On This Day: 7th March

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Thu 7 Mar 2024

Vigil for Nex Benedict and other victims (Civic Square / Te Ngākau)
Audio from the vigil to honour Nex Benedict and other victims of non-binary and trans violence
Features: Leliel Trethowen, Tristan-Cordelia, unidentified voice(s), Will Hansen
Links: PrideNZ.com

Tue 7 Mar 2023

Finding Those Queer Bits and Bytes
Showcasing some of the many free online resources available relating to Takatāpui Rainbow LGBTI+ communities in Aotearoa
Links: PrideNZ.com
Why the Census asking about gender and sexual orientation matters for health
"This is counting all New Zealanders": The chance for rainbow communities to be surveyed has big implications for health going forward, advocates say...
Links: Stuff
A Decade of Woof! Auckland’s Rainbow Dog Show
Links: Express

Mon 7 Mar 2022

Australia: New South Wales Commemorates Pride With Rainbow Birth Certificate
Links: Express
Gay Dating: How Important Is Sexual Compatibility?
Links: Express
US Official Warns Russia Could Target Ukrainian LGBTQ+ Community
Links: Express

Sun 7 Mar 2021

Campaigner for ending conversion therapy seeks greater role
A campaigner for ending conversion therapy says queer communities should be involved with the designing of a new law now...
Links: RNZ
Government called to include queer people in developing conversion therapy ban
The government is being accused of failing Māori and Pasifika queer people by not involving them directly in the development of new law...
Links: RNZ
Researchers take another step towards a cure for HIV
Researchers, including a former Dunedin scientist, have made a discovery which raises hopes of finding an eventual cure for HIV...
Links: NZ Herald

Sat 7 Mar 2020

Pamela Hancock sings Somewhere Over the Rainbow at Pride 2020 (Wellington waterfront, by Te Papa)
Pamela Hancock sings Somewhere Over the Rainbow at Pride 2020
Features: Judy Virago, Pamela Hancock
Links: PrideNZ.com
Wellington International Pride Parade 2020 (Wellington)
Audio from the Wellington International Pride Parade held on 7 March 2020
Features: Alex Anderson, Andre Afamasaga, Andy Foster, Benjamin Moorhouse, Brad Christensen, Bruce Stubbs, Chris Bishop, Chris Hamblin, Corie Bly, Corrie Parnell, David Erskine, De'Anne Jackson, Des Smith, Elizabeth Kerekere, Fleur Fitzsimons, Garth Bloomfield, Gene Saunders, Georgina Beyer, Grant Robertson, Jackson Whitham, Jim Gilmour, John Jolliff, Judy Virago, Karen O'Leary, Kate Aschoff, Kay Jones, Kay'la Riarn, Lee Millen, Lisa Archibald, Louisa Wall, Lyn Burgess, Marja Lubeck, Mark Masterson, Maryan Street, Nicola Willis, Nicola Young, Pamela Hancock, Patsy Reddy, Paul Eagle, Richard Arnold, Richard Tait, Tamati Shepherd, Tania Bermudez, Teri O'Neill, Tim Barnett
Links: PrideNZ.com
Damian Barr: Maggie and Me author on his debut novel
Damian Barr is an award-winning Scottish writer whose 2013 coming of age memoir Maggie and Me (about growing up gay in Thatcher-era Scotland), was The Sunday Times' Memoir of the Year...
Links: RNZ
Vibrant, Colourful Wellington Pride Parade Goes Off Without a Hitch
Links: Express

Thu 7 Mar 2019

Chris Carter - Rainbow Voices of Aotearoa New Zealand (Rainbow Room)
Interview with Chris Carter, from the documentary Rainbow Voices of Aotearoa New Zealand
Features: Chris Carter
Links: PrideNZ.com
Georgina Beyer - Rainbow Voices of Aotearoa New Zealand (Rainbow Room)
Interview with Georgina Beyer, from the documentary Rainbow Voices of Aotearoa New Zealand
Features: Georgina Beyer
Links: PrideNZ.com
Marilyn Waring - Rainbow Voices of Aotearoa New Zealand (Rainbow Room)
Interview with Marilyn Waring, from the documentary Rainbow Voices of Aotearoa New Zealand
Features: Marilyn Waring
Links: PrideNZ.com
Lately with Karyn Hay for 7 March 2019
Danish researchers find no connection between MMR vaccine and Autism, the Gay Purge in Cechnya continues...
Links: RNZ
“Pro-Homosexual” Walmart Under Fire From Homophobic Christian Group
Links: Express
Duncan Garner Says Trans Athlete Laurel Hubbard Shouldn’t Compete, Following Announcement...
Links: Express
Jussie Smollet ‘Attackers’ Apologise For Fake Homophobic and Racist Hate Crime
Links: Express

Wed 7 Mar 2018

A Fresh Start for Human Rights (St Andrew's on the Terrace)
Audio from the public forum A Fresh Start for Human Rights, held during Wellingtons Pride festival in 2018
Features: Aimee Eastwood, Claire Miller, Jem Traylen, Jim Waters, Linda Wallace, Maggie Shippam
Links: PrideNZ.com
A Fantastic Woman
Chilean film A Fantastic Woman, starring transgender actor and singer Daniela Vega, won an Oscar for Best Foreign Film...
Links: RNZ
A Fantastic Woman: A lyrical, tough-minded and heartfelt Oscar-winner
A Fantastic Woman (M, 104 mins) Directed by SebastiÃ¡n Lelio ââââÂ½ In present day Santiago, a young trans woman goes home with her older boyfriend...
Links: Stuff
Alzheimer's disease will become manageable like HIV, say award-winning scientists
Alzheimer's sufferers may be able to live with the disease without the devastating symptoms within the next few decades, scientists said as they were awarded the Brain Prize for their work fighting the illness...
Links: NZ Herald
Judge: Idaho must allow gender changes on birth certificates
BOISE, Idaho — A federal judge says Idaho can't bar transgender people from changing the sex listed on their birth certificates...
Links: NZ Herald
Movie review - A fantastic woman
Chilean film - and Academy Award-winner for Best Foreign Film - A fantastic woman stars genuine transgender actor and singer Daniela Vega...
Links: RNZ
Sade Hopkins @ wagamama
Links: Express

Tue 7 Mar 2017

Christchurch Pride event guide
Christchurch, it’s your time to join the festivities! You’ve been patiently waiting as Auckland and Wellington celebrate Pride and the wait is nearly over...
Links: GayNZ.com
Supreme Court drops trans toilet case hearing
In the wake of the Trump administration revoking the Obama administration's trans-positive student toilet guidelines the US Supreme Court has canceled the hearing of a trans student’s case to use the men’s toilet in school...
Links: GayNZ.com
Wellington Pride: Decision was what public wanted
The committee responsible for the Wellington Pride Parade say while they did consider the actions taken by the Auckland Pride Board when making their own decision regarding the Department of Corrections, the decision was made based on feedback from the local community...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 7 Mar 2016

Canada Becomes Third Country to Approve PrEP
Links: Express
Gender Neutral Bathrooms in Wellington School
Links: Express
Wellington Pride at the Beehive
Links: Express
2 WLGN schools fit gender neutral bathrooms
Wellington High School has transformed old gendered bathroom stalls into gender neutral bathrooms, with Onslow College in the process of making changes...
Links: GayNZ.com
Board games evening tonight in the capital
Following a busy weekend kicking off the first ever Wellington Pride Festival | | Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara, the festival is having a quieter day today with the festivities continuing tomorrow...
Links: GayNZ.com
Detention protesters anger Mardi Gras producer
Tension between two float entries in the Sydney Mardi Gras parade led to one group being threatened with expulsion from the parade and the order of the floats being changed to separate the two groups...
Links: GayNZ.com
Indonesia discussing anti-LGBTI propaganda law
Indonesia may be following in the footsteps of Russia, reportedly drafting a anti-LGBTI ‘propaganda’ bill...
Links: GayNZ.com
Laurie demands Logan complainants step forward
Lesbian activist of the gay liberation movement and homosexual law reform, Alison Laurie, is disappointed that fellow activist, Bill Logan, was barred from speaking at Saturday night's event at parliament acknowledging 30 years of law reform...
Links: GayNZ.com
Logan disappointed at continuing "vendetta"
One of the main driving forces behind Homosexual Law Reform, Bill Logan, says he is disappointed at the decision of the organisers of Saturday Night's function at Parliament withdrawing his invitation to speak as a result of what he describes as a vendetta against him...
Links: GayNZ.com
Men shout abuse outside St-Matthew-in-the-City
Two men shouted homophobic abuse at parishioners of Auckland’s gay-positive St Matthew-in-the-City church yesterday during the morning service...
Links: GayNZ.com
South Africa, Zuma and Homophobic Rape
With controversies about the integrity of current South African President Jacob Zuma and an epidemic of anti-lesbian corrective rapes and homicide, what is happening with the lives of LGBT South Africans, twenty two years after the end of apartheid's racist segregation policies...
Links: GayNZ.com
The beautiful sounds of Ladyfruit
Wellingtonians are in for a treat this year, with Te Kahureremoa Taumata aka Ladyfruit performing for her third time at the Out in the Park fair...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 7 Mar 2015

Television item (New Zealand)
One News, ref: TZP456717.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Television item (New Zealand)
One News, ref: TZP456733.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Hot and Steamy – Family Bar and Club
Links: Express
Jazztastic – Shanghai Lil’s
Links: Express
Play Time – Eagle Bar
Links: Express
Sydney Mardi Gras Parade and Party Tonight
Links: Express
NZ short film: Out With Mum
Wellington-based filmmaker Conan McKegg tells us all about short film Out With Mum...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 7 Mar 2014

Keith - Beyond Rainbows (Wellington)
Keith talks about identifying as bisexual.
Links: PrideNZ.com
Riki - Beyond Rainbows (Wellington)
Riki talks about transitioning and transgender issues.
Links: PrideNZ.com
Diverse men needed for wellbeing survey
File Photo The Mental Health Foundation is seeking men of all ages and backgrounds for a new project on wellbeing...
Links: GayNZ.com
Extra Auckland Black Faggot show added
An extra show has been added to Black Faggot’s sell-out Auckland re-run...
Links: GayNZ.com
Nigeria: Four men whipped for gay sex
Four Nigerian men have been forced to admit to having gay sex, then arrested and publicly whipped...
Links: GayNZ.com
Re-review: Black Faggot
It’s hardly surprising Black Faggot is selling out left right and centre...
Links: GayNZ.com
Watch: American Idol's MK Nobilette
The first-ever woman to make the finals of American Idol while openly-gay also has two mums, and two stepmums! Check out MK Nobilette’s cool story here...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 7 Mar 2012

David McNee's killer to be released next month
Phillip Layton Edwards The man who killed Auckland gay interior decorator David McNee will be released from prison next month with a psychologist assessing him as "posing a high risk of violent offending...
Links: GayNZ.com
UN leaders call for increased activism on HIV
Helen Clark and Michel Sidibe The need for reinvigorated community activism for HIV prevention and support has been stressed by representatives of the United Nations this morning...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 7 Mar 2011

Jason Meads is released from prison after serving a sentence for murdering Jeff Whittington in 1999 (New Zealand)
Links: Stuff, Wikipedia
Colourful funeral will farewell colourful Yeti
Mervyn (Yeti) Hills A funeral with a colourful difference will mark the death of colourful K'Road character Yeti - Mervyn Robbie Hills - who died on Friday evening...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 7 Mar 2010

Aussie judge allows hormone treatment for 14-yr-old
A Family Court judge in New South Wales has ruled that a 14-year-old born male can start hormone treatments to begin transitioning to become physically female...
Links: GayNZ.com
Candy bar aims to sweeten K' Road for women
New Zealand's gayest street is getting a dedicated women's venue next month, as London's 'Scene Queen of the Century' brings her Candy bar to Auckland...
Links: GayNZ.com
Catholic school kicks out lesbians' child
A Colorado, USA, school is denying admission to a pre-schooler because the child's parents are lesbians...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 7 Mar 2008

Artist accuses TradeMe of discrimination
Waihi-based gay photographer Xavier Radic has branded TradeMe 'discriminatory' after the popular trading website removed an image of a homoerotic nude artwork he was selling...
Links: GayNZ.com
Editorial: We salute the Southland Times
Front page headline of the Southaldn Times, 26 Sept...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay Iranian teenager battles deportation
A gay teenager who sought sanctuary in Britain when his boyfriend was executed in Iran is battling authorities who want to return him to his home country...
Links: GayNZ.com
Mission to Mardi Gras
Venus Mantrapp: "What can I spill on you?" GAYS ON A PLANE It all sounded too good to be true...
Links: GayNZ.com
Perth: Lesbian killers jailed for life
A young lesbian couple in Perth who brutally killed a teenage girl and dumped her body in a wheelie bin have each been handed a strict security life sentence, with a minimum of 24 years in jail...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 7 Mar 2007

New Zealand on Air and Television New Zealand have made public their funding decision for 2007's New Zealand LGBT programme...
Links: GayNZ.com
Our tips for the Ak07 Festival
In February, Wellington's Fringe Festival brought us fabulous drag stories, risqué comedy, romantic adventures, and 'hot pink bits'...
Links: GayNZ.com
Running with Scissors
Running with Scissors Director: Ryan Murphy Starring: Annette Benning, Alex Baldwin, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jill Clayburgh, Joseph Fiennes...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 7 Mar 2006

Television news report: HIV+ diagnoses are increasing (New Zealand)
Interviewees include Damien Moore and Rachael Le Mesurier. TV3 news, ref F92169.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
HIV figures hit new all time high
HIV diagnoses among men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) in New Zealand have hit an all time high, the New Zealand AIDS Foundation reported today...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 7 Mar 2005

"I might be gay, should I 'try it' with him?"
I live in a small town and suspect I might be gay...
Links: GayNZ.com
Defend Brian's Legacy
Reports of the Destiny anti-gay political rally on Saturday were voluminous, and uniformly paint a picture of an organisation acting politically while retaining their religious privileges...
Links: GayNZ.com
Editorial: One Nation Under Brian
It was a defining moment of the day for me...
Links: GayNZ.com
Stolen car and lube recovered unharmed
In a theft and recovery which has NZ Prostitute's Collective staff in Auckland scratching their heads a "carload" of lubricant destined for a gay venue has been recovered intact four days after being stolen...
Links: GayNZ.com
Str8 HIV partner was NZAF volunteer
A heterosexual man charged with putting his female partner at risk of contracting HIV was a volunteer for the NZ AIDS Foundation at the time of the alleged offending...
Links: GayNZ.com
Wgtn Evergreen lost in spectacular blaze
In a spectacular overnight fire Wellington has lost one of its iconic glbt ex-venues, the Evergreen Cafe...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 7 Mar 2004

Gay Christians support HIV fundraiser
A gay Auckland Christian congregation is supporting fundraising efforts for young AIDS sufferers overseas...
Links: GayNZ.com
NZAF seeks media liaison
The AIDS Foundation has created a new full-time position to deal with the increased demands of media coverage, and is currently seeking applications for the job...
Links: GayNZ.com
Pollyfilla, AKA Colin McLean
Pollyfilla "I try and make the world a brighter place - drag is my drug: I get high on heels!" Drag performer Pollyfilla has become a Wellington Icon...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 7 Mar 2003

Music vid censorship petition launched
Two gay men have launched a petition, angry at the editing of gay content from the latest Christine Aguilera music video...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 7 Mar 2002

Television item (New Zealand)
Qn, ref: TZP256289.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Tue 7 Mar 2000

Television item (New Zealand)
Queer Nation, ref: TZP225309.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Sun 7 Mar 1999

Television item (Wellington, New Zealand)
One Network News, ref: TZP210440.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Fri 7 Mar 1997

Television item (New Zealand)
Out There, ref: TZP181624.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Mon 7 Mar 1994

Television item (Sydney, Australia)
Holmes, ref: TZP142537.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Tue 7 Mar 1989

Women With A.i.d.s. Seek Support (Press, 7 March 1989)
The article discusses the experiences of two Melbourne women, Bernice and Dana, who are HIV-positive and represent a growing, yet often overlooked, demographic in the AIDS crisis in Australia. Published on 7 March 1989, the piece highlights their struggles for recognition and support, as they believe that the focus has...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Television item (New Zealand)
Network News, ref: TZP55935.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Mon 7 Mar 1988

Television item (New Zealand)
6:30pm News, ref: TZP45669.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Sat 7 Mar 1987

Insurance Firms Probe Clients’ Sexual Habits (Press, 7 March 1987)
Unmarried men in Britain over the age of 23 are now being questioned about their sexual orientation when applying for life insurance policies, particularly by companies like Zurich Life Assurance. This action, taken to help manage risks associated with AIDs, is a notable shift as such inquiries are not typically...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Korea Plans Stern Anti-a.i.d.s. Laws (Press, 7 March 1987)
South Korea is taking proactive measures to combat the potential spread of A.I.D.S. as it prepares to host the 1988 Olympic Games. In an announcement made on 7 March 1987, Health Ministry officials revealed plans to introduce stringent anti-A.I.D.S. legislation aimed at safeguarding the thousands of tourists expected for the...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Fri 7 Mar 1986

Virus Will Be Drain: Report (Press, 7 March 1986)
A report from the New Zealand government's A.I.D.S. Advisory Committee, completed in October 1985, has highlighted the anticipated significant impact of A.I.D.S. on the country's health and community services. The committee warns that A.I.D.S. will impose severe financial burdens on New Zealand and lead to challenging social and ethnic issues,...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Thu 7 Mar 1985

Sharp Crime Rise Worries Police (Press, 7 March 1985)
On 7 March 1985, the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ken Thompson, expressed significant concern over the rising rates of violent crime, sexual assaults, and drug offences in New Zealand, as reported in the crime statistics for 1984. The total number of violent crimes rose to 20,836, an increase of nearly...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Television current affairs: the effort to contain AIDS in New Zealand (New Zealand)
Contains an interview with Pat - the sister of the man who became the first person to die from AIDS related conditions in New Zealand (New Plymouth, April 1984). Close Up, ref F57568.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound & Vision, University of Auckland
Television news report: Fran Wilde brings Homosexual Law Reform Bill to Parliament (New Zealand)
ref: TZP17245.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Television news report: Homosexual Law Reform Bill (New Zealand)
Eyewitness news, ref F61871.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound & Vision, University of Auckland
Television: Norman Jones staunchly opposes Homosexual Law Reform (New Zealand)
ref: TZP17244.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Television: Close Up on the "AIDS Frontline" (New Zealand)
ref: TZP7716.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Fri 7 Mar 1980

Lesbians march to mark International Lesbian Day (8 March) (New Zealand)

Tue 7 Mar 1978

Cable Briefs (Press, 7 March 1978)
On 7 March 1978, a book authored by David Rorvik, which claims that a human being has been successfully created in a laboratory, is eliciting both intrigue and skepticism. The book is published by J. P. Lippincott as a non-fiction piece, citing Rorvik's reputable background as a former medical writer...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Mon 7 Mar 1977

Concern About Book (Press, 7 March 1977)
In a letter to the editor published on 1 March 1977, N. L. Bare expressed concern over the activities of the Gay Liberation Front, particularly in relation to Mrs J. E. Viney, Secretary of the Concerned Parents’ Association. Bare's letter highlighted that Mr Waghorne, Secretary of the Gay Liberation Front,...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 7 Mar 1972

Television current affairs: interview with Germaine Greer (New Zealand)
Gallery, ref TZP49990.
Links: TVNZ

Fri 7 Mar 1969

J.p.s “out Of Touch” On Homosexual Law (Press, 7 March 1969)
On 7 March 1969, Mr J. W. Goodwin, the secretary of the New Zealand Homosexual Law Reform Society, commented on the opposition from the New Zealand Justices Association regarding the liberalisation of laws related to homosexual activity. He referred to remarks made by the Minister of Police, who described the...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

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