On This Day: 4th April

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Tue 4 Apr 2023

Tiny objects telling big stories
Wearing a badge or pin can be a representation of your identity, your pride or your outrage...
Links: RNZ
Trans rights: Chris Hipkins asked to define what a woman is, gives a 60-second response
The Prime Minister appeared unprepared for the question...
Links: NZ Herald
Trans rights: Chris Hipkins asked to define what a woman is, goes viral with stumbling answer
The Prime Minister appeared unprepared for the question...
Links: NZ Herald
RELAXING IN ULLADULLA | THE PERFECT BREAK FROM BUSTLING SYDNEY
Links: Express
REMEMBERING GEORGINA BEYER
Links: Express
Tim Barnett: REMEMBERING GEORGINA BEYER
Links: Express

Mon 4 Apr 2022

Dancing With The Stars NZ First Same-Sex Pairing
Links: Express
Pride Flags To Be Confiscated At Qatar’s World Cup?
Links: Express
UK: Trans Cyclist Speaks Out After Being Blocked From Competing
Links: Express

Sat 4 Apr 2020

Congratulations House Of Drag Season 2 Winner Spankie Jackzon
Links: Express
Kiwis Surviving Self-Isolation: Joanne Neilson
Links: Express
Kiwis Surviving Self-Isolation: Richard Tait
Links: Express

Thu 4 Apr 2019

Georgia Andrews - Rainbow Voices of Aotearoa New Zealand (Rainbow Room)
Interview with Georgia Andrews, from the documentary Rainbow Voices of Aotearoa New Zealand
Features: Georgia Andrews
Links: PrideNZ.com
Tim Barnett - Rainbow Voices of Aotearoa New Zealand (Rainbow Room)
Interview with Tim Barnett, from the documentary Rainbow Voices of Aotearoa New Zealand
Features: Tim Barnett
Links: PrideNZ.com
Brunei brings in laws allowing stoning for gay sex and adultery
New Islamic criminal laws that took effect today in Brunei that punish gay sex and adultery by stoning offenders to death have triggered an outcry from countries, rights groups and celebrities far beyond the tiny Southeast Asian nation's...
Links: NZ Herald
Brunei to punish gay sex with stoning to death
Boycott as Brunei's strict new Islamic laws come into force today making gay sex and adultery offences punishable by stoning to death...
Links: RNZ
Calls to ban Royal Brunei Airlines from right to land in Australia
Gay rights group wants to stop airline from landing in Australia over new laws against homosexuality and adultery...
Links: Stuff
Death by stoning for gay sex, abortion in 'barbaric' Brunei
The organisation Human Rights Watch says the Brunei government's new penal code introduced today is barbaric, archaic and poses grave threats to basic rights, especially for the most vulnerable...
Links: RNZ

Wed 4 Apr 2018

Historical homosexual sex convictions can now be wiped
Men with historical homosexual sex convictions will soon be able to apply to have them wiped from their criminal records...
Links: RNZ
Unanimous support for law change expunging historical homosexual offences
Parliament has changed the law so New Zealand men with historical homosexual convictions can have them wiped from their criminal records...
Links: RNZ
2 x Copies of Jen Shieff’s New Work The Vanishing Act
Links: Express
2 x Copies of Peter Wells New Book Dear Oliver
Links: Express
2 x Double Tickets to The Naked Magicians
Links: Express
Historical Homosexual Convictions Legislation Passes
Links: Express
James and The Giant Cheek
Links: Express
Melanie Payne and The New Diverse Care Group in Northland
Links: Express
Presidential Election in Costa Rica Big Win for LGBT+ Rights
Links: Express

Tue 4 Apr 2017

2 Double Passes to John Butler’s ‘Handsome Devil’
Links: Express
3 Double Passes to Auckland Theatre Company’s ‘Amadeus’
Links: Express
3 Passes to the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s ‘Three By Ekman’
Links: Express
Gay men allegedly rounded up and killed in Chechnya
Police in the Russian republic of Chechnya have allegedly rounded up over 100 men suspected to be homosexual, killing three of them...
Links: GayNZ.com
The Chechnya LGBTI Crisis
With tales about the possible arbitrary arrest and execution of LGBT Chechen citizens, it is time to background that troubled Muslim Central-Asian province of the Republic of Russia...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 4 Apr 2016

An Adventure, With Health!
Links: Express
Urzila The Unacceptable
Links: Express
Carmen’s Portrait first LGBTI in National Gallery
A portrait of transgender icon Carmen Rupe by New Zealand artist Te Mete has been officially gifted to the people of Wellington by Rainbow MP Louisa Wall...
Links: GayNZ.com
Epsom attacker txtd intent to "fuck a gay c*** up"
Ihaia Gillman-Harris Although the defence asserts that the teenaged killers of gay man Ihaia Gillman-Harris acted in self-defence after Gillman-Harris, described today in the high court as a "predator" sexually assaulted one of them, the crown says a text message between the pair prior to the killing showed one of the youths wanted to "fuck a gay c*** up...
Links: GayNZ.com
First ever intersex actor will play intersex character
MTV show, Faking It has become the first TV show ever to feature an intersex actor playing an intersex character...
Links: GayNZ.com
RY move to new premises
RainbowYOUTH have moved into a new building, just five minutes down the road from the old K Rd drop in centre...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 4 Apr 2015

Ann-Marie - Butch on Butch (Ōtaki)
Ann-Marie talks about religion, a 19-year relationship and three commitment ceremonies.
Features: Ann-Marie Stapp
Links: PrideNZ.com
Mo - Butch on Butch (Wellington)
Mo talks about growing up in Kaitaia, being a Diversity Liaison Officer with the New Zealand Police and marching for the first time in uniform at the Auckland Pride Parade.
Features: Moana Parsons
Links: PrideNZ.com
Val - Butch on Butch (Paekākāriki)
Val talks about lesbian movements in the 1990s, visibility and co-founding The Drag Kings.
Features: Val Little
Links: PrideNZ.com
Television item (New Zealand)
Fresh, ref: TZP458758.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Pride protest and learning from the past
Time to get real about the past and move forward, many will say we are doing that already, but do we understand our history enough to do that? Today many articles are written telling us about how well the LGBT people are doing...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 4 Apr 2014

Anglican options include same-sex unions
Reverend Michael Hughes A document released by the Anglican Church contains 10 options, from blessing and ordaining people in same-sex relationships through to splitting or ending the denomination over the issue...
Links: GayNZ.com
Diver Tom Daley: "I am a gay man now"
Daley with boyfriend Dustin Lance Black Olympic diver Tom Daley now says he is definitely gay, after stating he still liked women too when he came out in a YouTube video...
Links: GayNZ.com
GABA Trust awards multitude of grants
Swimmers and singers are among the numerous beneficiaries of the latest round of grants from the Gay Auckland Business Association’s Charitable Trust...
Links: GayNZ.com
Geena Rocero: Why I must come out
In a moving and personal talk, trans model Geena Rocero says transgender activism is giving her a whole new sense of pride and purpose...
Links: GayNZ.com
Mozilla CEO resigns following backlash
Brendan Eich The new CEO of Mozilla has resigned after backlash over a $1,000 donation he made to the campaign against marriage equality in 2008...
Links: GayNZ.com
Shaun Robinson on PrEP
NZAF Executive Director Shaun Robinson discusses perspectives around Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and need for being realistic in its limitations...
Links: GayNZ.com
Shaun Robinson on PrEP
NZAF Executive Director Shaun Robinson discusses perspectives around Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and need for being realistic in its limitations...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 4 Apr 2013

'Gay baby Jesus' billboard up for auction
An Auckland church is selling the ‘gay baby Jesus’ billboard that was talked about across the globe...
Links: GayNZ.com
Board members sought for ChCh's Q-topia
Volunteers are being sought for the Board of Canterbury’s queer and transgender youth support group, Q-topia...
Links: GayNZ.com
Hui Takatāpui heading to Taupo in 2014
The 2014 Hui Takatāpui will be held on the shores of Lake Taupo, at Little Waihi...
Links: GayNZ.com
Urge owners decide it's time to sell
Alan Granville and Paul Heard Auckland bear and leather establishment Urge is up for sale...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 4 Apr 2012

"So gay I just got AIDS" complaint dismissed
The Edge's breakfast hosts, JJ Feeney, Mike Puru and Dom Harvey The Broadcasting Standards Authority has declined to uphold a complaint about a text read out on radio station The Edge that “Dom, your song was so gay I’m pretty sure I just got AIDS from listening to it”...
Links: GayNZ.com
Aus: poor mental health among glbt people
A new study has found nearly 80 per cent of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Australians have suffered intense anxiety in the past year, and nearly half hid their sexuality or gender identity in a range of situations for fear of heterosexist violence or discrimination...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay/lesbian youth "struggling" PM acknowledges
File photo Prime Minister John Key has made mention of gay and lesbian youth struggling with their sexuality, in announcing an overhaul of mental health services for young people...
Links: GayNZ.com
Trust delivers funds to wide-ranging initiatives
Gay film nights, lesbian history banners and a positive health scheme for people living with HIV are among the projects which have received funding from the Gay Auckland Business Association’s Charitable Trust...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 4 Apr 2011

Govt's made schools "less safe" - Carter
Independent MP Chris Carter has slammed Prime Minister John Key for ‘jumping on a public bandwagon' over bullying, claiming the current Government has actually made schools less safe for students by cutting funding for an anti-bullying initiative...
Links: GayNZ.com
On Holding The Man
Holding The Man has been released as part of the Popular Penguin collection and a number of people seem to be picking it up for a first or second read...
Links: GayNZ.com
Transwoman's death in male prison probed
The New South Wales coroner is investigating the death of a transgender woman who was put in a male prison...
Links: GayNZ.com
US Navy keeps openly-gay sailor
Derek Morado The US Navy is refusing to discharge a gay sailor, who was reported to senior officials by a colleague who saw pictures of him kissing another man...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 4 Apr 2010

An "exciting" night for massed glbt choirs
Tonight's Out and Loud concert at the Auckland Town Hall provided a "mind blowing" experience for the singers and was well received by the 600-strong audience...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 4 Apr 2009

Gay weekends at K' Rd's Rock 'n' Bull
International Gay Appreciation weekends at K' Road's Rock 'n' Bull bar are a great way for visitors and new Aucklanders to be introduced into the gay scene, says manager Susan Stevens...
Links: GayNZ.com
Iowa strikes down gay marriage ban
The Supreme Court in the American state of Iowa has unanimously ruled that a proposed law banning same-sex marriage is unconstitutional...
Links: GayNZ.com
Reviews: Bud is "like nothing you've seen before"
Bud, Written ...
Links: GayNZ.com
Surveillance and Sexuality
When Green Party MP Keith Locke recently protested at his continued surveillance, I was set to thinking about the roles that surveillance has played in the lives of New Zealand LGBTs...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 4 Apr 2008

Auckland's drag sisters unite for ill Bambi
Several best-known entertainers from Auckland's drag community have planned a special night of performances to raise money for their long-time drag friend 'Bambi Slut', who is seriously ill...
Links: GayNZ.com
Election '08: Parties speak up for gay votes
The 2008 New Zealand General Election is still half a year away, but three political parties - Labour, the Greens, and the Progressives - are already highlighting reasons why they deserve our gay community's two ticks on Election Day...
Links: GayNZ.com
Ten things you didn't know about Brokeback Mountain
Cowboy love: Jack gets an 'outing' on TV One this Sunday night...
Links: GayNZ.com
US Pres hopefuls advertise in gay papers
US Presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are still battling it out for the Democratic Party presidential nomination at debates, luncheon speeches, bowling alleys - and also in the pages of gay and lesbian newspapers...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 4 Apr 2007

10,000 lesbians party at Palm Springs
Thousands of lesbians descended on Palm Springs, California last weekend for the ‘Dinah Shore weekend' – an annual event attracting women from across the globe...
Links: GayNZ.com
Anton Cronje, Mr Urge NZ Bear 2007
Congrats on becoming Mr Urge NZ Bear 2007, Anton...
Links: GayNZ.com
China to launch 1st gay TV show on web
A Chinese Web site will tomorrow launch what its producer describes as the country's first show to focus on gay issues – and the first with an openly gay host...
Links: GayNZ.com
More gay men executed in Iraq
Iraqi lesbians and gays continue to be subjected a systematic reign of terror by Shia death squads, says Ali Hili, the coordinator of the human rights group Iraqi LGBT...
Links: GayNZ.com
Singer Fergie
Black Eyed Peas star Fergie has told a website she's had lesbian experiences in the past...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 4 Apr 2006

New GG to be asked about patronage
The NZ AIDS Foundation says the tradition of Governor-Generals being Foundation patrons is not an automatic appointment, and it will approach incoming Governor-General Anand Satyanand about becoming its patron at the appropriate time...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 4 Apr 2004

Media blackout at Ak Pride Centre
Auckland's Pride Centre has stopped making public statements or granting media interviews regarding allegations and counter-allegations of deceit and possible fraud swirling around it, citing legal advice...
Links: GayNZ.com
Topp Twins honoured
Jools and Lynda Topp, better known as the Topp Twins, were yesterday made members of the New Zealand Order of Merit by the Governor General, Dame Silvia Cartwright...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 4 Apr 2002

Television item (New Zealand)
Qn, ref: TZP256773.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Tue 4 Apr 2000

Television item (New Zealand)
Queer Nation, ref: TZP227359.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Sun 4 Apr 1999

Television item (New Zealand)
60 Minutes, ref: TZP211633.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Fri 4 Apr 1997

Television item (New Zealand)
Out There, ref: TZP183591.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Sat 4 Apr 1992

Television item (United Kingdom)
Network News, ref: TZP101864.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Television item (New Zealand)
Network News, ref: TZP101852.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Tue 4 Apr 1989

Television item (New Zealand)
Rock Archives, ref: TZM3759.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Mon 4 Apr 1988

Fans Flock To Hear Writers (Press, 4 April 1988)
The second New Zealand International Festival of the Arts in Wellington showcased its Writers' and Readers' Week with overwhelming attendance and enthusiasm from participants and audiences alike. On 4 April 1988, it was noted that long queues and packed venues reflected a strong community interest in literary events, as one...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Thu 4 Apr 1985

M.p. Tells Homosexuals: Exercise Moderation (Press, 4 April 1985)
On 4 April 1985, Fran Wilde, a Labour MP from Wellington Central, expressed her concerns about the emotional tactics employed by opponents of the homosexual law reform legislation she was advocating. Wilde acknowledged the intense feelings within the gay community, stemming from their experiences with intolerance and prejudice. However, she...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
P.m. Favours ‘gay’ Law Reform (Press, 4 April 1985)
On 4 April 1985, Prime Minister David Lange expressed his support for homosexual law reform in New Zealand while stating that he anticipated amendments to the legislation currently before Parliament. This was his first formal comment on the issue, as he had been absent during its introduction. In a response...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
P.p.t.a. Denies Bias On Homosexual Bill (Press, 4 April 1985)
The Post-Primary Teachers’ Association (P.P.T.A.) publicly refuted allegations made by Graeme Lee, the Member of Parliament for Hauraki, regarding its stance on the petition against the Homosexual Law Reform Bill. Lee, who is one of the organisers of the petition, accused the P.P.T.A. of having a "forked tongue" and a...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Petitioners Claim Harassment (Press, 4 April 1985)
On 4 April 1985, members of a Catholic group in Wellington reported incidents of harassment while collecting signatures against the Homosexual Law Reform Bill. The Catholic group, Catholics United for the Faith, was gathering support outside a post office with the approval of the postmaster when they encountered hostility from...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 4 Apr 1978

Drugs, Sex At Doctor’s Home, Court Told (Press, 4 April 1978)
On 4 April 1978, a Christchurch Magistrate's Court heard shocking testimonies related to a 38-year-old doctor facing multiple charges, including drug offences and indecent assault. A 29-year-old woman, whose name was withheld, described the doctor's home as resembling a "junkie’s dream," highlighting a chaotic environment rife with sex and drugs...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Home and People (Press, 4 April 1978)
An article by Polly Toynbee from the “Guardian” published on 4 April 1978 raises significant questions about societal perceptions of lesbian mothers and their suitability as parents. Toynbee critiques the discrimination faced by lesbian mothers in custody battles, highlighting the arbitrary and often absurd conditions set by judges, such as...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Polly Toynbee (Press, 4 April 1978)
An article from the London “Evening News” has sparked significant backlash regarding the issue of lesbian parenthood. The piece, written by reporters Joanna Patyna and Jane Butterworth, involved them infiltrating a lesbian group under the guise of a couple seeking to conceive through artificial insemination. They disclosed that a doctor...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

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