: homelessness...
Links: RNZ
LGBT+ Students Can Now Access a Resource Explaining Their Legal Rights
Links: Express
Pleasuredome: A Gay Love Story
Links: Express

Fri 16 Oct 2015

Family Expands With Secret Garden Bar and Twist
Links: Express
New Report Calls For End of Conversion Therapy in US
Links: Express
Corrections respond to calls for apology
The Department of Corrections have responded to demands that they publicly apologise for their part in the prison rape of a transwoman...
Links: GayNZ.com
Suicide prevention: How can we help?
In light of the recently released suicide statistics that reveal the highest number of deaths since records began in 2007, we ask the Mental Health Foundation’s Moira Clunie just what can we do to help those at risk in our own communities? What can the queer and trans communities do to support one another? “We all have a role in recognising when friends and loved ones are going through hard times, and reaching out to those who may be struggling...
Links: GayNZ.com
Video exposes China's painful "gay cure" therapies
A new documentary exposes the painful therapies hospitals in China are still offering in an attempt to ‘cure’ gay people...
Links: GayNZ.com
Westpac launch video celebrating LGBT staff
Westpac NZ have launched a new video #YouBeingYou in support of the global It Gets Better Campaign...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 16 Oct 2014

Ask Lisa: How to deal with a Bi-sexual Boyfriend?
Links: Express
Meet My Community – Playwright Victor Rodger
Links: Express
Professor Jonathon Mane-Wheoki’s Impact on GLBT community Will Not Be Forgotten
Links: Express
US Marine charged with murder in Philippines transgender killing
Links: Express
World Spine Day – Improve Vitality and Sex Life
Links: Express
Aus: moves to end forced trans divorce
Other Australian states are being urged to follow the leads of Tasmania, New South Wales and Tasmania in moving to remove laws which mean married transgender people much get divorced if they seek legal recognition of their gender reassignment...
Links: GayNZ.com
Byrne full of thanks as he leaves HRC
Senior Human Rights Specialist Jack Byrne is leaving the Human Rights Commission after nine years, and is thanking all those who have played a role in its work during his tenure...
Links: GayNZ.com
ChCh couple wins close MKR cook-off
Christchurch couple Ricki-Mae Paisley and Jessie Smulders have held their place on My Kitchen Rules in a close sudden death cook-off, which they won by just one point...
Links: GayNZ.com
Eli Matthewson up for Billy T Award
Gay actor and comedian Eli Matthewson has been nominated for a Billy T Award for the second time...
Links: GayNZ.com
Neil Patrick Harris to host Oscars
Gay actor Neil Patrick Harris will host February’s Academy Awards...
Links: GayNZ.com
Past and Prejudice? The Postgay Agenda
Grant Robertson has been more identified with issues outside the 'traditional' LGBT legislative reform domain...
Links: GayNZ.com
Street to be thanked at Wellington event
Rainbow Wellington is organising drinks for 7 November as a chance to express thanks to former Labour MP Maryan Street...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 16 Oct 2013

Britain: Hate crime risk remains high
A new poll shows lesbian, gay and bisexual people remain at serious risk of suffering violent abuse and intimidation in Britain, and levels of reporting to police are low...
Links: GayNZ.com
NZ First MP's prison risk claims met with sighs
Asenati Lole-Taylor says some transgender prisoners may have masculine attributes and strength which could intimidate and pose risks to female prisoners A New Zealand First MP is being accused of ‘a beat up on trans women’, as she attempts to whip up anxiety about safety when trans women are moved into women’s prisons...
Links: GayNZ.com
Rainbow Wellington excited about new council
Rainbow Wellington says it’s ecstatic to have a LGBTI policy friendly council, after a move to left in the capital...
Links: GayNZ.com
Rainbow Youth Educating for Diversity report
A new study has found Rainbow Youth’s in-school sexuality and gender diversity workshops have led to improvements in students’ attitudes to GLBTI classmates...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 16 Oct 2012

Apology for gay ChCh man after HIV blunder
File photo A gay Christchurch man has received an apology after a nurse stated he may be HIV positive – in front of a busy waiting room...
Links: GayNZ.com
Chinese, Queer, 23, AKL
“My parents are conservative Christians who have been part of the mobilisation against gay marriage...
Links: GayNZ.com
Sprit Day to be marked in Wellington on Friday
LegaliseLove will hold a candlelight vigil in Wellington to mark an international day of action against transphobia and homophobia this Friday...
Links: GayNZ.com
WNBA star hoping to marry girlfriend in home state
Augustus and Varner One of the WNBA’s most talented players, who is openly lesbian, is taking a stand against a move to ban same-sex marriage in the constitution of the state she represents in basketball...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 16 Oct 2010

First glimpse of HIV review now scheduled
The first public glimpse of the Ministry of Health's much-awaited HIV Services Review is scheduled for two weeks' time when 'stakeholders' will be shown the report...
Links: GayNZ.com
Housing as we age
So, you are 55 years or older...
Links: GayNZ.com
Neil Patrick Harris and partner become daddies
Daddies Harris and Burtka American TV star Neil Patrick Harris, of the series How I Met Your Mother, and his partner David Burtka have become the parents of twins...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 16 Oct 2009

Buffy and Bimbo plan big night out for OUTLine
Auckland's much-loved drag 'twins' Buffy and Bimbo have announced they'll support OUTLine NZ with an outrageous night of entertainment at the Maidment Theatre next month...
Links: GayNZ.com
Justice Minister rejects inquiry into Ellis case
Justice Minister Simon Power has declined a request for a Commission of Inquiry into the controversial Peter Ellis case...
Links: GayNZ.com
Slug pellets for lesbian neighbours in revenge plot
In a tale the UK's Daily Mail newspaper calls "One gay man, two lesbians, a three-legged cat and a poisoned curry," a 37-year-old gay Manchester man tried to poison his lesbian neighbours after they accused him of stealing their cat...
Links: GayNZ.com
Uganda: MP wants death punishment for gay sex
An MP in Uganda has proposed the death penalty for men who have gay sex with disabled people, under-18s or when the accused is HIV-positive...
Links: GayNZ.com
Women's safe sex guide now online
A comprehensive guide to sexual health for New Zealand's same-sex attracted women is now available online...
Links: GayNZ.com
Women's safe sex guide now online
A comprehensive guide to sexual health for New Zealand's same-sex attracted women is now available online...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 16 Oct 2008

Family First's Policy Watch: A Gay Parent's Perspective
Family First has a new website that deals with 'family policy...
Links: GayNZ.com
Great reviews for new Parmenter dance
Acclaimed gay choreographer Michael Parmenter's first new dance work in over a decade received favourable reviews in Wellington last week and is now captivating audiences in Auckland's Maidment Theatre...
Links: GayNZ.com
Hot men up for bids at Urge's Slave Auction
A host of tempting prizes – and some attractive men – are lined up at Auckland's Urge Bar for its second annual Slave Auction this weekend...
Links: GayNZ.com
Planting a Pohutukawa at the Circle of Friends
A new Pohutukawa tree was planted in Auckland's Western Springs reserve on a sunny spring day to remember New Zealanders lost to the HIV epidemic...
Links: GayNZ.com
Queer as Folk star injured in bike accident
Famous for playing sexy Brian Kinney in the US version of Queer as Folk for five years, Los Angeles-based actor Gale Harold was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident yesterday...
Links: GayNZ.com
Rainbow Labour meet and greet this Sunday
Auckland Central's Labour MP Judith Tizard will host a "meet the candidates" event for the Rainbow Communities this Sunday at Shanghai Lil's bar...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 16 Oct 2007

"Gay white male NZAF ignores Maori"
The Maori Party has taken the New Zealand AIDS Foundation to task for spending too much time working with gay white males - at the expense of Maori and other local groups affected by HIV...
Links: GayNZ.com
"We ignore HIV increases amongst Maori at our peril"
Tariana Turia MP "I have advised the Minister of Health some two months ago, about concerns reported to me, that the needs of Maori living with HIV, HIV positive women, migrant and refugees were being neglected in favour of white gay men," says the Maori Party's health spokesperson Tariana Turia of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation this week...
Links: GayNZ.com
Brazil: Rio
More than 800,000 people participated in Sunday's gay pride parade in Rio de Janeiro along the famous Copacabana Beach...
Links: GayNZ.com
Brethrengate Australia: Of Nails and Coffins
At a time when New Zealand is debating the merits or otherwise of the Electoral Finance Bill, the Exclusive Brethren have dramatically resurfaced in the context of the current Australian federal election...
Links: GayNZ.com
Sydney: Murder fears for missing gay man
A young gay man who vanished after partying at one of Sydney's trendiest inner-city dance clubs three weeks ago is feared murdered...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 16 Oct 2006

Crimes against LBGT Kiwis go unreported?
Waikato Police's investigation into a bottle-throwing attack at Hamilton's Next Door Bar has raised serious questions about reporting crime in and against the gay and lesbian community...
Links: GayNZ.com
Deb Stanaway on being out 'Down South'
Deb Stanaway Originally from Christchurch, former radio newsreader Deb Stanaway lived in Auckland for 16 years...
Links: GayNZ.com
Topp Twin battles breast cancer
One of a pair of New Zealand icons, Jools Topp of the Topp Twins, is recovering after a mastectomy operation a fortnight ago...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 16 Oct 2005

Lesbian to head Methodist Church
With no other nominations being received, a lesbian is set to become the new head of the New Zealand Methodist Church...
Links: GayNZ.com
Out and proud at Nelson's OUTrageous dance party
Well over a hundred people attended Nelson's OUTrageous dance party, held at the Nelson Yacht Club and organised by a collective of local glbt supportive groups including the Lesbian Link, Spectrum men's group, and youth group Q Nelson...
Links: GayNZ.com
Rogue monkeys and mad bisexual scientists
ROGUE MONKEYS AND MAD BISEXUAL SCIENTISTS – AN INVESTIGATION! Part One: A Reading From The Book of Numbers What does one do when confronted with a fundamentalist Christian fantasising about your arse? Call the police? Pass out on the kitchen floor and hope a loved one is nearby with the smelling salts? Anything is possible in the mad, mad, mad, mad world of Ian Wishart, the man who brought us gay soy, lesbian Prime Ministers, essays on the nature of Hell, and wineboxes that don't contain wine...
Links: GayNZ.com
Wellington activist Daniel Fielding dies
Longtime Wellington HIV campaigner, activist and social scene fixture Daniel Fielding has died after a brief illness...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 16 Oct 2004

Choral: Trans-Tasman GALS Concert
MGLC and GALS - The Anzac Anthem “Trans-Tasman Concert” GALS Concert, AGS Centennial Theatre, Sat 9 and Sun 10 October 2004 GALS concerts always give us a lot more than just the music...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 16 Oct 2003

Television item (New Zealand)
Qn, ref: TZP279830.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
A liason cop for homophobes, necrophiliacs too?
A transcript of Radio Pacific talkback host Mark Bennett's comments yesterday following the appointment of a Waikato police gay liason officer: "The Waikato police now have a gay and lesbian police officer, and I don't mean he's gay or lesbian, I mean he's, he's, well he tells us he's straight, so does his family, his kids, I'm sure he is...
Links: GayNZ.com
Dr Webster's letter to the UNITEC Campus
CODE OF CONDUCT I was surprised and saddened when my attention was drawn to a letter in Gay Express newspaper from a UNITEC student who had apparently experienced homophobic behaviour from a lecturer and from fellow classmates...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay censor should be sacked, says MP
NZ First deputy leader Peter Brown asked yesterday in Parliament whether it was acceptable to have a homosexual in charge of censorship in New Zealand, and whether Justice Minister Phil Goff should consider replacing him in order to “better reflect New Zealand society”...
Links: GayNZ.com
Radio host slams gay police liaison
Radio Pacific afternoon talk host Mark Bennett yesterday slammed the appointment of a LGBT liaison officer in the Waikato, saying that the police should logically now appoint a liaison officer for paedophiles and necrophiliacs...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 16 Oct 2002

Uzi Even becomes the first openly homosexual man in Israel's parliament.
Links: Wikipedia, Gay NZ
Exhibition banned in the '70s opens in New Plymouth
An exhibition of photos documenting many of New Zealand's iconic drag queens and transsexuals has opened with a hiss and a roar in New Plymouth...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 16 Oct 2001

Television item (New Zealand)
Queer Nation, ref: TZP252777.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Fri 16 Oct 1987

Television item (New Zealand)
Eyewitness News, ref: TZP52991.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Television item (New Zealand)
Kaleidoscope, ref: TZP44847.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Television news report: Dr Charles Farthing believes an AIDS cure won't be found this century (New Zealand)
Eyewitness news, ref F90441.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Wed 16 Oct 1985

A.i.d.s. No Threat To The U.s.s.r. (Press, 16 October 1985)
On 16 October 1985, the Soviet newspaper "Sovietskaya Rossiya" commented on the American media's portrayal of A.I.D.S., suggesting that it was exaggerating the issue and creating unjustified panic. The article marked the first time the state-run press had reported on the death of American film star Rock Hudson, who had...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Claims About ‘gay’ Teachers Rejected (Press, 16 October 1985)
On 16 October 1985, during a session in Auckland, former college principal John Kelly presented his views to the Parliamentary Select Committee reviewing the Homosexual Law Reform Bill. This private member's bill, introduced by Fran Wilde, MP for Wellington Central, aims to decriminalise consensual homosexual acts between males aged 16...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Homosexual Law Changes (Press, 16 October 1985)
In a letter published on 16 October 1985, the author reflects on the implications of Ms Wilde’s bill and the decision made by the Anglican Synod regarding moral and social issues, particularly around the story of the woman taken in adultery from the New Testament. The author contrasts the Old...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Parliament: second reading debate - Homosexual Law Reform Bill (16 October 1985) - part 1 (Parliament buildings)
Audio from parts of the debate during the second reading of the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, 16 October 1985 (part 1).
Features: Bruce Townshend, Helen Clark, Judy Keall, Noel Scott, Phil Goff, Philip Burdon, Rex Austin, Trevor de Cleene
Links: PrideNZ.com
Parliament: second reading debate - Homosexual Law Reform Bill (16 October 1985) - part 2 (Parliament buildings)
Audio from parts of the debate during the second reading of the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, 16 October 1985 (part 2).
Features: Koro Wetere, Merv Wellington, Richard Northey, Rob Storey, Winston Peters
Links: PrideNZ.com
The second reading of the Homosexual Law Reform Bill continues in Parliament (New Zealand)
Links: PrideNZ.com

Sun 16 Oct 1983

Television: interview with Garfield Johnson and Valerie Riches about sex education (New Zealand)
ref: TZP40312.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Sat 16 Oct 1982

‘penthouse’ Ruled Tolerable (Press, 16 October 1982)
The Indecent Publications Tribunal in New Zealand ruled on 16 October 1982 that most of the United States magazine "Penthouse" is tolerable in today’s environment, but it raised concerns regarding the magazine's increasing use of multiple models in its photographic scenes. The tribunal declined a request from the Comptroller of...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Liberace’s Driver Claims $157m In ‘palimony’... (Press, 16 October 1982)
On 16 October 1982, it was reported that Scott Thorson, a 23-year-old aspiring male dancer and former chauffeur of entertainer Liberace, filed a palimony suit demanding $157 million. Thorson claimed he had an intimate, emotional, and business relationship with Liberace that lasted six years, asserting that the relationship ended in...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Quiet Assurance Of Charlotte Mew (Press, 16 October 1982)
The review by Heather McPherson of "Charlotte Mew: Collected Poems and Prose," edited by Vai Warner and published in 1982 by Virago, highlights the significant but often overlooked talent of the poet Charlotte Mew. Once admired by prominent figures like Virginia Woolf and Thomas Hardy, Mew's work has faded into...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 16 Oct 1979

Synod Accepts Report On Homosexuality (Press, 16 October 1979)
On 15 October 1979, a significant discussion took place at the Christchurch Synod regarding a report on homosexuality presented by the Anglican Diocesan Committee. Following over two hours of debate, the Synod members largely supported the committee's resolution, which called for the removal of legal penalties for homosexual acts between...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Mon 16 Oct 1978

“public Tolerance” Of Homosexuality (Press, 16 October 1978)
In October 1978, a series of letters published in a New Zealand newspaper highlighted the contentious debate surrounding gay rights and societal attitudes towards homosexuality. Varian J. Wilson initiated the discussion with a letter expressing concern over the influence of "gay" propaganda, suggesting that those who identify as homosexual are...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sat 16 Oct 1976

Home Opts Out Of Title (Press, 16 October 1976)
On 16 October 1976, the Cholmondeley Children's Home announced its disassociation from a "transsexual beauty contest" and stated it would not accept any funds raised from the event. This decision was detailed in a statement released by the home's governing board, which outlined a series of events leading to this...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Thu 16 Oct 1975

There’s A Man In The Cake (Press, 16 October 1975)
In an article published on 16 October 1975, Charles Foley of the Observer Foreign News Service explores the emergence of male cake-poppers, a playful twist on a once-popular entertainment fad. The male cake-popper phenomenon has gained traction in line with the sexual equality movements and the broader context of International...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 16 Oct 1957

The Wolfenden Report (Press, 16 October 1957)
In a letter published on 16 October 1957, a writer critiques Miss M. G. Davies's reference to biblical texts regarding assault, arguing that her interpretation is misapplied to homosexual acts that do not constitute assault. The letter highlights the legal implications of such interpretations, suggesting that figures like King David...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Mon 16 Oct 1854

Writer Oscar Wilde is born (United Kingdom)
Links: Wikipedia

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