On This Day: 11th March

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Sat 11 Mar 2023

Women’s rights group apologises for choosing Richie Hardcore to speak
UN Women Aotearoa New Zealand said it was working to gather all the facts but it apologised to the rainbow community for any distress its decision caused...
Links: RNZ
Women’s rights group apologises for choosing Richie Hardcore to speak
UN Women Aotearoa New Zealand said it was working to gather all the facts but it apologised to the rainbow community for any distress its decision caused...
Links: RNZ
Adam Robertson | Releasing Trauma and Nourishing Your Soul
Links: Express
Photos | Christchurch Pride Walk of Support
Links: Express
Pics | Christchurch Pride’s FriGay Drinks Party
Links: Express

Fri 11 Mar 2022

Chile Celebrates First Same-Sex Marriage
Links: Express
Dunedin Pride: Bigger and Brighter
Links: Express

Thu 11 Mar 2021

Demi Lovato says her failed engagement to Max Ehrich offered a 'huge sign' about her sexuality
Demi Lovato shared in Glamour's March cover story released on March 11 that her unsuccessful engagement to Max Ehrich allowed the star to "live my truth...
Links: Stuff
European Parliament votes to declare entire EU an LGBT 'freedom zone'
The European Parliament has overwhelming adopted the resolution, in an effort to push back on rising homophobia in Poland and elsewhere...
Links: Stuff
Gay Rugby Legend Pays Tribute to Prince Harry Following Oprah Interview
Links: Express
Oh Boylesque! Heavenly Bodies Opens Tomorrow
Links: Express
Progress for Rainbow Crossing on Karangahape Road
Links: Express

Wed 11 Mar 2020

Cook Island's Pride Day to fight homosexual ban
The Cook Islands will stage its first Pride Day this weekend, as the country's LGBT community fights to have homosexuality removed from the Crimes Act...
Links: RNZ
Cook Island's Pride Day to fight homosexual ban
By RNZ The Cook Islands will stage its first Pride Day this weekend, as the country's LGBT community fights to have homosexuality removed from the Crimes Act...
Links: NZ Herald
Cook Islands' first Pride Week this weekend
The Cook Islands will host its first pride day this weekend, as the country's LGBT community gears up for battle to have homosexuality removed from the Crimes Act...
Links: RNZ
Dateline Pacific for 11 March 2020
The Marshall Islands bans all incoming travel for two weeks as it tries to keep the coronavirus out; All football tournaments in Oceania have been postponed because of Covid-19; The Cook Islands parliament clerk is sacked because of a cost blowout - was he made a scapegoat?; The Cook Islands prepares for its first pride festival, as the LGBT community gears up to fight the crimes act; And, two new Pacific language weeks in NZ...
Links: RNZ
Out and About: WIPP 2020 In Pictures
Links: Express
Telling Dad I Was Gay
Links: Express

Mon 11 Mar 2019

Green MP Floats Rainbow Ministry Concept
Links: Express
The Fun and Scandalous History of Lesbian K Road
Links: Express
Wellington Paints The Town Rainbow for Pride
Links: Express

Sun 11 Mar 2018

Dying tissue donor rejected because he was gay
For four days Corey Eteveneauxâ lay in a Whangarei Hospital bed, his heart kept beating by life support...
Links: Stuff
Review: The Piano’s Moody Narrative Struggles to Transition to Stage
Links: Express

Fri 11 Mar 2016

Bisexual plenary - Proud 2016 (University of Otago Wellington School of Medicine)
Audio from the bisexual plenary at PROUD 2016.
Features: Sandra Dickson
Links: PrideNZ.com
Closing plenary - Proud 2016 (University of Otago Wellington School of Medicine)
Audio from the closing plenary hosted by Ros Noonan. This is followed by the poroporoaki led by Richard Tankersley and Elizabeth Kerekere.
Features: Aych McArdle, Elizabeth Kerekere, Richard Tankersley, Rosslyn Noonan
Links: PrideNZ.com
Dont Leave Out the I - Proud 2016 (University of Otago Wellington School of Medicine)
Audio from the workshop Dont Leave Out the I: Intersex issues in New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific
Features: Denise Steers, Eliana Rubashkyn, Mani Bruce Mitchell, Tommy Hamilton
Links: PrideNZ.com
Eliana Rubashkyn - A Refugee Among Refugees - Proud 2016 (University of Otago Wellington School of Medicine)
Eliana Rubashkyn - A Refugee Among Refugees.
Features: Eliana Rubashkyn
Links: PrideNZ.com
Hohou Te Rongo Kahukura - Outing Violence - Proud 2016 (University of Otago Wellington School of Medicine)
Audio from the workshop: Hohou Te Rongo Kahukura - Outing Violence
Features: Sandra Dickson
Links: PrideNZ.com
ILGA scholars plenary - Proud 2016 (University of Otago Wellington School of Medicine)
Audio from the ILGA scholars plenary session.
Features: Elizabeth Taylor, Gigi Baxter, Isikeli Vulavou, Ken Moala, So'oalo To'oto'oali'i Roger Stanley, Sulique Waqa, Sulivenusi Waqa
Links: PrideNZ.com
Joleen Mataele - Proud 2016 (University of Otago Wellington School of Medicine)
Joleen Mataele: sharing a life of an activist and an open transgender person M-F in a country that is so rich in culture and religion.
Features: Joey Siosaia Joleen Mataele
Links: PrideNZ.com
Laws and Customs - Proud 2016 (University of Otago Wellington School of Medicine)
Audio from the workshop: Laws and customs in relation to sexual orientation and gender identity in Oceania.
Features: Grant Jones
Links: PrideNZ.com
Pacific Human Rights Conference outcomes - Proud 2016 (University of Otago Wellington School of Medicine)
Discussion on the Pacific Human Rights Conference, held 11-14 May 2015 in Tonga.
Features: Elizabeth Taylor, Grant Jones, Isikeli Vulavou, Ken Moala, Kevin Haunui, So'oalo To'oto'oali'i Roger Stanley, Sulique Waqa
Links: PrideNZ.com
Renato Sabbadini - Proud 2016 (University of Otago Wellington School of Medicine)
Audio from the opening address of ILGA Executive Director Renato Sabbadini at the 2nd ILGA Oceania Rainbow Human Rights and Health Conference, held in Wellington 9-12 March 2016.
Features: Renato Sabbadini
Links: PrideNZ.com
Trans* hui report-back - Proud 2016 (University of Otago Wellington School of Medicine)
Audio from the Trans* hui report-back.
Features: Eliana Rubashkyn, Sally Dellow, unidentified voice(s)
Links: PrideNZ.com
The first ever intersex workshop is held in New Zealand (Wellington, New Zealand)
Links: PrideNZ.com
China Bans Depictions of Homosexuality on Television
Links: Express
Kiwi Duo Paving the Way for LGBT+ Children’s Resources
Links: Express
NZ Census May Include Questions of Gender Identity and Sexuality in...
Links: Express
Raising Bisexual Awareness One Picnic Basket at a Time
Links: Express
Coming out over a coffee
Taiwanese religious groups have taken great offense at a MacDonalds TV ad where a young guy comes out to his dad...
Links: GayNZ.com
Large crowd expected at WGTN Pride Parade
Over a thousand people are expected to attend this weekend’s Wellington Pride Parade, the second annual parade in the capital...
Links: GayNZ.com
Promised Land
Adam Reynolds and Chaz Harris will be at Out in the Park this Saturday in Wellington chatting to the public about their latest project; illustrated LGBTI children’s book Promised Land...
Links: GayNZ.com
Sexuality and gender identity may make Census
Statistics NZ is currently testing questions regarding sexual identity, gender identity and sexual orientation ahead of the 2018 Census...
Links: GayNZ.com
Singapore's Antigay Section 377A
Singapore continues to delay decriminalisation of male homosexuality, noting that while it is still technically illegal, it doesn't actively enforce the antigay section of its British colonial era criminal code any longer...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 11 Mar 2015

Auckland Man Charged With Allegedly Infecting Other With HIV
Links: Express
Sam Smith: “There’s a Lot of Homophobia and Bullying in The...
Links: Express
Star Wars Universe Gets Its First Gay Character
Links: Express
Auckland man charged over HIV infection
An Auckland man has been charged over allegations he infected another man with HIV...
Links: GayNZ.com
Falcons kicking off new season with muster
The New Zealand Falcons are holding a muster for new and returning players at Auckland’s Okahu Bay this Saturday...
Links: GayNZ.com
HIV infection acccused granted suppression
File Photo An Auckland man charged over the infection of another man with HIV has been granted interim name suppression...
Links: GayNZ.com
Mauresmo to join tennis Hall of Fame
Amelie Mauresmo is to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame...
Links: GayNZ.com
Trans woman takes on bathroom ban
A Canadian trans woman is taking pictures of herself in men’s bathrooms to highlight how “completely ridiculous” a proposed law amendment banning trans people from using facilities matching their gender identity is...
Links: GayNZ.com
Watch: Raglan Pride
A member of the Raglan crew who took part in Auckland Pride Parade has put together a video covering their prep, travel, setup and parade experience – which they have asked us to share to celebrate diversity in the regions...
Links: GayNZ.com
Watch: RY's community wardrobe
RainbowYOUTH have put together a video about their Community Wardrobe, a labour of love, which is now open at the back of their K’ Rd drop-in centre...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 11 Mar 2014

Akl Pride Fest Board needs new Trustees
The opening of the 2014 Auckland Pride Parade The Auckland Pride Festival Trust is seeking expressions of interest for Trustees to support the 2015 Festival and Parade...
Links: GayNZ.com
Lesbian couple murdered in coastal Texas
A lesbian couple has been found dead next to a dumpster in a coastal Texas town, in a double-murder which has the women's distraught families seeking answers...
Links: GayNZ.com
Listen: Mika's Dress to Express
Mika has joined forces with a band of merry entertainers for his new single Dress to Express, which you can pick up on iTunes...
Links: GayNZ.com
Lorde disses radio host's lesbian joke
Kyle Sandilands didn't succeed in trying to start a Lorde lesbian rumour “Is there something wrong with lesbians?” Lorde has hit back at an Australian shock joke who tried to make a joke about her being more than friends with buddy Taylor Swift...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 11 Mar 2013

Television item (New Zealand)
One News, ref: TZP428270.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Editorial: Corporal Dougie Hughes' legacy?
Corporal Dougie Hughes No one just commits suicide out of the blue...
Links: GayNZ.com
Editorial: Corporal Dougie Hughes' legacy?
Corporal Dougie Hughes No one just commits suicide out of the blue...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay 'fake prince' auction nets over $1million
Joel Hohepa Morehu-Barlow An auction of property seized from the gay New Zealander who for years defrauded Queensland health authorities and who posed as a Tahitian prince has raised $NZ1,138,000...
Links: GayNZ.com
Outrage at hate-filled flyer being circulated
A flyer riddled with mistruths, warning that marriage equality will lead to further youth crime and increased spending on “syphilis, mental health and AIDS”, has been put on cars in Auckland today...
Links: GayNZ.com
Please don't vote for equality, churches beg MPs
Leaders of a number of churches have indignantly made an “urgent” last gasp effort to ask MPs to vote against the second reading of the marriage equality bill...
Links: GayNZ.com
Queen set to signal support for gay rights
The Queen is to signal her support for gay rights in a statement and charter being described as a “watershed” moment...
Links: GayNZ.com
Youth wings take stand for marriage equality
The youth wings of all eight political parties are this morning standing in favour of marriage equality at a media conference before the second reading of Louisa Wall’s Bill on Wednesday...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 11 Mar 2012

Steve Lawrence - Queen of the Whole Universe (Auckland)
Steve Lawrence talks about being part of the Queen of the Whole Universe beauty pageant.
Features: Steve Lawrence
Links: PrideNZ.com
Inquest into Glenn Mills' death begins tomorrow
Glenn Mills The coroner's inquest into the death of Glenn Richard Albert Mills, the man accused of purposely infecting a string of sex partners with HIV, begins in Auckland tomorrow...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 11 Mar 2011

All systems go for massive opening day
Some of the many volunteers helping the Outgames run smoothly 4...
Links: GayNZ.com
Bear donations will assist NZAF outreach
Would-be bear Robinson is checked out by Urge bar co-owner Paul Heard HIV prevention outreach from the NZ AIDS Foundation to the nation's gay bears will be enhanced after the proceeds from the recent Bear Week have been passed to the Foundation...
Links: GayNZ.com
Marriage aps double after law okays gay weddings
Marriage applications have more than doubled in Washington DC since gay and lesbian couples began lining up for licences...
Links: GayNZ.com
Queer athletes pouring into Wellington
The Wellington Town Hall will be the hub for the Outgames...
Links: GayNZ.com
Social marketer to leave NZAF team
The departure of a staffer central to the NZ AIDS Foundation's social marketing approach to HIV prevention campaigns has seen a change in responsibilities, at least in the short term...
Links: GayNZ.com
Wellington Outgames: Sports Guide (Part 2)
If you've decided not to compete in the Wellington Outgames, that's still no reason to stay at home...
Links: GayNZ.com
Wgtn pumped and buzzing says bar owner
Mal and Scotty at the Outgames hub Wellington is buzzing with fun people and a great diversity of sexualities, in fact its a "city of diversity," according to long-time gay business identity Malcolm Vaughan of the folk in town for the 2nd Asia/Pacific Out Games...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 11 Mar 2010

Hinemoana Baker profile (Wellington)
Hinemoana Baker talks about being a writer, musician and teacher
Features: Hinemoana Baker
Links: PrideNZ.com
AUS: 1st non-gender-specific birth document issued
An Australian citizen has what's believed to be a world-first 'Sex Not Specified' Recognised Details Certificate instead of a birth certificate...
Links: GayNZ.com
Ellen's daily talkshow moves to 5pm
Hollywood's most famous lesbian star Ellen DeGeneres' popular talkshow is moving from 3pm to 5pm each weekday on TVOne from Monday...
Links: GayNZ.com
How healthy is your relationship?
In a healthy relationship, people feel loved, trusted, respected and safe...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 11 Mar 2009

USA: 3 shot, 1 killed outside lesbian club
An argument inside a lesbian nightclub in Baltimore continued on the street when the club closed at 2am – leaving one woman dead and two others wounded by gunfire...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 11 Mar 2008

AUS: Baywatch hunk is now a gay dad
A pin-up star of hit '90's TV drama Baywatch is about to marry his boyfriend and became a father, reports Australia's New Idea magazine...
Links: GayNZ.com
Brown murder accused remains in custody
Hungarian tourist Ferdinand Ambach - accused of killing gay Onehunga man Ron Brown in December 2007, remains in police custody after a brief Auckland District Court appearance this morning...
Links: GayNZ.com
Direct Demagoguery?
Larry Baldock Why should we blindly accept the authenticity of the signatures on the Kiwi Party's pro-belting petition? It's not as if conservative Christians haven't lied about the extent of their support before...
Links: GayNZ.com
Priscilla bus rolls into Auckland's Civic
Following successful seasons in Sydney and Melbourne, the live musical production of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is on its way to Auckland for a six-week season at the Civic Theatre...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 11 Mar 2007

Australian Idol star outed on radio show
An Australian Idol singing star was unwittingly outed by a host on Sydney breakfast radio...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 11 Mar 2006

The 21st Gay and Lesbian Fair is held at Newtown School (Wellington, New Zealand)
This year the fair was organised by the Gay Association of Professionals (GAP).
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay men can soon donate sperm
After harsh criticism over a Wellington fertility clinic's discriminatory policy banning gay men from donating sperm, the nationwide policy has now been reversed, and gay men will be able to donate from the end of March...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 11 Mar 2005

Confusion follows homophobe MPs advice
NZ First MP Brian Donnelly withdrew then restored his support for the Relationships Bill after a misunderstanding over how same-sex defacto couples would be treated by Work ...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay hippos and things subvert children!!!
During the seventies, I impatiently waited through ITV's annoying children's programme Rainbow on TV2 so that I could watch The Tomorrow People, another ITV series that I identified with as a gay teenager...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay hippos and things subvert children!!!
During the seventies, I impatiently waited through ITV's annoying children's programme Rainbow on TV2 so that I could watch The Tomorrow People, another ITV series that I identified with as a gay teenager...
Links: GayNZ.com
Judge for yourself: Peters' allegations against Jim Peron
Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Leader, NZ First) to the Minister of Immigration: What are the requirements for a person to qualify for residency under the employees of relocating businesses category, and is he satisfied that this policy is working in the interests of New Zealanders? Hon PAUL SWAIN (Minister of Immigration): The main requirements for the employees of relocating businesses category are that the applicant must be a key employee of a business that is relocating to New Zealand, and that the relocation of the business must be supported by New Zealand Trade and Enterprise...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 11 Mar 2004

Television item (New Zealand)
Qn, ref: TZP286137.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Tue 11 Mar 2003

Gay MP favours "homophobia phobia" theory
Out gay MP Tim Barnett believes the Rodney Hide/ACO Glass incident may have its roots in a desire by some people to avoid others thinking they are queer...
Links: GayNZ.com
Kiwi DJ a hit at Sydney Mardi Gras
Sydney Mardi Gras organisers have asked gay kiwi DJ Karl Moser to return for a gig at next year's Sydney Mardi Gras party...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 11 Mar 1988

Television news report: stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS in Australian jails (New Zealand)
Eyewitness news, ref F90822.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Mon 11 Mar 1985

Labour Youth Supports Bill (Press, 11 March 1985)
On 11 March 1985, Mr Callum Reid, the president of Labour Youth, spoke in favour of a bill aimed at decriminalising homosexual acts between consenting adults in New Zealand. This bill, introduced by Wellington Central MP Ms Fran Wilde, reflects a significant shift in societal attitudes, according to Reid, who...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Voting On Homosexual Bill (Press, 11 March 1985)
On 11 March 1985, the Homosexual Law Reform Bill was introduced in the New Zealand Parliament, passing with a conscience vote of 51 in favour and 24 against. The bill seeks to decriminalise homosexual acts between consenting adults, marking a significant shift in legislation regarding LGBTQ+ rights in the country. The...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Television: Auckland gay community reacts to Norman Jones' anti-homosexual law reform petition (New Zealand)
ref: TZP132922.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Fri 11 Mar 1977

Concern About Book (Press, 11 March 1977)
In a letter published in "The Press" on 2 March 1977, M. S. Waghorne, Secretary-Treasurer of the Campaign for Homosexual Equality, engaged in a debate with the Concerned Parents Association (C.P.A.) regarding the portrayal of homosexuality in the education system. Waghorne cited various reputable medical and psychiatric authorities, including the...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Thu 11 Mar 1965

Four Magazines Held Indecent (Press, 11 March 1965)
On 11 March 1965, the Indecent Publications Tribunal in Wellington banned four magazines for promoting homosexuality, which was considered a criminal offence in New Zealand at the time. The magazines affected were "Physique Pictorial," "Modern Adonis," "Male Classics," and "Male Classics Annual." The tribunal asserted that these publications were designed...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Fri 11 Mar 1960

Youths Convicted Of Assault And Robbery (Press, 11 March 1960)
On 11 March 1960, a Magistrate's Court heard the case of two 17-year-old youths, lan James Barwell and John Dalton, convicted of assault causing actual bodily harm and robbery. The incident took place on 2 February when they, along with five other youths, violently assaulted Reginald William Rainer, a 50-year-old...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

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