On This Day: 10th January

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Tue 10 Jan 2023

Christchurch womanâs HIV scare after routine dentist trip
The dental clinic is now reviewing the âisolated incidentâ...
Links: NZ Herald
Christchurch womanâs HIV test scare after routine dentist trip
The dental clinic is now reviewing the âisolated incidentâ...
Links: NZ Herald
Drag Race: Meet The Season 15 Queens!
Links: Express
Monkeypox Vaccine Not Yet Approved For Use In NZ
Links: Express
Thousands March In New Delhi Calling For Same-Sex Marriage In India
Links: Express

Mon 10 Jan 2022

Gay footballer death threats: Police probe abuse of Aussie star Josh Cavallo
The 22-year-old was sprayed with homophobic slurs and death threats by a section of Melbourne Victory fans during an A-League game on Saturday...
Links: Stuff

Sun 10 Jan 2021

Autumn Farm’s Summer Camp 2021
Links: Express
Vinegar Hill’s One World, One Love Camping Festival
Links: Express

Fri 10 Jan 2020

Netflix appeals decision over Brazilian film depicting Jesus as gay
Netflix has appealed to Brazil's Supreme Court against an injunction preventing the video streaming service from showing a controversial Christmas special...
Links: RNZ

Thu 10 Jan 2019

Calls for more LGBTQ training for aged-care workers
An elderly gay man says same-sex relationships are often kept under wraps in retirement villages - and it's creating needless stress for people who deserve better...
Links: RNZ
Calls for more LGBTQ training for aged-care workers
Attitudes to same-sex relationships might have changed, but the stigma of being gay persists in retirement villages, an elderly gay man has told RNZ...
Links: RNZ
Exhibition looks at what is was like to be a closeted gay teen in Taranaki in the 90s
It wasn't until artist Shannon Novak left his hometown of New Plymouth that he felt safe enough to come out as a gay man...
Links: Stuff
Tennis' last taboo: Why no openly gay male players?
At first glance, men's tennis appears a model of diversity...
Links: Stuff
Embattled Kevin Hart Continues to Apologise for Homophobic Tweets and Jokes
Links: Express
Newly Elected Governors Approve LGBTI Protection Legislation in Michigan and Wisconsin
Links: Express

Wed 10 Jan 2018

LGBTI people will still be invisible on next NZ census
The 2018 census will not feature any questions on sexual orientation or gender identity, despite a new Green Party Statistics Minister...
Links: Stuff
Australian Same-Sex Couples Tie the Knot at Midnight
Links: Express
Lesbian Woman Murdered Days After Christmas
Links: Express

Tue 10 Jan 2017

2017 is in Full Swing
Links: Express
Golden Globes a Win for LGBT+
Links: Express
January: Ask Agony Uncle Eli
Links: Express
"Hottest DJs on the planet" confirmed for Proud
Two of the headlining DJ acts have been confirmed for the February 25 closing party for the Auckland Pride Festival...
Links: GayNZ.com
The (General Election) Year Ahead
This year New Zealand is going to the polls...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 10 Jan 2016

Actors sought for diverse new show
A diverse range of actors, including two able to play gay roles, are being sought for a new touring theatre show, LOVE In 3 Forms...
Links: GayNZ.com
Auckland Grammar: The homophobia allegations
Past and present gay pupils of Auckland Grammar School have blogged about their experiences relating to their sexualities...
Links: GayNZ.com
Grammar School tacitly acknowledges homophobia
Auckland Grammar School headmaster Tim O'Connor Tacitly acknowledging that it has a culture of homophobia amongst students and possibly some staff, Auckland Grammar School has responded in an up-beat manner to allegations of on-going homophobia at the prestigious and high-achieving school...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 10 Jan 2015

Television item (Auckland, New Zealand)
One News, ref: TZP454761.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Bus nudge wasn't intentional - marcher
A woman who was bumped by a bus at the start of today's transgender rights march in Auckland is confident it was not intentional, however she would like an apology from the driver for his behaviour...
Links: GayNZ.com
Joy, by Warwick Broadhead
In 2006 we published Warwick Broadhead's take on the concept of the joy of being gay...
Links: GayNZ.com
Lynx ad: "Kiss the hottest girl ... or the hottest boy"
A new ad for Lynx Hair blows the usual heteronormative marketing of products out of the water...
Links: GayNZ.com
Lynx ad: "Kiss the hottest girl ... or the hottest boy"
A new ad for Lynx Hair blows the usual heteronormative marketing of products out of the water...
Links: GayNZ.com
New Zealanders call for trans respect
Auckland marchers begin their trek up Queen Street UPDATED: Around 120 people have marched in Auckland calling for the public to reflect on the treatment of transgender people, while gatherings have also been held in Hamilton and Christchurch...
Links: GayNZ.com
Rally: bus driver denies hitting woman
The person who barred the bus's way remonstrates with a police officer UPDATED: The start of a transgender rights rally in Auckland was briefly overshadowed by angry scenes as a bus driver was accused of hitting a marcher, something the driver denies, despite witness accounts otherwise...
Links: GayNZ.com
Ruling: LYC ad not degrading to men
A complaint that a New Zealand AIDS Foundation ad showing a nude man lying on a motorbike was degrading to men has been thrown out...
Links: GayNZ.com
Tributes to Warwick Broadhead
Matchless gay performer Warwick Broadhead has died at his home on Waiheke Island...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 10 Jan 2014

Auckland Pride: Readers and writers rejoice
Word lovers are in for a treat at Auckland Pride, with a review night, poetry meet and writing seminar making up a collection of events which will be presented as ‘Alternative Bindings’...
Links: GayNZ.com
Katie Couric gets schooled
Veteran journalist Katie Couric has been beautifully advised on the rude pre-occupation with transgender people’s private parts, by model Carmen Carrera and Orange Is the New Black star Laverne Cox...
Links: GayNZ.com
LYC seeking volunteers for Big Gay Out
The LYC (Love Your Condom) team is looking for a bunch of “friendly, fabulous, outgoing volunteers” to help with the LYC Big Gay Out on Sunday 9 February...
Links: GayNZ.com
Republican attacks respected Hawaiian leader
Tito Montes The President of Hawaii’s Republican Assembly has viciously referred to a respected transgender teacher and leader as a "transvestite drag queen" in a bizarre attempt to criticise sex ed programmes...
Links: GayNZ.com
Staircase Reunion tickets on sale on Monday
Tickets will go back on sale on Monday for one of the buzz events of Auckland Pride Festival, the Staircase Reunion...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 10 Jan 2013

Complaints about Pope billboard dismissed
The national advertising watchdog has thrown out multiple complaints about a billboard depicting the Pope marrying a gay couple...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay conman offers guilty plea to 76 charges
David Nepia Carroll 11...
Links: GayNZ.com
No reparations for "recidivist" conman's victims
David Nepia Carroll, aka David Palmer 12...
Links: GayNZ.com
Victoria Park to host Proud
One of Auckland’s most glorious venues, Victoria Park, will host a multi-space party which will be one of the signature events of the inaugural Pride Festival...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 10 Jan 2012

Celeb couple shares civil union in cover story
TV One weatherman Tamati Coffey and his partner Tim Smith have shared a detailed account of their recent civil union in a magazine cover story, which describes the event as their "wild wedding"...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay marriage threatens humanity, claims Pope
Gay marriage undermines "the future of humanity itself", the Pope claims...
Links: GayNZ.com
Hopes fair will grow into NZ's biggest glbt event
Organisers promise Out in the Square will be huge when it returns to Wellington's Civic Square for the fourth time on Saturday 21 January, as they seek to make the fun fair day the nation's most popular event...
Links: GayNZ.com
Shit girls say to gay guys
YouTube - 10th January 2012...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 10 Jan 2011

An open letter to McDonald's
Free WiFi? Sure...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay student "a hero" in Tuscon shootings
Daniel Hernandez with Gabrielle Giffords in an image from his Facebook page A gay college student is being hailed as a hero after possibly saving the life of a congresswoman during the Arizona shootings which claimed six other lives...
Links: GayNZ.com
Killing-accused told boyfriend he wasn't gay
Carlos Castro A 20-year-old model arrested over the killing and mutilation of his fashion journalist boyfriend told him he wasn't gay in an argument before the death...
Links: GayNZ.com
McDonald's happy to review WiFi access
McDonald's says it will review WiFi access to a number of gay news and support websites, if it's asked to...
Links: GayNZ.com
Nights in the Gardens of Spain coming to TV
Calvin Tuteao takes the lead role in the film adaptation A significantly reworked film version of Witi Ihimaera's coming out tale Nights in the Gardens of Spain will debut on the small screen this month...
Links: GayNZ.com
Nothing inappropriate on our site - Rainbow Youth
The Rainbow Youth drop-in centre Rainbow Youth will approach McDonald's to address the issue of access to its website at restaurants offering free WiFi, saying there is nothing on it that is inappropriate for youth to access...
Links: GayNZ.com
NZAF adds weight to McDonalds' WiFi concerns
McDonalds should be making websites containing information important for glbt people available through its new nationwide restaurant WiFi service instead of blocking them, according to the NZ AIDS Foundation...
Links: GayNZ.com
Topp Twins do their bit for the nation's birds
New Zealand's favourite lesbian singing duo Jools and Lynda Topp are doing their bit for some other national icons...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 10 Jan 2010

Air NZ 'drag queen' outfits "hideous" says fashionista
Trelise Cooper's 'candyfloss pink' women's flight attendant uniform design is "hideous" says a trusted gay fashion critic...
Links: GayNZ.com
Peaches to host bFM show this Thursday
UPDATE Wed 13 Jan: bFM says Peaches is stuck in a snowstorm and now won't make it to Auckland in time for her scheduled radio show...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 10 Jan 2009

Boss told fired gay man: "Sue me!"
A hotel employee in Tennessee says he was fired from his job for being gay, by a boss who dared him to sue...
Links: GayNZ.com
OUTLine raises a racquet with Pride Tennis
LGBT support network OUTLine's popular tennis tournament evening will return for Auckland's Pride 2009 Festival next month...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 10 Jan 2008

2007's best gay music
Uh Huh Her Listen up as Kitten Power presents all the campiest, funkiest, most 'out' - and of course the greatest lesbian - hit songs of '07...
Links: GayNZ.com
AKL: Get paid to recruit for gay sex survey
Paid recruitment staff are needed to assist with this year's Gay Auckland Periodic Sex Survey (GAPSS) at gay events, bars and venues between 10-17 February...
Links: GayNZ.com
Beautiful Thing play on stage for HERO
It was a London stage play, then a movie, and now gay teenage love story Beautiful Thing will be on stage at Auckland Music Theatre during this year's HERO Festival...
Links: GayNZ.com
CAN: Most gays can't donate their organs
A new Canadian regulation that bans most gay men from donating organs is 'scientifically unjustified, virtually unenforceable and could worsen critical transplant shortages', a prominent Toronto HIV/AIDS doctor says...
Links: GayNZ.com
Compass: Same Old Direction...
Yet again, the Maxim Institute is running its Compass gathering for young adults at Auckland's Snells Beach...
Links: GayNZ.com
New 'Grim Reaper' ad targets gay Aussies
Mitzi Macintosh as the new 'Glam Reaper' 20 years ago, the Grim Reaper HIV awareness TV ad shocked Australia...
Links: GayNZ.com
UK: Builder guilty of harassing gay teen
A man who waged a campaign of abuse against a 17-year-old boy has been convicted of harassment by a court in Wales...
Links: GayNZ.com
Wigs on the Waterfront "is not dead"
It won't be part of the HERO Festival, and it won't raise funds for its usual charity, but the organiser of Auckland's popular annual Wigs on the Waterfront day of drag shows says the event will return - and the search is on for another worthy cause to support...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 10 Jan 2007

Aussies come to NZ for civil union
Australians Lawrence Jordan and Harvey Streager have been together for 30 years, but they had to fly the Tasman to tie the knot...
Links: GayNZ.com
Condom message kept alive over summer
It's been a hectic Christmas/New Year for health promoters at the New Zealand AIDS Foundation, as they've joined hundreds of revellers at gay venues and campsites around the country to promote the safe sex message...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 10 Jan 2006

Gay kisses forbidden at NZ cricket
Two women who exchanged a friendly kiss at the one-day cricket international in Napier on Sunday were cautioned, and threatened to be thrown out of the grounds if caught again...
Links: GayNZ.com
Urbania
URBANIA Dir: Jon Shear US, 2000, 35mm, 103 mins Currently showing on Sky's Rialto Channel I've always been an absolute sucker for urban legends, so when this twisty psychological thriller – which intersperses tales of urban legends with one gay man's desire to create one of his very own – played at the Out Takes film festival a few years back, I was hooked...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 10 Jan 2005

Backgrounder: Feeling like a new man
TVNZ screened a documentary about female to male transpeople last Tuesday (11 Jan) evening...
Links: GayNZ.com
Backgrounder: Feeling like a new man
TVNZ screened a documentary about female to male transpeople last Tuesday (11 Jan) evening...
Links: GayNZ.com
Civil union concern "social ignorance"
Social conservatives who cry "what about the children" when faced with the reality of civil unions are blaming the victim for their own social ignorance, says Mark Henrickson, senior lecturer in social and cultural studies at Massey University's Albany Campus...
Links: GayNZ.com
HIV testing message not getting through
50% of those infected with HIV in 2003 had never previously had an HIV test, and the AIDS Foundation is concerned that this shows there are sections of the community its messages are not getting through to...
Links: GayNZ.com
Rachael's Way : The NZAF and a complex epidemic
Rachael le Mesurier It's been a challenging first year for AIDS Foundation executive director Rachael LeMesurier...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 10 Jan 2004

Barrymore speaks out
Entertainer Michael Barrymore has refuted suggestions that he has fled Britain for New Zealand...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay men only in women's stores
Girls don't like being served by men in women's stores unless they're gay, according to a consensus of Wellington retailers...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 10 Jan 1987

For Safe Sex It’s Back To Boswell—and The... (Press, 10 January 1987)
On 10 January 1987, Britain's Social Services Minister Norman Fowler stressed the importance of safe sex, urging individuals to either remain monogamous or use condoms if they cannot. The British Government is contemplating lifting a ban on condom advertisements on television due to rising concerns and fatalities linked to AIDS....
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Fri 10 Jan 1986

Battle Continues To Contain Spread Of A.I.D.S. (Press, 10 January 1986)
On 10 January 1986, Bill Logan, spokesman for the Gay Taskforce, addressed concerns regarding the potential rise of A.I.D.S. cases in New Zealand. His remarks came in response to comments from Kate Leslie, chairwoman of the A.I.D.S. Foundation, who had indicated that cases might increase into the hundreds. As of...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Television item (New Zealand)
Hudson And Halls, ref: TZP7117.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Sat 10 Jan 1976

'A Wink For Those In High Places’ (Press, 10 January 1976)
In a piece published on 10 January 1976, journalist Tim Weigel of the "Chicago Daily News" critiques the media's treatment of former President John F. Kennedy's alleged extramarital affairs. The article highlights how major publications like "Time" and "Newsweek" are indulging in sensationalist reporting about Kennedy's romantic liaisons, suggesting he...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Sheikh Of Araby Rudolph Valentino Coming Back To... (Press, 10 January 1976)
Rudolph Valentino, the iconic silent film star known as the "Sheikh of Araby," is experiencing a revival in Hollywood, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of his death in 1926 at the age of 31. The resurgence of interest follows the successful release of nostalgic films like "That’s Entertainment," prompting filmmakers...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
The Bard Makes List Of Bawds (Press, 10 January 1976)
On 10 January 1976, Marsha Dubrow reported on a provocative new publication titled "The Whole Sex Catalogie." This directory serves as a comprehensive guide to various aspects of sexual expression, including bizarre recipes for adult-themed dishes, rules for sex advertisements, and a detailed chart outlining punishments for sexual offences. The...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sat 10 Jan 1953

Nijinsky’s Last Years (Press, 10 January 1953)
In her biography "The Last Years of Nijinsky," Romola Nijinsky recounts the difficult final years of her husband, Vaslav Nijinsky, the renowned ballet dancer who struggled with mental illness. After the couple wed in September 1913, their lives became entwined with the tumultuous world of ballet and the fallout of...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

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