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Tuesday TV's gay, lesbian and intersex stories

Mon 9 Jul 2007 In: New Zealand Daily News

A look at the issues affecting intersex people, an exploration of gay rural life in Northland, and a TV presenter decks himself out in leather – tomorrow night's television features stories from several walks of local LGBTI life. Beginning with Takataapui on Maori Television at 10.30pm, the Executive Director of the Intersex Trust of Aotearoa talks through the importance of raising awareness of the issues affecting intersex people – those born with ambiguous gender. ‘Ask Your Auntie' panellist, actor, and New Zealand Sign Language Interpreter Tania Simon is also profiled. The Outlook's third episode follows on TV2 at 11.05pm, featuring an insight into rural life in Northland with the ‘Gay in the Bay' group, lesbian public speaker Amanda Fleming, and a look and the issues involved with sperm donation in New Zealand. Previous episodes of The Outlook are available to download from TVNZ's ondemand website – linked below. There is a small cost for downloading the PGR (parental guidance recommended) programme – which TVNZ says ensures either the person downloading is over the age of 18, or has an input of parental guidance. Gay alternative music TV presenter Dennis Petrone will present his live segment in a full leather outfit at 11.35pm. "The leather culture typically includes both a style of dress and an affiliation with Bondage/Discipline, Dominance/Submission or Sado/Masochism – also called BDSM,” he explains. “It should be fun... I'll be hitting the gym everyday now in anticipation,” he laughs. See his appearance on Alt TV's ‘Curiosity' show, on Auckland UHF frequency 62 or Sky Channel 65.     Ref: GayNZ.com, Maori Television, TVNZ, Alt TV (m)

Credit: GayNZ.com News Staff

First published: Monday, 9th July 2007 - 1:01pm

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