On This Day: 9th April

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Sun 9 Apr 2023

Caren Wilton profile (Wellington)
Caren Wilton talks about growing up in Masterton in the 1960s, moving to Wellington, feminism, lesbianism and bisexuality. Caren then goes on to talk about establishing the first bisexual group in Wellington in 1988
Features: Caren Wilton
Links: PrideNZ.com
Police urge rainbow community to report threats and violence in wake of Posie Parker visit
Analysts say there has been an increase in online hatred directed at the trans community...
Links: NZ Herald
Police urge rainbow community to report threats, violence in wake of Posie Parker visit
Members of the trans or rainbow community who are being threatened in the wake of the visit by a British anti-trans activist are asked to contact police...
Links: RNZ

Sat 9 Apr 2022

Honoured haematologist and HIV pioneer fears he won't see action from 'glacial' Pharmac in his lifetime
Time could be running out for haematologist Ken Romeril to fulfil his dream...
Links: Stuff

Fri 9 Apr 2021

Is Hollywood Homophobic? Kate Winslet Thinks So!
Links: Express
Lexie Matheson: “It’s Very Easy to Forget That There Are Actually...
Links: Express

Thu 9 Apr 2020

Former Vice Squad Detective Trevor Morley dies (Wellington, New Zealand)
Links: PrideNZ.com
Kiwis In Self-Isolation: Patric Seng
Links: Express

Tue 9 Apr 2019

Elizabeth Kerekere - Rainbow Voices of Aotearoa New Zealand (Rainbow Room)
Interview with Elizabeth Kerekere, from the documentary Rainbow Voices of Aotearoa New Zealand
Features: Elizabeth Kerekere
Links: PrideNZ.com
TVNZ 'stuck with' Wife Swap title, leading to awkward questions from gay couples
The show's maker says the name of TVNZ's new reality show is a bit of "a joke"...
Links: Stuff
US war hero General Casimir Pulaski may have been intersex
Two decades of research reveals US general who rode alongside George Washington might've been intersex...
Links: Stuff
Mormon Church Makes Small Progress Towards LGBTI Inclusion
Links: Express
QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT – THE RHAPSODY TOUR: Heading to NZ...
Links: Express
Shaving to Show Support
Links: Express

Mon 9 Apr 2018

Award-winning hairdresser Derek Elvy dies (Wellington, New Zealand)
Links: Stuff
Hubbard has no regrets, stays 'true to sport'
Despite having to withdraw from her Commonwealth Games event, transgender athlete Laurel Hubbard says she has no regrets about attempting the ambitious lift that undid her...
Links: RNZ
Kiwi transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard injured, out of Commonwealth Games
Kiwi weightlifter Laurel Hubbard doesn't regret a tactical decision that may have contributed to the injury that forced her shock withdrawal from the Commonwealth Games...
Links: Stuff
Rugby referee Nigel Owens declares Israel Folau offside for comments on gay people
Openly gay international rugby referee Nigel Owens has chastised Waratahs and Wallabies star Israel Folau for airing insensitive views that could have potential life-threatening consequences...
Links: Stuff
Samoan weightlifting coach hits out at transgender Kiwi Laurel Hubbard at Commonwealth Games
New Zealand's transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has drawn strong criticism from Samoa ahead of her Commonwealth Games competition...
Links: Stuff
Transgender weightlifter Hubbard injured in competition
GOLD COAST, Australia — They said she was unbeatable...
Links: NZ Herald
Our Humble Heroine: Melissa Etheridge
Links: Express

Sat 9 Apr 2016

Remembering Neil Costelloe (Wellington)
Jayne Costelloe remembers her brother Neil Costelloe who was very active in the fight for homosexual law reform in the 1980s.
Features: Jayne Costelloe
Links: PrideNZ.com
Gay ambassadors face “significant hardship”
The US Department of State has released emails to and from Hillary Clinton that describe gay American and New Zealand diplomats encountering “significant hardship” while serving in both countries...
Links: GayNZ.com
The birth of the Wellington Binder Exchange
The Wellington Binder exchange is launching this week and we chat to Coordinator of the exchange, Charles Prout about transitioning and the importance of community exchange...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 9 Apr 2015

Barry Manilow Weds Longtime Manager Garry Kief
Links: Express
NZAF’s Vern Keller Dies
Links: Express
Obama Administration Calls For End to ‘Conversion’ Therapy
Links: Express
Down with shellfish: new campaign
A Californian man is opposing a “kill the gays” ballot in his state with a tongue in cheek call for shellfish to be banned...
Links: GayNZ.com
HIV antibody trial has a breakthrough
A new HIV treatment using a synthetic antibody has led to a 300-fold reduction in patients’ viral loads in trials...
Links: GayNZ.com
HIV antibody trial has a breakthrough
A new HIV treatment using a synthetic antibody has led to a 300-fold reduction in patients’ viral loads in trials...
Links: GayNZ.com
Keller's life to be celebrated on Saturday
Vern Keller will be farewelled in Henderson on Saturday...
Links: GayNZ.com
Rediscovering James Courage
A new collection has been published to honour the memory and raise awareness about a man who could be considered New Zealand’s own Oscar Wilde, James Courage, our very own gay, but sidelined, literary icon...
Links: GayNZ.com
Reports: Barry Manilow marries manager
There are reports veteran musician Barry Manilow has married his manager Garry Kief...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 9 Apr 2014

Parliament: third reading of the Sullivan Birth Certificate Bill (Parliament buildings)
Audio from the third reading of the Sullivan Birth Certificate Bill.
Features: Chris Auchinvole, Denis O'Rourke, Jan Logie, Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi, Kate Wilkinson, Louisa Wall, Melissa Lee, Moana Mackey, Nanaia Mahuta, Nicky Wagner, Paul Hutchison, Poto Williams, Ruth Dyson, Scott Simpson
Links: PrideNZ.com
Television item (New Zealand)
One News, ref: TZP444487.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
The third reading of the Sullivan Birth Certificate Bill takes place in Parliament (New Zealand)
The Bill passed its third reading unanimously.
Links: PrideNZ.com
Aus sports pledge to tackle homophobia
Members of the Sydney Convicts joined by supporters from the Wallabies Australia’s five biggest sporting codes are uniting in an unprecedented stand against homophobia, and those behind the initiative are urging others around the world to do the same...
Links: GayNZ.com
Carmen Rupe feature up for radio award
A piece centred on the late Carmen Rupe is a finalist in the New Zealand Radio Awards...
Links: GayNZ.com
Charles Farthing to be farewelled in ChCh
Dr Charles Farthing Charles Farthing will be farewelled in Christchurch on Tuesday 22 April...
Links: GayNZ.com
Dear Straight Girls, Love Lesbians
A plea to straight girls from lesbians: "We are exhausted! Our dating pool is expanding at the same rate of the universe!" GayNZ...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay family among those meeting Prince
Picture / Plunket A pair of gay dads and their baby daughter will be among those meeting with Prince George and his parents at Wellington's Government House today...
Links: GayNZ.com
Police need help finding missing woman
Kelly Sinclair Police are looking for help finding missing Waihi Beach woman Kelly Sinclair...
Links: GayNZ.com
Review: Carousel and Clothesline
Alumni from Cirque du Soleil and Cirque Éloize have put together an incredibly fun and camp show in Carousel ...
Links: GayNZ.com
The Drag Kings in capital Res-Erection
The Drag Kings are coming back with a clamour in Wellington, with a provocative show entitled Res-Erection...
Links: GayNZ.com
Woman's body found in crashed car
Kelly Sinclair UPDATE: Police have confirmed the car found crashed down a bank off State Highway 2 is that of missing woman Kelly Sinclair...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 9 Apr 2013

Coffey takes scissors to lesbian stereotypes
Aussie reality salon makeover queen Tabatha Coffey has revealed she has some sharp retorts for people who are shocked when they find out she is a lesbian...
Links: GayNZ.com
Divisive leader Thatcher dies from a stroke
Margaret Thatcher was 87 Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is being remembered by a long-time gay rights campaigner as someone who was an extraordinary woman “for mostly the wring reasons”...
Links: GayNZ.com
Former child star to marry musician girlfriend
Gilbert (left) and Perry (right) Child star turned talk show host Sara Gilbert will marry her girlfriend, 4 Non Blondes musician Linda Perry, live during an episode of her programme, The Talk...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay sex is "unhealthy" writer visiting NZ
A Canadian anti-gay writer who believes gay sex is unhealthy, and it would be hateful of Christians not to warn gays they are headed for hell, is in New Zealand to share his bleatings against marriage equality...
Links: GayNZ.com
Hearing impaired LGBT people sought for study
Researchers at the University of Canterbury are looking for LGBT people to take part in nationwide study examining the effects of hearing impairment on quality of life...
Links: GayNZ.com
Hidden A-Gender
Native Affairs finds life behind bars for trans wahine can be a harrowing experience...
Links: GayNZ.com
Hidden A-Gender
Native Affairs finds life behind bars for trans wahine can be a harrowing experience...
Links: GayNZ.com
Killed gay teen was "feminine," witness says
Hayden Miles Hayden Miles has this morning been described as a "feminine, not very masculine" youth who, just hours before the fatal attack in August 2011, was upset about being robbed and was talking of taking his own life...
Links: GayNZ.com
Miles murder trial: accused's intent explored
Gavin Gosnell The intent of the killer and the relationships between troubled gay teen Hayden Miles, his killer Gavin Gosnell and Nicolette Vaux-Phillips were explored today in the trial of Gosnell for the murder of Miles...
Links: GayNZ.com
Miles' mum tried to help him with 'tough love'
Hayden Miles Hayden Miles was afflicted with severe behavioural problems from an early age, the trial of his accused killer heard this afternoon...
Links: GayNZ.com
Obituary: Margaret Thatcher (1926-2013)
Margaret Thatcher was despised and loathed amongst many members of the British LGBT communities of the eighties and early nineties...
Links: GayNZ.com
Obituary: Margaret Thatcher (1926-2013)
Margaret Thatcher was despised and loathed amongst many members of the British LGBT communities of the eighties and early nineties...
Links: GayNZ.com
Zambian gay rights activist arrested
A Zambian activist has been arrested after arguing for gay rights to be respected as human rights, in a live TV appearance...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 9 Apr 2012

30% staff turnover in fourteen months at NZAF
Shaun Robinson The NZ AIDS Foundation has had a 30% staff turnover in just over a year, the organisation's chief executive has revealed...
Links: GayNZ.com
Andy's journey to Mr Gay World
Our very own 'big man with a big heart' and Mr Gay NZ Andreas 'Andy' Derleth has won Mr Gay World! Here's a picture gallery of his journey to the title in South Africa so you can bask in his glory! Picture: AFP GayNZ...
Links: GayNZ.com
Contestants faced problems attending Mr Gay World
Underscoring the problems faced by many gay people around the world some possible Mr Gay World contestants faced stigmatisation due to competing and eventually some could not attend at all...
Links: GayNZ.com
New Mr Gay World's partner "ecstatic" at win
NZ entrant Andy Derleth has won Mr Gay World "I'm ecstatic to learn that my beloved partner Andy has been crowned Mr Gay World 2012,” is the excited response of Andreas’ Derleth’s civil union partner Tom Linn...
Links: GayNZ.com
NZ's Andreas Derleth wins Mr Gay World
New Zealand’s Andreas Derleth has been crowned Mr Gay World 2012 at the pageant in Johannesburg, South Africa...
Links: GayNZ.com
What's behind the newly invigorated NZAF?
NZAF Executive Director Shaun Robinson At the start of last year Shaun Robinson stepped in to run an organisation which was becoming increasingly dysfunctional...
Links: GayNZ.com
What's behind the newly invigorated NZAF?
NZAF Executive Director Shaun Robinson At the start of last year Shaun Robinson stepped in to run an organisation which was becoming increasingly dysfunctional...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 9 Apr 2011

K' Rd Karaoke stars to be in full voice
The superstars of K' Rd karaoke will take to the mic on Sunday night for supreme glory and a chance to win some pretty incredible prices...
Links: GayNZ.com
Navy backtracks on sleeping sailor decision
Stephen Jones The US Navy has reversed a decision to throw out a sailor who was found asleep in the same bed with another male sailor...
Links: GayNZ.com
The night we met Greek Pete
Chris Banks (left) and Greek Pete It was a cold March night at the London Lesbian ...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 9 Apr 2010

Abuse allegations "orchestrated by Pope's enemies"
Vatican cardinals are claiming sex abuse allegations have been orchestrated by the Pope's enemies, who resent his opposition to same-sex marriage and abortion...
Links: GayNZ.com
Abuse allegations "orchestrated by Pope's enemies"
Vatican cardinals are claiming sex abuse allegations have been orchestrated by the Pope's enemies, who resent his opposition to same-sex marriage and abortion...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 9 Apr 2009

Fire badly damages The Den
Updated 10...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay voices retained in Auckland 'Super-city'
LGBT representatives serving on community boards around Auckland are pleased their positions look set to be retained even as the five greater Auckland local councils will band together to become a 'Super-city'...
Links: GayNZ.com
Helen Clark 'communist lesbian' joke OK'ed
Kiwi comedian Te Radar's comment about former Prime Minister Helen Clark being "a bloody communist and a lesbian" on a recent Radio New Zealand National programme have been OK'ed by the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA)...
Links: GayNZ.com
Milk movie banned in Samoa
Film censors in Samoa have banned the gay-themed movie Milk, reports the NZ Herald...
Links: GayNZ.com
Tony Blair blasts Pope's homophobia
In a new interview, Britain's former Prime Minister has publically questioned the Pope's attitude to homosexuality...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 9 Apr 2008

"Astute, professional" Banks leaves NZAF
The NZ AIDS Foundation is about to advertise for a new Communications Coordinator after the resignation, effective last week, of its high-profile media expert...
Links: GayNZ.com
Being gay in South Korea
A still for South Korea's 1st gay-themed film, 2006's 'No Regret' Korea is one of the world's oldest civilisations, with some ancient leaders famed for their same-sex liaisons...
Links: GayNZ.com
Denmark: A cemetery space for city's gays
Gays in Copenhagen have been designated an area in the Danish capital's cemetery for those who want to be buried among people who share their sexual orientation, one of the project initiators said on Tuesday...
Links: GayNZ.com
Editorial: Thanks for two jobs well done
It's not often that we at GayNZ...
Links: GayNZ.com
Sir Elton John returns to Auckland in May
Sir Elton John will perform a one-off concert in Auckland next month, reports TVNZ...
Links: GayNZ.com
Wellington's Wakefield sauna will close
After over twenty years' business, Wellington's Club Wakefield Sauna and Out! Bookshop will close their doors this month...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 9 Apr 2007

Kim Hill addresses lesbian rumours
Local high-profile broadcaster Kim Hill has spoken out against "bizarre and inexplicable" rumours involving her alleged relationship with food expert Ruth Pretty...
Links: GayNZ.com
Parade 2009: Community input needed
2pm: LGBT community leaders have begun speaking out today in support of plans for the return of the Hero Parade to Auckland in 2009, adding calls for broad community input and debate about the event...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 9 Apr 2006

Obituary: Bad Girls' James Fenner (1960 - 2005)
James Fenner On TVNZ's dykonic hit Bad Girls, evil Chief Prison Officer Jim Fenner was deaded after everyone at Her Majestys Prison Larkhill finally got sick of the corrupt, machiavellean, homophobic and misogynist old git...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 9 Apr 2005

Comment: In denial? Capillgate and the Christian Right
Apart from the Locke Foundation, the rest of the New Zealand Christian right isn't dealing with 'Capillgate' at all...
Links: GayNZ.com
Putting a transsexuality theory to the test
23 year old Masters degree student Jamie Veale is researching transsexuals' sexuality and hopes to test an as yet fully accepted theory...
Links: GayNZ.com
Size Matters - Labour and Tamihere
Given that Labour as a whole is highly supportive of LGBT rights, should we bother about John Tamihere's recent outburst? Granted, JT may be a 'phobe, but he's currently a backbencher, and outside Cabinet...
Links: GayNZ.com
Xian activist runs to police over gay email
A Wellington-based Christian fundamentalist has run off to the police after receiving a private email from gay gender consultant Eugene Moore, which questioned the wisdom of publishing moral statements from convicted child molester and former Christian Heritage Party leader Graham Capill on his website...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 9 Apr 2003

Television item (New Zealand)
One News, ref: TZP270315.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Police brutality in Whangarei?
Allegations of police brutality and sexual assault against a Whangarei transgender teenager will be screened tonight on TV2's Queer Nation...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 9 Apr 1998

Television item (New Zealand)
Holmes, ref: TZP197442.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Dare, Truth or Promise by Paula Boock wins the NZ Post Children's Book Award (New Zealand)
Links: Wikipedia

Tue 9 Apr 1991

Television item (New Zealand)
Network News, ref: TZP66517.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Television item (New Zealand)
Network News, ref: TZP66518.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Thu 9 Apr 1987

Committee Defers Name Of New A.i.d.s. Clinic (Press, 9 April 1987)
In April 1987, plans for naming a new A.I.D.S. clinic located on Tuam Street were postponed following a meeting between the A.I.D.S. Support Network and the Canterbury Hospital Board. The network had proposed the name "Lambda Centre," referencing the eleventh letter of the Greek alphabet, commonly associated with the disease....
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Television item (New Zealand)
6:30pm News, ref: TZP41389.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Television item (Dunedin, New Zealand)
6:30pm News, ref: TZP63677.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Wed 9 Apr 1986

'run For Your Wife’ (Press, 9 April 1986)
"Run For Your Wife," a comedic play by Ray Cooney, was directed by Janet Spearman and presented by the Theatre of Comedy Company at the Theatre Royal, starting on 8 April 1986. The play has gained a reputation as one of the staple productions of London’s West End, and the...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
‘queer Pictures’ (Press, 9 April 1986)
The exhibition "Queer Pictures," featuring works by lesbian and gay artists, is currently being displayed at the Manawa Gallery in Cashel Street Mall, Christchurch, until 11 April 1986. The review by Pat Unger highlights the unique characteristics and significance of this collection, which is notably smaller than a previous exhibition...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Concern About Homosexuals’ Custody Claims (Press, 9 April 1986)
On 9 April 1986, the Equal Parental Rights Society in New Zealand expressed strong opposition to the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, suggesting that homosexuality and lesbianism should be deemed criminal in child custody cases. The society's secretary, Patrick Conroy, articulated that many people believe children need protection from what he...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Parliament: Committee of the Whole House - Homosexual Law Reform Bill (9 April 1986) - part 1 (Parliament buildings)
Audio from parts of the Committee of the Whole House during the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, 9 April 1986 (part 1 of 2). This recording contains debate on Part 2 of the Bill which provides anti-discrimination provisions.
Features: Bill Sutton, Fran Wilde, Geoff Braybrooke, John Banks, Merv Wellington, Norman Jones, Richard Northey, Robert Muldoon, Whetu Tirikatene Sullivan
Links: PrideNZ.com
Parliament: Committee of the Whole House - Homosexual Law Reform Bill (9 April 1986) - part 2 (Parliament buildings)
Audio from parts of the Committee of the Whole House during the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, 9 April 1986 (part 2 of 2). This recording contains debate on Part 2 of the Bill which provides anti-discrimination provisions.
Features: Bill Sutton, Fran Wilde, Geoff Braybrooke, Graeme Lee, Helen Clark, John Banks, Neil Morrison, Roger Maxwell, Roger McClay, Russell Marshall, Trevor Mallard, Winston Peters
Links: PrideNZ.com
The Committee of the Whole House (Parliament) continues to consider the Homosexual Law Reform Bill (New Zealand)

Tue 9 Apr 1985

A.i.d.s. Documentary (Press, 9 April 1985)
Since A.I.D.S. emerged as a significant health concern three years prior, public sentiment has oscillated between confusion, fear, anger, and hysteria. A documentary scheduled to air at 8:30 PM on Channel Two aims to address the numerous myths and misconceptions surrounding this often fatal disease. Narrated by Edward Asner, known...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Homosexual Law Changes (Press, 9 April 1985)
In a series of letters published on 5 April 1985, several writers express their views on sexuality, morality, and societal norms against the backdrop of changing perceptions towards homosexuality. E. R. L. Wilson comments on the concept of monogamy as a foundation for society and questions whether, given current social...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Teachers Support Bill (Press, 9 April 1985)
On 9 April 1985, a significant development occurred in Hamilton regarding the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, as the conference of women teachers expressed strong support for the legislation. Organised by the secondary school teachers' union, P.P.T.A., the conference saw delegates voting overwhelmingly in favour of a remit that endorsed the...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Television news report: an interview with haemaphiliac Reg Fuller (New Zealand)
Eyewitness news, ref F80106.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound & Vision, University of Auckland
Television news report: blood samples from haemophiliacs in Christchurch have been sent to Australia for AIDS testing (New Zealand)
ref: TZP129143.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Television news report: concern for haemophiliacs (New Zealand)
Features an interview with Dr David Heaton. 6.30 news Top Half, ref F57593.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound & Vision, University of Auckland
Television news report: haemophiliac man found out he has antibodies for the HDLU3 virus which has been linked to AIDS (Christchurch, New Zealand)
ref: TZP129047.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Mon 9 Apr 1984

Television: Prime Minister Robert Muldoon compares jouranlistic commentry on the Keith Allen affair to those that had happened during the Colin Moyle affair (New Zealand)
ref: TZP110295.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Wed 9 Apr 1980

R.c. Survey Causes Some Consternation (Press, 9 April 1980)
A survey conducted by the University of Surrey has revealed that 13 years after the Second Vatican Council, only half of Catholics in England and Wales are aware of it. The survey, which focuses on various perspectives regarding changes in the Church, highlights a significant gap in knowledge, particularly among...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Risks For Writers (Press, 9 April 1980)
In a letter to the editor published on 9 April 1980, L. A. H. Bogren expressed concerns regarding Prime Minister Robert Muldoon’s responses to public criticism, particularly towards media figures such as the editor of the "Dominion" and Mr. Frost. Bogren noted that Muldoon’s attacks reflect an obsession with controlling...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Fri 9 Apr 1976

‘homosexuals Have A Right To Be Heard’ (Press, 9 April 1976)
On 9 April 1976, Mr P. R. H. Maling, the Christchurch publicity officer of the Gay Liberation Front, spoke out against the exclusion of homosexuals from teaching human development and relationship programmes in schools. He made these comments in response to a letter written by Mr N. W. Harris, the...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 9 Apr 1975

Gay Article Defended (Press, 9 April 1975)
On 9 April 1975, a member of the Christchurch Gay Liberation Front issued a statement clarifying that a controversial article featured in their newsletter did not reflect the group's collective views. The article, authored by Paul Mating, had been described as a "disgraceful and scurrilous" piece advocating sodomy, which prompted...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

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