On This Day: 7th January

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Sat 7 Jan 2023

Shaneel Lal: The default is no longer heterosexual
If non-queer people do not have to come out, neither should queer people...
Links: NZ Herald

Fri 7 Jan 2022

A day with Renée – celebrated playwright and feminist
Lesbian feminist writer Renée on queerness, the 1980s, coming out aged 50, childhood, reading, the working-class world, racism and ageing...
Links: Stuff
China Pride’s Wicki Huang
Links: Express
Festive Season Highlights at Vinegar Hill
Links: Express
Taiwan Judge Makes Historic Ruling For LGBTQ+ Adoption Rights
Links: Express

Thu 7 Jan 2021

Exclusive: “RuPaul Has Landed In New Zealand”
Links: Express

Mon 7 Jan 2019

India's transgender rights Bill faces 'unanimous opposition' from trans people
Transgender communities in India are urgently trying to stop the passage of a Bill which purports to protect their rights but they say actually does everything but...
Links: RNZ
LGBTI Rights Put At Risk Just Hours After Brazil’s New Leader...
Links: Express
New Year’s Masquerade @ Family Bar and Club
Links: Express
Singer Hayley Kiyoko Told to “Tone Down” Her Sexuality
Links: Express

Sun 7 Jan 2018

Cumming: important to portray gay character in time of Trump
PASADENA, Calif...
Links: NZ Herald
Cumming: important to portray gay character in time of Trump
PASADENA, Calif...
Links: NZ Herald
Warning to Gay Men Using Tinder in Auckland
Links: Express

Sat 7 Jan 2017

George Michael's partner questioned over death
The partner of the late George Michael has been questioned by police who are considering if the gay singer's death was drug-related...
Links: GayNZ.com
UK trans woman takes own life in men's prison
A transgender woman prisoner in the UK has been found dead in her cell in a remand prison, apparently having taken her own life...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 7 Jan 2016

Fijian Prime Minister Labels Marriage Equality “Rubbish”
Links: Express
Casting call for parade marching boys this Sat.
Mr Gay World 2013 is on the hunt for marching boys for this year’s Auckland Pride Parade...
Links: GayNZ.com
Fijian PM says “no same-sex marriage in Fiji”
The Fijian Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama, says “there will be no same-sex marriage in Fiji”...
Links: GayNZ.com
Nominations open for first ILGA Oceania Board
Nominations are sought for the Inaugural Board for ILGA Oceania...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 7 Jan 2015

Introducing Hari Nef
Links: Express
Fry to marry comedian boyfriend
Stephen Fry is to marry his partner, comedian Elliott Spencer...
Links: GayNZ.com
NZ joining global Leelah Alcorn solidarity
Leelah Alcorn Action will be held across New Zealand this Saturday in solidarity with global measures to mark the death of a transgender Ohio teenager, and push for gender issues to be taught in schools...
Links: GayNZ.com
Review: Proud - My Autobiography
PROUD - My Autobiography by Gareth Thomas with Michael Calvin Ebury Press/Random House $37...
Links: GayNZ.com
Ruby Rose lands role on OITNB
Australian model Ruby Rose is to guest star on the third season of Orange is the New Black...
Links: GayNZ.com
Vietnam's same-sex union ban ends
File Photo Same-sex unions are no longer banned in Vietnam, however they won’t actually be legally recognised...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 7 Jan 2014

Colin Craig voted "too extreme" for many
Colin Craig A third of people who took part in a new poll say Colin Craig’s views are “too extreme”, while even more have no opinion of him at all...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay "ain't normal" according to Holyfield
Former world boxing champion Evander Holyfield has raved that being gay “ain’t normal” and can be “fixed” on the UK’s Celebrity Big Brother...
Links: GayNZ.com
Saunders promises an AB Fab film script
Jennifer Saunders says she will stop procrastinating and write a script for an Absolutely Fabulous movie...
Links: GayNZ.com
Watch: Stephen Fry's Out There
Stephen Fry has interviewed homophobes and gay people throughout the world in his confronting new documentary series Out There...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 7 Jan 2013

Auckland's Urge voted Best Bear Bar in the world
Auckland’s Urge has been voted Best Bear Bar and Bear New Zealand Week has taken out Best Bear Run in an online international poll...
Links: GayNZ.com
Is it progress?
Glynn Cardy Vicar of the GLBT-supporting St Matthew-in-the-City in Auckland Glynn Cardy offers context and discussion on the Church of England's fresh confirmation that gay priests can be appointed bishops, even if they are in civil partnerships, as long as they are celibate...
Links: GayNZ.com
Liberace biopic judged "too gay" for Hollywood
Michael Douglas as Liberace Director Steven Soderbergh has revealed his new Liberace biopic was made for TV because it was deemed “too gay” by every movie studio in Hollywood...
Links: GayNZ.com
Marriage equality rates high in hopes for 2013
A ‘straw poll’ of GayNZ...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 7 Jan 2012

Chaz Bono reveals plan to have genital surgery
Chaz Bono has revealed he is planning to have bottom surgery, but not to "make him a man", which he already is...
Links: GayNZ.com
Sandee Crack speaks
Sandee Crack My name is Sandee Crack...
Links: GayNZ.com
Wellington helpline ready to ring in new year
Gay Wellington's helpline received a steady number of calls in 2011, and the volunteers who run the service are planning for the future...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 7 Jan 2011

McDonald's WiFi censors out glbt sites
McDonald's hamburger outlets are under fire for denying access to gay-related websites for customers using their new nationwide free WiFi service...
Links: GayNZ.com
Skater Johnny Weir officially comes out
Johnny Weir He has always skirted around the issue, but flamboyant Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir has confirmed he is gay in a new autobiography...
Links: GayNZ.com
Transwoman makes courtroom history
Victoria Kolakowski History has been made in a California courtroom, where a trans person has been sworn in as a trial judge for the first time ever in the US...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 7 Jan 2010

Calum's Vinegar Hill diary
Vinegar Hill stalwart - and 'condom fairy' - Calum Bennachie reports back with notes and gossip from his eventful stay at the Manawatu's annual LGBT summer camping hotspot...
Links: GayNZ.com
Obama hires first transwoman to senior role
Amanda Simpson, the first-ever transgender person ever appointed to a senior role by a US president, says "being the first sucks" and she does not want to be seen as a "token"...
Links: GayNZ.com
Otago Uni offers sexuality and gender workshops
How does questioning sexual and gender identities impact on your friendships, your social life and your confidence? Otago University's Student Support Centre is offering two free workshops exploring common questions about sexuality, gender and identity...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 7 Jan 2009

BBC slammed for slurs against lesbians
The BBC is under fire from LGBT viewers of TV special The Most Annoying People of 2008, which included "obscene and offensive" remarks about Hollywood girl couple Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson...
Links: GayNZ.com
Lesbians will cruise to kick off Pride '09
The Auckland Lesbian Business Association will cruise the Manukau Harbour in the first official event of 2009's Pride Festival...
Links: GayNZ.com
Two Saudi men beheaded for male rape
Two Saudi Arabian men have been beheaded after being found guilty of raping a man, says the country's interior ministry...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 7 Jan 2008

AGLW/OUTLine seeks help with history doco
One of New Zealand's oldest gay organisations, telephone counseling and support service Outline, is trying to contact people connected with it in the past as a documentary maker prepares to record the organisation's history...
Links: GayNZ.com
Cherry Bomb
Summer short story season: David Herkt presents a story by Eve Ravlich about a mischievous flirt who just loves to tease...
Links: GayNZ.com
WGN: No gay bar, so FAG nights continue
Wellington's recent FAG Party - held to 'fill the void' since Imerst nightclub closed - was such a success that organisers are bringing back the event for the next two weekends...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 7 Jan 2007

Gay rams no bull, say farmers
United States research has found 8 per cent of rams are gay, and now local farmers have told the New Zealand Herald that our rams do more than just eye each other up...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 7 Jan 2006

Get Real
Review: GET REAL Dir: Simon Shore UK, 1998, 35mm, 108 mins Currently showing on Sky's Rialto Channel Coming out films...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 7 Jan 2005

Television news report: Makgatho Mandela dies from AID related conditions
One News, ref: F84608.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound & Vision
Business Roundtable denies Maxim links
The Business Roundtable has denied links to the Maxim Institute following its publication of a new book on the family, in which the author says she is "indebted" to Maxim for supplying her with statistics...
Links: GayNZ.com
Cher, k.d. and Martina: The Holy Trinity guide
Gay icon Cher, dyke rocker k...
Links: GayNZ.com
Cher, k.d. and Martina: The Holy Trinity guide
Gay icon Cher, dyke rocker k...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 7 Jan 2003

Truscott making progress, say health authorities
HIV positive gay man Christopher Truscott has made "remarkable progress" with his behaviour despite his escape and recapture at the weekend, health authorities say...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 7 Jan 1988

Proven A.I.D.S. Vaccine Still Years Away (Press, 7 January 1988)
As the year 1988 begins, approximately 25 potential AIDS vaccines are in various testing phases, although scientists believe a proven vaccine is still years away. American experts have indicated that a limited treatment for AIDS is already available, with additional, potentially more effective drugs believed to be close to distribution....
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 7 Jan 1987

A.i.d.s. Advertising Stirs Backlash Among... (Press, 7 January 1987)
In January 1987, a UK government campaign aimed at reducing the spread of the A.I.D.S. virus faced backlash from religious communities and conservative politicians. The initiative, introduced by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, invested £60 million in advertisements encouraging the public to limit their sexual partners and utilise condoms. This proactive...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 7 Jan 1986

A.I.D.S. Publicity (Press, 7 January 1986)
In a series of letters published on 4 and 5 January 1986, a heated exchange occurred regarding the public perception and education surrounding AIDS in New Zealand. Varian J. Wilson expressed his outrage at a phone call he received, where someone labelled his views on AIDS as "disgusting." He emphasised...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Television news report: AIDS and spa pool controversy in the United States (New Zealand)
6.30 news, ref F57800.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound & Vision, University of Auckland

Fri 7 Jan 1983

The Caucus ‘expert’ On Christchurch Affairs (Press, 7 January 1983)
Philip Burdon, the National member of Parliament for Fendalton, has recently completed his first year in the House, which concluded on December 17, 1982. As the sole National M.P. from the South Island representing an exclusively urban electorate, Burdon has perceived his role as encompassing a much larger constituency than...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sat 7 Jan 1978

Doctor Helps Lesbian Couples Have Children (Press, 7 January 1978)
A gynaecologist in London has aided eight lesbian couples in becoming parents through artificial insemination, as reported by the "Evening News" on 7 January 1978. The couples connected with the doctor via Sappho, an organisation that facilitates women-only social evenings for lesbians. The eldest child resulting from the procedures is...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Mon 7 Jan 1957

Sex Mania In America (Press, 7 January 1957)
In a recent commentary, Professor Pitirim Sorokin, a prominent human behaviour expert at Harvard University, expressed grave concerns about what he calls a "sex mania" affecting American society. In his book, "The American Sex Revolution," he argues that the nation is veering towards sex anarchy, drawing parallels to the moral...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 7 Jan 1914

Rupert Brooke departs for Tahiti onboard RMS Tahiti (Wellington, New Zealand)
Brooke is in Wellington 5-7 January 1914.
Links: Wikipedia, Papers Past

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