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Sun 16 Apr 2023

  • Australian Church Seeks to Restrict LGBTQ+ Students from Leadership Roles in...
    Links: Express
  • History Made As Cook Islands Decriminalises Consensual Same-Sex Relations
    Links: Express
  • New Hungarian Law Targets Same-Sex Families
    Links: Express

Fri 16 Apr 2021

  • More than 50% of transgender youth report struggling with mental health
    New survey shows 57 per cent of trans and gender-diverse youth have self-harmed in the past 12 months, while one in four has attempted suicide...
    Links: Stuff
  • More than 50pc of transgender youth report struggling with mental health
    New survey shows 57 per cent of trans and gender diverse youth have self-harmed in the past 12 months, while one in four have attempted suicide...
    Links: Stuff
  • More than 50pc of transgender youth report struggling with mental health
    New survey shows 57 per cent of trans and gender diverse youth have self-harmed in the past 12 months, while one in four have attempted suicide...
    Links: Stuff
  • A Breakthrough For Asian Representation In NZ Theatre
    Links: Express
  • Classical Music: The Radical, Revolutionary Romantic
    Links: Express
  • Did Someone Say FREE LUBE? Bonk Is Seeking Recruits To Trail...
    Links: Express
  • Did Someone Say FREE LUBE? Bonk Is Seeking Recruits To Trial...
    Links: Express
  • Geovana Peres will make her Kickboxing Debut Tonight!
    Links: Express
  • Love, Victor: Queer Coming Of Age Goes Mainstream
    Links: Express
  • NZ LGBTQ+ youth still facing stigma and stress, study finds
    Links: Express
  • Party Time: The URGE To Get Out Of Auckland
    Links: Express

Thu 16 Apr 2020

  • Mum and Dad Gay Porn Store Owners Get Netflix Doco
    Links: Express

Tue 16 Apr 2019

  • The gay millennial running for US presidency
    The US has had it's first openly gay politician to run for President...
    Links: RNZ
  • All Blacks Coach Says Israel Folau ‘Let Himself Down’ With Homophobic...
    Links: Express
  • Brunei Attempts To Defend Gay Execution Law Claiming The Legislation Is...
    Links: Express
  • Pete Buttigieg Launches Campaign to Become America’s First Gay President
    Links: Express

Mon 16 Apr 2018

  • Budget cuts cause of HIV drugs shortage in PNG
    The National AIDS Council of Papua New Guinea says budget cuts are behind a critical shortage of anti-retroviral drugs in the country and there is no immediate solution to the problem...
    Links: RNZ
  • Budget cuts cause of HIV drugs shortage in PNG
    The National AIDS Council of Papua New Guinea says budget cuts are behind a critical shortage of anti-retroviral drugs in the country and there is no immediate solution to the problem...
    Links: RNZ
  • Budget cuts cause of HIV drugs shortage in PNG
    The National AIDS Council of Papua New Guinea says budget cuts are behind a critical shortage of anti-retroviral drugs in the country and there is no immediate solution to the problem...
    Links: RNZ
  • Canada's Trudeau pledges money, new law pipeline happen
    OTTAWA, Ontario — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday he has instructed his finance minister to begin talks with Kinder Morgan to "remove the uncertainty" hanging over the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Dateline Pacific evening edition for 16 April 2018
    Pacific states instrumental in 'historic' decision in shipping industry; Purpose-built evacuation centres planned for Fiji; Budget cuts cause of HIV drugs shortage in PNG; A union leader says PNG workers are having their wages siphoned by employers; A Bougainville parliamentarian learns of balance, and; Another airline looks to step into the Auckland-Norfolk Island breach...
    Links: RNZ
  • Valerie Hannon: what is school for?
    Does our education system successfully prepare young people to thrive in a transforming, complex world? British educator Valerie Hannon says schools must be about more than just improving literacy and numeracy rankings...
    Links: RNZ

Thu 16 Apr 2015

  • Egypt Court Rules Foreigners Can Be Banned From Entry or Deported...
    Links: Express
  • Foodie Bites: A Sexy Butcher with Great Meat!
    Links: Express
  • Hillary Clinton: Same Sex Marriage a “Constitutional Right”
    Links: Express
  • Stroppy Old Women Excerpt: Imagine a world…
    Links: Express
  • Becoming mums part one: hi baby!
    GayNZ...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Couple needs help making vision a reality
    A Kiwi couple needs public help in a quest to take part in a 'This Is Your Life Change' bootcamp which would help their dream of putting a stop to the forced sex trade industry...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 16 Apr 2014

  • Campaign urges UK to halt deportation
    Aderonke Apata A petition has been set up and a Twitter campaign is underway, calling on the United Kingdom not to deport a Nigerian woman who says members of her family have been murdered because of her sexuality...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Gender identity protection bid progressed
    Louisa Wall has made a fresh push for the protection from discrimination on the basis of gender identity to be specifically included in the Human Rights Act, and is urging the community to speak up and encourage Parliament to set it in stone...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • India’s top court recognises third gender
    India’s top court has recognised transgender people as a third gender and is urging the nation’s government to take action to safeguard their rights...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • More than 70 films coming to Out Takes
    The feast of films in the 2014 Out Takes line-up will be revealed at a launch party in Auckland next week...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Paul Potts pipes up against bullying
    Picture / Mental Health Foundation Opera singer Paul Potts has spoken out for anti-bullying campaign Pink Shirt Day, while visiting New Zealand...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Preserving our history
    Do you have pieces of New Zealand’s lgbti history hiding in your home? Or fresh items which could be history in the future? Rather than letting them gather dust, you could give them to the Lesbian and Gay Archive of New Zealand (LAGANZ) to take care of...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 16 Apr 2013

  • Fighting on: Shelley’s story
    Tonight Gay Wellington Welfare Group is facilitating a discussion on how authorities deal with LGBTI suicide...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Help is available for vulnerable youth says Q-topia
    Anne Nicholson Young glbti people in Christchurch or further afield whose lives are becoming troubled can access support through the city's queer youth organisation, Q-topia...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Jury finds Gosnell guilty of Miles' murder
    12...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Paternal family pleased with Miles murder verdict
    Hayden Miles Hayden Miles' father and his family say they are pleased with the verdict of murder just announced against the killer of the troubled "feminine" gay Christchurch youth who they describe as "just a boy"...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Spill-over room secured for third reading
    UPDATE: The Legislative Council Chamber has been secured as a spill-over venue for anyone who wants to be at Parliament for the third reading of the marriage equality Bill...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • UPDATED: Where to watch the third reading
    Viewing parties are being planned for the third reading of the bill that will (hopefully!) give us marriage equality...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 16 Apr 2012

  • Hague pays tribute to retiring Bob Brown
    Bob Brown Gay New Zealand Green MP Kevin Hague is paying tribute to retiring Australian Greens leader Bob Brown...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • LAPD opening transgender-only jail
    The Los Angeles Police Department has announced it will open a jail for transgender detainees, because they have been targets of violence in men’s lock-up...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • US: Gay man fired after Facebook ‘like’
    A gay American man believes liking a Facebook page supporting gay adoption led to workplace harassment, discrimination, and eventually his sacking...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Warehouse Stationery "thrilled" with Derleth's win
    Warehouse Stationery says has shared its excitement about employee Andy Derleth winning Mr Gay Word...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 16 Apr 2011

  • Gay Ski Week lands North American club
    A contingent of snow sports enthusiasts from the world's largest glbt ski club is planning a trip down to Queenstown for Gay Ski Week...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Hundreds lock lips outside London pub
    Several hundred people have taken part in a “kiss in” outside a London pub, where two men were thrown out for a public display of affection...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Paper backs off denigrating people with HIV
    The Bay of Plenty Times has been taken to task for a news story in which a person living with HIV was referred to by a reporter as "a gay HIV carrier," a description considered denigrating...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • The bareback debate
    Ideological opposition to safe sex is not a new idea - its one that individuals bring up from time to time - and one which the NZAF and OUTLineNZ take very seriously...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • The bareback debate
    Ideological opposition to safe sex is not a new idea - its one that individuals bring up from time to time - and one which the NZAF and OUTLineNZ take very seriously...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 16 Apr 2010

  • Community urged to back Pink Shirt Day
    With Pink Shirt Day fast approaching, the community is being encouraged to help spread the word...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Out Magazine's power list: who is on top?
    Adam Lambert, Ellen DeGeneres, Anderson Cooper Ellen DeGeneres has once again been named the most influential gay person in America in Out Magazine's Power 50...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 16 Apr 2009

  • Book review: 20 Years On from Law Reform
    Well, not to quibble but in spite of the title, it is twenty-three years later we have the first detailed academic study of the struggle for Homosexual Law Reform (HLR) in New Zealand written from a gay perspective...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Gay books back as Amazon 'glitch' fixed
    After several days of online protest campaigns to boycott popular online store Amazon...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Single Lady-Boys fundraise for OUTLine NZ
    The debut of a new drag diva trio for K' Road will be an exciting fundraiser for LGBT telephone support network OUTLine NZ...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Sydney: Room for two LGBT Festivals?
    The management of a well-known gay venue on Sydney's Oxford Street is pushing to launch a Pride Festival in the city...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • USA: Pioneer of Queer Theory dies
    LGBT-affirmative scholar and feminist academic Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick has died aged 58...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Watch TV Dancing final with Rainbow Youth
    The Rainbow Youth crew is inviting fans of TV's Dancing with the Stars to join them at Auckland's high-class Langham Hotel to watch Tamati Coffey and Samantha Hitchcock dance in the final episode of the hit show...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 16 Apr 2008

  • Heroic Gardens tour raised $28,500
    The Heroic Gardens Committee has announced a profit of $28,500 from their February fundraising tours of Auckland's gay-grown greenery...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Men face jury for royal 'gay blackmail plot'
    Two men have tried to blackmail a member of the British royal family with an audio recording featuring claims he had performed a gay sex act on an employee, London's Old Bailey court was told...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Tributes to Mahinarangi Tocker
    Mahinarangi Tocker The death of Mahinarangi Tocker was marked yesterday with a minute's silence in Parliament, and tributes from people of many walks of Kiwi life...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Winning dancer Stefano plans to stay in NZ
    Last night on TV One's Dancing with the Stars, Stefano Olivieri shimmied to victory for the second year running - and now the Sydney-based gay professional dancer says he plans to stay and work in New Zealand...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 16 Apr 2007

  • AUS HIV scandal: Health official sacked
    Further HIV controversy and delays in reporting four deaths at a Melbourne nursing home brought about the sacking of a top Australian health official yesterday...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Gay porn DVD
    What are market forces doing to LGBT international solidarity? I asked myself this question when I read a recent UK Gay Times article on Czech "bareback" gay erotic DVDs...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Opinion: "New" National and Electoral Finance Reform
    So much for "New" National's commitment to a sleaze-free electoral funding system for this country...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Radio Rumble: the AIDS Foundation vs. John Tamihere Pt. 1
    John Tamihere Just because GayNZ...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 16 Apr 2005

  • Same sex families wanted for TV series
    The producer of a new reality TV series is looking for same-sex families or couples to participate in Raise My Kids...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 16 Apr 2004

  • Human rights law turned on head
    Human rights law in New Zealand has been turned on its head, says Act MP Stephen Franks...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 16 Apr 2003

  • 1 in 4 Kiwi women attracted to same sex
    Twenty five percent of New Zealand women are attracted to other women but only eleven percent of NZ men admit to experiencing same-sex attractions, according to an Otago University study...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Gay youth protest suggestion "blackmail"
    Much talking, failure to agree on any significant points of concern, and a refusal to bow to blackmail marked today's protest action outside the Auckland head office of burger chain McDonalds...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 16 Apr 1993

Thu 16 Apr 1992

Sat 16 Apr 1988

  • ‘heterosexuals Need Sex Advice’ (Press, 16 April 1988)
    On 16 April 1988, during a sitting of the Indecent Publications Tribunal in Wellington, Mr Bill Logan, the co-ordinator of the Gay Task Force, emphasised the necessity for sexually explicit magazines aimed at heterosexuals to include information about A.I.D.S. and safe sex practices. He argued that such publications required these...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Thu 16 Apr 1987

  • Television item (Dunedin, New Zealand)
    6:30pm News, ref: TZP63700.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • Television news report: compulsory HIV testing for everyone over the age of 12 (New Zealand)
    An Otago University philosopher denies reports saying that he wanted compulsory testing. Eyewitness news, ref: F92527.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Wed 16 Apr 1986

  • Book Burning Calls Disturb Libraries (Press, 16 April 1986)
    On 16 April 1986, the Library Association reported increasing demands for book removals in response to the ongoing debate over "gay" rights, notably influenced by the Homosexual Reform Bill. Ms Dianne Morris, the editor of the association's newsletter, highlighted that library users, particularly in Christchurch and Auckland, were seeking to...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Parliament: Committee of the Whole House - Homosexual Law Reform Bill (16 April 1986) (Parliament buildings)
    Audio from parts of the Committee of the Whole House during the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, 16 April 1986 (the night Part 2 containing the anti-discrimination provisions was lost).
    Features: David Lange, Fran Wilde, Graeme Lee, Merv Wellington
    Links: PrideNZ.com
  • Part 2 of the Homosexual Law Reform is voted down in Parliament (New Zealand)
    Part 2 of the Bill contained anti-discrimination measures.
    Links: PrideNZ.com

Tue 16 Apr 1985

  • ‘absurd Claims’ By Petitioners (Press, 16 April 1985)
    On 16 April 1985, the Lesbian Coalition responded to claims made by a group collecting signatures for petitions opposing the Homosexual Law Reform Bill. The coalition characterised these claims as absurd, stating that the petitioners had accused the homosexual community of harassment. Ms Julie Glamuzina, a spokeswoman for the coalition,...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Homosexual Law Changes (Press, 16 April 1985)
    On 16 April 1985, "The Press" published letters expressing diverse perspectives on the topic of homosexuality, sparked by a prior story featuring a homosexual individual. E.J. Inkster's letter suggested that, alongside stories of openly homosexual individuals, there should be attention given to the experiences of those whose lives are significantly...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Homosexual Law Changes (Press, 16 April 1985)
    In April 1985, opinions surfaced regarding the Salvation Army's stance on homosexuality and the proposed law reform in New Zealand. A letter from Neville M. Rush in "The Press" on 12 April expressed discontent towards critics of the Salvation Army, particularly referring to Shaun Jones. Rush praised the church's adherence...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Homosexual Law Changes (Press, 16 April 1985)
    In a letter published on 16 April 1985, Gabriel Alston addresses the pervasive negative attitudes towards the gay community, responding to the criticism they face. Alston emphasises that gay individuals are integral members of society, highlighting their familial ties to those who may denounce them. He asserts that homosexuals are...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • N.c.c. Out Of Step — Mr Lee (Press, 16 April 1985)
    On 16 April 1985, Mr Graeme Lee, a National Party Member of Parliament for Hauraki, expressed his disappointment at the National Council of Churches' (N.C.C.) stance on the Homosexual Law Reform Bill. He stated that the N.C.C.'s views were "entirely out of step" with the sentiments of ordinary churchgoers. Lee...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Television news report: gay activists disrupt meeting of opponents to homosexual law reform (New Zealand)
    ref: TZP13026.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • Television: Norman Jones speaks to Otago University students about his opposition to homosexual law reform (Dunedin, New Zealand)
    ref: TZP123172.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Fri 16 Apr 1982

Mon 16 Apr 1979

  • Officials Sink Plan For Gay Evening Of Dance (Press, 16 April 1979)
    A 17-year-old boy, Paul Guilbert, faced a hostile environment at Cumberland High School in Rhode Island after he made a request to take another boy to a junior dance on 4 May. His request was met with jeers from fellow students and a refusal from school officials who stated that...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sun 16 Apr 1978

  • Television current affairs: photographer Brian Brake (New Zealand)
    Sundays World, ref TZP2771.
    Links: TVNZ

Sat 16 Apr 1977

  • Emancipation Or Liberation? (Press, 16 April 1977)
    In a letter to the editor published on 16 April 1977, P. R. H. Maling, a news media officer for the Gay Liberation Front in Christchurch, responded to Briar Cambourn’s criticisms of the Women’s Liberation movement, particularly her condemnation of the Sisters of Homophile Equality. Maling argued that Cambourn's comments...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 16 Apr 1974

  • Airbus May Visit Christchurch (Press, 16 April 1974)
    The A300B Airbus, a 270-seat, twin-engined jet, may visit New Zealand for three days in May 1974. This wide-bodied aircraft has been developed by a consortium from France, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, and Britain, with some involvement from the United States. Although the National Airways Corporation (NAC) has not formally...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Tribunal Rules On ’girlie’ Magazines (Press, 16 April 1974)
    On 16 April 1974, Mr R. S. V. Simpson, the chairman of the Indecent Publications Tribunal, discussed a notable shift in societal attitudes towards nudity, stating that there is a growing consensus that nakedness is not inherently obscene. In his remarks, he highlighted the tribunal's responsibility to assess whether the...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 16 Apr 1940

  • Instruction By Films (Press, 16 April 1940)
    On 16 April 1940, a report detailed the training methods employed by the Royal Air Force (R.A.F.) for pilots engaged in combat against German aircraft. The account highlights the use of combat footage taken during actual aerial engagements for training purposes. This innovative technique allows British pilots to learn from...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 16 Apr 1935

  • Obituary (Evening Post, 16 April 1935)
    On 16 April 1935, it was reported that Miss Dorothy Kate Richmond, a respected artist from Wellington, passed away suddenly at the age of 74. She had been residing in York Bay, Eastbourne, but came into Wellington to attend a meeting of the council of the Academy of Fine Arts...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Painter Dorothy Richmond dies (Wellington, New Zealand)
    Links: Te Ara, Papers Past (1), Papers Past (2)

Fri 16 Apr 1909

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