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Fri 26 May 2023

British Cycling announces transgender ban
Transgender women have been banned from female events by British Cycling...
Links: RNZ
Exclusive: NZ Rugbyâs secret stoush with Ruby Tui - How Black Fernâs LGBTQIA+ request turned sour
Exclusive: Black Ferns star wanted to support a cause close to her heart...
Links: NZ Herald
Jack Tame: Ruby Tui and the NZ Rugby, Weetbix card stoush
OPINION: Rainbow rights arenât just a personal cause...
Links: NZ Herald
Jack Tame: Weâre all for rainbow rights, until it impacts our bottom line
OPINION: Rainbow rights arenât just a personal cause...
Links: NZ Herald
Beijing’s LGBTQ+ Center Shuts Its Doors Due To “Force Majeure”
Links: Express
Kinky Boots Shines with Dazzling Brilliance at Auckland’s Civic Theatre
Links: Express
USA: Target Pulls Products from Pride Collection Amid Safety Concerns and...
Links: Express

Wed 26 May 2021

Is health and sex education in schools a once-over-lightly?
Katie Fitzpatrick is an associate professor of education at the University of Auckland and the lead writer of relationship and sexuality education curriculum policy...
Links: RNZ
‘Warmonger’ Australian Defence Minister Bans IDAHOBIT Morning Teas
Links: Express

Tue 26 May 2020

Pixar’s first gay male lead character is 'Out' on Disney+
Young gay man, Greg, not out to his parents, is moving in with his boyfriend, Manuel...
Links: Stuff
LGBT+ Charities Warn Of Unfolding Humanitarian Crisis In Commonwealth Countries Due...
Links: Express
Revealed – When Family Bar Will Reopen
Links: Express
Transgender Man Makes History In Vietnam After Giving Birth to a...
Links: Express

Sun 26 May 2019

India’s First Openly Lesbian Athlete Now Facing Rejection From Her Family
Links: Express
Tunisia Under Fire for Continued Homophobic and Transphobic Abuse
Links: Express

Sat 26 May 2018

Art, Craft and the AIDS Crisis - a panel discussion (Dowse Art Museum)
Audio from the panel discussion Art, Craft and the AIDS Crisis held at the Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt on 26 May 2018
Features: Ann Packer, David Do, Julia Craig, Kevin Jensen, Richard Benge, Simon Gennard
Links: PrideNZ.com
Spectrum website (1996) (Dowse Art Museum)
Kevin Jensen talks about creating one of the earliest rainbow websites originating from New Zealand
Features: Kevin Jensen
Links: PrideNZ.com
Lord Fusitu'a - On the 'Leitis in Waiting' of Tonga
The plight of Tonga's LGBT community is under the spotlight with the released of a new documentary Leitis in Waiting...
Links: RNZ

Fri 26 May 2017

Bold Theatre And Fresh Dance Hits Wellington
Links: Express
Farewell and unfinished business
With just days to go until GayNZ...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 26 May 2016

Generous Auckland Marae Seek Donations to Help the Homeless
Links: Express
House of Parliament to Fly Rainbow Flag for London Pride
Links: Express
5 LGBTI changemakers pick up Youth Week Awards
Five young LGBTI change-makers have been honoured with Youth Awards...
Links: GayNZ.com
In court: The major players
In the coming days GayNZ...
Links: GayNZ.com
In court: The major players
In the coming days GayNZ...
Links: GayNZ.com
South Korea rejects s/s marriage lawsuit
South Korea has rejected same-sex marriage, rejecting a lawsuit from a well-known gay couple who wished to have their same-sex union recognised in the country...
Links: GayNZ.com
Tranzaction dedicated to Chch community
New transgender organisation, Tranzaction has had its first meeting and has expressed interest in supporting and advocating for the trans community in Christchurch...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 26 May 2015

Tim - Beyond Rainbows (Wellington)
Tim talks about the experience of being in prison and then life after release.
Features: unidentified voice(s)
Links: PrideNZ.com
Vatican Daily Newspaper: Irish Vote on Same Sex Marriage “A Defeat”
Links: Express
"Caring, focused" retiring Kilmister farewelled
In a farewell ceremony which at times seemed to be a community thank you for his years of involvement in a wide range of gay and HIV matters, the just-retired general manager of Body Positive was tonight lauded for his decency, compassion and focus...
Links: GayNZ.com
Ad showing two men kissing is just fine
The New Zealand AIDS Foundation has drawn yet another complaint about one of its ads, which has once again been thrown out by the Advertising Standards Authority...
Links: GayNZ.com
MoH to front on trans/intersex health care
The Health Ministry will give evidence to Parliament's Health Select Committee tomorrow in response to a petition calling for improvement in healthcare for trans and intersex people...
Links: GayNZ.com
Plans being made for 30th HLR anniversary
Picture: David Hindley Community members are being invited to get involved in planning for next year’s 30th anniversary of Homosexual Law Reform in New Zealand...
Links: GayNZ.com
Review: Chekhov Gone Wilde
Chekhov Gone Wilde Produced by Jacqui Whall for Theatrewhack Conceived and directed by Patrick Graham Costumes by Jacqui Whall Dramaturg Boni Te Rongopai Tukiwaho Staged in the Tiny Theatre at Garnet Station From Wednesday 20 May, 2015 to Saturday 30 May, 2015 at 8...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 26 May 2014

FOODIE BITES: Market Stall of the Month
Links: Express
Sophie’s Choice
Links: Express
The Pop Bangers That Imploded: VANILLA (UK)
Links: Express
'Homosexual impulses' blamed for shooting
Robi Ludwig A psychotherapist appearing on Fox News has blamed a Californian mass murder on the shooter having “homosexual impulses”...
Links: GayNZ.com
A horror show and a love story
Two award-winning documentaries of interest are showing at the Documentary Edge Festival...
Links: GayNZ.com
Ab Fab movie is definitely on the way
Jennifer Saunders hopes an Absolutely Fabulous film will be released by the end of next year...
Links: GayNZ.com
Quickfire QandA: The Drag Kings
The Drag Kings are back! The Drag Kings are back! We can’t think of anything better to get you through the start of the week than some wise (read ridiculous) words from this troupe, who are bringing RES-Erection to the stage at Fringe Bar on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 26 May 2013

Geno Sisneros (Auckland)
Geno Sisneros talks about the journey to becoming ordained as a priest in the Anglican Church, and taking a case against the Bishop of Auckland to the Human Rights Review Tribunal.
Features: Geno Sisneros
Links: PrideNZ.com
GABA takes stand against discrimination
The Gay Auckland Business Association says if it emerges there is a loophole which allows accommodation businesses to discriminate against GLBT people, it needs to be removed...
Links: GayNZ.com
NZ Falcons RFC holding first AGM today
The Falcons at one of their training runs (picture by Robert Barry) The gay New Zealand rugby team being assembled for the Bingham Cup in Sydney next year is holding its first AGM today...
Links: GayNZ.com
Tony Simpson: on stepping down
After "the best part of a decade" on the Rainbow Wellington Board, mostly as chair, Tony Simpson has stepped down...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 26 May 2012

Lawless reveals she's an Urzila Carlson fan
Lawless (left) says Carlson (right) is NZ's funniest stand-up, ever...
Links: GayNZ.com
WTF creators blown away by response
Sam Shore and Green MP Jan Logie at the WTF launch One of the creators of the Rainbow Youth and OUTLine WTF campaign Sam Shore is blown away by the tens of thousands of hits the first video has received, and says while there have been critics, the positive feedback has been far more overwhelming...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 26 May 2011

Council liaison group welcomes community
An Auckland Council and glbti community liaison group is offering an open invitation for more people and organisations to come along to its meetings...
Links: GayNZ.com
Not a coming out story
The Brothers Size couldn't be further from the typical 'coming out story' so often seen on stage and screen...
Links: GayNZ.com
Out Takes opening night film sells out
Tonight's opening night Out Takes film for men has sold out two theatres at Auckland's Rialto Cinemas...
Links: GayNZ.com
Trans widow to lose husband's death benefits
Thomas and Nikki Araguz A lawyer says a Texas judge plans to annul the marriage of a transgender widow, preventing her from getting the death benefits of her firefighter husband who died last year battling a blaze...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 26 May 2010

Kira profile (Auckland)
Kira talks about transitioning from male to female at seventeen
Features: unidentified voice(s)
Links: PrideNZ.com
Priscilla Penniket profile (Auckland)
Priscilla Penniket talks about working for Rainbow Youth to do homophobia education in schools
Features: Priscilla Penniket
Links: PrideNZ.com
Council worker harassed with gay porn
A longtime senior Taranaki council officer has been fined and ordered to pay reparations, after hand-delivering gay porn magazines and abusive notes to a colleague's house...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay rights activists arrested in Zimbabwe
Two members of a Zimbabwe gay rights association have been arrested after posting a letter in their office, which criticised President Robert Mugabe's opposition to homosexuality...
Links: GayNZ.com
Introducing: TransAdvocates
TransAdvocates may not technically be ‘straight’, but it's straight up...
Links: GayNZ.com
Long Yang Club finds its Master Chef
The judges and winners After a tough grilling by a team of judges, a Thai dish has won a 'Master Chef' style competition run by the Long Yang Club in Auckland...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 26 May 2009

Chch's LGBT art show proves popular
Artworks from a range of LGBT artists at a central Christchurch gallery have led to a constant flow of people through the doors of High Street's QuiqCorp Creative Experience...
Links: GayNZ.com
Has our 'pink dollar' run out?
In the current recession, has our alleged 'conspicuous consumption' pattern changed? Was it ever really universal in the first place? In October 2008, the (US) Advocate investigated this question, interviewing several lesbians and gay men from different occupational groups...
Links: GayNZ.com
More men with 'HIV predator' info sought
Auckland police are still hoping to hear from more men who can shed light on the sexual habits of the alleged 'HIV predator' who is feared to have infected seven or more young men with HIV...
Links: GayNZ.com
Out Takes rolls into Wellington this week
It began in Auckland with full theatres last week, and now the Out Takes Film Festival is set for Wellington with two special events along with the films...
Links: GayNZ.com
TV talent judge sorry for 'anti-gay' remark
A British TV talent show judge has apologised for remarks considered homophobic by LGBT media watchdogs the Gay ...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 26 May 2008

12yo girl starts gender change therapy
A 12 year old Australian girl has started hormone therapy in the first stage of treatment to change her sex...
Links: GayNZ.com
OUTLine manager leaves "with regret"
The just-departed General Manager of the OUTLine counselling service says he is leaving "with regret" but will not miss being "a professional gay...
Links: GayNZ.com
Russia okays gay blood donations
Russia's Ministry of Health and Social Development has repealed its blanket ban on blood donations by homosexual people...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 26 May 2007

Beyonce Knowles – American R Ref: me-me-me...
Links: GayNZ.com
AUS: Ian Roberts not guilty of assault
A Sydney magistrate yesterday dismissed an assault charge against openly-gay former rugby league star Ian Roberts who had been accused of attacking his ex-boyfriend at a Sydney hostel last July...
Links: GayNZ.com
CD Review: GALS Greatest Hits
The Auckland Gay and Lesbian Singers Musical Director: Stephen Bowness Craig Blockley, accompanist Guest conductors Margaret Robertson (Musical Director Emeritus), Adrian Kirk GALS, aka the Gay and Lesbian Singers, are the only choir of their kind in the country...
Links: GayNZ.com
Out Takes: NZ among first to see UK thriller
New Zealanders will be among the first in the world to see a ground-breaking new political thriller with a gay central character, says the film's director Paul Oremland...
Links: GayNZ.com
Sarah Jessica Parker
Former 'Sex and the City' actress Sarah Jessica Parker says her four-year-old son James Wilke has begun asking questions about what it means to be gay...
Links: GayNZ.com
UK
A female councillor who was born a man has been sworn in as the UK's first transgender mayor...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 26 May 2006

"Is my fiance gay?"
Amanda writes: I need your help, I was on my fiance's computer and came across a folder and it was pictures of guys, they were teenager guys, and masterbating, and there were two clips of a man and a women but the rest were of guys...
Links: GayNZ.com
'Gay film festival goes 'queer'
The Out Takes film festival opened in Auckland last night, re-branded this year as the more inclusive Reel Queer Festival, rather than the Gay and Lesbian Festival...
Links: GayNZ.com
New Plymouth: The "gay sex" capital of New Zealand!
What is it with people in New Plymouth that they search for gay sex on the Internet more often than folks in other New Zealand cities including Auckland, North Shore, Wellington and Christchurch? Bored witless on a grey and rainy grey day gay social commentator and occasional GayNZ...
Links: GayNZ.com
Sturm sentenced to 9 years at retrial
Gay Auckland restaurateur, Philip Sturm has been sentenced to nine years in prison, after being retried for stupefying and sexually violating young men...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 26 May 2005

The eleventh annual Out Takes film festival takes place (New Zealand)
The festival runs in multiple centres: Auckland 26 May - 6 June (Village Hoyts Cinemas Queen Street), Wellington 2 June - 12 June (Paramount), Christchurch 9 - 15 June (Regent on Worcester Cinemas).
Bukak Api
Review: BUKAK API Dir: Osman Ali, Malaysia, 2000, Beta SP, 80mins A hard, depressing, unflinching look at the lives of Kuala Lumpur's sex worker community – particularly transsexuals – Bukak Api is a film likely to make you very, very mad...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 26 May 2004

Television item (Australia)
Holmes, ref: TZP289019.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Public meetings on gay parenting
The Law Commission is holding a series of public meetings in June for gays and lesbians to discuss legal issues arising from surrogate parenthood and sperm donation, and wishes to hear from gay parents who have conceived in this manner...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 26 May 1997

Bryan James Gardner is sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering David Shore in November 1996 (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Gardner tried unsuccessfully to use the homosexual panic defence.
Links: Sensible Sentencing Trust

Fri 26 May 1995

Poor Superman by Brad Fraser opens at Circa Theatre (Wellington, New Zealand)
Links: National Library

Fri 26 May 1989

Television item (Auckland, New Zealand)
Top Half, ref: TZP56996.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Thu 26 May 1988

A Last Harrumph—looking Back At Revolutionary... (Press, 26 May 1988)
A reflective piece published on 26 May 1988 evaluates the significant social upheaval of 1968 through the eyes of a 65-year-old grandfather. This period, termed "annus mirabilis," was marked by a profound generational conflict between the post-war baby boomers and their parents, who were largely born in the early 1920s....
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Hungarian ‘gays’ Finally Emerge (Press, 26 May 1988)
In Budapest, psychiatrist Lajos Romsauer has revealed his journey of coming to terms with his sexuality, stating he understood he was gay as a child, confided in someone at 20, and publicly acknowledged it at the age of 52. This admission marked a significant moment as Romsauer, who has been...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Mon 26 May 1986

International AIDS Candlelight Memorials are held (New Zealand)
Links: Bay Area Reporter

Sun 26 May 1985

The media reports claims that Gay visibility week has resulted in harassment (New Zealand)

Sat 26 May 1984

N.Z. Violence Prompts Media Peace Prize (Press, 26 May 1984)
In response to rising concerns over conflict and violence in New Zealand society, the Presbyterian Support Services has announced the creation of the Support Media Peace Prize for 1984. This voluntary welfare organisation, which operates as a comprehensive health and welfare agency, aims to promote non-violent methods of conflict resolution...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
The Loneliness Of Old Age (Press, 26 May 1984)
In her 1983 novel "We Are Now," author May Sarton presents the poignant story of Caro Spencer, a 76-year-old intelligent and independent professional woman living in an unsatisfactory old people's home due to her declining physical health. This setting, characterized by a lack of compassion from the facility's management, offers...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 26 May 1981

Billie Jean King ‘would Like A Child’ (Press, 26 May 1981)
In a recent interview with "People" magazine, Larry King revealed that his wife, renowned tennis star Billie Jean King, does not identify as a lesbian. He mentioned her desire to have children, stating, “she’d like to have a child if she can work it out for a time.” He expressed...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Mon 26 May 1980

Kennedy Support For Gays (Press, 26 May 1980)
On 26 May 1980, Senator Edward Kennedy announced his strong commitment to supporting homosexual rights as part of his campaign for the presidency. Speaking to around 200 members of the LGBTQ+ community in Los Angeles, he emphasized his dedication to advocating for the rights of gay men and lesbians. Kennedy...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Police Association Proposal (Press, 26 May 1980)
In a letter to the editor, Varian J. Wilson expressed strong opinions regarding the issue of homosexual acts between consenting adults in private. He acknowledged that, in principle, such acts should not be criminalised. However, Wilson criticised the idea of the secretary of the Police Association consulting with a homosexual...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sat 26 May 1979

‘Assassin’ Tells Of Pistol Jamming On Lonely... (Press, 26 May 1979)
On 26 May 1979, the trial of former Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe continued in London, where he faces serious charges including conspiracy to murder. The allegations stem from a supposed plot in 1975 to kill Norman Scott, a male model who claims to have had a homosexual affair with...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Fri 26 May 1978

Youth Had ‘disease’ For Taking Cars, Court... (Press, 26 May 1978)
In the Magistrate's Court on 25 May 1978, Hano Parakau Blake Green, a 17-year-old unemployed youth, pleaded guilty to stealing three cars and unlawfully taking three others in February at Titahi Bay and Porirua. The magistrate, Mr F. G. Paterson, remarked that Green appeared to have a “disease” regarding the...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Mon 26 May 1975

The Other Side Of Tv’s Jekyll And Hyde (Press, 26 May 1975)
In a review published on 26 May 1975, Brian Edwards's television performance was assessed with a mixture of criticism and praise. Although his initial programme included tasteless commentary regarding homosexuals, Edwards redeemed himself with a captivating and poignant episode aired on a Saturday night. This segment exposed the misleading practices...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 26 May 1971

Law Change Sought Labour Vote On Homosexuality (Press, 26 May 1971)
At the Labour Party's national conference held on 25 May 1971, a significant decision was made regarding the recommendations of the Wolfenden Report on Homosexuality. Despite an initial recommendation from the conference’s justice committee to reject the remit, it was ultimately approved by a card vote of 274 in favour...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sat 26 May 1956

Changed Laws For Sex Offenders Urged (Press, 26 May 1956)
On 25 May 1956, the Church of England Moral Welfare Council released a significant report advocating for changes in laws surrounding homosexuality and prostitution. The 120-page booklet titled “Sexual Offenders and Social Punishment,” compiled by Dr. Derrick Sherwin Bailey, urges for the repeal of existing legislation that criminalises private homosexual...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sat 26 May 1917

Dr Hjelmar von Dannevill is imprisoned on Matiu Somes Island (Wellington region, New Zealand)
Links: Papers Past, The Spin Off

Sun 26 May 1895

Oscar Wilde is convicted of gross indecency and sentenced to two years hard labour (London, United Kingdom)
Links: Papers Past, Wikipedia

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