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Sat 28 Jan 2023

  • Beauty students stripped off in front of transgender awaiting trial for sex attacks
    Students got changed in front of a transgender rapist, unaware of ...
    Links: NZ Herald

Fri 28 Jan 2022

  • Complaints against New Zealand bowls great Gary Lawson go to mediation
    Nearly seven months after allegations of homophobia, sexism and verbal abuse against Gary Lawson, a date for mediation has been set...
    Links: Stuff

Thu 28 Jan 2021

  • Global Leaders In HIV Prevention Research, Policy And Advocacy To Be Recognized At HIVR4P // Virtual
    Wednesday, 27 January, 2021 (Geneva, Switzerland) — Researchers, advocates and policy makers advancing global efforts to end HIV/AIDS will be honoured with awards at HIVR4P // Virtual – the HIV Research for Prevention Conference , to be held ...
    Links: Scoop
  • Northern Districts hosts cricket's first ever Super Smash Pride Round, but it's still not an easy wicket for rainbow community
    As Super Smash holds a Pride Round, it is still glaring that there are no 'out' gay male cricketers in the top leagues...
    Links: Stuff
  • Elliot Page Announces Divorce from Wife
    Links: Express
  • Navigating Parenthood As A Trans-Dad
    Links: Express

Tue 28 Jan 2020

  • MAFS groom Raymond Wedlake is a finalist in Mr Gay New Zealand
    The controversial reality TV groom says since leaving the show he's become a point of contact for people who need advice...
    Links: Stuff
  • Tennis great Margaret Court honoured at Australian Open
    Australian tennis great Margaret Court has been honoured at the Australian Open...
    Links: RNZ

Mon 28 Jan 2019

  • 14 reasons to visit Sydney (and beyond) in 2019
    If you think you've been there, done that, read on...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Autistic woman raped at care home 'by night shift worker' diagnosed with HIV
    An autistic woman who was raped at a care home has been diagnosed with HIV...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Chinese HIV experiment prompts call for gene-editing controls
    A controversial Chinese experiment aiming to produce HIV-immune children has prompted New Zealand scientists to call for tighter controls around human gene-editing...
    Links: NZ Herald

Sun 28 Jan 2018

  • Activist who helped legalize medical pot in California, dies
    SAN FRANCISCO — Dennis Peron, an activist who was among the first people to argue for the benefits of marijuana for AIDS patients and helped legalize medical pot in California, died Saturday at 72...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Louisa Wall and Tamati Coffey co-host Auckland Pride Gala
    Labour's two high profile gay MPs have opened up about their quest to help New Zealand's rainbow community – including greater support for youngsters coming out and calls for a New Zealand-based gender reassignment surgery team...
    Links: NZ Herald

Thu 28 Jan 2016

  • Ann-Marie Stapp - homosexual law reform (Wellington)
    Ann-Marie Stapp talks about her journey from being a long time member of the Salvation Army and gathering signatures for the anti law-reform petition in 1985 to coming out and being in a lesbian relationship in 1986.
    Features: Ann-Marie Stapp
    Links: PrideNZ.com
  • "No openly gay man has ever won the Oscar"
    Sir Ian McKellen has spoken out about the lack of diversity in the Oscars, questioning why no gay man has ever won a main acting award...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Bob Tizard, who voted to free gay men, dies
    Bob Tizard in 2013, flanked by first wife Dame Cath and daughter Judith...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Proud to Play registrations close Sunday
    Registrations for Auckland’s Proud to Play sports festival close this Sunday, so get in quick if you were thinking about trying your hand at one of the fifteen sports offered...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Stuck in the Middle? Germany and Marriage Equality
    Our Australian neighbours aren't the only ones fed up with the continual delay on marriage equality in their country...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • “Unacceptable flatmates are painted as villains”
    An organisation that supports transgender people in exercising their human right to access appropriate housing says it is “unacceptable” that the transgender group who advertised for a new flatmate stating they did not want to live with heterosexuals, have been painted as villains by the Human Rights Commission...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 28 Jan 2015

  • Charlie - Beyond Rainbows (Wellington)
    Charlie talks about identifying as a non-binary guy.
    Features: unidentified voice(s)
    Links: PrideNZ.com
  • Nathaniel - Beyond Rainbows (Wellington)
    Nathaniel talks about identifying as a takataapui trans man.
    Features: unidentified voice(s)
    Links: PrideNZ.com
  • AUT passes the mark for a Rainbow Tick
    AUT University is vowing to offer staff diversity and inclusion training, and to sponsor Auckland Pride Festival events, after being awarded a Rainbow Tick...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Mormons back lgbt rights, to an extent
    "It is one of today's great ironies that some people who have fought so hard for LGBT rights now try to deny the rights of others to disagree with their public policy proposals,: says Dallin H Oaks...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Workplace attitudes to lgbt revealed
    hospitality, education and healthcare all rated highly A new survey has found while the majority of New Zealanders say they are accepting of lgbt people, that sentiment does not necessarily extend to the workplace...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Youth groups get Govt cash injection
    EquAsian is among the more than 20 recipients A wide range of youth-oriented groups have received funding from the Ministry of Youth Development’s Queer/Trans Grant...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 28 Jan 2014

  • "No gays in Sochi", city’s Mayor claims
    Anatoly Pakhomov As Sochi is about to host the Winter Olympics, its Mayor has made a claim that there are no gay people in the Russian city...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • NZ updates UN on lgbti rights progress
    Trans passport options are among the positive steps listed in the report...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • NZDF leader to "walk the walk" at Akl Pride
    Crowd favourite OverWatch in the 2013 Auckland Pride Parade (picture: GayNZ...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Review: Blue is the Warmest Colour
    Blue is the Warmest Colour Director: Abdellatif Kechiche Starring: Adèle Exarchopoulos, Léa Seydoux R18, 187 min Probably going on for longer than it should, stupendously dramatic and full of raucous over the top sex – Blue is the Warmest Colour is in every way the agonising deliciousness of the torrid lesbian romance it portrays so well...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 28 Jan 2012

  • Goulter nabs senior role with Mana Party
    Goulter and Harawira at Auckland's Lolabar last year Political junkie Jevan Goulter has landed a job as rebel MP Hone Harawira's Executive Assistant at Parliament, apparently because he's simply regarded as the best man for the job...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Lawless laughs off team switching query
    Lucy Lawless as Lucretia New Zealand's straight lesbian icon Lucy Lawless has discussed the respectfulness of her legion of fans, lesbian or not, across the globe...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Romance novel with trans heroine hits shelves
    A groundbreaking romance novel featuring a transgender heroine has been published in the US...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 28 Jan 2011

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    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • HRC: Govt. has role in homophobia education
    Rosslyn Noonan The Human Rights Commission has reminded the Government of its role in ensuring that "disturbing" attacks on people because of their sexual orientation will not be tolerated...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Outed Ugandan activist battered to death
    David Kato A Ugandan gay activist listed in an anti-gay newspaper campaign has been beaten to death with a hammer in his home...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Report crime on K' Rd, Association urges
    The Karangahape Road Business Association is urging anyone who witnesses a crime on the street to report it...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Review: Confessions of a Drag Queen
    Ricky Beirao's charming, sometimes funny stories are delivered through an awkward patchwork of scenes, seeming to shy away from what potentially could have been a much meatier production, in favour of a cheap laugh...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • UK pair charged with promoting homophobia
    Two UK men have been charged with stirring up hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 28 Jan 2010

  • Big Gay Out's main stage line-up revealed
    Hosts and performers hitting the main stage at New Zealand's biggest LGBT event, the Get it On! Big Gay Out, will include Annie Crummer, Mika, Cindy of Samoa, Will C Barling, Stephen Oates and drag queens Beaver Brown and Tess Tickle...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Mike Puru: "I didn't want to pretend anymore"
    Monday was a big day for The Edge FM Morning Madhouse radio host Mike Puru...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Nominations close Sunday for OurFest Awards
    There are only a few days left for Aucklanders to choose which of their LGBT citizens they think are most deserving of gongs at the upcoming OurFest Awards next month...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Obama to call for 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' repeal
    US President Barack Obama will call for the repeal of the long-standing "don't ask, don't tell" policy towards gays serving in the military, says a White House official...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 28 Jan 2009

  • Chch: One last party night at Flamingo Bar
    Miss Mole is closing her Flamingo Bar in central Christchurch with a big night of shows to say goodbye in style this Saturday night...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Freedom 09 Queer Youth Hui
    Meeting last weekend at Wellington's Tapu Te Ranga marae, 2009's KAHA Queer Youth Hui was a chance for queer youth leaders to connect and network, with workshops and activities to help inspire and motivate their work in their communities...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Icelander poised to be first lesbian PM
    Iceland's Social Affairs Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir could become Prime Minister while the nation's government regroups after the previous PM and his cabinet stood down this week - meaning she'd become the world's first out lesbian leader...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Wgtn: Picnic to unveil Sister Paula's bench
    A memorial park bench to honour the memory of the late Sister Paula Brettkelly will be unveiled in Wellington this Sunday...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Your guide to Pride '09
    Auckland's Pride '09 Festival starts next week – featuring many returning Hero Festival events and lots of new additions! Here's all the info...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 28 Jan 2008

  • Huge crowd for Sydney's anti-violence vigil
    Almost 1,000 people attended the Reclaim the Right vigil at Sydney's Harmony Park on Saturday, to show their support for victims of homophobic violence and to demand more action from local police and government...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Veronica Mills: Wellington's favourite Fag-Hag 2008
    Vee Mills Veronica (Vee) Mills, 22, recently beat over a dozen other straight ladies to take away the coveted title 'Miss Fag-Hag 2008' at a busy contest night in Wellington's SubNine club...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 28 Jan 2007

  • HERO - When girls come out of the woodwork
    The HERO Festival is nearly upon us and February looks to be a busy social month...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • USA:
    Gay commentary websites are swirling with speculation as to whether a MySpace video for a song titled “The Bible Says” with the chorus “God Hates Fags” was made by an actual fundamental ex-gay preacher, a parody made by a performance artist, or, perhaps, a combination of both...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 28 Jan 2006

  • Big Gay Out - it's a "family" day
    This year's sixth annual Big Gay Out event in Auckland looks set to be another great family day in both the gay "family" and literal sense...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Hero Party 2006: Bigger space, more imported DJs
    Just as Auckland's annual glbt festival Hero has clawed its way back from near oblivion, so has the fest-ending Hero Party begun to grow back into the mega-event that it was in the mid-90s...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Miss Gloriousole goes mainstream
    Look out conservatives, Hamilton drag icon Miss Gloriousole is going mainstream with her “Viva Le Diva” show...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Review: Glam LA tranny adopts obsessive Kiwi motorcyclist
    Did you know there is a glbt plot line in the current NZ movie hit The World's Fastest Indian? No? Well, I didn't either...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 28 Jan 2005

  • Alexander the Great
    Alexander Dir: Oliver Stone Starring Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, Jared Leto "Try to say something nice to begin with," a supervising editor once suggested when advising how to kick off reviewing a really crap movie...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Anti-lesbian poster disowned by Destiny
    A confrontational Destiny Church: vote no to lesbians: It's a sin poster placed on a Mt Albert, Auckland, home directed at lesbian neighbours could not possibly be the work of Destiny Church members according to the group's media spokesperson...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Pill Diary: Weeks 10-12
    Weeks 10-12 of the observations of a HIV positive man going onto a standard 'combination therapy' pill regime to boost the immune system and repress the virus...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 28 Jan 2001

Fri 28 Jan 1994

Sat 28 Jan 1989

  • Hookers Not So Happy In Their Work (Press, 28 January 1989)
    Sex Work: Writings by Women in The Sex Industry, edited by Frederique Doiacoste and Priscilla Alexander and published by Virago Press in 1988, presents a comprehensive collection of essays and personal accounts from women involved in the sex trade. Co-editor Priscilla Alexander makes a provocative comparison between prostitution and marriage,...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Thu 28 Jan 1988

  • Integration Of A.i.d.s. Sufferers Encouraged (Press, 28 January 1988)
    A global conference on AIDS, held in London and attended by health ministers and experts from 150 countries, emphasised the negative impact of isolating or discriminating against individuals with AIDS on public health efforts. On the first day of the conference, Dr Jonathan Mann, a prominent AIDS specialist from the...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 28 Jan 1987

  • A.i.d.s. Underestimated? (Press, 28 January 1987)
    A report from Wellington discusses concerns about the under-reporting of A.I.D.S. cases in New Zealand. An anonymous individual with an A.I.D.S.-related condition claims that the actual number of victims could be significantly higher than the 35 cases reported to the Health Department since 1983. He believes that many cases go...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Approval Sought For A.i.d.s. Drug (Press, 28 January 1987)
    I.C.N. Pharmaceuticals, a U.S. drug company, is seeking to distribute its anti-AIDS drug, ribavirin, with plans to have it available for general use within months, according to company chairman Milan Panic. The firm has submitted a preliminary application to the United States Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.) for limited distribution...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 28 Jan 1986

  • Conservative Links (Press, 28 January 1986)
    On 28 January 1986, discussions about establishing a closer relationship between the Sunday Club and the Concerned Citizens Association emerged following meetings across New Zealand. Mr Bert Walker, the spokesman for the Sunday Club, highlighted that both organisations shared similar perspectives on key issues including homosexual law reform, militant feminism,...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sat 28 Jan 1984

  • Party Chief’s Quotes Threaten To Fuel Row (Press, 28 January 1984)
    The situation surrounding the dismissal of German General Guenther Kiessling escalated into a potential political crisis in West Germany on 28 January 1984. The influential newspaper "Die Welt" reported comments attributed to Bavarian Minister-President, Mr Franz Josef Strauss, who was purportedly calling for a Cabinet reshuffle amid rising scrutiny concerning...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Fri 28 Jan 1983

  • Actor Still Without An Equal (Press, 28 January 1983)
    Laurence Olivier, at 75 years old, continues to demonstrate his remarkable talent and versatility rather than settling into retirement. He recently recorded a television performance of Shakespeare's "King Lear," which is expected to be a defining moment in a career that has been unparalleled in acting history. Throughout his extensive...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Mon 28 Jan 1974

  • Six Murder Charges (Press, 28 January 1974)
    In a preliminary hearing held in Houston, Texas, the case of 17-year-old Elmer Henley, accused of multiple murders, has drawn significant attention following two weeks of chilling testimony. The proceedings have concluded, and a judge is expected to rule on a defence motion that seeks to suppress both oral and...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Fri 28 Jan 1972

  • V.c. Goes For $3200 (Press, 28 January 1972)
    A Victoria Cross awarded to Midshipman Edward St John Daniel, who later fell from grace, was sold for SNZ3200 (£1500) at an auction held by Sotheby’s in London on 26 January 1972. Daniel received the Victoria Cross at the age of 19 for his courageous actions while serving with the...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Thu 28 Jan 1971

  • “fathers And Sons” Missed The Point (Press, 28 January 1971)
    On 28 January 1971, a critique of the Columbia Broadcasting System's (CBS) documentary "Fathers and Sons" was published, highlighting its shortcomings compared to the previous night’s documentary, which effectively portrayed homosexuals. The review noted that while the topic had potential, the execution fell short, becoming tedious and lacking clear direction....
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sat 28 Jan 1939

  • Old Otago (Press, 28 January 1939)
    In “Early Days in Dunedin,” Robert Gilkison offers a look into the early history of Dunedin, following his previous work, “Early Days in Central Otago.” While the newer book lacks the same coherence in its subject matter and exhibits a somewhat less vigorous writing style, it still provides valuable insights...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

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