On This Day: 8th June

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Thu 8 Jun 2023

Resist Transphobia rally (Parliament grounds)
Audio from the Resist Transphobia rally held on Thursday 8 June 2023 in Parliament grounds, Wellington
Features: Chanel Hati, Elizabeth Kerekere, Gina Dao-McLay, Noah Darney, Renee Paul, Theo Cook, Tiaki Sharp, Tristan-Cordelia, Will Hansen, Wren Atlas
Links: PrideNZ.com
Australian sentenced to 9 years in prison for gay American Scott Johnsonâs 1988 manslaughter
Scott Phillip White admitted killing Scott Johnson by punching him off a cliff top...
Links: NZ Herald
Violence breaks out at California, US school over recognition of Pride month
Three people were arrested outside a meeting about how sexuality should be taught...
Links: NZ Herald
Target Faces Backlash as Consumers and Advocates Rally for Full Restocking...
Links: Express

Wed 8 Jun 2022

For the first time ever, no AIDS related deaths occurred in New Zealand in the last year (New Zealand)
The announcement came from the New Zealand AIDS Foundation on the day it changed its name to the Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
Links: News Hub
The New Zealand AIDS Foundation changes its name to the Burnett Foundation Aotearoa (worldwide)
Their website notes "Our name no longer captured the breadth of the mahi we do. HIV and AIDS have always been our core focus... However, the landscape of HIV, AIDS and STIs in Aotearoa has changed drastically over the past almost 40 years... A new name makes it easier for us to evolve over time by reflecting our broadened scope."
Links: Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
Bi-sexual man granted asylum in New Zealand for persecution in India over sexual preference
A bi-sexual man from India has been granted refugee status in New Zealand after he received death threats, and posters demonising his sexuality were hung around his hometown...
Links: NZ Herald
New Zealand Aids Foundation dropping Aids from its name
With Aids now rare in Aotearoa thanks to effective HIV treatments, the current name no longer reflects the challenges the foundation faces...
Links: Stuff
Opinion: Honouring Bruce Burnett is the right move for the New Zealand AIDS Foundation
Today, the New Zealand AIDS Foundation has a new name, Burnett Foundation Aotearoa...
Links: Andrew Whiteside

Tue 8 Jun 2021

Olympians, an All Black and former sports stars' open letter to Grant Robertson over transgender guidelines
The star-studded group has raised issues over the fairness and safety of women competing against transgender athletes...
Links: Stuff
The Elephant In The Room – NZ's Broken Education System
We are failing a generation of children in academics when schools are expected to address every social issue of the day...
Links: Scoop
Celebrate World Gin Day with Graham Norton
Links: Express
Exclusive: RuPaul Wants To Film Drag Race Down Under Season 2...
Links: Express

Mon 8 Jun 2020

Blood Donation Petition (Wellington)
Troy Mihaka, co-organiser of a blood donation petition, talks about the issues around donating blood in New Zealand for men who have sex with men
Features: Troy Mihaka
Links: PrideNZ.com
Harry Potter's Katie Leung seems to respond after J.K. Rowling is accused of transphobia
Katie Leung, the actress behind Harry Potter's Cho Chang, shared a series of resources seemingly in response to J...
Links: Stuff
YouTube and X Factor star Trevi Moran comes out as transgender
Trevi Moran came out as a transgender woman in an emotional YouTube video: I've dealt with this feeling my entire life, and I know that I'm a woman deep down inside...
Links: Stuff
‘Macho Man’ Singer Tells Trump To Stop Playing His Songs
Links: Express
Older LGBT+ Adults At Higher Risk Of Substance Abuse
Links: Express
Trump Administration Pushing Supreme Court To Rule In Favour Of Adoption...
Links: Express

Sat 8 Jun 2019

Gay couple attacked on London bus after refusing to kiss in front of male gang
Two women were punched by male assailants on a London bus after the couple refused to perform a kiss for the gang that surrounded and taunted them as lesbians, according to an account by one of the victims...
Links: NZ Herald
Gay couple attacked on London bus after refusing to kiss in front of male gang
Two women were punched by assailants after they refused to kiss for the male gang surrounding them...
Links: Stuff

Fri 8 Jun 2018

New Zealand's first rainbow crossing is launched in Queenstown (New Zealand)
The crossing on Beach Street was opened by Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult. It is a joint initiative between Winter Pride (formerly Gay Ski Week QT) and Fluid.
Links: Otago Daily Times
Alan Cumming makes TV history in new series
Difficult though it may be to believe in the year 2018, but Dr Dylan Reinhart, the hero of new drama Instinct, is the first gay lead character in a US network television drama...
Links: Stuff
Bunny ears, bow ties at annual Gay Pride Parade in Tel Aviv
TEL AVIV, Israel — Ripped men in white underwear, pink bunny ears and black bow ties are gyrating through the streets of Tel Aviv for the annual Gay Pride Parade...
Links: NZ Herald
Freedom of choice and speech
Some listener feed back on our earlier story about a US judge siding with a baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple...
Links: RNZ
Lee Suckling: The question everyone wants to ask about gay men
For the curious, open-minded, but misinformed heterosexuals out in the world, there seems to be one burning question they always want to ask us homosexual men...
Links: NZ Herald
Teacher fired after disclosing her HIV status
A West Coast early childhood teacher has been fired, four weeks after she told her employer she was HIV positive...
Links: Stuff
The Panel with Janet Wilson and James Nokise (Part 1)
Does paying $600 to hear an MP such as Labour's Grant Robertson speak reap any benefits? The Finance Minister attended a Party fundraiser which was attended by supporters, business figures and lobbyists...
Links: RNZ
Transgender Pasifika woman forgives those who abused and humiliated her
It's a realisation Torriance Campel will never forget: "I had thoughts of wanting to kill myself...
Links: Stuff
Niall Horan Impresses at Auckland’s Spark Arena
Links: Express
US Supreme Court Backs Anti-Gay Baker
Links: Express

Thu 8 Jun 2017

Empowering Short Film Explores the LGBTQA Alphabet
Links: Express
Lionel Richie Prepares For New Zealand Tour
Links: Express
Margaret Court Compares LGBT+ ‘Bullies’ To Hitler
Links: Express

Wed 8 Jun 2016

Ted Greensmith-West (Wellington)
In the 30th anniversary year of homosexual law reform, Ted considers three areas that still require attention: legislative change, social acceptance and international diplomacy
Features: Ted Greensmith-West
Links: PrideNZ.com
ABBA Reunite for the First Time in 30 Years
Links: Express
MKR Fan Favourite Appointed Ambassador for GSWQT
Links: Express
ILGA supports UN LGBTI Special Procedure
The ILGA World Board has unanimously decided to support the establishment of a Special Procedure on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity at the UN Human Rights Council...
Links: GayNZ.com
LGBTI youth changemakers: Whiti Timutimu
Whiti Timutimu helped LGBTI youth in Gisborne to start the Qmunity Youth Group who were recently recognised with a Youth Week Award...
Links: GayNZ.com
Yuri Guaii crowned Queen of Queens
Yuri Guaii took out the top honour at this year’s Queen of Queens drag competition at Family in Auckland on the weekend...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 8 Jun 2015

Dick Smith Calls For Marriage Equality in Australia
Links: Express
GLBT Miners Support Group Which Inspired Pride Film Rejects Invitation to...
Links: Express
Huge Turnout for San Paulo Pride
Links: Express
Mika Says Brian Tamaki’s Anti Gay Tirade a ‘Wake Up Call’
Links: Express
Transgender Woman Allegedly Bashed in Sydney’s Inner West
Links: Express
Watch: Andrew Christian Models Share Their Coming Out Stories
Links: Express
Bid to strip Jenner of medal dismissed
The International Olympic Committee has dismissed a call for Caitlyn Jenner to be stripped of her medal – and in fact her name could be updated in official US Olympic records...
Links: GayNZ.com
Review: Club Paradiso
Club Paradiso Produced by Leki Bourke and Gaby Solomona for FCC Written by Victor Rodger Directed by Vela Manusaute Lighting Design by Suivai Autagavaia At the Basement 02 to 06 June 2015 at 8pm Last week, four incredible things happened...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 8 Jun 2014

Television item (Auckland, New Zealand)
One News, ref: TZP446778.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Party Like A Rock Star – Family Bar
Links: Express
Patric Seng’s Hawaii Highlights – Arrivals
Links: Express
Patric Seng’s Hawaii Highlights – Honolulu Pride Parade 2014
Links: Express
Saturday Stunners – POP on Ponsonby
Links: Express
Shower Power – Legend Bar and Club
Links: Express
Editorial: John Banks - gone but not forgiven
John Banks hearing his guilty verdict...
Links: GayNZ.com
Editorial: John Banks - gone but not forgiven
John Banks hearing his guilty verdict...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 8 Jun 2013

The Womens Bookshop (The Women's Bookshop)
Carole Beu talks about establishing The Womens Bookshop - an independent bookshop which opened in Auckland in 1989
Features: Carole Beu
Links: PrideNZ.com

Fri 8 Jun 2012

Bringing Laramie to Gisborne
A new theatre company in Gisborne is currently staging the challenging tale of the hate killing of Matthew Shepard, The Laramie Project...
Links: GayNZ.com
WTF? supporters urged to tweet Lady Gaga
The WTF? campaign is trying to get Lady Gaga’s backing, with supporters tweeting the pop superstar and a volunteer making a comic to try and get her attention while she is in the country...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 8 Jun 2011

Destiny given $860,000 in Government funding
Destiny Church head Brian Tamaki Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has confirmed the intensely homophobic Destiny Church has received $860,000 in Government funding...
Links: GayNZ.com
Forum for (Very Few) "Families"
Demonstrating how foolhardy those who would downplay the still active role of the Christian Right in New Zealand politics are, please note Family First's Sixth Forum on "the Family," to be held in July 2011...
Links: GayNZ.com
Harawira's Destiny Church visit defended
Goulter can be seen behind Hone Harawira in this screenshot from One News footage The man who is starting a takataapui wing of the Mana Party says its leader Hone Harawira invited him upstairs to Brian Tamaki's VIP quarters at the Destiny Church conference...
Links: GayNZ.com
Maori politicians "endorse church's homophobia"
Picture: 3 News The attendance of a cross-section of Maori politicians at a Destiny Church conference is being slammed as an endorsement of the church's homophobia and misogyny by the political representatives...
Links: GayNZ.com
Most Aussies believe gay marriage will happen
A new poll shows three in four Australians believes same-sex marriage will happen...
Links: GayNZ.com
National diversity tour pulls into Northland
Out Olympian Blake Skjellerup and Q-Youth Executive Director Seb Stewart have made their first pit stops in their diversity tour of New Zealand schools...
Links: GayNZ.com
No charges to be laid against Darren Hughes
3...
Links: GayNZ.com
Review: LA Zombie
Shock! Horror! Yawn...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 8 Jun 2010

Government providing support for Rainbow Youth
Rainbow Youth has been awarded $5,000 of Government funding for the Affirming Diversity Workshops it delivers in Auckland schools...
Links: GayNZ.com
Kids with lesbian parents "doing better"
The first-ever study tracking children raised by lesbians from birth to adolescence has found they may actually be doing better than their peers...
Links: GayNZ.com
Nikita : Miss Drag Wellington 2010
Photo by Ritchie Wards...
Links: GayNZ.com
Rufus Wainwright announces NZ tour
Rufus Wainwright Rufus Wainwright will play in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch in October, after cancelling a series of shows in February due to a family illness...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 8 Jun 2009

AUS: Top Model girl's nude photo scandal
The Australian version of popular TV talent show Next Top Model is heating up, thanks to their lesbian contestant...
Links: GayNZ.com
Retiring Miss Drag Waikato in news spotlight
As she hands her Miss Drag Waikato title over, Hamilton's Fucshia Fucada - also known as Steven Cartan - has had star treatment in the local newspaper...
Links: GayNZ.com
Shortland Street's mad lesbian will stay on
Actress Anna Julienne has signaled that the long-serving lesbian character she plays on TV2's nightly drama Shortland Street will be staying around, despite recent tumultuous storylines which have left the cursed nurse in a psychiatric unit...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 8 Jun 2008

Being gay in Turkey: Bring on the EU!
Seen on a park bench in Istanbul Turkey has never criminalised male homosexuality or lesbianism formally, but thenational environment for LGBT rights is chilly- although during the last decade, there has been fierce resistance from its stalwart LGBT equality movement...
Links: GayNZ.com
Pride Marches in Rome, Athens and Warsaw
Tens of thousands took to the streets of Rome, Athens and Warsaw for Gay Pride parades today, drawing attention to the fact that many gays in Europe still do not enjoy the same rights as heterosexuals...
Links: GayNZ.com
Slim chance of parole for Graham Capill
Disgraced anti-gay 'morals' campaigner Graham Capill has a slim chance of parole at his hearing this month, reports the NZ Herald...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 8 Jun 2007

Australian PM opposes gay adoption
Australian Prime Minister John Howard says he is opposed to gay couples adopting children and heterosexual adoption is a benchmark society should maintain...
Links: GayNZ.com
George FM
'One in Ten', New Zealand's only nationwide gay radio show, has begun ‘podcasting’ it’s feature interview onto the internet each week...
Links: GayNZ.com
Green Dean
Dean Williams TV reporter Jaquie Brown dubbed Dean Williams ‘Green Dean' when she asked him to host the 'Green Desk' segment on student radio station 95bFM...
Links: GayNZ.com
HIV medication
The New Zealand AIDS Foundation is advising HIV-positive people on the protease inhibitor Viracept to seek medical advice immediately following a global recall of the medication by its manufacturer, Roche...
Links: GayNZ.com
Jailed Iran gay party-goers released
At least 16 of the 17 men arrested on 10th May at a private party in the central Iranian province of Esfahan have now been released, Amnesty International said yesterday...
Links: GayNZ.com
Kiwi computers help AIDS fight research
New Zealanders have contributed nearly six years’ worth of computing time to a groundbreaking AIDS research project in just six months via IBM’s World Community Grid...
Links: GayNZ.com
Nun awarded MNZM for HIV advocacy
A belated search through the Queens Birthday Honours awarded at the weekend has revealed that a noted early worker for the rights of people with HIV in New Zealand has been made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her effforts...
Links: GayNZ.com
Rainbow Youth begins
Auckland-based LGBT social and support network Rainbow Youth has begun a free service to assist their members to quit smoking...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 8 Jun 2006

How do I relax my arse?
Martin of Auckland writes: I have always found it difficult to relax my bum sufficiently to get fucked, and lately I can't take a cock without having a few puffs on a joint beforehand...
Links: GayNZ.com
New LGBT group forms in Southland
A new support group for "non-heterosexual Southlanders" has been formed and will hold its first meeting tomorrow, reports the Southland Times...
Links: GayNZ.com
Petitions mounted to pressure Fiji on anti-gay law
For the past fortnight, controversy has surrounded this year's Out Takes Reel Queer Film Festival offer of a prize for two members to holiday at the Octopus Resort in Fiji...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 8 Jun 2005

Arguing among ourselves
Warren Lindberg Human Rights Commissioner Warren Lindberg responds to a GayNZ...
Links: GayNZ.com
Free condoms for HIV programmes
The AIDS Foundation looks set to be struck by a tsunami of condoms to assist in HIV prevention programmes, courtesy of the Government's pharmaceutical funding agency Pharmac...
Links: GayNZ.com
Grande Ecole
Dir: Robert Salis France, 2003 35mm, 110 mins French with English subtitles Grande Ecole is very French, the sort of film where characters sit around in beautifully-composed shots talking about the meaning of life, usually before, during or after shagging...
Links: GayNZ.com
Proteus
Dirs: John Greyson there's a guard with sunglasses, and a transistor radio that pops up out of nowhere...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 8 Jun 2004

Television item (New Zealand)
Te Karere, ref: TZP294714.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Die Mommy Die!
DIE MOMMIE DIE! Dir: Mark Rucker, USA, 2003, 35mm, 90 mins Faded singer Angela Arden has money, fame and passionate affairs with many different men, but she is trapped in a gilded cage...
Links: GayNZ.com
Ronald Reagan: Don't wear black
During the weekend, former US President Ronald Reagan died, after a long battle with Alzheimers...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 8 Jun 2003

10+1 for Enthusiasm and Entertainment Value!
10+1 GALS Concert...
Links: GayNZ.com
Former PMs and elite NZers defend Ellis
A new petition, which has already gained support from former Prime Ministers and some of NZ's most distinguished legal minds, is the latest in a series of efforts to clear Peter Ellis's name...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 8 Jun 1999

Television item (New Zealand)
Queer Nation, ref: TZP218287.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Sun 8 Jun 1997

Television item (New Zealand)
60 Minutes, ref: TZP185550.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Sat 8 Jun 1996

Television item (New Zealand)
Express Report, ref: TZP170566.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Wed 8 Jun 1994

Television item (New Zealand)
Eyewitness, ref: TZP145763.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Thu 8 Jun 1989

Gay Men’s Club Gets Liquor Licence (Press, 8 June 1989)
On 8 June 1989, it was reported that the Dorian Society in Christchurch received a charter licence allowing them to sell liquor at their premises located on Lichfield Street. The decision was met with some objections, notably from Mr C. Lee, the society's immediate past president, as well as from...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
New Drug For A.i.d.s. Patients Is ‘safe’ (Press, 8 June 1989)
On 8 June 1989, researchers announced promising news regarding a new decoy drug aimed at confusing the A.I.D.S. virus. Known as soluble CD4, this drug mimics the natural target of the virus, potentially lowering its levels in the body. Dr Ian Weller from Middlesex School of Medicine in England expressed...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 8 Jun 1988

‘phantom’ Dominates Tony Honours List (Press, 8 June 1988)
"The Phantom of the Opera," composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, was the standout at the 42nd Tony Awards held in 1988, securing a total of seven awards including the prestigious best musical. In contrast, the best play award went to David Henry Hwang’s "M. Butterfly," which centers around a French...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sat 8 Jun 1985

Prices Of Food Rise 30 P.c.—mr Mclay (Press, 8 June 1985)
On 8 June 1985, a dynamic public meeting in Auckland featured the Leader of the Opposition, Mr McLay, who took to the stage to critique Prime Minister Mr Lange and highlight the rising costs of food items. During his address, Mr McLay produced a string of sausages from a grocery...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Fri 8 Jun 1984

Male homosexual activity becomes legal in New South Wales (New South Wales, Australia)
The age of consent is set at 18 (it is 16 for heterosexual and lesbian couples).
Links: Wikipedia

Tue 8 Jun 1982

Stravinsky Salute— And Explanation (Press, 8 June 1982)
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is set to present a centenary tribute to composer Igor Stravinsky with a performance of his suite “Les Noces (The Wedding)” on June 17, 1982. This complex work is a suite made up of typical wedding scenes expressed through common conversations. To aid audience understanding,...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 8 Jun 1977

Lesbians ’intended To Disrupt' Convention If Men... (Press, 8 June 1977)
On 8 June 1977, a significant controversy unfolded at the United Women’s Convention regarding the inclusion of media, particularly male journalists, at the event’s final session. Mollie I Clark, a member of the co-ordinating committee, reported that a lesbian group had made implicit threats to disrupt the convention if men...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 8 Jun 1965

"homosexual Influence In Fashion Designing" (Press, 8 June 1965)
Miss Avice Bowbyes, a lecturer in clothing and costume design at the Home Economics College, University of Guelph, Ontario, expressed concerns regarding the current influence of homosexual designers on fashion. Speaking in Christchurch on 8 June 1965, she claimed that this influence tends to mock the female figure, citing examples...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

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