On This Day: 20th November

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Mon 20 Nov 2023

The Transgender flag is flown at Parliament (Wellington, New Zealand)
The flag is flown to mark Transgender Day of Remembrance. The flag-flying was organised in-part by Tangi Utikere, MP for Palmerston North.
Focus on rainbow human rights protections and access to justice
The Human Rights Commission is hosting a two-day conference in Auckland on human rights protections and access to justice for rainbow communities...
Links: RNZ

Sun 20 Nov 2022

British comedian Joe Lycett shreds £10,000 over David Beckham's Qatar World Cup deal
Joe Lycett has put £10,000 through the shredder after 'gay icon' David Beckham declined to pull out of his World Cup deal...
Links: Stuff
Clubgoers stopped shooter who killed five at Colorado Springs gay nightclub
"Heroic" clubgoers fought and stopped a gunman shortly after he opened fire inside a LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five people and injuring 18 others, police said on Sunday...
Links: RNZ
FIFA World Cup officially open after controversy
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is underway...
Links: RNZ
Five dead, 18 injured in shooting at gay club in Colorado Springs
The mass shooting at Club Q, a gay club in Colorado Springs, left at least five dead and 18 injured...
Links: Stuff
Five dead, 18 injured in shooting at gay club in Colorado Springs
The mass shooting at Club Q, a gay club in Colorado Springs, left at least five dead and 18 injured...
Links: Stuff
Five dead, 18 injured in shooting at gay club in Colorado Springs
A 22-year-old gunman opened fire in a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five people and injuring 18 before he was subdued by “heroic” patrons...
Links: Stuff

Sat 20 Nov 2021

Facing up to the Eighties - an exhibition of portraits
The flashy 1980s are remembered for being wildly over the top - big hair and big shoulder pads, Dynasty, Duran Duran and Michael Jackson...
Links: RNZ

Fri 20 Nov 2020

Crossing the Lines (Scotty and Mal's Cocktail Bar)
Brent Coutts talks about his new book Crossing the Lines: The story of three homosexual New Zealand soldiers in WWII
Features: Brent Coutts, Stuart Pearce
Links: PrideNZ.com
First transgender Miss Intercontinental New Zealand shares stor
Aotearoa's first-ever transgender Miss New Zealand contestant was the star turn at the first-ever transgender awareness event held in New Plymouth...
Links: RNZ
Grooming case: Teacher found guilty of grooming and sexually abusing teenagers
An Auckland teacher messaged teens – one as young as 13 – on a gay dating app, then sexually assaulted them in his car and in a public toilet...
Links: Stuff
Pioneering transgender journalist Jan Morris dies, aged 94
The pioneering transgender journalist's most remarkable story was her own...
Links: Stuff
Trans Miss NZ contestant helps bust myths at New Plymouth celebration day
Aotearoa's first transgender Miss New Zealand contestant was the star turn at another first today - the first transgender awareness event held in New Plymouth...
Links: RNZ
Trans Miss NZ contestant helps bust myths at New Plymouth celebration day
By Robin Martin of RNZ Aotearoa's first transgender Miss New Zealand contestant was the star turn at another first today - the first transgender awareness event held in New Plymouth...
Links: NZ Herald
Darren Horn Remembered
Links: Express
Range Rover’s Evoque | Time To Make a Statement
Links: Express
World Marks Transgender Remembrance Day 2020
Links: Express

Wed 20 Nov 2019

Are You Out To Your Doctor?
Links: Express
BRINGING CREATIVE COLOUR TO A CLASSIC BALLET
Links: Express
Long-Term Hair Loss Treatment Just Got a Whole Lot Easier (And...
Links: Express
PLEASE REMEMBER US EVERY DAY!
Links: Express

Tue 20 Nov 2018

NCAA relents over help for lesbian college athlete disowned by parents
Shortly after moving back onto campus in August, Emily Scheck saw that she had several text messages from her mum...
Links: Stuff
Police uniform ban at Pride Parade 'retrograde' - Beyer
Former MP and transgender activist Georgina Beyer wants police to be able to march in uniform for Auckland Pride Festival...
Links: RNZ
Top Australian bridal magazine that refused to feature gay couples goes out of business
An Australian bridal magazine is shutting down after standing by a controversial decision not to feature same-sex couples...
Links: Stuff
“the Board are pausing all work on the Parade and Festival...
Links: Express
Auckland Pride Chaos: Another Board Member Resigns; NZ Defence Force and...
Links: Express

Mon 20 Nov 2017

Transgender Day of Remembrance is commemorated around New Zealand (New Zealand)
Atamira - sexuality, solitude, and death
Media Release: For Immediate Release SEXUALITY, SOLITUDE AND DEATH - A NEW WORK BY ATAMIRA DANCE COMPANY ‘ Atamira ’ – choreographed by Kelly Nash ...
Links: Scoop
More worried about Queensland croc attacks than gay marriage - Aus MP Bob Katter
An Australian MP and well known Conservative is more worried about the crocodile attacks than what his country thinks about marriage equality...
Links: Stuff

Sun 20 Nov 2016

Peaceful protest staged as Tamaki gives sermon
A group of roughly 20 LGBTI and straight community members staged a protest outside Destiny Church Rotorua this morning as Brian Tamaki gave his sermon...
Links: GayNZ.com
Tinder now offers 37 gender identity options
Dating app Tinder has been updated and now gives users 37 new gender identity options...
Links: GayNZ.com
Trans Day of Remembrance noted across NZ
Transgender Day of Remembrance services are being held around the country today and tomorrow to remember those that have passed on and to mourn the 295 people from the transgender community that were murdered in 2016...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 20 Nov 2015

NZAF Not Certain On Date For Introduction of HIV Home Testing
Links: Express
VNZMA’s Red Carpet
Links: Express
Hawkes Bay medic charged with indecent assault
A male Hawkes Bay medical practitioner is facing charges relating to accusations that he stupefied and indecently assaulted four young men...
Links: GayNZ.com
No Pride in Prisons share support for protesters
No Pride in Prison’s say they are unsure who is responsible for the red paint thrown at the Correction Minister’s Office on Wednesday night but say: “We support their kōrero...
Links: GayNZ.com
Salt Lake City elects gay mayor
Salt Lake City, home of the Mormon Church, has elected an openly gay mayor...
Links: GayNZ.com
Trans prisoner protest targets Correction Minister
Red paint was thrown at Correction Minister, Sam Lotu-liga’s electoral office on Wednesday night, in protest of Correction’s handling of transgender prisoners...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 20 Nov 2014

Foodie Bites: Market Stall of the Month – Al’s Deli
Links: Express
Rainbow Youth Celebrates 25th Birthday
Links: Express
World’s first all-girl Johnny Cash tribute band to play Out in...
Links: Express
A safer place to call home
Now settled in Auckland, Colombian refugee Eliana Rubashkyn says after everything she has been through it’s wonderful to be somewhere where she no longer has to be afraid to be herself...
Links: GayNZ.com
Collins announces retirement from NBA
After becoming the first ever openly-gay man to play in the NBA, Jason Collins has announced his retirement, expressing a hope that one day coming out won’t be such a big deal for athletes in the big leagues...
Links: GayNZ.com
Nashville to host 2016 Bingham Cup
Nashville has been chosen as the host of the 2016 Bingham Cup...
Links: GayNZ.com
Out in the Park headliners revealed
Crowd favourites The Johnnys have been announced as the headline act for Wellington’s Out in the Park 2015...
Links: GayNZ.com
Wall gifts RainbowYOUTH Coffey portrait
Labour MP Louisa Wall has presented Rainbow Youth with a portrait of one of its patrons, Tamati Coffey, highlighting the special role he played for the organisation through his time on Dancing with the Stars...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 20 Nov 2013

From child star to hot gay go go dancer
Then and now! Blake McIvor from Full House and Little Rascals is now a super-hot grown up gay man, go go dancer and musician...
Links: GayNZ.com
Mum Moa to release "Songs for Bubbas"
Moa with her sons (Twitter) Mum and musician Anika Moa is about to release a new album inspired by spontaneous bedtime lullabies for her sons...
Links: GayNZ.com
Urge crew gets even hairier for Movember
John Egan leads the team, raising $465 so far...
Links: GayNZ.com
We remember them
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 20 Nov 2012

"Beautiful, unique, gay, disabled man," mourned
Shaun McKinney died on Sunday Tributes are flowing for a Rainbow Youth Board member and facilitator who will be remembered for his bravery and advocacy work...
Links: GayNZ.com
"Significant increase" in trans killings recorded
There have been 265 recorded killings of transgender people in the past 12 months, a global monitoring project has revealed to mark Transgender Day of Remembrance...
Links: GayNZ.com
On Trans Day of Remembrance
In honour of Transgender Day of Remembrance the Genderbridge Committee would like to make the following statement...
Links: GayNZ.com
Right of ministers to refuse should be spelt out
File photo The Law Society is recommending a specific provision in proposed marriage equality legislation, spelling out the right of ministers to turn gay and lesbian couples away if they wish...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 20 Nov 2011

Candidate QandA: Kelly Buchanan
There are plenty of out candidates running in the General Election this month and we are profiling some you may not know well yet with a Q I'm a pretty private person by nature...
Links: GayNZ.com
Otter's contribution to HIV+ people "massive"
The sudden departure of the manager of the NZ AIDS Foundation's Burnett Centre is being called "almost the end of an era" and Wayne Otter's contribution to the wellbeing of HIV positive people has been described as "massive...
Links: GayNZ.com
Wayne Otter leaves NZAF's Burnett Centre
Wayne Otter, pictured during the Burnett Centre's shift to College Hill in 2008...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 20 Nov 2010

Television item (New Zealand)
In Between, ref: TZP394281.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Homophones promise eccentric reportoire
Wellington gay men's chorus the Homophones will perform its annual concert at St Andrew's on The Terrace on Sunday afternoon...
Links: GayNZ.com
Thousands march for marriage in Melbourne
Thousands of people have marched through the streets of Melbourne calling for equal marriage rights for same-sex couples...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 20 Nov 2009

Akld Council board donates $2,500 to Big Gay Out
Auckland's conservative-dominated City Council will indirectly assist with the cost of running February's Big Gay Out through a Community Board contribution of $2,500...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay spy and his lover face charges in Germany
A high-ranking German secret agent and his male lover have gone on trial for allegedly leaking state secrets and for fiddling expense claims...
Links: GayNZ.com
Has Texas outlawed all marriages?
In its effort to outlaw same-sex marriages, Texas has accidentally banned all marriages, claims a Democratic candidate for attorney general...
Links: GayNZ.com
Mills' High Court bail application denied
4...
Links: GayNZ.com
North America's gay blood donor fight
In NZ, Rainbow Wellington has been questioning the need to exclude all gay men from blood donations...
Links: GayNZ.com
The Nancy Boys - K' Road's new dancing queen crew
K' Road's drag divas are going to 'wig out' when they hear about Auckland's newest gay club crew set to storm the stage and steal their spotlight - girlfriends, meet The Nancy Boys! Pictured above from left to right is Jesse Wikiriwhi, Duncan Sheffield, Adam Leys and Brendan Kydd...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 20 Nov 2008

Bar owner attacks at Brighton's 'gay Oscars'
Competition can be fierce at gay community award ceremonies, but rival bar owners at Brighton's 'gay Oscars' this year took things to extremes when one ended up with his fingers around another's throat, a court has heard...
Links: GayNZ.com
Colourful gay pageants return to Wellington
Reacting to an absence of pageant-style events in Wellington since Imerst nightclub closed last year, two new gay and drag pageants are planned at Club Ivy over the next few months...
Links: GayNZ.com
Miss K plans 'Akl's Gay Community Awards'
A new Auckland LGBT community awards night planned for mid-2009 aims to reward people and groups who have made an outstanding contribution in the past year, says the organiser, K' Road drag personality Miss K...
Links: GayNZ.com
Obama's 8-point LGBT equality plan
America's president-Elect Barack Obama has posted his eight-point plan for LGBT equality on his transition website, confirming his commitment to gay civil rights...
Links: GayNZ.com
Red ribbons around NZ for World AIDS Day 2008
On Friday 28 November, NZ AIDS Foundation volunteers, staff and supporters in NZ's major cities will take to the streets to collect donations in exchange for red ribbons – the international symbol of solidarity with people living with HIV and AIDS during the World AIDS Day Street Appeal...
Links: GayNZ.com
Red ribbons around NZ for World AIDS Day 2008
On Friday 28 November, NZ AIDS Foundation volunteers, staff and supporters in NZ's major cities will take to the streets to collect donations in exchange for red ribbons – the international symbol of solidarity with people living with HIV and AIDS during the World AIDS Day Street Appeal...
Links: GayNZ.com
World AIDS Day will highlight NZ epidemic
The NZ AIDS Foundation is marking World AIDS Day 2008 with a range of activities and events across New Zealand...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 20 Nov 2007

"The more the merrier" at HERO Festival '08
Planning for 2008's HERO Festival is well under way, with several regular events scheduled and Auckland's LGBT organisations now invited to add their event to the calendar...
Links: GayNZ.com
Four men stabbed at South Carolina gay bar
Four men are recovering from serious stab wounds following an attack outside a gay bar in Greenville, South Carolina - the same venue where a man was attacked and died last May...
Links: GayNZ.com
Hamilton's first-ever Pride Week
The celebration for Waikato's LGBT communities features a BBQ, a 'Fairy Run', karaoke, networking, a movie, a quiz night, a tramp up Mt...
Links: GayNZ.com
Insurance discrimination is 'offensive'
Discrimination against gay men in health insurance applications is a breach of New Zealand's human rights and privacy laws - and LGBT network Rainbow Wellington's chairperson says they will continue to challenge the issue both formally and publicly...
Links: GayNZ.com
Two vigils mark Trans Remembrance Day
Today, 20 November 2007, is the ninth annual Transgender Day of Remembrance - an international day set aside to memorialise those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice...
Links: GayNZ.com
World AIDS Day: NZ-wide plans for 1 Dec
December 1st is just around the corner, and with it comes a variety of awareness and fundraising events around New Zealand to mark World AIDS Day 2007...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 20 Nov 2006

Kiwi newspaper finds HIV
A local newspaper claims to have found the first recorded case of HIV ‘bug chasing' in New Zealand...
Links: GayNZ.com
Normalisation and the Discontented
Can we describe ourselves as marginal anymore? And why are some of us so nostalgic about that past moment of our collective histories? I thought about this as I read two articles from Canadian lesbian sociologist Mariana Valverde, one about same-sex marriage, while the other dealt with homelessness...
Links: GayNZ.com
Shaping the future of the AIDS Foundation
Underlying this weekend's AGM of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation are some painful history and contentious issues, It's an attempt by the Board of Trustees to put the turmoil of the past eighteen months to rest and to listen to the wishes of its grass roots membership...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 20 Nov 2005

Editorial: NZAF Board left dangling on a thread
Has the Board of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation escaped from the battlefield of controversy back to the "sunlit uplands" (my apologies to Winson Churchill) of life as usual? The sad answer, as everyone at last night's historic and worrying Board AGM, including the board members themselves, must sense, is "no...
Links: GayNZ.com
Indefensible Bill
UFNZ List MP Gordon Copeland wants to outlaw same-sex marriage in New Zealand, even if it's not taking place yet...
Links: GayNZ.com
NZAF board escapes no confidence vote
The AIDS Foundation board has escaped a vote of no confidence at this year's annual general meeting in Auckland last night, although the vote was close...
Links: GayNZ.com
TVNZ to investigate Close Up complaint
Coverage of a misleading phone poll that TVNZ implied showed public opinion overwhelmingly against the Civil Union Bill is to be investigated by the state broadcaster, following a joint complaint under the Broadcasting Code filed by media watchdog group GayWatch and GayNZ...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 20 Nov 2004

Brian Tamaki and the politics of "shepherding"
As a Christian Right watchdog, I realised that the New Zealand Christian Right was a satellite movement some time ago...
Links: GayNZ.com
Camp camping: The beginner's guide to Vinegar Hill
What is Vinegar Hill? Definition 1: A native bush reserve campsite located in a bow of the Rangitikei river...
Links: GayNZ.com
Rugby star's support for Civil Union Bill
Former All Black and Super 12 player Mark Ranby has come out - not of the closet - but to support the passing of the Civil Union Bill...
Links: GayNZ.com
Salvation team behind Hero Party 2005
The team behind the successful Salvation dance parties - M2 Events - will be organising the 2005 HERO Party...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 20 Nov 2003

Television item (New Zealand)
Qn, ref: TZP281193.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Social agenda claims rejected
The government yesterday completely rejected claims that it is pursuing an agenda to promote alternative family types at the expense of marriage with the proposed Families Commission...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 20 Nov 2001

Television item (New Zealand)
Queer Nation, ref: TZP252816.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Shortland Street: Keeping it in the Family
There's a new boy on the block at Shortland Street - and he's family...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 20 Nov 1994

Television item (New Zealand)
Network News, ref: TZP150806.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Sat 20 Nov 1993

Devotion Dance Party is held (Wellington, New Zealand)
Devotion street parade is held (Wellington, New Zealand)
The parade occurs in central Wellington (a picture from the time shows the parade by Lambton Quay and Molesworth Street)
Eve van Grafhorst dies from AIDS-related complications (Hastings, New Zealand)
Links: Wikipedia
Television item (New Zealand)
Network News, ref: TZP136607.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Fri 20 Nov 1987

Mr Norman Jones Made His Mark In Political Life (Press, 20 November 1987)
Norman Jones, a former National member of Parliament for Invercargill, passed away on 19 November 1987 at the age of 64. Jones began his political career when he was first elected to Parliament in 1975, serving for 12 years until his retirement before the last General Election due to an...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Thu 20 Nov 1986

‘eric And Martin’ Causes Spirited Debate (Press, 20 November 1986)
A children's book titled "Jenny Lives with Eric and Martin," which tells the story of a five-year-old girl living with her father and his homosexual partner, has ignited a heated debate in Britain regarding sex education in schools. Published by Gay Men’s Press and translated from Danish, the book features...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 20 Nov 1985

Parliament: Committee of the Whole House - Homosexual Law Reform Bill (20 November 1985) - part 1 (Wellington)
Audio from parts of the Committee of the Whole House during the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, 20 November 1985 (part 1 of 2).
Features: Geoff Braybrooke, Graeme Lee, Helen Clark, John Banks, Norman Jones, Peter Tapsell, Philip Woollaston, Richard Prebble, Venn Young, Whetu Tirikatene Sullivan
Links: PrideNZ.com
Parliament: Committee of the Whole House - Homosexual Law Reform Bill (20 November 1985) - part 2 (Parliament buildings)
Audio from parts of the Committee of the Whole House during the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, 20 November 1985 (part 2 of 2)
Features: Graeme Lee, Roger Maxwell, Trevor Young, Whetu Tirikatene Sullivan, Winston Peters
Links: PrideNZ.com
The Committee of the Whole House (Parliament) considers the Homosexual Law Reform Bill (New Zealand)
Links: PrideNZ.com

Tue 20 Nov 1984

Haemophiliac Dies Of A.I.D.S. (Press, 20 November 1984)
A 33-year-old man named Terence McStay has died in Britain from A.I.D.S. after receiving a blood transfusion at Newcastle's Victoria Infirmary. Blood plasma used for his treatment was sourced from both Britain and the United States. While the hospital authorities have not confirmed the origin of the infection, it raises...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Thu 20 Nov 1975

The Off-beat Profession (Press, 20 November 1975)
On 19 November 1975, Paris hosted its first “national congress” for prostitutes, drawing between 1500 and 2000 participants, including notable figures such as a churchman, a family planning leader, and sociologists. The event took place at the Mutualite, a historic venue known for political gatherings, and was marked by a...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Television current affairs: an interview with Vanessa (New Zealand)
Vanessa talks about sexual reassignment surgeries and current employment hardships. This item has been digitised and an online viewing copy can be requested from the archive.Speakeasy, ref TZP2286.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound & Vision

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