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Thu 22 Jun 2023

  • Neighbours is bringing a queer family to Ramsay Street
    “I hope having the Varga-Murphys on telly will help better reflect the beautiful LGBTQIA+ community that I’m proud to be a part of," Neighbours' newest star said...
    Links: Stuff
  • Building a Pathway to Aotearoa: Petition Seeks New Category for...
    Links: Express
  • Far-Right Party’s Victory Spurs LGBTQ+ Flag Ban in Eastern Spanish Town
    Links: Express

Wed 22 Jun 2022

  • 'Ignorance is breeding hate': Why Tauranga’s queer community feels under siege
    Tauranga is under fire after a rash of anti-queer sentiment surfaced in the city, including an arson attack on the local rainbow centre...
    Links: Stuff
  • 'Ignorance is breeding hate': Why Tauranga’s queer community feels under siege
    Tauranga is under fire after a rash of anti-queer sentiment surfaced in the city, including an arson attack on the local rainbow centre...
    Links: Stuff
  • 'Ignorance is breeding hate': Why Tauranga’s queer community feels under siege
    Tauranga is under fire after a rash of anti-queer sentiment surfaced in the city, including an arson attack on the local rainbow centre...
    Links: Stuff
  • Black Caps desperate to salvage pride in third test against England
    If world test champion Black Caps are swept in Leeds it will be their fourth straight test loss - something that hasn't happened since 2016...
    Links: Stuff
  • Dunedin man targeted porn star online
    A Dunedin man subjected a notorious online porn star to a slew of online abuse, including falsely claiming she had Aids, a court has heard...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Dunedin man targeted sex worker Lisa Lewis online
    A Dunedin man subjected a porn actress to a slew of online abuse, including falsely claiming she had Aids, a court has heard...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Fire Island: Why this vibrant Disney+ rom-com offers perfect Pride Month viewing
    This is a sweet and sentimental flick, that's bolstered by likeable leads, quippy one-liners and a story that doesn't outstay its welcome...
    Links: Stuff
  • New Zealand Rugby confirm consultation on transgender policy
    New Zealand Rugby are undertaking a consultation with stakeholders over their transgender eligibility policy and are aiming for the guidelines to be as inclusive as possible...
    Links: RNZ
  • NZ Rugby League and netball face trans inclusion debate as governing bodies signal change
    Both NZ Rugby League and NZ Netball will have to address their transgender inclusion policies as their global bodies signal change...
    Links: Stuff
  • NZ's human rights scorecard shows who is most likely to suffer violations
    The Chief Human Rights commissioner Paul Hunt has urged the Government to improve outcomes for Mand#257;ori, disabled people, LGBTQIA+ and low-income earners after a new report shows they are experiencing higher levels of rights violations...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Opinion: Why are we banning trans women from sports?
    In the past week, various elite sports associations have restricted, banned, or are considering banning transgender women from competing in women’s sporting events...
    Links: Andrew Whiteside
  • Shining a light on misogyny and hate in country music
    It's no secret that country music is full of misogyny, racism and homophobia...
    Links: RNZ
  • Sports News for 23 June 2022
    The Kiwis Ferns captain Krystal Rota believes rugby league's ban on transgender players will have limited impact on the game...
    Links: RNZ
  • Taupand#333; grandmother full of pride with two grandsons in Black Caps
    Former Taupand#333; mayor Joan Williamson is not the first grandmother to keep a box of newspaper clippings featuring her grandchildren...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Too early for bans with research on trans women athletes in its infancy - academic
    By RNZ Trans women face several disadvantages as athletes and more research is needed before deciding if they should be allowed to compete in female events, a transgender academic says...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Most Outrageous Photos From CHCH Pride’s Leather and Lace
    Links: Express
  • New Zealand Queer History: Promised Land
    Links: Express

Tue 22 Jun 2021

  • 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Support for first NZ transgender Olympic athlete Laurel Hubbard grows
    A former world-class cyclist and trans-rights advocate says the weightlifter's Games selection has been a long time coming...
    Links: Stuff
  • Hubbard's selection for Olympics fuels debate on fairness
    The Prime Minister has leant her support to the New Zealand Olympic Committee over their selection of Laurel Hubbard for the Olympics...
    Links: RNZ
  • Impact of transgender inclusion in sport 'grossly exaggerated': Grant Robertson
    Grant Robertson has sharp reply to National MP who raises concerns about 'level playing field' for women's sport...
    Links: Stuff
  • NFL player Carl Nasib comes out as gay
    For the first time, an active NFL player has come out as gay...
    Links: RNZ
  • Support for first New Zealand transgender Olympic athlete Laurel Hubbard grows
    By RNZ A former world-class cyclist and trans-rights advocate says Laurel Hubbard's Tokyo Olympics selection has been a long time coming...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Tokyo Olympics: Australian rival has no issue competing against transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard
    They'll be up against each other for an Olympic medal but she won't cry foul if beaten by transgender rival Laurel Hubbard...
    Links: Stuff
  • Tokyo Olympics: Judith Collins calls for more discussion on transgender issue
    Judith Collins has questions on transgender participation in sport, while PM says the rules in Laurel Hubbard's Tokyo selection were followed...
    Links: Stuff
  • Tokyo Olympics: Transgender Olympian Laurel Hubbard's journey to 'just be me'
    Few Olympians will ever have faced greater scrutiny than New Zealand's Laurel Hubbard after her transition to female...
    Links: Stuff
  • Tokyo Olympics: Transgender Olympian Laurel Hubbard's journey to 'just be me'
    Few Olympians will ever have faced greater scrutiny than New Zealand's Laurel Hubbard after her transition to female...
    Links: Stuff
  • Carl Nassib Becomes First Active NFL Player to Come Out
    Links: Express
  • Laurel Hubbard: Olympic Bravery By A Trailblazing Athlete
    Links: Express

Mon 22 Jun 2020

  • Sex-on-site venue Checkmate re-opens (Wellington, New Zealand)
    The venue had closed in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but re-opened after New Zealand returned to Alert Level 1.
  • Auckland’s Iconic Rainbow Choir Wants You!
    Links: Express
  • Hannah Tamaki Holds Bizarre Airport Stunt as Husband Attacks Tamati Over...
    Links: Express
  • Thai Rainbow Community Backed By Buddhist Monk Seeking LGBT+ Rights
    Links: Express

Sat 22 Jun 2019

  • Elton John receives France's top honour
    French President Emmanuel Macron has presented rock legend Elton John with France's highest civilian honour and urged international action on one of the showman's dearest causes: combating AIDS...
    Links: RNZ

Fri 22 Jun 2018

  • Sexuality and gender teaching missing from medical schools
    Medical school teachers believe there is a "gap" in what future doctors learn about LGBTQI issues, impacting the quality of patients' care, new research shows...
    Links: Stuff
  • World Health Organisation to Remove Transgenderism From Mental Disorders Classification List
    Links: Express

Wed 22 Jun 2016

  • Everything You Need to Know About Being Gay in Muslim Countries
    Links: Express
  • All EU member states reach consenus on LGBTI rights
    For the first time in European history, all 28 member states of the EU have reached a consensus on LGBTI rights...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Large group gather at AKL church for Orlando
    Eighty people gathered on Sunday 19 June as Auckland Rainbow Community Church held a memorial service for the Pulse nightclub shooting...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Mexico in group addressing LGBTI human rights at UN
    Mexico is part of a core group of Latin American countries, currently proposing a resolution at the UN Human Rights Council on LGBTI issues directly related to violence and discrimination...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 22 Jun 2015

  • Colin Craig Admits to “Inappropriate” Interactions With Former Press Secretary
    Links: Express
  • Family First Fights to Retain Tax Free Charity Status
    Links: Express
  • Madonna Announces First Ever NZ Show!
    Links: Express
  • Marriage Equality Arrives in The Pitcairn Islands
    Links: Express
  • Craig admits inappropriate behaviour
    Colin Craig was flanked by his wife at the media conference Colin Craig has denied sexually harassing his former press secretary, but says one some occasions his behaviour "was inappropriate"...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Family First charity case back in court
    Family First believes it's being targeted because it opposed marriage equality Anti-gay and transphobic lobby group Family First continues to blame its “traditional view of marriage” for moves to have it deregistered as a charity...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Holding the Man trailer released
    The trailer has been released for heartbreaking Aussie gay love story Holding the Man, a film you’ll be able to see here in New Zealand soon...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Madonna announces first ever NZ shows
    Madonna is finally coming to New Zealand, announcing two concerts here for the very first time...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • NZ Film Fest preview: Tits on a Bull
    A short film depicting the relationship between the star player and her captain in a provincial Māori women’s rugby team has been selected for the New Zealand’s Best Selection screenings at the NZ International Film Festival...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Pitcairns introduce same-sex marriage
    Marriage equality has come to the tiny Pitcairn Islands...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Pope launches fresh attack on trans people
    The Pope has told transgender people they should simply accept the body they were given, saying they are a gift from God which should not be “manipulated”...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 22 Jun 2014

  • Television item (Russia)
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    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • Flying The Coup – Legend Bar and Nightclub
    Links: Express
  • Sexed up Honeys – Family Bar
    Links: Express
  • Anti-gay Craig to run in East Coast Bays
    The anti-gay Conservative Party leader Colin Craig has confirmed he will stand in the East Coast Bays electorate...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Film Any Day Now coming to NZ cinemas
    A film tells the true story two gay men fighting to keep custody of a teenager with Down syndrome is about to have a limited release in New Zealand theatres...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • It's full steam ahead for RainbowYOUTH
    Some of the members of RainbowYOUTH's new board...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Storm brewing over Georgian opera singer
    Tamar Iveri says her gay-hating husband wrote the post Opera Australia is refusing demands it sack a Georgian opera singer who is accused of describing gay people as “faecal matter”...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • The Gift of Giving
    This week has been Volunteer Week...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Trans woman seriously injured in P North
    Anahera Rangitaawa Police are investigating how a 33-year-old transgender woman received serious head injuries in Palmerston North...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 22 Jun 2013

  • "I Just Want to be a Lesbian"
    Check out Felix Da Housecat's dark and dirty new track "I Just Want to be a Lesbian"! The backstory: Continuing his resurgent comeback, Felix Da Housecat returns to warm up your summer with another bizarre musical tale from the seedy underbelly of clubworld...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • IOC urged to take stronger stand
    Boris Dittrich Boris Dittrich from Human Rights Watch has called for action from the Director General of the International Olympic Committee on discrimination of LGBT People in Russia ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • K' Rd safety group running logo design comp
    The K’ Rd Community Safety group is running a competition, asking members of the community to design its logo...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Liberace flick coming to NZ Int'l Film Fest
    Liberace biopic Behind the Candelabra will screen at the New Zealand International Film Festival...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Meet: OUTLine's new Chair
    Michael Wallmannsberger is the new OUTLine Chair Long-time GLBTI community advocate Michael Wallmannsberger has been elected the new Chair of OUTLine...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Sport, violence, bullying, homophobia, hate and child abuse
    While most of us think of New Zealand as a place of beauty, we conveniently fail to see the reality of this wonderful country...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • The Prancing Elites
    Alabama's all-male cheeleading troupe The Prancing Elites are turning heads across the globe...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Watch: "Families are Forever"
    This short film from the Family Acceptance Project looks at how a Mormon couple deals with their son being gay, and how he felt before they knew...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 22 Jun 2012

  • "Mean" Queensland continues backtrack on equality
    File photo The Queensland opposition is urging the state's Premier Campbell Newman to give his MPs a conscience vote on plans to deny same-sex couples surrogacy rights...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Complaint about Love Your Condom ad dismissed
    The ad at the centre of the complaint The Advertising Standards Authority has dismissed a complaint that a Love Your Condom ad from Get It On! is offensive and should not be where children can see it...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 22 Jun 2011

  • New cruise club "Closet" opens in ChCh
    A new cruise club has opened in Christchurch...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Same-sex wedding conducted in Nepal
    Courtney Mitchell and Sarah Welton Two American women have celebrated Nepal’s first public lesbian wedding ceremony after that nation began recognising gay rights and drafting laws to end sexual discrimination...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • St Petersburg approves strident anti-gay rally
    Pic: Russian Orthodox Church As the Northern Hemisphere Pride event season gets underway authorities in St...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • The elements of dance
    You could be forgiven for thinking Taane Mete came out of the womb dancing...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • The elements of dance
    You could be forgiven for thinking Taane Mete came out of the womb dancing...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • The folly of strange sect relationships
    Is the prospect of welfare privatisation under a second-term Key government going to be enough for the Christian Right, if it means setbacks to its other, core obsessions? Consider this...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Turkey allowing violence against gays
    Turkey is ignoring cases of harassment, discrimination and violence against LGBT people, according to a just-released Amnesty International report...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 22 Jun 2010

  • Bill Hastings to head immigration tribunal
    Bill Hastings After 11 years as Chief Censor, Bill Hastings has been appointed a District Court Judge and head of the new Immigration and Protection Tribunal...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Crisp film wins Out Takes' Audience Award
    John Hurt as Quentin Crisp An Englishman in New York has won Best (Narrative) Feature in the 2010 Out Takes Audience Awards...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • NZ expat wins Mr Australasia Bear
    Craig Bascand A former New Zealander has won the top prize at the annual Mr Australasia Bear competition in Melbourne...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Wanted: your real gay stories
    Kip Chapman Whether it's a coming out story, your first date, a break-up, or how annoyed you get by your boyfriend's snoring, the creators of new cabaret want your real gay stories...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 22 Jun 2009

  • Ambach trial: jury must keep open mind
    11...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Brown made "advances," says Ambach
    Ambach trial Day 1 3...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Perez Hilton claims Will.i.am assaulted him
    Well-known gay gossip blogger Perez Hilton is now sporting a black eye, which he claims is the result of a run-in with hip-hopper Will...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Spa pool s night
    A neon-lit bar, spa pool, sauna, dancefloor and pool table are all lined up for Auckland's newest monthly women's night, which the organisers describe as "very new for New Zealand...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 22 Jun 2008

  • Jamaica:70% say gays shouldn't have rights
    A public opinion poll of Jamaican citizens has found that 70% do not believe gays and lesbians should have any civil rights...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Kiwi winner for Australasia's top bear award
    The top bear award in Australasia is coming back to New Zealand, as Auckland's Heath Jones won first prize at Southern Hibearnation in Melbourne last night...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 22 Jun 2007

  • Fa
    An Auckland-based event management company has announced the inclusion of transgender Samoans in its upcoming corporate class boxing schedule for August...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • More
    Last weekend over 70 people attended the second planning meeting for this year's ‘Queen of the Whole Universe'– more volunteers than ever before in the event's four-year history...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • NZ agency gets honours for
    An Auckland advertising agency has emerged triumphant from the world's biggest advertising festival in Cannes, for their radio promotion of Prime TV's lesbian drama series ‘The L Word'...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Plea to Wellingtonians:
    Management of Wellington LGBT venue ‘Our Bar' have admitted the place is struggling to stay open, and are urging local gays and lesbians to support the business in the winter months...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Protester made bomb for Jerusalem Pride
    The discovery of a small homemade bomb intended for the parade route of a gay rights march has heightened tensions in the holy city of Jerusalem...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Team Emirates: the states that brutalise their glbt citizens
    'Subtle' promotion of anti-gay UAE Perhaps it's a little late in the piece, being the eve of the first race for the America's Cup, to burst into print about something that has been troubling a few LGBT New Zealanders over the past couple of months...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 22 Jun 2006

  • Blood Service stands firm on gay ban
    In spite of the current drive to recruit blood donors, the ban on donations from sexually active gay men will continue, in the interests of preventing HIV transmissions through transfusion, says the New Zealand Blood Service...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Review: Douglas Lilburn - His Life and Music
    Douglas Lilburn - His Life and Music by Philip Norman Canterbury University Press Our enemies shake their fists and bellow 'Enough is enough'...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 22 Jun 2004

  • Civil unions in the church
    While some churches are preparing for civil unions, others are scoffing, and opponents of the bill observing preparations say its proof that civil unions are gay marriage in all but name...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Editorial: Perpetuating ancient fear, ignorance and greed
    In today's editorial endorsing the civil unions bill the NZ Herald makes an interesting statement that: "Those who believe that marriage is a divine blessing intended primarily for the creation and nurturing of children should not object to a different form of recognition for relationships that cannot produce children...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Not all Christians oppose CU Bill says Mayman
    "When the time comes, I expect my partner to the be the chief mourner at my funeral" was the plea of one of the speakers at the launch of Christians for Civil Unions" last Wednesday night in Wellington, where 80 people turned out to support the government's Civil Union Bill and to celebrate the launch of the Christians for Civil Unions network...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • PM - marriage for hets only
    The Prime Minister is in support of civil unions, but is defending her government against the bill's opponents by making Bush-style pronouncements about marriage...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Salvation party shut down by Council
    Partygoers at Auckland's Salvation dance party on Saturday were denied the chance to see main act Luke Leal – the party was shut down by Auckland City Council's noise control two hours before the Sydney DJ was due to come on...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 22 Jun 2003

  • Lion Red actor dumped after gay TV "conflict"
    Lion Red is to recast the three stars of its “blood brothers” commercials, following the appearance of one of the actors as a minor gay character on TV3 drama The Strip...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Sacked QN host to take legal action
    UPDATED 11AM: Sacked Queer Nation host Jonathan Marshall has confirmed that he will be taking legal action against Livingstone Productions over his recent dismissal from the programme...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 22 Jun 1996

Thu 22 Jun 1995

  • The last issue of Man to Man is published (New Zealand)
    It is replaced by the fully-fledged newspaper Express. In 2014 Express changes to a monthly magazine format with accompanying website.
    Links: National Library, Gay Express

Tue 22 Jun 1993

Fri 22 Jun 1990

  • The Gay Community Centre closes (Wellington, New Zealand)

Wed 22 Jun 1988

  • Sex Education (Press, 22 June 1988)
    In a letter published on 22 June 1988, V. R. Williams responds to Martin Smith's critique of the Women for Life leaflet titled "Learning to Say No." Williams clarifies that the leaflet does not promote high self-esteem as a solution to sexual desires but rather advocates for the positive choice...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sun 22 Jun 1986

Sat 22 Jun 1985

  • Bills Referred To Select Committees (Press, 22 June 1985)
    On 22 June 1985, a report from Parliament highlighted the legislative activities as Parliament rose on 14 June. Several bills were either referred to or before select committees. Key bills discussed included those related to commerce and energy, which featured the Boilers, Lifts, and Cranes Amendment, Copyright Amendment, and Ports...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Call For 20 P.c. ‘gay’ Seats In House (Press, 22 June 1985)
    On 22 June 1985, during discussions related to the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, a Wellington group named Lesbian Liberation Health made significant proposals to the Statutes Revision Committee. They advocated for the allocation of 20 per cent of Parliament seats to homosexual men and women, asserting that these representatives should...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Questions To State Body Possible Over ‘gay... (Press, 22 June 1985)
    The State Services Commission may be summoned before Parliament's Statutes Revision Committee to address allegations of discrimination against homosexuals by the Security Intelligence Service (S.I.S.) and the Broadcasting Corporation. This inquiry follows specific claims related to the S.I.S.'s vetting processes for public servant security clearances, as well as an incident...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 22 Jun 1982

  • Foolish Things by Peter Wells screens at the Frameline Film Festival (San Francisco, United States of America)
    The film screens twice - at the Pacific Film Archives on Tuesday 22 June, and on Thursday 24 June.
    Links: Bay Area Reporter (1) , Bay Area Reporter (2)

Sun 22 Jun 1980

  • Gay Pride Week events take place (New Zealand)
    Activities are held in Auckland, Gisborne, Wellington and Dunedin. In Auckland, the week runs from Sunday 22- Sunday 29 June.
    Links: Auckland Museum

Fri 22 Jun 1979

  • Thorpe Jury: Second Day Of Deliberation (Press, 22 June 1979)
    On 22 June 1979, the jury in the high-profile trial of British politician Jeremy Thorpe continued deliberating whether he plotted to kill his former homosexual lover, Norman Scott. The jury, comprised of nine men and three women, had begun considering their verdicts on Wednesday, after a lengthy trial that had...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sat 22 Jun 1974

  • Nothing To Cure’ In Homosexuality (Press, 22 June 1974)
    On 22 June 1974, Ms Sue Wills, co-president of the Campaign Against Moral Persecution in Australia, spoke out about the challenges faced by female homosexuals during her visit to Christchurch for Gay Pride Week. Throughout the week, she plans to engage with university students and LGBTQ+ groups in Wellington, Auckland,...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 22 Jun 1966

  • Homosexual Law Reform Supported (Press, 22 June 1966)
    On 21 June 1966, the clergy/doctor committee of the Anglican Synod in Auckland proposed significant reforms concerning homosexuality, advocating for the legalisation of consensual homosexual acts among adults. This recommendation emerged after extensive study by the committee, which also called for a revision of the current penal system addressing homosexual...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 22 Jun 1954

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