On This Day: 6th May

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Sat 6 May 2023

Saudi Arabia Now Claims To Welcome LGBTQ+ Travelers
Links: Express
South Korea’s LGBTQ+ Pride Festival Faces Venue Dispute and Discrimination Allegations
Links: Express

Fri 6 May 2022

Migrants with HIV face uncertain future: 'I was infected here in NZ'
Some immigrants are applying for refugee status because they've tested positive for HIV in New Zealand and are worried the government will kick them out...
Links: RNZ
Eli Matthewson: “It’s Always Daunting To Represent Rainbow Communities On Screen”
Links: Express
Molly McCann: From Brawler To Author
Links: Express
USA: Rapper Kidd Creole Sentenced To 16 Years After ‘Gay Panic’...
Links: Express
You’re Invited! Get Ready To Secure Your Sydney WorldPride 2023 Tickets
Links: Express

Thu 6 May 2021

Bebe Rexha shares she's dated female celebs in message on sexuality
Singer Bebe Rexha discussed her sexuality in a new interview, saying she has "fallen in love with a girl" in the past and has also dated famous ones...
Links: Stuff
Home of San Francisco's first same-sex spouses now a landmark
The hilltop cottage belonging to a lesbian couple who were the first same-sex partners to legally marry in San Francisco has become a city landmark...
Links: NZ Herald
Laurel Hubbard set to become first trans-gender Olympic athlete
Official selection is the only thing needed for weightlifter Laurel Hubbard to become the first transgender Olympian...
Links: RNZ
Laurel Hubbard set to become first transgender Olympic athlete
Official selection is the only thing needed for weightlifter Laurel Hubbard to become the first transgender Olympian...
Links: RNZ
Midday Sports News for 6 May 2021
Official selection is the only thing needed for weightlifter Laurel Hubbard to become the first transgender Olympian...
Links: RNZ
NZ's Laurel Hubbard may become first transgender athlete at an Olympic Games
Laurel Hubbard is on the brink of making the NZ team for the Tokyo Olympics - and becoming part of Games history...
Links: Stuff
Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard should be at Olympics
Transgender New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is all but guaranteed a spot at the Tokyo Olympics...
Links: RNZ
2022 Date Announced For Auckland’s Rainbow Pride Parade
Links: Express
Gay Paramedic Burned Alive in Homophobic Arson
Links: Express
Prominent Tongan LGBTQ+ Rights Activist Murdered
Links: Express
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Links: Express
The Invisible Ageing Queen
Links: Express

Wed 6 May 2020

CRL tunnel boring machine named after Dame Whina Cooper
City Rail Link's Tunnel Boring Machine has been named after Maori land rights activist Dame Whina Cooper ...
Links: RNZ
Celebrate NZ Music Month And Tune Into Lockdown Live Week 5
Links: Express
Ex-Pope Unleashes With Homophobic Rhetoric
Links: Express

Mon 6 May 2019

Brunei not enforcing death penalty for gay people after international backlash
Sultan places moratorium on capital punishment for gay people and adulterers...
Links: Stuff
Brunei says it will not enforce gay death penalty
Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has extended a moratorium on the death penalty to incoming legislation prohibiting gay sex...
Links: RNZ
Folau rejects $1m to leave Rugby Australia contract
The Wallabies fullback Israel Folau has reportedly rejected a 1 million dollar offer from Rugby Australia to walk away from his contract...
Links: RNZ
Gay rugby league icon Ian Roberts to Israel Folau: 'Kids are killing themselves'
"There are young kids in the suburbs taking their own lives," Ian Roberts says...
Links: Stuff
Study proves that HIV transmission can be eliminated, increasing hopes to an end to Aids
Hopes of an end to HIV get big boost with study showing transmission of the virus can be eliminated...
Links: Stuff
Israel Folau Refuses to Leave, Rejects Million Dollar Settlement
Links: Express

Sat 6 May 2017

Geovana Peres (Auckland)
Boxer Geovana Peres talks to Benji Watt about winning the New Zealand National (NZNBF Version) Light Heavyweight title
Features: Geovana Peres
Links: PrideNZ.com

Fri 6 May 2016

Small Screen Hunk Confirms He is Gay
Links: Express
US Consul General in Shanghai Marries Partner
Links: Express
"Govt must commit to removing CD4 threshold"
NZAF says while it applauds the Government for investing in medicine, it must commit to removing the CD4 threshold for accessing HIV treatment...
Links: GayNZ.com
Legislative reform for divorce looks unlikely
The issue of divorce for overseas same-sex couples who marry here in New Zealand has come into the spotlight recently as an Australian woman revealed that she is unable to divorce because to do so she would need to live here...
Links: GayNZ.com
Pharmac funding hoped to improve access to HIV meds
Pharmac has received $39 million to improve access to medications next year...
Links: GayNZ.com
Reflecting on SHIFT
Over one hundred young people gathered from all over the country last weekend for a national LGBTI youth hui...
Links: GayNZ.com
Turnbull: Electoral Roulette?
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull appears to be trying to exploit a campaign to restore the Australian Building and Corruption Commission to call a snap Australian federal election, but will this backfire on him and his Liberal/National Coalition government? It would have been the Coalition's approach to industrial relations, but Turnbull backed off confrontation over that one...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 6 May 2015

Kenyan GLBT Advocacy Group Wins Historic Court Victory
Links: Express
Tasmanian Woman’s Dying Wish Granted
Links: Express
Defence Force gets behind Pink Shirt Day
The Defence Force is taking part in Pink Shirt Day by offering five young “Pink Shirt Day Heroes” a special day out...
Links: GayNZ.com
Elizabeth Kerekere’s Top Relationship Tips
Elizabeth Kerekere has over 30 years of experience working within Māori and other community organisations...
Links: GayNZ.com
Elizabeth Kerekere’s Top Relationship Tips
Elizabeth Kerekere has over 30 years of experience working within Māori and other community organisations...
Links: GayNZ.com
Few couples now opting for civil unions
UPDATED: Just 19 New Zealand same-sex couples had civil unions in 2014, while there were 486 same-sex weddings...
Links: GayNZ.com
Miley Cyrus' romances not all "straight"
Pop star Miley Cyrus has revealed she hasn’t always been in "straight, heterosexual" relationships...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 6 May 2014

Mika's new single: Coffee
Have a listen to Mika's new single Coffee, a hot energy shot which features Lavina Williams...
Links: GayNZ.com
NRL junior suspended for anti-gay barb
Mitchell Moses has since apologised An up and coming rugby league player has been suspended for two games after calling an opposition player a 'a f*cking gay c*nt' during an under-20s State of Origin game...
Links: GayNZ.com
Smith backs NZAF's condom message
Jonathan Smith A well-known gay Aucklander is supporting the New Zealand AIDS Foundation’s warning that the risk of HIV transmission not completely ruled out even if a viral load is undetectable...
Links: GayNZ.com
Smith backs NZAF's condom message
Jonathan Smith A well-known gay Aucklander is supporting the New Zealand AIDS Foundation’s warning that the risk of HIV transmission not completely ruled out even if a viral load is undetectable...
Links: GayNZ.com
Tickets on sale for Adore Delano show
Drag star Adore Delano will perform at Auckland’s Legend Bar ...
Links: GayNZ.com
Urge needs a little help from friends
The owners of Auckland’s Urge Bar are reluctantly appealing to the community for help, as the loved venue faces closure...
Links: GayNZ.com
X-Men stars discover gay fan fantasies
X-Men: Days of Future Past stars James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender have had a hilarious introduction to fan art and fan fiction on The Graham Norton Show...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 6 May 2013

Television item (New Zealand)
One News, ref: TZP431118.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Anti-gay lobby group losing charity status
Lobby group Family First is being deregistered as a charity, losing its tax exempt status, due to its political lobbying...
Links: GayNZ.com
Artist spotlight: Te Mete
Artist Te Mete’s work comes from an unconventional background...
Links: GayNZ.com
Family First: Uncharitable Thoughts
Christian Right pressure group Family First has been deregistered by New Zealand's Charities Commission...
Links: GayNZ.com
Family First: Uncharitable Thoughts
Christian Right pressure group Family First has been deregistered by New Zealand's Charities Commission...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay man takes on Anglican Church over rejection
Geno Sisneros The Human Rights Tribunal is hearing the case of a gay man who was rejected for training as a priest by the Anglican Church...
Links: GayNZ.com
Mau and Edmonds slam ‘creepy’ women’s mag
Mau and Edmonds (yes, we asked them before we took this picture!) Auckland couple Ali Mau and Karleen Edmonds have ripped into a woman’s magazine which has published pictures of them kissing and cuddling as they enjoyed a concert...
Links: GayNZ.com
Rainbow Youth farewelling two key staff members
Hamilton (centre) and Shore (right) with former colleague Priscilla Penniket at tehe WTF launch Two staff members are wrapping up their time at Rainbow Youth, which is heading for a slight restructure...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 6 May 2012

Ron New - Queen of the Whole Universe (Auckland)
Ron New talks about being part of the Queen of the Whole Universe beauty pageant.
Features: Ron New
Links: PrideNZ.com
Johnson "obessed" with donating sperm
Bill Johnson A one-time anti-gay American political candidate who made headlines for donating sperm to lesbian couples here in New Zealand has apparently left his wife to be with the children he’s sired...
Links: GayNZ.com
Out Takes: the docos
Whether you’re a lesbian who loves alternative music, a gay boy who loves Bollywood, or anyone who loves ballroom, or none of the above, there’s bound to be something for you in the documentary line-up at Out Takes...
Links: GayNZ.com
US: Trans woman killed in possible hate crime
Brandy Martell - photo by Tiffany Woods...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 6 May 2011

Ardern gets election campaign rolling
The caravan, before and after...
Links: GayNZ.com
Aus: Ex-soldier charged over Facebook hate
A former Australian soldier has been charged over the creation of an anti-gay Facebook page that targeted four serving members of the Defence Force...
Links: GayNZ.com
Brazil approves civil unions, in landmark move
Same-sex civil unions have been approved by Brazil's Supreme Court...
Links: GayNZ.com
Mardi Gras meeting called
You may be aware that recently, GABA agreed after discussions with Nikki Kaye MP to chair a group looking at support for a potential "Mardi Gras" or larger LGBT Celebration in Auckland...
Links: GayNZ.com
Misreading Epsom
If Don Brash does stand John Banks in Epsom come the November 2011 New Zealand general election, will ACT lose its last toehold on power? Consider this...
Links: GayNZ.com
Naval and Family being turned into strip club
The teaser ad for the new club K' Rd's Naval ...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 6 May 2010

Anti-gay minister hires escort "to carry luggage"
An American Christian right leader has been snapped returning from holiday with a male prostitute, who he claims he hired to carry his luggage...
Links: GayNZ.com
Drug-resistant gonorrhoea a worry for NZ
The emergence of drug-resistant gonorrhoea and a spike in detection of the sexually transmitted disease in New South Wales has put sexual health experts here in New Zealand on alert...
Links: GayNZ.com
Get your nominations in for WotW Awards
Wayne Nicholas with Miss Gloriousole Nominations are already flooding in for the Wigs on the Waterfront (WotW) Awards night, which will be held at Auckland's Maritime Museum on June 6...
Links: GayNZ.com
Kiwi Olympic speed skater comes out
Blake Skjellerup New Zealand Olympic speed skater Blake Skjellerup has come out in an interview with Australian magazine DNA...
Links: GayNZ.com
Lesbians remain more likely to get hitched
Lesbians continue to be more likely than gay men to enter into civil unions, with 168 female couples getting hitched in 2009 compared to 124 male couples...
Links: GayNZ.com
Review: A Single Man
A Single Man A film by Tom Ford Based on the Book by Christopher Isherwood (1904 – 1986) Starring: Colin Firth and Julianne Moore, with Mathew Goode, Nicholas Hoult, Ginnfer Goodwin Colin Firth and Julianne Moore in A Single Man Of all the novels of Christopher Isherwood A Single Man, written in 1965, was his favourite work and considered by many to be his best work...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 6 May 2009

"I'm off to the World Outgames. Anyone with me?"
Kiwi Outgames medal hope: Bren JD Auckland's North Shore boy Bren JD is heading to Denmark to play hockey at July's World Outgames in Copenhagen...
Links: GayNZ.com
Chauvel s reshuffle
GLBT Labour MPs Maryan Street and Charles Chauvel have picked up extra responsibilities in leader Phil Goff's reshuffle of his caucus and opposition shadow cabinet, while Chris Carter has slid sideways a little...
Links: GayNZ.com
Double murderer's appeal turned down
The former white supremacist who is serving two life prison sentences for killing a gay Westport man and a Korean backpacker has had his appeal against his 21-year non-parole jail term turned down...
Links: GayNZ.com
The Big Fat Gay Anti-Hate YouTube Video
Lily Allen "Look inside, look inside your tiny mind and look a bit harder cause we're so uninspired so sick and tired of all the hatred you harbor so you say it's not okay to be gay well I think you're just evil you're just some racist who can't tie my laces you're point of view is not legal…" 23 YouTubers got together to sing along to Lily Allen's new anti-homophobia song in advance of a worldwide day against anti-gay hatred...
Links: GayNZ.com
UK ban for anti-gay energy drink founder
The American co-founder of Rockstar energy drinks is on a short list of people banned from the UK for 'inciting hatred'...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 6 May 2008

"Gay marriage doesn't work" - Pete Burns
UK pop singer Pete Burns says he's "learned the hard way" that gay relationships are "a total joke" and has split from his civil union partner Michael Simpson...
Links: GayNZ.com
AUS: No Civil Unions for ACT after veto
Same-sex couples in Canberra have lost a legal battle for civil unions, after the Australian Capital Territory's Government was forced into a humiliating backdown on the issue during tense negotiations with the Federal Government...
Links: GayNZ.com
Hamilton's Next Door Bar will be demolished
After a long battle with Hamilton City Council over the refurbishment of the Next Door Bar, its owner has had a complete change of plan - he's going to demolish the whole place and start afresh...
Links: GayNZ.com
Manila: Church head against gays in parade
The head of Manila's Roman Catholic Church has frowned on the participation of gay men in the Santacruzan flower festival held across the Philippines every May in honour of the Virgin Mary...
Links: GayNZ.com
Over 250 gay couples civilly united in 2007
Two hundred and fifty-three same-sex couples civilly united last year, according to official figures released by Statistics New Zealand today...
Links: GayNZ.com
Sensible Susan and the Queen's Merkin
Sensible Susan ...
Links: GayNZ.com
Takataapui TV: The World According to Rangatira
The next episode of Maori Television's LGBT documentary programme Takataapui will be broadcast at 9:30pm on Monday 12 May: An awesome line-up of respected Rangatira takataapui give considered, open - and at times powerfully simple - first-hand accounts of the World According to Takataapui...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 6 May 2007

Asian Gay New Zealanders
It is very obvious that Asians are an increasingly visible part of the New Zealand community...
Links: GayNZ.com
Asian Gay New Zealanders
It is very obvious that Asians are an increasingly visible part of the New Zealand community...
Links: GayNZ.com
Canada: Gas attacks in gay village?
On the Saturday night of 28th April, a colourless, odourless gas was released into the ventilation systems of two Toronto gay bars, the Globe and Mail newspaper has revealed...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 6 May 2006

Editorial: Some things never change. Why?
To paraphrase Whangarei's Northern Advocate newspaper, after a year of legally recognised civil unions in New Zealand some things have changed, some have stayed the same...
Links: GayNZ.com
Six years before Law Reform there was "Squeeze"
SQUEEZE (NZ,1980) R18 Dir: Richard Turner Starring Robert Shannon, Paul Eady Made here in New Zealand before the homosexual law reform bill was passed, and on a budget of less than $100,000, Squeeze, the story of a bisexual man - straight by day and gay by night - caused a sensation when it was released in 1980...
Links: GayNZ.com
When Virgins Attack!
Virginities tend to get a bad press in the gay male community...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 6 May 2005

Arguing From Silence - where art thou, HRC?
Rosslyn Noonan Is the Human Rights Commission failing to meet its obligations of protecting the GLBT community? Chief Commissioner Rosslyn Noonan answers criticisms over the HRC's recent lack of public visibility on gay issues...
Links: GayNZ.com
Happy unions continue nationwide
The invisibility of same-sex couples in New Zealand is fast becoming a thing of the past, with civil unions being performed across the nation...
Links: GayNZ.com
US cash for NZ antigay campaign
The conservative Maxim Institute has been handed a cash prize by an American organisation in recognition of its campaign against the Civil Union Act...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 6 May 2004

Television item (New Zealand)
Qn, ref: TZP296724.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
May 16: Turning Remembrance Into Action
International AIDS Candlelight Memorial 2004 'Turning Remembrance Into Action' On Sunday 16 May, thousands of individuals in over 3000 communities in 85 countries will simultaneously participate in the world's largest and oldest annual grassroots HIV/AIDS event...
Links: GayNZ.com
Taking stock of Don Brash
It was a loaded question, I admit...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 6 May 2003

DV8 comes to Auckland
Gay Sydney will soon entertain and inform Aucklanders every Thursday when Triangle Television screens Sydney's first gay and lesbian television show DV8...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 6 May 1989

Brain Claim Angers Dutch Homosexuals (Press, 6 May 1989)
On 6 May 1989, a report by Peter Spinks highlighted the controversy surrounding recent research conducted by Professor Swaab, a reputable neuro-scientist, addressing the neurological differences in homosexual men in relation to A.I.D.S. victims. The research, part of a broader investigation into the sexual differentiation of the human hypothalamus, provoked...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Plan Upsets Stallholders (Press, 6 May 1989)
On 6 May 1989, protesters at the Arts Centre's weekend market expressed their dissatisfaction with proposed landscaping changes that would shift their stalls from the northern end to what they termed "Siberia," located between the Academy cinema and the Dux de Lux restaurant. The market stallholders were concerned that relocating...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Fri 6 May 1988

Television current affairs: Hepatitis B vaccine may contain HIV (New Zealand)
Media commentator Brain Priestley reviews media coverage. Fourth Estate, ref F91240.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Television item (New Zealand)
Fourth Estate, ref: TZP26607.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Wed 6 May 1987

From Paralysing Nerves To Surges Of Confidence (Press, 6 May 1987)
The Oscar-winning film "A Room with a View" has propelled two young British actors, Helena Bonham Carter and Julian Sands, into the spotlight, leading to a discussion about the impact of fame on their lives. Helena Bonham Carter’s journey from a classroom to stardom began at the age of 17...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Television item (Wellington, New Zealand)
6:30pm News, ref: TZP41740.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Mon 6 May 1985

‘s.m.p.s Now On Children’ (Press, 6 May 1985)
At the National Party conference held in Ashburton on the weekend of 4-5 May 1985, chairman Neville Young delivered a strong critique of the Labour Government's economic policies, claiming they prioritised payments for children over traditional agricultural supports. Young compared current government actions to previous policies, asserting that the Labour...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Call To Pay Benefit In Food Vouchers (Press, 6 May 1985)
The National Party’s Otago-Southland divisional conference, held in Invercargill on 3 and 4 May 1985, is set to discuss a range of remits, including a proposal for child allowances to be issued as clothing and food vouchers. This remit, presented by the Invercargill electorate branch, suggests replacing the current family...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Cities Lose To Provinces (Press, 6 May 1985)
During the weekend of 4-5 May 1985, the Wellington division of the National Party held its annual conference, resulting in a shift in control towards representatives from the provinces rather than Wellington city. Most key positions, including the chairman and both deputy chairmen, were filled by individuals from outside the...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Council Votes For Right To Discriminate (Press, 6 May 1985)
On 6 May 1985, the Auckland City Council made a controversial decision to reject an amendment aimed at prohibiting discrimination against employees based on sexual orientation. The council voted 11-9 against the proposed amendment by Mr Richard Northey, a Labour councillor and member of Parliament for Mt Eden. The amendment...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
A lesbian and gay commemoration of the Holocaust is held on the steps of the National War Memorial (Wellington, New Zealand)
Links: LAGANZ

Wed 6 May 1981

Mrs King Dropped (Press, 6 May 1981)
Tennis star Billie Jean King has been terminated as an advertising representative for the E. R. Squibb Company, as reported by the New Zealand Press Association on 6 May 1981. The New York Daily News revealed that King's contract had been active for approximately a year, during which she advertised...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 6 May 1980

Risking The Cupcakes With Beefy Stu (Press, 6 May 1980)
On 6 May 1980, John Collins reported on a light-hearted episode of the television show "How’s That?" featuring All Black full-back Stu Wilson. Collins described Wilson as a larger-than-life character who successfully navigated the studio without falling victim to any mishaps, contrasting him with the show's smaller host, also named...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sat 6 May 1967

Liberal Views In Reply To Article (Press, 6 May 1967)
An article published in the Anglican publication "New Christian" discusses the evolving views among British clergymen regarding homosexuality, particularly in the context of love and relationships. Dr. Norman Pittenger from King’s College, Cambridge, shared insights following the receipt of letters in response to his previous writings on homosexuality. He revealed...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 6 May 1964

Supreme Court Six Youths On Trial On Manslaughter... (Press, 6 May 1964)
Six youths, aged between 15 and 17, are currently on trial at the Supreme Court, facing charges of manslaughter in connection with the death of Charles Arthur Allan Aberhart, which occurred in Hagley Park on January 23, 1964. The trial began with each youth pleading not guilty. The accused are Anthony...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Fri 6 May 1960

Manslaughter Charge Against Two Seamen (Press, 6 May 1960)
Two seamen from the overseas freighter Whangaroa, Michael John Byrne, 33, and Owen John Kitts, 18, were jointly charged with the manslaughter of Roy Jackson at Napier on May 3, 1960. Their case was heard in the Napier Magistrate's Court on May 5, with crew members providing evidence as the...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sat 6 May 1933

Members of the German Student Union attack the Institut fur Sexualwissenschaft (Institute of Sexology) (Berlin, Germany)
The attack follows a two-month Nazi purge of gay clubs and the banning of gay groups and publications.
Links: Wikipedia

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