On This Day: 8th May

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Mon 8 May 2023

Georgina Beyer Way is launched in Carterton (Carterton, New Zealand)
The street's launch featured speeches, including from Mayor of Carterton District Ron Mark.
Links: Facebook
Latest HIV Stats Show Kiwis Are Testing Too Late
Links: Express
Lewis Hamilton Hits Out At Florida Lawmakers, Vowing Support for the...
Links: Express
Russia Adds LGBTQ+ Rights Advocacy Group To Controversial ‘Foreign Agents’ Registry
Links: Express
TikTok Under Scrutiny After Compiling List Of LGBTQ+ Users
Links: Express

Sun 8 May 2022

FAME at last - actor and choreographer Amanaki Lelei
There are awards to encourage new generation creatives, and ones to recognise the work of arts veterans...
Links: RNZ
The legacy of country star Jodi Vaughan
If New Zealand had an equivalent of Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn, it would have to be singer, songwriter and survivor Jodi Vaughan...
Links: RNZ

Sat 8 May 2021

New HIV cases fall, but epidemic 'far from over' in Aotearoa
The HIV epidemic is far from over, despite a decline in the number of diagnoses, says University of Auckland researcher Peter Saxon...
Links: RNZ
Schools Rightly Rejecting Govt’s Sex Ed
Family First says it is not surprised that less than 15% of schools are using Government funded programmes on sexual education...
Links: Scoop

Fri 8 May 2020

Episode 17
Alex recaps Asexual Awareness Day and Intersex Awareness Day and shares some study tips for procrastinators! ...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 17
Alex recaps Asexual Awareness Day and Intersex Awareness Day and shares some study tips for procrastinators! ...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 18
Alex and Tabby talk about politics post the US election, queer theatre project Galathea: Into The Bush and play some songs from trans artists...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 18
Alex and Tabby talk about politics post the US election, queer theatre project Galathea: Into The Bush and play some songs from trans artists...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 19
Eloise and Helen talk about being queer during the holiday period and some of the celebrities that came out in 2016...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 19
Eloise and Helen talk about being queer during the holiday period and some of the celebrities that came out in 2016...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 23
Rosie and Nate share some news, thoughts on Moonlight and the current Wellington Pride Festival...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 23
Rosie and Nate share some news, thoughts on Moonlight and the current Wellington Pride Festival...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 24
Alex and Rosie chat about InsideOUT’s upcoming Shift Hui and some international trans and intersex news...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 24
Alex and Rosie chat about InsideOUT’s upcoming Shift Hui and some international trans and intersex news...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 25
Rosie and Jay discuss the recent GLAAD Media awards and some of their highlights among recent queer media! They chat about InsideOUT’s upcoming Shift Hui and Transgender Day of Visibility...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 25
Rosie and Jay discuss the recent GLAAD Media awards and some of their highlights among recent queer media! They chat about InsideOUT’s upcoming Shift Hui and Transgender Day of Visibility...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 28
Rosie and Nate chat about the history behind why June is Pride Month in so many parts of the world, connecting to the Stonewall Riots...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 28
Rosie and Nate chat about the history behind why June is Pride Month in so many parts of the world, connecting to the Stonewall Riots...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 29
Maggie and Alfie discussed parliament’s apology for homosexual criminalisation and had a chat about The L Word, movies and events coming up...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 29
Maggie and Alfie discussed parliament’s apology for homosexual criminalisation and had a chat about The L Word, movies and events coming up...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 30
Rosie has a chat to Nate about his new role at the New Zealand Aids Foundation with lots of handy info about what they do, how to get an HIV test and more! ...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 30
Rosie has a chat to Nate about his new role at the New Zealand Aids Foundation with lots of handy info about what they do, how to get an HIV test and more! ...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 31
Alfie and Rosie cover the upcoming Day of Silence 2017 and other queer news – like The Warehouse’s new transgender policy supporting their employees! ...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 31
Alfie and Rosie cover the upcoming Day of Silence 2017 and other queer news – like The Warehouse’s new transgender policy supporting their employees! ...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 32
Rosie and Alfie debrief the rainbow election forum, featuring members of different political parties answering questions from the rainbow community...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 32
Rosie and Alfie debrief the rainbow election forum, featuring members of different political parties answering questions from the rainbow community...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 34
Rosie talks about the general election and Bisexual Awareness Week...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 34
Rosie talks about the general election and Bisexual Awareness Week...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 35
Maggie and Rosie chat about alcohol and drug use in queer communities and fill you in on events coming up with InsideOUT...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 35
Maggie and Rosie chat about alcohol and drug use in queer communities and fill you in on events coming up with InsideOUT...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 36
Laura, Nikaore and Aishani have a chat about what InsideOUT’s been up to over the last two weeks! They discuss the Glitter and Gold Senior’s Week Afternoon Tea and sharing stories with elders in our community – did you know there used to be a lesbian bar on Vivian Street? The team wrap up reflecting on InsideOUT’s fifth birthday party, with the InsideOUT song live on air by Nikaore! ...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 36
Laura, Nikaore and Aishani have a chat about what InsideOUT’s been up to over the last two weeks! They discuss the Glitter and Gold Senior’s Week Afternoon Tea and sharing stories with elders in our community – did you know there used to be a lesbian bar on Vivian Street? The team wrap up reflecting on InsideOUT’s fifth birthday party, with the InsideOUT song live on air by Nikaore! ...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 38
Brit, Rosie, Nikaore, Laura chat about disability pride and positive masculinity...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 38
Brit, Rosie, Nikaore, Laura chat about disability pride and positive masculinity...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 39
Rosie chats about what’s going on around NZ and the world in relation to rainbow community issues and young people...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 39
Rosie chats about what’s going on around NZ and the world in relation to rainbow community issues and young people...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 40
Rosie and Hilary speak about Transgender Week of Awareness, InsideOUT’s upcoming rainbow reading project and other bits and bobs! ...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 40
Rosie and Hilary speak about Transgender Week of Awareness, InsideOUT’s upcoming rainbow reading project and other bits and bobs! ...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 41
Tabby and special guest Theta have a chat about Janelle Monae’s new album, Dirty Computer, and the meaning it has to queer communities...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 41
Tabby and special guest Theta have a chat about Janelle Monae’s new album, Dirty Computer, and the meaning it has to queer communities...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 42
Rosie, Josh and Compass reflect on the reason why June is Pride month, the PrideNZ walking tours in Wellington and the New Zealand rainbow icons honoured on Queen’s Birthday...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 42
Rosie, Josh and Compass reflect on the reason why June is Pride month, the PrideNZ walking tours in Wellington and the New Zealand rainbow icons honoured on Queen’s Birthday...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 43
Hilary interviews Emmett Roberts about InsideOUT’s latest epic project, Out on the Shelves, an online reading resource connecting rainbow young people with the stories that represent them...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 43
Hilary interviews Emmett Roberts about InsideOUT’s latest epic project, Out on the Shelves, an online reading resource connecting rainbow young people with the stories that represent them...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 46
Compass talks about Day of Silence, how to get involved and what it’s about and about Carmen Rupe and Marsha P Johnson and their activism work and why it’s important to be an activist with some lit queer songs...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 46
Compass talks about Day of Silence, how to get involved and what it’s about and about Carmen Rupe and Marsha P Johnson and their activism work and why it’s important to be an activist with some lit queer songs...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 48
Rosie updates us on all things rainbow relevant and plays some good tunes! ...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 48
Rosie updates us on all things rainbow relevant and plays some good tunes! ...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 50
Emlyn joins Speak Out for the first time to share reflections for Bisexuality Awareness Week, including breaking down some stereotypes and sharing some of their own experiences as a bisexual person...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 50
Emlyn joins Speak Out for the first time to share reflections for Bisexuality Awareness Week, including breaking down some stereotypes and sharing some of their own experiences as a bisexual person...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 52
Compass chats with Mani Mitchell about what it means to be Intersex and how we can support Intersex people ...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 52
Compass chats with Mani Mitchell about what it means to be Intersex and how we can support Intersex people ...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 53
Alex talks about trans awareness week...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 53
Alex talks about trans awareness week...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 55
Compass talks about the importance of labels and terminology in rainbow communities...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 55
Compass talks about the importance of labels and terminology in rainbow communities...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 56
Emlyn and Jiabao talk about queer and trans representation in film – common themes like ‘bury your gays’ and some recommendations for good films! ...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 56
Emlyn and Jiabao talk about queer and trans representation in film – common themes like ‘bury your gays’ and some recommendations for good films! ...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 60 - Don't bury your gays
Emlyn talks about queer relationships in the media and in real life, the positives, the negatives and its history...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 60 - Don't bury your gays
Emlyn talks about queer relationships in the media and in real life, the positives, the negatives and its history...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 61 - Hui hangover
Compass discusses Shift Hui 2019 and how important it is to Rainbow young people before jumping into IDAHBAT and Pink shirt day...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 61 - Hui hangover
Compass discusses Shift Hui 2019 and how important it is to Rainbow young people before jumping into IDAHBAT and Pink shirt day...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 62 - Show your pride
Emlyn discusses Pride month and the importance of inclusivity, resisting gatekeeping and supporting your Queer Community members...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 62 - Show your pride
Emlyn discusses Pride month and the importance of inclusivity, resisting gatekeeping and supporting your Queer Community members...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 63 - Out on the Shelves
Compass chats with Erin, the coordinator for Out on the Shelves, where they talk about how important it is to see representation in books and how you can get involved...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 63 - Out on the Shelves
Compass chats with Erin, the coordinator for Out on the Shelves, where they talk about how important it is to see representation in books and how you can get involved...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 64 - Lets end HIV
Compass chats with Alex from Ending HIV about what HIV is, all of the stigma that comes with having HIV, and how to get tested and stay protected...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 64 - Lets end HIV
Compass chats with Alex from Ending HIV about what HIV is, all of the stigma that comes with having HIV, and how to get tested and stay protected...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 68 - Labeling the s%!t out of everything
Sophie, Connor and Charlie chat to Compass about their experiences with identifying as bisexual, coming out and biphobia...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 68 - Labeling the s%!t out of everything
Sophie, Connor and Charlie chat to Compass about their experiences with identifying as bisexual, coming out and biphobia...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 70 - Piloting the meat suit
Compass and Neo chat about their experiences with being disabled and how being disabled and rainbow intersect...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 70 - Piloting the meat suit
Compass and Neo chat about their experiences with being disabled and how being disabled and rainbow intersect...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 72 - AA: Ace Agency
In honour of asexual awareness week Alex chats with Compass about what being asexual means, different kinds of attraction and what it’s like to be ace in the rainbow community...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 72 - AA: Ace Agency
In honour of asexual awareness week Alex chats with Compass about what being asexual means, different kinds of attraction and what it’s like to be ace in the rainbow community...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 73 - Trans Hype Month!!!
The one and only Will Hansen chats to Compass about preserving and creating trans history, how resistance and language in the trans community have developed and how we can start to heal the rifts in our community...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 73 - Trans Hype Month!!!
The one and only Will Hansen chats to Compass about preserving and creating trans history, how resistance and language in the trans community have developed and how we can start to heal the rifts in our community...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 74 - Ugh society
Shay and Compass chat about their experiences with being trans in honour of trans awareness week and trans remembrance day...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 74 - Ugh society
Shay and Compass chat about their experiences with being trans in honour of trans awareness week and trans remembrance day...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 78 - Uni survival guide
Compass chats with Shay and Benja about their experiences at university and what it's like being a rainbow student...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 78 - Uni survival guide
Compass chats with Shay and Benja about their experiences at university and what it's like being a rainbow student...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 79 - God says gay rights
Charlie, Sloan, Ari and Compass discuss pride and all of the politics surrounding it before delving into their intersecting identities ...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 79 - God says gay rights
Charlie, Sloan, Ari and Compass discuss pride and all of the politics surrounding it before delving into their intersecting identities ...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 81 - Lets go lesbians, lets go
KJ and Karen chat with Compass about Lesbian visibility and the importance of visibility in media and in life...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 81 - Lets go lesbians, lets go
KJ and Karen chat with Compass about Lesbian visibility and the importance of visibility in media and in life...
Links: InsideOUT
German Toy Giant Launches First New Range To Include A Gay...
Links: Express
Germany Outlaws Conversion Therapy On Youth
Links: Express
Leaving Level 3 Hottie: Efthimis Chatziapostolou
Links: Express

Wed 8 May 2019

Bisexual men win holiday on TV show to island where homosexuality is illegal
UK dating show sends couple to island where homosexuality is illegal...
Links: Stuff
HIV drug success and rethinking the panda's diet
Science correspondent Dr Siouxsie Wiles looks at how suppressive antiretroviral therapy or ART for HIV is reducing the virus down to undetectable levels and it might live on bamboo but the Giant Panda is more carnivore than you think...
Links: RNZ
Sport: Players who support Folau 'have no place in Australian rugby'
A former Australian rugby international says anyone who believes Israel Folau has a right to publicly express his views on sexuality has no place in the sport...
Links: RNZ
Imagine Dragons Speak Out Against Conversion Therapy at Billboard Music Awards
Links: Express
Revealed: The Email Exchange Between Auckland Pride and Police
Links: Express
Why Pete Buttigieg Should be the First Gay President of the...
Links: Express

Tue 8 May 2018

Interim memorial opens for 49 killed at Florida nightclub
ORLANDO, Fla...
Links: NZ Herald
Lizzie Marvelly turns down LGBTI award and comes out as bisexual
Kiwi musician Lizzie Marvelly has come out as bisexual after turning down an LGBTI award...
Links: Stuff
Caitlyn Jenner Denies Upcoming Engagement
Links: Express
Cardinal Pell to Stand Trial for Sex Offences
Links: Express
Come Out with Olly
Links: Express
Opposition to Marriage Equality Collapses in US
Links: Express
Trump Appoints Gay Ambassador
Links: Express

Mon 8 May 2017

Countdown Announces Transgender Transitioning Policy
Links: Express
Removal of HIV meds restriction welcomed
Pharmac's intention to remove a restriction on when people newly-diagnosed with HIV can be put on medications will "significantly benefit people newly diagnosed with HIV and those living with HIV as well as efforts to prevent HIV transmission” according to the NZ AIDS Foundation...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 8 May 2016

Auckland gay couple return home with 'triplings'
The Auckland gay couple who were having difficulty returning home from Mexico with their ‘triplings’, have arrived back in New Zealand...
Links: GayNZ.com
Your guide to divorce in New Zealand
If you have come to the decision to end your marriage or civil union and are thinking about applying for a divorce, here is a breakdown of the steps you will need to take and the requirements to do so...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 8 May 2015

Television item (New Zealand)
Seven Sharp, ref: TZP459511.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Bad News For Conservatives – Americans Would Rather a Gay President...
Links: Express
Jack Body Awarded Arts Foundation NZ Icon Award
Links: Express
Ailing Jack Body given prestigious honour
Celebrated gay New Zealand composer Jack Body has been selected as a recipient of the Arts Foundation of New Zealand Icon Award, Whakamana Hiranga, which is limited to a living circle of just 20 artists...
Links: GayNZ.com
Couple in anti-poster are pro equality
An upset couple whose family picture has been used by a group opposing marriage equality in Ireland say they firmly support same-sex marriage and gay adoption...
Links: GayNZ.com
Law reform: Some MPs were 'spineless'
Fran Wilde The MP who in the 1980s shepherded the decriminalisation of homosexuality legislation through Parliament has today described those MPs who held back during the final vote as "spineless...
Links: GayNZ.com
Sue all the gays case dismissed by judge
Judge John Gerrard says the case is a no-go A US federal judge has dismissed a woman's attempt to sue all the gay people in the world...
Links: GayNZ.com
Tasmanian couple "grateful and humbled"
After a successful fundraiser which will allow a Tasmanian couple to marry in New Zealand, crowdfunding continues to cover the costs of their reception and honeymoon...
Links: GayNZ.com
Treatment of HIV has "radically changed"
Associate Professor Mark Thomas An "astonishingly radical change in technology has saved the lives of people with HIV" over the past three decades of the HIV epidemic, according to an HIV specialist who has cared for many of those with the virus in Auckland...
Links: GayNZ.com
Wilde: "Please help" young glbti people
Fran Wilde Groundbreaking gay equality campaigner Fran Wilde has called on parents, schools and the medical fraternity to work harder to ensure that young glbti people feel good about themselves...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 8 May 2014

Amelia - South (Dunedin)
Amelia talks about bullying, flatting situations that are homophobic and sexist and living in the Dunedin.
Links: PrideNZ.com
Christina - South (Dunedin)
Christina talks about growing up and living in Dunedin.
Links: PrideNZ.com
Dusty - South (Dunedin)
Dusty talks about growing up and being out in Dunedin.
Links: PrideNZ.com
Mark - South (Dunedin)
Mark talks about early years in Queenstown, coming out to family members and being bullied at university.
Links: PrideNZ.com
A Cheeky Night Out
Links: Express
A weekend in Bundaberg
Links: Express
Gay Adoption – It’s not a puppy
Links: Express
Authority okays church's ex-gay ad
The Advertising Standards Authority has dismissed complaints about an ad for an ex-gay talk at a Bay of Islands church...
Links: GayNZ.com
Comment - Brunei: Abode of Pain
The Sultanate of Brunei is about to introduce shariah law and order the execution of lesbians and gay men...
Links: GayNZ.com
Nintendo immovable on gay characters
She can date a guy in a panda suit, but not another girl Nintendo has ruled out allowing gamers' characters to be gay in a game which is meant to simulate life...
Links: GayNZ.com
Non-relationship MP cleared by Speaker
Denis O'Rourke The Speaker says he “has to accept” that a New Zealand First MP isn’t breaking any rules by hiring a man who lives on his Christchurch property, as the MP denies being in a relationship with the employee...
Links: GayNZ.com
Virtual candles only at AIDS Service
For what may to be the first time in the three decades of the HIV epidemic, an AIDS Candlelight Memorial Service will be held without the traditional candles...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 8 May 2013

Ashley Tonga bringing sass to Switch Bar
One of the Ashley Tonga memes doing the rounds The many talents of the Mangere drag queen who produced an unforgettable X Factor audition will be on show on a K’ Rd stage next weekend...
Links: GayNZ.com
Hughes death: Army accused of 'camouflaging'
Corporal Douglas Hughes The family of Corporal Douglas Hughes has ramped up its calls for an independent inquiry into his suicide, saying they believe it wasn’t his sexuality that led to his death, but the way the Army dealt with his sexuality...
Links: GayNZ.com
No Ordinary Son: Part One
Maori Television's Native Affairs delves into the suicide of Dougie Hughes in Afghanistan...
Links: GayNZ.com
No Ordinary Son: Part Two
Maori Television's Native Affairs delves into the suicide of Dougie Hughes in Afghanistan...
Links: GayNZ.com
Review: Urzila Carlson
If you managed to get tickets to see Urzila Carlson in Auckland this week, just a warning, she may abruptly leave...
Links: GayNZ.com
Te Papa to show exclusive Warhol exhibition
Andy Warhol’s ‘Immortal’ exhibition will be on display at Te Papa Museum from June to August...
Links: GayNZ.com
Youth group in desperate need of donations
A Waikato based queer youth organisation needs community help to keep its Hamilton base open, as its running out of funds to cover its rent...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 8 May 2012

Should we be worried?
Colin Craig As we reported earlier this week, the Conservative Party and its not so keen on gay people leader Colin Craig is cosying up to National...
Links: GayNZ.com
Tonight: TVNZ7 show looks at gays on NZ TV
TVNZ7’s Hindsight programme will tonight look back on the portrayal of gay people on New Zealand TV over the years...
Links: GayNZ.com
Travolta denies propositioning male masseuse
John Travolta denies the claims John Travolta is flat out denying a male masseuse’s claims the actor tried to have sex with him during a massage session at a Beverly Hills hotel...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 8 May 2011

Geoffrey Marshall profile (Auckland)
Features: Geoffrey Marshall
Links: PrideNZ.com
Marchers to claim back the streets in capital
A march is being planned to take a stand against homophobia and transphobia on Wellington streets...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 8 May 2010

Spiked 'herbal Viagra' brands pulled from shelves
Gay sex on site venues around the country are pulling four brands of Chinese-manufactured 'herbal viagra' from their shelves after the capsules were found to have been spiked with a prescription drug...
Links: GayNZ.com
Your guide to Christchurch Pride
The garden city is about to turn into the gay city, as Christchurch launches into its annual pride week...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 8 May 2009

A packed week of Christchurch Pride
With a wide variety of fun events planned, Christchurch's annual Pride Week is set to rock the Garden City's LGBT communities...
Links: GayNZ.com
Australia will count same-sex couples
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has announced that it will count same-sex couples in the next nationwide census, due in August 2011...
Links: GayNZ.com
Two films for Out Takes' Auckland first night
2009's Out Takes Film Festival will begin in Auckland on Thursday 21 May, with a choice of two films and an after-party at the sophisticated Opium bar...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 8 May 2008

Being Gerald: Shortland St's Harry McNaughton
Harry McNaughton plays Gerald Tippett Shortland Street's virginal receptionist Gerald Tippett finally got into bed with a guy in a racy episode last week - but alas, he couldn't find his homo-mojo...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay groups get $1,000's in GABA payout
The Gay Auckland Business Association's meeting in K' Road's Purple bar last night was a profitable one for several LGBT groups who left the event with GABA Trust Fund cheques to help continue their activities...
Links: GayNZ.com
London's new mayor gets a gay deputy
The new Mayor of London has announced that influential out gay councillor Richard Barnes will serve as his deputy...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 8 May 2007

Less than a month after the controversial staging of the Miss Nepal pageant, the country's gay community has held a Miss Transgender contest, in a double defiance of the Maoist opposition to beauty pageants as well as homosexuality...
Links: GayNZ.com
Canada: Kids thrive with same-sex parents
A study prepared for the Canadian government shows children do as well, perhaps better, when reared by same-sex parents as they do by opposite-sex couples...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 8 May 2006

All That Gutters is Garnet...
Yes, the lone stranger from Wanganui is once more channelling the US Christian Right, in the form of one Dawn Stefanowicz, connected to the Massachussetts-based Alliance for Traditional Marriage...
Links: GayNZ.com
NZAF appoints new trustee
The board of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation has appointed a new trustee and is now at its full seven-member capacity...
Links: GayNZ.com
The Jungle at The Silo
The Jungle, by Louis Nowra...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 8 May 2004

NZ Idol judge tabloid fodder
Gay NZ Idol judge Paul Ellis is disappointed at a Sunday News article that exploited him with an article focussing on the death of his former partner Matthew from Huntington's Disease...
Links: GayNZ.com
Philip Patston's identity crisis
Despite being the unique cocktail that he is – namely a gay, disabled, vegetarian comic – Philip Patston, performing in Adelaide this week, says he still gets mistaken for disabled Australian comic Steady Eddie wherever he goes...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 8 May 2003

Television item (New Zealand)
Qn, ref: TZP271573.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Decision deferred on gay surrogate birth
An application for two gay men to have a surrogate baby is being considered by a New Zealand medical ethics committee for the first time...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 8 May 2001

Television item (New Zealand)
Queer Nation, ref: TZP243860.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Sun 8 May 1988

Television item (New Zealand)
Signs Of The Times, ref: TZP80048.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Fri 8 May 1987

Action On A.I.D.S. (Press, 8 May 1987)
In a letter to the editor dated 5 May 1987, M. Lyons responds to an editorial published on 4 May, commending its timely and reasoned nature while expressing hope that a proposed Government publicity campaign would reflect similar sentiments. Lyons criticises the previous campaign, noting that it failed to address...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Television item (New Zealand)
Eyewitness News, ref: TZP50478.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Television news report: AIDS in Africa is reaching epidemic levels (New Zealand)
Eyewitness news, ref F92670.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Wed 8 May 1985

M.P.s’ Attitudes Tougher On Homosexual Law (Press, 8 May 1985)
In Wellington, as of 8 May 1985, attitudes among the 94 members of the New Zealand Parliament regarding homosexual law reform are becoming more entrenched. All members will participate in a conscience vote on the legislation once it returns from public consideration, where it has undergone scrutiny from a select...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Television news report: Select Committee begins hearing submissions on the Homosexual Law Reform bill (New Zealand)
ref: TZP12361.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Television news report: the Select Comittee considers submissions on homosexual law reform (New Zealand)
Eyewitness, ref F81441.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound & Vision, University of Auckland
Television news report: the Select Committee considers submissions on homosexual law reform (New Zealand)
6.30 news Top Half, ref F81440.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound & Vision, University of Auckland

Tue 8 May 1984

Nine-month Jail Term For Assault (Press, 8 May 1984)
On 8 May 1984, a District Court judge sentenced 17-year-old Hughes Allen Moerua, known as Sabre Krystle Jones, to nine months in prison for assaulting 44-year-old John Dodge with intent to injure. The attack occurred on the night of 31 March, and it was provoked by an alleged sexual suggestion...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 8 May 1968

Goldwater Sues For Libel (Press, 8 May 1968)
The trial of Barry Goldwater's $2 million libel suit against "Fact" magazine commenced on 7 May 1968, with his wife providing testimony regarding his mental health. Goldwater's attorney, Roger Robb, described a 1964 article from "Fact" titled “1189 Psychiatrists Say Goldwater is Psychologically Unfit to be President” as "scurrilous." This...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
U.k. Guardsmen In Court (Press, 8 May 1968)
On 7 May 1968, a wealthy interior decorator named Oliver Ford was fined £700 after being found guilty of committing indecent homosexual acts with soldiers from the Life Guards, an elite regiment that guards Buckingham Palace. The case highlighted the extent of the issue, as a police witness revealed that...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 8 May 1963

Magistrate's Court Given Ticket After Paying... (Press, 8 May 1963)
On 8 May 1963, the Magistrate's Court heard a case involving Henry Arthur Reginald Taylor, who received a ticket after double parking his vehicle while he attempted to pay a traffic fine. Taylor explained in court that he had circled the area several times without finding a parking space due...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sat 8 May 1909

The Case Of Amy Bock (Press, 8 May 1909)
On 8 May 1909, Amy Rock appeared in a Dunedin court to plead guilty to charges of false pretences and making a false declaration related to her fraudulent marriage. Rock was accused of deceiving Miss Margaret Henderson out of £41 by fabricating a story about losing her valuables at the...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Topics Of The Day. (Press, 8 May 1909)
On 8 May 1909, the trend of studying and recording tombstone inscriptions in country churchyards is highlighted, as a meaningful hobby embraced by those interested in local history and genealogy. The article refers to individuals, often affiliated with archaeological societies, who diligently work to transcribe and document the inscriptions found...
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