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Tue 23 May 2023

  • Hansen praises decision to fly Pride flag
    Former All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has praised the Rugby Football Union's decision to raise the Pride flag above Twickenham for the World Xv match against the Barbarians this weekend...
    Links: RNZ
  • Steve Hansen backs rainbow pride flag after Israel Folau's controversial pick for World XV
    World Cup winning Kiwi coach defends selecting 'world-class' Folau but is happy the rainbow flag will be displayed at World XV match venue...
    Links: Stuff
  • A Victory for Diversity: Mexico Issues Its First Non-Binary Passport
    Links: Express
  • Controversy Over Bud Light’s LGBTQ+ Support Could Lead to Loss of...
    Links: Express
  • UK: Tory MP Calls for Ban on LGBTQ+ Conversion Therapy, Highlighting...
    Links: Express

Mon 23 May 2022

  • HIV prevention drug should be funded for immigrants - advocates
    Safe sex advocates want an effective HIV prevention drug funded for all immigrants not just those who are eligible for subsidised health care...
    Links: RNZ
  • HIV prevention drug should be funded for immigrants - advocates
    Safe sex advocates want funded access to an effective HIV prevention drug widened to all immigrants...
    Links: RNZ
  • Nadia Bokody: Sex question you should never ask your girlfriend
    A few weeks before I met my girlfriend, I matched with a woman on Hinge and we exchanged numbers...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Nadia Bokody: Sex question you should never ask your girlfriend
    A few weeks before I met my girlfriend, I matched with a woman on Hinge and we exchanged numbers...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Queenstown Airport welcomes first Aus flight in nearly a year
    Touch down! Queenstown Airport has officially welcomed its first trans Tasman flight in more than 300 days...
    Links: RNZ
  • Relationship Rehab: 'I'm dating a man with a micropenis, how do I tell him?'
    This story contains frank discussion of sex and sexuality Welcome to Relationship Rehab, news...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • 2 X TICKETS TO APO’S BRAHMS 4
    Links: Express
  • 2 X TICKETS TO CALUM SCOTT
    Links: Express
  • 2 X TICKETS TO DANIEL HOWELL’S END OF THE WORLD TOUR
    Links: Express
  • 2 X TICKETS TO PALMY DRAG FEST
    Links: Express
  • Tokyo to Recognise Same Sex Unions
    Links: Express

Sun 23 May 2021

  • 21 detained in Ghana while attending LGBTI rights meeting
    Police in Ghana have arrested and detained 21 people who were attending a meeting to dicuss LGBTI rights...
    Links: RNZ

Sat 23 May 2020

  • Watch: Lady Gaga Debuts ‘Rain on Me’ Music Video with Ariana...
    Links: Express

Thu 23 May 2019

  • Professor calls for All Blacks to start anti-homophobic campaign
    An Australian professor is calling for the All Blacks to start an anti-homophobic campaign in a bid to stamp out gay slurs...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Use All Blacks to stamp out rugby's gay slur culture, expert urges
    If NZ Rugby wants to end gay slurs in rugby it has the perfect tool - the All Blacks...
    Links: Stuff
  • Canada to Ban Advertising of Conversion Therapy to Youth
    Links: Express
  • Exclusive: Destiny Church’s Brian Tamaki to Forge a New Relationship with...
    Links: Express

Wed 23 May 2018

  • Judge sides with transgender teen, declines to dismiss suit
    NORFOLK, Va...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • LGBT community cheers pope's 'God made you like this' remark
    Pope Francis' reported comments to a gay man that "God made you like this" have been embraced by the LGBT community as another sign of Francis' desire to make gay people feel welcomed and loved in the Catholic Church...
    Links: Stuff
  • The Latest: Gay man loses bid to challenge Ky. county clerk
    ATLANTA — The Latest on primaries on Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky and Texas (all times local):7:25 p...
    Links: NZ Herald

Tue 23 May 2017

  • Butch: a photographic exploration by Rachel Hoskin exhibits at Te Manawa Musuem (Palmerston North, New Zealand)
    The exhibition runs from 23 May - 18 June 2017.
  • Julie Andrews: LGBT+ Ally
    Links: Express

Mon 23 May 2016

  • Gay May at Family
    Links: Express
  • Nationwide Lack in Support Systems for Rainbow Domestic and Sexual Violence...
    Links: Express
  • LGBTI orgs blocked from UN AIDS conference
    51 Muslim states have blocked 11 LGBTI organisations from attending a high-level AIDS conference at the UN...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • LGBTI sexual violence support “not good enough"
    The Government has announced an increase in funding for sexual violence agencies, pledging $46 million from this year's Budget over the next four years, however an initiative dedicated to building LGBTI communities in Aotearoa New Zealand free of partner and sexual violence, questions whether this will have an effect on LGBTI survivors...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Ministry slammed for leaving out bisexual community
    The Ministry of Education has apologised for leaving out the bisexual community in a release that is meant to highlight the Ministry’s inclusion and support of LGBTI students...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • My Life Before Law Reform: Peter Wells
    Anger is what I remember most about the pre-HLR days...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Transphobia, Toilets and ...Nuclear War?!
    Why have sections of the US Christian Right apparently lost all rationality when it comes to transgender child health and safety at school? I've been monitoring the issue of transgender rights in this context over the last few months and some of the outbursts have been either amusing or alarming...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 23 May 2015

  • Polls close in Ireland's marriage vote
    The polls have closed in Ireland’s historic referendum on marriage equality...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Robertson clarifies trans healthcare stance
    Grant Robertson says he remains committed to the best trans healthcare Labour MP Grant Robertson says his comments about gender reassignment surgery were misreported, and though he admits he could have chosen his words better, he says he is “absolutely committed” to the best possible trans healthcare services...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Yes vote looking likely to win in Ireland
    The early indication is that voters have backed same-sex marriage in a history-making Irish referendum...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 23 May 2014

  • Franco’s Homoerotic Photo Fetish
    Links: Express
  • Out Takes Opening Night – Rialto Cinemas
    Links: Express
  • POP Quiz – POP on Ponsonby
    Links: Express
  • Who Doesn’t Like a Little Foreplay
    Links: Express
  • Diversity groups cited in new resource
    File photo Queer Straight Alliances and diversity groups are cited among programmes which can help schools overcome bullying, in a new Government produced resource...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Out Takes Review: GBF
    (Dir: Darren Stein, USA, 2013) Out Takes opening night film GBF is the buzzed-about teen comedy of the minute, set somewhere far, far away from the high school halls most of us lived through, where being gay is so cool that all the popular girls want a GBF – a ‘gay best friend’...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Pink pink pink!
    It's Pink Shirt Day, and people up and down the country are getting in the spirit - from the Greens, to The Drag Kings, to the police Bluelight team and the Mad Butcher! The Greens are more like The Pinks today The Drag Kings The Mad Butcher The Mr Vintage team Sacha McNeil and Jacinda Ardern on Firstline this morning The police Bluelight team Newstalk ZB's Lorna Subritzky The Genesis Youth Trust Polly and Grant Akira from the NZAF The Pink Shirt Day concept comes from Canada - after a young boy at a school in Nova Scotia got bullied for wearing a pink shirt to school and some older students decided to show their support of him and opposition to bullying...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 23 May 2013

  • Daft Punk's Random Access Memories
    Have you heard the new Daft Punk album Random Access Memories yet? We are digging it! The French group's fourth studio album pays tribute to the late 70s and early 80s, with plenty of vintage electronica going on! Already getting plenty of love from critics, the album features collaborations with Panda Bear, Julian Casablancas, Todd Edwards, DJ Falcon, Chilly Gonzales, Giorgio Moroder, Nile Rodgers, Paul Williams and Pharrell Williams...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • London: Gay couple bashed in hate-filled attack
    Christopher Bryant The editor of a gay and lesbian website and his boyfriend have been bashed in a homophobic attack in London...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Tickets still available for Out Takes openers
    Frauensee Limited tickets are still available for tonight’s opening Out Takes films in Auckland...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • To be with you: Gus writes
    Gus, a Kiwi, and Josh, an American, fell head over heels in love in New York, and were quickly in no doubt they wanted to spend their lives together...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • To be with you: Josh writes
    Gus, a Kiwi, and Josh, an American, fell head over heels in love in New York, and were quickly in no doubt they wanted to spend their lives together...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • US: Gay couples left out of immigration reform
    File Photo American GLBT rights groups have joined forces to condemn gay couples being left out of a bill that would offer US citizenship to immigrants living in the country before 2012...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 23 May 2012

  • MPs welcome marriage equality submissions
    Rainbow’s Labour Caucus Chair Louisa Wall has been joined by the Green Party’s two Rainbow Issues spokespeople Kevin Hague and Jan Logie in receiving boxes of pro marriage equality submissions on Parliament’s steps...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Out Takes: features for guys who like guys
    There is a treasure trove of films on offer for men who love men at Out Takes...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • WTF? to be revealed in Auckland tonight
    Rainbow Youth and OUTLine will tonight reveal the fruits of endless hours of mostly volunteer labour, a new campaign with the confronting title “WTF?” Literally meaning “What the Fuck?” the organisers say they are making no excuses for the hard hitting message championed by celebrities ‘bleeping out’ their support...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • WTF? Well, we'll tell you!
    More than 30 celebrities and MPs have lent their time to WTF? The slick new campaign from Rainbow Youth and OUTLine...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • WTF? Well, we'll tell you!
    More than 30 celebrities and MPs have lent their time to WTF? The slick new campaign from Rainbow Youth and OUTLine...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 23 May 2011

  • Boreham drives Wellywood sign protest
    Gay Wellingtonian Andy Boreham is spearheading a protest against the issue that has Wellington up in arms - the Wellywood sign that Wellington International Airport is going to erected on the Miramar Peninsula...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Carlson pipped by P North comedian
    Urzila Carlson has missed out on the Billy T Award, which has gone to a Palmerston North comedian...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • The Chateau Pulsated Pink
    The first ultra glamorous Pink Ball kicked off in the old-world desert chic of Bayfield Tongariro Chateau this weekend...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 23 May 2008

  • 2008 gay TV show still not decided
    The funder and channel which traditionally facilitate New Zealand's gay TV programmes are unable to confirm whether there'll be a regular show for the LGBT community on screen this year...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Civil Union right valued, despite slow uptake
    Same-sex couples may not be flocking to tie the civil union knot, but that is no reflection of how highly they value the right to do so if they choose, says a Massey researcher and author of a new paper on civil unions...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Gay asylum seeker gets residency in Aus.
    A gay asylum-seeking detainee has been granted permanent residency in Australia, more than two years after seeking asylum from Pakistan for fear of anti-gay persecution...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • McCain backs legal same sex uinions
    Same sex couples should be able to enter into legally recognised agreements for insurance and other purposes, says US Republican candidate for the presidency, John McCain, but he disagrees with legal marriage for same sex couples...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Takataapui TV: Carmen's story
    The next episode of Maori Television's LGBT documentary programme Takataapui will be broadcast at 9:30pm on Monday 26 May: Carmen Rupe "I had five bedrooms upstairs and turned it into a brothel...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Turkey 'must address anti-LGBT brutality'
    Turkey must urgently change law and policy to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people from harassment and brutality on the streets, in homes, and in state-run institutions, according to a just-released report...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 23 May 2007


  • ‘Wet and Forget' company Director Rod Jenden says he had ‘no idea' John Tamihere's Radio Live talkback was so homophobic, but says the radio advertising is important to his business, so is unlikely to discontinue promotions on the show...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Fantasy, Conspiracy and the Raving Right
    Is it possible to mount a serious analysis of Ian Wishart's latest sordid fantasies about certain Dunedin-based Labour Cabinet ministers? Yes...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • GABA President to step down at AGM
    Gay Auckland Business Association President Johnny Givens has revealed that he will not stand for President again at the GABA Annual General Meeting this July...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Special events for
    An opening night after-film party, a dress-up movie event, and a question    Ref: Out Takes (m)...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 23 May 2006

  • Television item (New Zealand)
    Kiwifruit, ref: TZP323463.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • Green MP: Catholic group "delusional"
    2PM: Green MP Metiria Turei says a Catholic pressure group is "delusional" for advocating a narrow interpretation of 'family', in seeking to retain the legislative status quo that denies same-sex couples a fair chance to adopt children...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • History: Revenge of the Virgin Martyrs!
    Why did the Roman Empire succumb to Christianity in the end? Was it due to the massive damage that Virgin Martyrs caused to their surroundings? And what can LGBTs learn from this malarkey? At point during the nunsploitation thriller Killer Nun (1978), drug-crazed serial killer Sister Gertrude is lewdly reading gory traditional Catholic saint stories to her cringing captive audience of elderly rest home inmates...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Maori LGBT show returns for 4th series
    New Zealand's only television show for gay, lesbian and transgender Maori, Takataapui, returns for a fourth season on June 13, Maori television announced yesterday...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • NZ Catholic group: gay adoption
    10...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 23 May 2003

  • The nineth annual Out Takes film festival takes place (New Zealand)
    The festival runs in multiple centres: Auckland 23 May - 2 June (Village, Queen Street), Wellington 29 May - 8 June (Paramount Theatre), Christchurch 13 - 15 June (Hollywood Theatre) and Dunedin 13 - 15 June (Dundas Street Academy).

Thu 23 May 2002

  • Television item (New Zealand)
    Qn, ref: TZP257457.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • The eighth annual Out Takes film festival takes place (New Zealand)
    The festival runs in multiple centres: Auckland 23 May - 3 June (Sky City Theatre and Village Queen Street) , Wellington 30 May - 9 June (Paramount Theatre and City Cinema), Dunedin 7 - 9 June (Metro Cinema), Christchurch 14 - 16 June (Hollywood Theatre).

Tue 23 May 2000

Tue 23 May 1995

Mon 23 May 1994

Sun 23 May 1993

  • Beacons of Hope 1993 (Frank Kitts Park)
    Audio from the Beacons of Hope memorial, held at Frank Kitts Park in Wellington on 23 May 1993
    Features: Claire Turner, Eve van Grafhorst, Fran Wilde, Gloria Taylor, John Boyd, Kate Harcourt, Katherine O'Regan, Pauline Gillespie, Sue Bergin, Tom O'Donoghue, Very Rev John Murray
    Links: PrideNZ.com
  • Beacons of Hope is held at Frank Kitts Park (Wellington, New Zealand)
    Beacons of Hope is held as part of the 10th International AIDS Memorial commemorations. The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Wellington members of the New Zealand Youth Choir perform at Frank Kitts Park. The event begins at 7pm and includes people carrying flaming torches representing those that have passed away.
    Links: Archives New Zealand, New Zealand AIDS Memorial Quilt
  • Television item (New Zealand)
    60 Minutes, ref: TZP121014.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Sat 23 May 1987

  • China Through Western Eyes (Press, 23 May 1987)
    The novel "Shanghai" by Christopher New, published in 1987, presents a rich and tumultuous narrative set in China during the early 20th century. The story revolves around John Denton, a newcomer to the Customs Service in Shanghai, who confronts pervasive corruption within his department and the indifference of his colleagues...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Fri 23 May 1986

  • A.i.d.s. Information (Press, 23 May 1986)
    On 23 May 1986, a letter addressed to the editor by Ross R. Bailey responded to claims made by Dennis Altman, an Australian author, regarding the demographics of A.I.D.S. sufferers globally. Altman suggested that most A.I.D.S. patients were not homosexual. However, Bailey countered this assertion with data specific to Australia,...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Thu 23 May 1985

  • ‘honesty’ Mr Jones’ Plank (Press, 23 May 1985)
    On 22 May 1985, Timaru witnessed a vibrant campaign launch for the upcoming by-election, led by Mr Bob Jones, the leader of the New Zealand Party. The event at the Theatre Royal drew an enthusiastic crowd of over 1,000 people, contrasting sharply with the smaller turnouts at the recent National...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Homosexual Law Changes (Press, 23 May 1985)
    In a recent exchange of letters published in a New Zealand newspaper, two correspondents expressed opposing views on the controversial Homosexual Law Reform Bill. Mark D. Sadler argued against the idea of heterosexuality being threatened by the bill, claiming that there is a growing movement to redefine flirtation between heterosexuals...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Parents Uneasy About Bill (Press, 23 May 1985)
    The Concerned Parents Association has raised concerns about the potential impact on education in New Zealand if the Homosexual Law Reform Bill is enacted. According to the association's chairman, Mr Peter Clements, subjects like health education and home economics, which cover topics such as family life, interpersonal relationships, and sex...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 23 May 1984

  • Lesbian Guide Allowed (Press, 23 May 1984)
    On 23 May 1984, the Indecent Publications Tribunal in New Zealand granted permission for a dictionary titled "The Joy of Lesbian Sex," which had been seized by the Customs Department in Nelson the previous June, to be made available to individuals aged 18 and older. The decision, chaired by Judge...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Television: Sue Billing of the Family Planning Association interviewed about sex education for young children (New Zealand)
    ref: TZP87559.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Fri 23 May 1980

  • Police Association Proposal (Press, 23 May 1980)
    In a response to a suggestion made by Dr R. A. Moodie, secretary of the Police Association, Paul Maling criticises the idea of modifying laws around indecent acts between consenting adults while leaving sodomy laws unchanged. Maling argues that such a proposal would create a distinction between two classes of...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 23 May 1979

  • Homosexuals Protest Over Shooting Verdict (Press, 23 May 1979)
    On 21 May 1979, an estimated 5000 people, many of whom were homosexuals, protested outside San Francisco City Hall in response to the voluntary manslaughter conviction of Dan White for the murders of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk. The protests turned violent as demonstrators smashed windows with iron...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Scott Tells Of Thorpe’s Beds (Press, 23 May 1979)
    A former male model, Norman Scott, has testified in court about a homosexual affair he had with Jeremy Thorpe, the ex-leader of the Liberal Party, which has led to accusations of murder plot against Thorpe. Appearing in the Old Bailey Central Criminal Court in London, Scott, now 39 years old,...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 23 May 1972

  • Drugs Seen As Election Issue (Press, 23 May 1972)
    On 23 May 1972, Mr J. McNicol, a former journalist and now a full-time evangelist, expressed his concerns regarding the potential legalisation of marijuana in New Zealand. Speaking in Christchurch, he highlighted that this issue would be significant in the upcoming General Election. McNicol, who founded Narcotics Anonymous in the...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Gay Liberation Front Christchurch holds its first meeting (Christchurch, New Zealand)
    Ngahuia Volkerling (Te Awekotuku) had earlier visited Christchurch (2-10 May) and then Wellington

Fri 23 May 1924

  • A parliamentary inquiry begins into Mental Defectives and Sexual Offenders (Wellington, New Zealand)
    Links: Parliamentary Papers

Sat 23 May 1863

  • Supreme Court. Local Intelligence. Supreme Court. (Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, 23 May 1863)
    The Supreme Court convened on 20 May 1863 to address the case against the Reverend H. M. Turton, who faced charges of sodomy. During the proceedings, Justice Johnston informed the court that the Grand Jury had mistakenly endorsed the words "true bill" on the indictment for misdemeanour instead of felony,...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

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