On This Day: 14th June

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Wed 14 Jun 2023

Whānau Āniwaniwa Hui (Hannah Playhouse)
Audio from the Whānau Āniwaniwa Hui held on Wednesday 14 June 2023 at Hannah Playhouse, Wellington
Features: Jaimie Waititi, Kevin Haunui, Louie Zalk-Neale, Matt Tini, Neke Moa, Paula Conroy, Rangimoana Taylor, Shawn Wimalaratne
Links: PrideNZ.com
British cycling event bans transgender from female category
Britain's Cycling Time Trials has banned transgender women from competing in the female category of competitive events...
Links: RNZ
Proud faâafafine helping to break down barriers for transgender youth
Steva Auina knows all the challenges of being a fa'afafine in high school...
Links: NZ Herald
Rainbow rangatahi share stories of abuse and discrimination in state care in Oranga Tamariki's Making Ourselves Visible report
Several of the interviewees spoke about physical and emotional abuse, with some who lived in a youth residence confined to their rooms when they tried to discuss their sexuality and gender identities...
Links: RNZ
Kylie Still Shines Bright Like A Diamond
Links: Express

Tue 14 Jun 2022

Lawn bowls: Gary Lawson out of contention from Commonwealth Games after suspension for homophobia
New Zealand lawn bowler Gary Lawson has been suspended for using homophobic language and will be out of contention for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham...
Links: NZ Herald
New Zealand lawn bowler Gary Lawson suspended for 16 weeks, Commonwealth Games campaign over
Blackjack Gary Lawson received a 16-week suspension for homophobia, ruling him out of Commonwealth Games selection...
Links: Stuff
New Zealand lawn bowler Gary Lawson suspended for 16 weeks, Commonwealth Games campaign over
Blackjack Gary Lawson received a 16-week suspension for homophobia, ruling him out of Commonwealth Games selection...
Links: Stuff
Queer and Here: Episode 5 - Protection for rainbow community
Queer and Here is a six-part video series showing the many faces of Aotearoa's rainbow community, supported by NZ On Air...
Links: NZ Herald
Takatāpui at Pride: 'A slow cultural burn towards change'
Analysis - Pride has long been criticised for not speaking to or serving Māori and BIPOC LGBTQI+ communities...
Links: RNZ
German Football Director Slams FIFA For Allowing Homophobic Qatar To Host...
Links: Express
USA: Pennsylvania To Remove Homosexuality From Crimes Code
Links: Express
Yungblud: “expression of your individuality is the only thing you’ve got.”
Links: Express

Mon 14 Jun 2021

Biden Announces Plans For Pulse Nightclub National Memorial
Links: Express
School Of Rock’s ‘Gay Kid’ Opens Up About Internalised Homophobia
Links: Express
TransAction – Repurposing Rage
Links: Express

Sun 14 Jun 2020

‘It’s unsafe out here for us’: Trans communities in solidarity with BLM
As the murders of Black trans people in the US continue to lack widespread media attention, trans communities in New Zealand march in solidarity with Black Lives Matter, despite the safety risk to themselves...
Links: RNZ

Fri 14 Jun 2019

Ecuador’s High Court Approves Same-Sex Marriage
Links: Express

Thu 14 Jun 2018

Human rights complaint laid after teacher sacked following HIV disclosure
A West Coast teacher fired four weeks after revealing her HIV positive status had laid a complaint with the Human Rights Commission...
Links: Stuff

Tue 14 Jun 2016

New Zealand Parliament acknowledges the Orlando mass shooting (Parliament buildings)
Audio from a parliamentary motion put by the Prime Minister to acknowledge the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, USA on 13 June 2016 (NZT)
Features: Andrew Little, David Seymour, John Key, Kevin Hague, Peter Dunne, Te Ururoa Flavell, Winston Peters
Links: PrideNZ.com
Dunedin Joins Countless Cities to Honour Orlando Victims in Candle Light...
Links: Express
Love and Literature: Love Wins
Links: Express
New Appointment to Unitec Equity and Diversity Manager
Links: Express
NZ Prime Minister not Convinced that Orlando Massacre was a Hate...
Links: Express
Orlando Shooter a Pulse Regular
Links: Express
"I am Muslim and gay"
I woke up on the morning of 13th June at 4:30 am...
Links: GayNZ.com
#TwoMenKissing takes off on Twitter
Twitter users are using the hashtag #TwoMenKissing in response to the comments made by Orlando mass shooting gunman Omar Mateen’s father, who says that his son was angry when he saw two men kissing in public...
Links: GayNZ.com
10pm: Crawling over friends' bodies, a surgeons shoes
If you want to check back through our coverage as the tragedy in Orlando has unfolded click here...
Links: GayNZ.com
10pm: Crawling over friends' bodies, a surgeons shoes
If you want to check back through our coverage as the tragedy in Orlando has unfolded click here...
Links: GayNZ.com
Brief kiss cut from Les Miserables in Singapore
A light-hearted moment when two men briefly kiss each other has been cut from the Singapore run of the blockbuster musical Les Miserables after it ran foul of the city state's puritanical homosexuality laws...
Links: GayNZ.com
Chch to stand with Orlando through dance
Tonight in Christchurch there is an opportunity for members of the community to come together following the horrific mass shooting in Orlando...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay actor carried bullying scars into adulthood
Todd Emmerson The actor who portrayed gay 1970s TV cook and entertainer Peter Hudson in the smash hit play Hudson and Halls Live says he was bullied at school for being gay...
Links: GayNZ.com
Orlando massacre shooter may have been gay
Reports are emerging that the gunman who shot dead 49 patrons of an Orlando gay nightclub and wounded 53 others was himself gay and had been known to regularly frequent the venue over an extended period...
Links: GayNZ.com
PM not sure that shooting attack was homophobic
Prime Minister is not convinced the Orlando massacre was a homophobic attack, a position the leader of the oppositions is at odds with...
Links: GayNZ.com
Sexuality question prompts museum to ditch form
Auckland War Memorial Museum has withdrawn a job application form which asked prospective staff members to indicate their sexuality...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 14 Jun 2015

Hillary Clinton Vows to Fight For GLBT Rights in Opening Rally
Links: Express
Mika Prepares to Perform at LA Pride!
Links: Express

Sat 14 Jun 2014

Kamp Fabulousity – Family Bar
Links: Express
Party Town – POP on Ponsonby
Links: Express
Trinity K Bonet – Legend Bar and Nightclub
Links: Express
Trinity K Bonet Bonus Feature – Legend Bar and Nightclub
Links: Express
Kapiti feminist and writer Pat Rosier dies
Pat Rosier Kapiti Coast writer, feminist and lesbian Pat Rosier is being deeply mourned after dying suddenly at home from a heart attack on Thursday...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 14 Jun 2013

Bookworm picks: lesbian/bi memoirs
Looking for some real life stories to sink your teeth into this winter? With the help of our readers, we at GayNZ...
Links: GayNZ.com
Rainbow Youth may welcome straight members
Rainbow Youth members Rainbow Youth is proposing opening up membership to straight youth, a move designed to boost community unity as it follows a Queer-Straight Alliance styled approach...
Links: GayNZ.com
Taylor to be honoured with 'this is your life'
Peter Taylor, eternal optimist...
Links: GayNZ.com
Trans-woman flees town after 'witch' taunts
A transgender woman has fled her home in Scotland after she was branded a ‘witch’ and mercilessly abused and harassed by transphobic locals...
Links: GayNZ.com
US: Gay dads get White House invite
Barack Obama has invited a pair of gay dads to the White House to mark Father's Day in the US...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 14 Jun 2012

Television item (New Zealand)
One News, ref: TZP414741.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Cake Boss episode pulled after trans prank
Valastro (left) and Carrera (right) An American TV network has pulled an episode of reality show Cake Boss after a transgender woman was used as the butt of a nasty transphobic joke...
Links: GayNZ.com
Councillor knocks Auckland Pride sponsorship
Orakei Councillor Cameron Brewer An outspoken Auckland Councillor is questioning why ratepayers need to be involved in the funding of the Auckland Pride Festival, asking why "stretched suburban ratepayers" need to be involved at all...
Links: GayNZ.com
Four words and a poisoned apple
Chaz Harris has written a play all about being gay and love and all that entails...
Links: GayNZ.com
Second Missy Higgins show announced
A second Auckland Missy Higgins show has been announced, after tickets to the first concert sold out...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 14 Jun 2011

Boreham to help decide Wellywood alternatives
The gay Wellingtonian who led the charge against the Wellywood sign will be on the panel which decides on alternatives to replace the divisive proposal...
Links: GayNZ.com
Boys fight capital Catholic school's ball ban
Two young Wellington men are quickly gathering support on Facebook after they were told they could not attend a Catholic school's ball unless they took a girl...
Links: GayNZ.com
David Cameron's Big Society: LGBT Concerns
Given the Cameron/Key axis, it's likely that the Key administration will try to adopt some of David Cameron's 'Big Society' rhetoric in our own context...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay writers' retreat postponed until 2012
A retreat for gay male writers has been postponed until next year due to a low number of submissions...
Links: GayNZ.com
Health: Risk, Choice and Young Lesbians
Women's Health Update has published a useful story on young lesbian health, which I'll summarise here...
Links: GayNZ.com
Health: Risk, Choice and Young Lesbians
Women's Health Update has published a useful story on young lesbian health, which I'll summarise here...
Links: GayNZ.com
Lady Gaga: Your top 5
We asked you to pick which Lady Gaga track rules them all and the answers flooded in...
Links: GayNZ.com
Lady Judas
Check out this Wax Audio piece we nicked from Urge Bar's Facebook page (thanks guys!) which mixes Lady Gaga's Judas with a Judas Priest mash-up...
Links: GayNZ.com
Times still tight but OutlineNZ surviving
The national glbt counselling and welfare organisation OutlineNZ is still facing tight financial times, though it currently has enough funds to continue operating for six months...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 14 Jun 2010

Brazil declares day against homophobia
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a decree creating a National Day Against Homophobia...
Links: GayNZ.com
Carter stripped of portfolios, demoted
Chris Carter Gay Labour MP Chris Carter has been stripped of his Foreign Affairs portfolio and his front bench seat...
Links: GayNZ.com
Chris Carter accepts demotion
Chris Carter Labour MP Chris Carter has accepted the decision of party leader Phil Goff to strip him of his Foreign Affairs portfolio and remove him from the front bench...
Links: GayNZ.com
It's all about the missing bits
Kestin Stweart Kestin Stewart can't even remember when he first started drawing, but he can remember having a callus on his finger from his fascination with 'creating something on a flat piece of paper' when he was aged just seven...
Links: GayNZ.com
Review: Stepping Out
Stepping Out By Richard Harris Dir: Colin McColl Starring Suzanne Paul, Sandra Rasmussen Auckland Theatre Company at Sky City Theatre and Bruce Mason Centre Until July 10 A handful of mismatched suburban misfits gather once a week to learn how to tap dance...
Links: GayNZ.com
Topp Twins doco scoops prize in New York
The Topp Twins have charmed New York, with the documentary telling their distinctive story winning a jury prize at NewFest 2010...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 14 Jun 2009

'Predator' identity may be revealed Tuesday
A scheduled court hearing at which the identity of the man accused of knowingly infecting four young gay men with HIV may be revealed has been brought forward to this Tuesday morning...
Links: GayNZ.com
Chastity Bono is gender-transitioning
Chastity Bono - civil rights advocate, journalist, author, musician and daughter of pop superstar Cher - is now going through a gender transition to become 'Chaz', a male...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 14 Jun 2008

Dublin: Gay Rugby World Cup kicks off
Hundreds of sports enthusiasts from around the world are in Dublin this weekend for the gay rugby world cup - billed as "the biggest, gayest rugby tournament ever...
Links: GayNZ.com
Sydney's DJ Ruby plays in Auckland
Sydney's iconic gay DJ Ruby will play a one-off event on K' Road tonight...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 14 Jun 2007

'The Outlook' producer Glenn Sims
Glenn Sims He's kept a low-profile until now, but it was time we lured him out from behind his camera! We probed Glenn Sims on his life, loves, favourite things and upcoming LGBT telly show...
Links: GayNZ.com
Backgrounder: Murder and manslaughter
For the benefit of non-lawyer readers, I thought I'd provide a general guide to criminal law on murder and manslaughter...
Links: GayNZ.com
Barrymore arrested over pool death
Three men, including Michael Barrymore according to media reports, have been arrested on suspicion of murdering Stuart Lubbock, found dead in the openly-gay TV presenter's swimming pool in 2001...
Links: GayNZ.com
Big fight this Saturday for AKL gay bar boss
Co-owner of Auckland’s Urge bar Alan Granville has spent the last twelve weeks preparing for the “toughest physical test of his life” – three two-minute rounds in a boxing ring in front of at least 700 people...
Links: GayNZ.com
Chch court: Man took pics of men at urinal
Taking covert pictures of men using urinals at a Christchurch shopping mall has landed a travel consultant in court charged with a relatively new offence...
Links: GayNZ.com
Colourful and creative clubbing: Meet Miss Candy Phloss!
“The Club Kids are coming… slowly infiltrating our club scene,” enthuses Miss Candy Phloss...
Links: GayNZ.com
Comment: Silence on the fundie front! Why?
All is quiet on the fundie front once more...
Links: GayNZ.com
No Future, Old Copeland?
Gordon Copeland According to today's news, Future New Zealand MP Gordon Copeland now says he'll vote with National on matters except confidence and supply...
Links: GayNZ.com
Reggae music stars renounce homophobia
Three of the world's top reggae/dancehall singers have renounced homophobia and condemned violence against lesbians and gay men...
Links: GayNZ.com
Waikato Pride Week planned for Spring
Waikato should have its own Pride Week – that’s the consensus of a gay men’s community meeting in Hamilton...
Links: GayNZ.com
Web game
The internet-based virtual world of ‘Second Life’, is holding its first ‘Gay Pride’ month, with events including a carnival, a date auction, gay prom and two massive parades that sync with the real-life Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco events...
Links: GayNZ.com
Young homos can fight bigotry, says nun
New Zealand's young homosexuals must be given the opportunity and responsibility of picking up the fight against continuing secular and religious homophobia, says the newly-honoured Sister Paula Brettkelly...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 14 Jun 2006

Massey Uni to host nat. queer conference
Palmerston North will host this year's national queer students' conference, to coincide with the 20th anniversary of homosexual law reform...
Links: GayNZ.com
Space to be ourselves, in Taupo
It can be tough being gay in small town New Zealand, but one straight woman in Taupo is doing her best to change that, and make life a little more enjoyable, particularly for local LGBT youth...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 14 Jun 2005

Life begins at 40... when you're 'Cocksure'
Just because you're gay and over 40 doesn't mean you're sexually unattractive or "over the hill" says a new innovative health campaign by the New Zealand AIDS Foundation's Gay Men's Health programme...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 14 Jun 2004

"Gay slur" victim told to leave school
A "gay slur" is part of a bullying problem at a prestigious Christchurch private boys' school which has asked the victim to leave the school...
Links: GayNZ.com
Backtracking Vercoe claims misquote
Archbishop Vercoe says he did not dream of a world without gays, nor did he use the word “abomination” to describe gay people...
Links: GayNZ.com
Civil unions divide Labour
The Civil Union bill has divided Labour's caucus, and United Future leader Peter Dunne is crowing that up to 20 of its MPs may vote against it on its first reading...
Links: GayNZ.com
Herald: Vercoe was accurately reported
The NZ Herald newspaper is standing by the accuracy of its "World Without Gays" articles quoting new Anglican Archbishop Whakahuihui Vercoe as saying that homosexuality is an abomination and that he invisages a coming world in which gays will not be tolerated...
Links: GayNZ.com
Randerson takes Peron to task
Anglican Bishop Richard Randerson counters issues raised by commentator Jim Peron's column on GayNZ...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 14 Jun 2003

Beyer doco to screen on American television
Annie Goldson and Peter Wells' acclaimed documentary about the life of Georgina Beyer, is to screen on American television next week...
Links: GayNZ.com
Straights welcome at Dunedin Out Takes
Straight viewers as well as gays and lesbians are welcome at Dunedin's Out Takes film festival, which will play at the Dundas St Academy cinema this weekend...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 14 Jun 2002

Television item (New Zealand)
Midday, ref: TZP258535.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Mon 14 Jun 1999

Television item (New Zealand)
One Network News, ref: TZP214398.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Television item (New Zealand)
One Network News, ref: TZP214388.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Sun 14 Jun 1998

Television item (Sydney, Australia)
Tagata Pasifika, ref: TZP200416.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Fri 14 Jun 1991

Television news report: attempts to combat AIDS in Thailand (New Zealand)
TV3 news, ref F105138.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Sat 14 Jun 1986

Miramar Man Found Guilty Of Murder (Press, 14 June 1986)
On 14 June 1986, Hiki Tangi Tumuana Brown, a 29-year-old glazier from Miramar, was found guilty of murdering Noel Stanley Robertson by a jury in the High Court at Wellington. The incident occurred on 5 November 1985. Chief Justice Sir Ronald Davison sentenced Brown to life imprisonment after the jury...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Single Parents And Their Children (Press, 14 June 1986)
"Bringing Up Children On Your Own," written by Lix McNeill Taylor and published in 1986, is a comprehensive exploration of the challenges faced by single parents. Taylor, a journalist known for her previous work "Living with Loss," which dealt with widowhood, expands on the topic of single parenthood by incorporating...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Fri 14 Jun 1985

Homosexual Law Changes (Press, 14 June 1985)
In June 1985, the Presbytery of Christchurch and the North Canterbury Methodist Synod convened a joint meeting where they passed significant resolutions regarding the Homosexual Law Reform Bill. They expressed deep concern over the emotional, uninformed, and uncaring comments surrounding the bill. As a collective of caring Christian individuals, the...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Homosexual Law Changes (Press, 14 June 1985)
In a letter to the editor, V. Horton-Wilson from Clarkville expresses concern over the intolerance displayed by some individuals in response to the proposed Homosexual Law Reform Bill, which has become a prominent topic in the news. The writer notes that homosexuality and lesbianism have existed for centuries and argues...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
The Day In Parliament (Press, 14 June 1985)
On 13 June 1985, a petition opposing homosexual law reform was presented to the New Zealand Parliament when the House convened at 2.30 p.m. Mr D. L. Kidd, representing Marlborough, introduced the petition on behalf of Mrs H. McGrath and 50 other signatories. During the session, three reports were tabled:...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Thu 14 Jun 1984

Theatre In The ‘big Apple Is Hardly Rosy Red (Press, 14 June 1984)
Elric Hooper, the artistic director of the Court Theatre, has returned to Christchurch after a six-month sabbatical in Europe and the United States, during which he explored various theatre scenes and contributed articles to "The Press." In his final article, he reflects on the dynamic yet troubled state of New...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 14 Jun 1983

Television: sexism in children's sports (New Zealand)
ref: TZP76949.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Sat 14 Jun 1975

Support For Reform (Press, 14 June 1975)
On 14 June 1975, a significant policy meeting of the Lincoln College Students' Association revealed strong support for the reform of New Zealand's laws concerning homosexuality. With over 150 students in attendance, the meeting endorsed, in principle, the recommendations made by the Crimes Amendment Committee, which aimed to liberalise existing...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 14 Jun 1967

Homosexual Law (Press, 14 June 1967)
In a series of letters published on 14 June 1967, various correspondents expressed their views on the issue of homosexuality and the potential reform of laws concerning it. K. Chamberlain highlighted the complexities surrounding treatment for homosexuals, noting that many individuals in the homosexual community resign to feeling "different" and...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Homosexual Law (Press, 14 June 1967)
On 14 June 1967, the secretary of the New Zealand Homosexual Law Reform Society, Mr J. W. Goodwin from Wellington, expressed concerns regarding comments made by Detective Superintendent Gordon, who gave what Goodwin referred to as an unofficial opinion on the reform of homosexual laws. Goodwin emphasised the need for...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

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