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Thu 5 Jan 2023

  • KIM PETRAS JOINS LINE-UP AT SYDNEY WORLDPRIDE
    Links: Express
  • New Report Shows Drop Of LGBTQ+ Representation In Hollywood Films
    Links: Express
  • NRL Player Carl Nassib And Olympic Swimmer Søren Dahl Confirm Relationship
    Links: Express

Wed 5 Jan 2022

  • “Ex-gay” Leader and Conversion Therapy Preacher Admits He Still Sleeps With...
    Links: Express
  • NEW YEAR’S EVE AT URETITI BEACH PART TWO
    Links: Express
  • UK Government To Assist With Pardons For Historic Gay Convictions
    Links: Express
  • UK Government To Expand On and Assist Individuals Seeking Pardons For...
    Links: Express

Tue 5 Jan 2021

  • Applications Open For Mr Gay New Zealand 2021
    Links: Express
  • Foodie Bites 2021
    Links: Express
  • Foodie Bites January
    Links: Express
  • The Best New Zealand Festivals for a Weekend Escape
    Links: Express

Sat 5 Jan 2019

  • Brazil's new far-right leader ignites abrupt change
    Brazil's newly sworn-in president, Jair Bolsonaro, was a political outsider who swept to power on promises to crack down on corruption and violence...
    Links: RNZ
  • Comment: Who died and made Ellen DeGeneres the gay pope?
    Comment by Drew Goins of The Washington Post Who died and made Ellen DeGeneres the gay pope?In December, comedian Kevin Hart's appointment to host the 2019 Academy Awards drew renewed attention to his hateful and damaging comments...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • US Pro-Wrestler Anthony Bowens Come’s Out … Again
    Links: Express

Thu 5 Jan 2017

  • Consequences for Kim Burrell’s Homophobic Sermon
    Links: Express
  • Advocacy and Activism: Zoe Brownlie
    What does advocacy and/or activism mean to you? For me, activism means doing something to try and bring about positive change so that all have a voice, especially people who are often discriminated against...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Persecution Complex?
    On December 21, the offices of Canberra's Australian Christian Lobby were hit by a van, containing gas cylinders...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Support, finance sought for trans stories book
    A primary school teacher and author is hoping people in the glbti communities will assist financially, or by being interviewed for publication of a collection of stories and interviews exploring transgender New Zealanders experiences and lives...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 5 Jan 2016

  • New Website Launched to Better Inform Chemsex Users
    Links: Express
  • Vinegar Hill
    Links: Express
  • Comment: What does Malta's ban on Intersex Genital Mutliation really mean?
    In April 2015, Malta became the first nation anywhere in the world to ban "remedial" intersex surgery on infants, or, as the intersex community calls it "intersex genital mutilation...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Lesbian UK Black Pride founder turns down MBE
    The lesbian founder of UK Black Pride has turned down an honour from the Queen, saying the legacy of the British colonial empire is “toxic” as British anti-gay laws still exist throughout most of its former colonies...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Man falls into Vinegar Hill NYE bonfire
    A man has suffered serious burns after falling into the main camp fire at New Years LGBTI camping hot-spot Vinegar Hill...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Not/Trans America?
    California's Christian Right has failed to get enough signatures on a referendum petition to trigger an attack on that state's transgender child health and safety legislation...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • “I've never witnessed such a disorganised event”
    Michelle Mycroft was one of the camp-goers who helped out when a man fell into the main bonfire at Vinegar Hill just after the New Year’s Eve countdown...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 5 Jan 2015

  • 52 Tuesdays Announced For International Release
    Links: Express
  • Feminist Hashtag Tweets Out
    Links: Express
  • Lets Get Intimate – Shanghai Lil’s
    Links: Express
  • Lovers and Friends – Family Bar and Club
    Links: Express
  • Revelry – Eagle Bar
    Links: Express
  • Head of NZ Catholics made a Cardinal
    The head of the Catholic Church in New Zealand, who professed “profound sadness” over the passage of marriage equality in this country, has been made a Cardinal by the Pope...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Know Your Roots: Fa'afafine
    TheCoconet...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Murder-accused teens face new charges
    Ihaiah Gillman-Harris Two teenagers accused of the murder of Auckland man Ihaiah Gillman-Harris are now also facing theft charges...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Staircase plaque sells on Trade Me
    A piece of New Zealand’s gay history has been snapped up at auction...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 5 Jan 2014

  • Auckland Pride helpers could win a holiday
    Fancy three days by the pool at The Modern Honolulu? Auckland Pride needs a cross section of volunteers, with the exciting sweetener of all those who help out getting the chance to win a trip for two to Hawaii...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • NFL coach denies claims he's a bigot
    Mike Priefer A member of the coaching staff of NFL team the Minnesota Vikings denies he is a bigot, in the face of claims he said all gay people should be sent to an island and nuked...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 5 Jan 2013

  • Church of England ends ban on gay bishops
    The Church of England has issued a statement confirming that gay priests can be appointed bishops, even if they are in civil partnerships, as long as they are celibate...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Cock drag and conservatism
    Gay Nelson artist Alex Ouston presented a ‘cock drag’ inspired piece for his final Bachelor of Arts and Media project at Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Community stands up for gay couple
    A crowd of complete strangers stood up for a gay couple in a line for pizza in Columbus Ohio, when a man told them to “cut that gay shit out”...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Witi Ihimaera book going into Kenyan schools
    The Whale Rider by openly-gay New Zealand author Witi Ihimaera will be a set book in Kenyan schools this year, a move being described as a first in the African nation...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 5 Jan 2012

  • Adoption: Edging Glacially Toward Reform?
    In the November 2011 New Zealand Law Journal, Peter Turner presents the case for judicial intervention in securing just and inclusive adoption reform for eligible same-sex prospective parents...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Backgrounder: The (unattractive) Iron Lady
    I'm in two minds about this film...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Backgrounder: The (unattractive) Iron Lady
    I'm in two minds about this film...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 5 Jan 2010

  • Auckland's gay radio show needs new host
    After over sixteen years of hosting Auckland's gay breakfast radio show, broadcaster Ross Stevenson says he wants a break and is seeking keen new LGBT voices to take it into the future...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Meet Westie events planner Cissy Rock
    Cissy Rock's just finished a busy year of facilitating extraordinary events for Westie women - and now she's starting 2010 with plans for another the third annual Heroes Out West celebration in Henderson next month...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Obituary: Wonder-Filled 'Revolting Crone' Mary Daly
    Mary Daly was a thought-provoking, controversial radical feminist philosopher and consummate, original stylist...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Radical feminist lesbian Mary Daly dies
    Outspoken lesbian radical feminist Mary Daly has died after a long illness at her home in Massachusetts, aged 81...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 5 Jan 2009

  • Oh my blog!
    Studies show gay websurfers have embraced the 'blogosphere' even more than most...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Vinegar Hill's new Queen looks to next year
    The 24th Queen of Vinegar Hill is Daniel Corney of Auckland, who has provided prizes and services for several previous Vinegar Hill camps...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 5 Jan 2008

  • "I think my boyfriend is addicted to porn"
    Michael E from Christchurch writes: I have a problem...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • New lesbian senator will fight discrimination
    Australia's newly elected lesbian senator, Louise Pratt, says she will fight to ensure the recently elected Labor Party delivers on its promise to implement all 58 federal laws which discriminate against the gay community...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 5 Jan 2007

  • Chicago party shooting not hate crime
    The shootings of six men at a weekend gay party in Chicago appears not to have been motivated by homophobia...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Georgina Beyer: The woman behind the politician
    Beyer is a striking and impressive public speaker The wonderful thing about Georgina Beyer is that with her, you don't just get a damn good politician… she's an all-around showbiz star as well! Who else can boast that? (Sit down please, Rodney Hide)...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Georgina Beyer: The woman behind the politician
    Beyer is a striking and impressive public speaker The wonderful thing about Georgina Beyer is that with her, you don't just get a damn good politician… she's an all-around showbiz star as well! Who else can boast that? (Sit down please, Rodney Hide)...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • History: Fassbinder, Film and Sexuality
    Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1946-1982) was a controversial gay West German filmmaker, who lived a flamboyant lifestyle filled with emotional cruelty, kinky sex, and extravagant gift giving...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Organised homophobia continues
    Why do some Christian Right groups linger on and on, long after their target cause is long-lost? I pondered this as I noticed how quiet the second anniversary of the passage of the Civil Union Act had been, albeit overshadowed by the downfall of Don Brash and the Hollow Men revelations in early December...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 5 Jan 2005

  • Television item (New Zealand)
    Courtroom, ref: TZP299570.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • AKL lesbian crowned Vinegar Hill Queen
    Toni Farrow has become the first Auckland lesbian to hold the coveted title of Queen of Vinegar Hill, the popular gay camping ground in the Manawatu district...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Concern over Canterbury HIV ignorance
    The AIDS Foundation is concerned about nasty and ignorant rhetoric circulating about HIV+ people in Canterbury, as the residents of a Selwyn suburb attempt to have an HIV+ man removed from their neighbourhood because of a perceived danger to the community...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Editorial: Toxic preachings highlight seeds of bigotry
    Leave it to the pathologically uninhibited American 'Pastor' Fred Phelps to articulate the prejudice and hatred which seeds the extreme anti-gay religious voices finding their echoes here in New Zealand...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • The John Sax Interview: Anti-gay activism by stealth
    The man behind the infamous Hubbard anti-civil unions letter, Auckland businessman John Sax, is not merely a concerned citizen looking out for the 'family'...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 5 Jan 2004

  • Former NZer murdered in Adelaide
    Police in Adelaide are seeking information that will lead to an arrest for the murder of 49-year-old Wayne Murphy, a former New Zealand resident who was found dead in his home in Magill on Saturday...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Tabloids still hounding Barrymore
    The British tabloid assault on Michael Barrymore continues, with claims that the New Zealand-based entertainer has left behind a $3...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 5 Jan 2003

  • Hero aims supported by GLT community - poll
    The Hero Brand Management Group's aims of ensuring the survival of the Hero Festival and paying off some of the past Hero debts are supported by the majority of the gay and lesbian community, according to an informal poll of GayNZ...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Truscott recaptured after escaping detention
    Police have recaptured HIV positive detainee Christopher Truscott after be absconded from the Christchurch facility where he is being detained...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 5 Jan 1988

  • A.i.d.s. Also A Threat For Lesbians (Press, 5 January 1988)
    On 5 January 1988, reports surfaced concerning the potential risk of A.I.D.S. (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) transmission between women, particularly within the lesbian community. While A.LD.S. has predominantly affected homosexual men and intravenous drug users, some evidence has begun to emerge suggesting the possibility of female-to-female transmission of the virus, raising...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • A.i.d.s. Cases Increased By 25,000 In 1987 (Press, 5 January 1988)
    In 1987, the world saw 25,000 new reported cases of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (A.I.D.S.), with researchers expressing doubts about the development of an effective vaccine before the year 2000. The World Health Organisation (W.H.O.) reported that as of December 2, there were 71,751 cases in 128 countries, although this...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Mon 5 Jan 1987

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