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Sat 1 Jul 2023

  • Remember Stonewall: Rally For Trans Healthcare (Parliament grounds)
    Audio from Remember Stonewall: Rally For Trans Healthcare, 1 July 2023
    Features: Ana Jurado, Anne Russell, Belén Cupeiro, Elle Brocherie, Tristan-Cordelia, Vera Ashborne, Will Hansen
    Links: PrideNZ.com
  • 'He said yes': First openly gay All Black, Campbell Johnston, engaged
    Johnstone went down on one knee as hot-air balloons took to the skies over Cappadocia in Turkey...
    Links: Stuff
  • FIFA Women's World Cup: Why Football Fern Meikayla Moore's love of the sport is complicated
    As a gay woman, football can sometimes present a strange paradox for the Football Ferns defender...
    Links: Stuff
  • Dylan Mulvaney Calls Out Bud Light’s Lack of Public Support
    Links: Express
  • USA: Supreme Court Allows Christian Business Owner to Turn Away Same-Sex...
    Links: Express

Fri 1 Jul 2022

  • How I got the shot: The story behind a famous picture of the bomb- damaged Rainbow Warrior
    Virginia Winder tells the stories behind some of the famous images up for auction to raise money for Hospice Taranaki...
    Links: Stuff
  • Joe Rich on Monkeypox and More
    Links: Express
  • Rialto Channel’s Make Up: Haunted With Desire
    Links: Express

Thu 1 Jul 2021

  • Princess Diana turns 60 - a life in some of her most iconic pictures
    From meeting AIDS patients to holding sick children, Diana changed the monarchy forever...
    Links: Stuff
  • Out and About: Sappho Disco at Garnet Station
    Links: Express
  • Queen Latifah Pays Tribute To Partner Eboni Nichols at BET Awards
    Links: Express

Wed 1 Jul 2020

  • Episode 82 - No tofu but plenty of tea
    Bron, Alex and Compass jump from topic to topic in a very chaotic, car ride edition of SpeakOUT...
    Links: InsideOUT
  • Episode 82 - No tofu but plenty of tea
    Bron, Alex and Compass jump from topic to topic in a very chaotic, car ride edition of SpeakOUT...
    Links: InsideOUT
  • In Pictures: Taiwan Celebrates Pride With Parade “For The World”
    Links: Express
  • Ponsonby Pride Parade will Return Saturday 20 February 2021
    Links: Express
  • Sexuality and Gender Identity to be Included in 2023 Census
    Links: Express

Mon 1 Jul 2019

  • National MP won't be drawn on Israel Folau debate
    National MP Alfred Ngaro won't be drawn on Israel Folau's views on gay people but says he believes any person who does not have a relationship with God will go to hell...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Pacific nations criticised for HIV travel restrictions
    A number of Pacific countries have been criticised by the United Nations for maintaining travel restrictions for people with HIV...
    Links: RNZ
  • Rapper Lil Nas X hints that he's coming out as gay at end of Pride month
    The Old Town Road rapper's posted an allusion to his apparent coming out on his social media...
    Links: Stuff
  • 25 x Good Cocktail Co Mixers
    Links: Express
  • 3 x Double Passes to Auckland Museum’s Words Carry Weight Evening...
    Links: Express
  • 3 x Double Passes to Inferno’s Artist Talk
    Links: Express
  • A Diva’s Work is Never Done
    Links: Express

Sun 1 Jul 2018

  • Istanbul Pride organizers say they will march despite a ban
    ISTANBUL — Turkey's lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex activists say they will go ahead with a pride march despite a ban...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Drag Wars @ Pheonix Cabaret
    Links: Express
  • Mid-June at Family Bar and Club
    Links: Express
  • National Accused of Homophobia and Transphobia
    Links: Express

Sat 1 Jul 2017

  • Hōngongoi / July 2017
    Kia ora and welcome to our Hōngongoi update, this month with a topical cartoon from Helen Courtney...
    Links: Lesbian News Aotearoa
  • Having the Chat: Mika
    Links: Express

Fri 1 Jul 2016

  • Helen Clark to Address Rainbow Gala via Skype
    Links: Express
  • UN Makes History on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
    Links: Express
  • Gay man wins $30k after Italy refused partnership visa
    A gay man has been awarded $30,000 in damages after the Italian Government refused to let him move to the country with his Italian partner...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Helen Clark has a message for Rainbow Gala guests
    Helen Clark will be delivering a message via video to the LGBTI community at the Rainbow Gala Extravaganza in Auckland next weekend...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • LGBTI youth leader to make a World of Difference
    A LGBTI community leader has been announced as one of two 2016 - 2017 World of Difference Fellowship recipients...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Mika takes over the small screen
    Mika Haka is taking over the airwaves and in the next few days you’ll have access to not one but two new shows from the talented performer...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • UN establishes LGBTI Independent Expert
    The United Nations has made history and the Human Rights Council have established an Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 1 Jul 2015

  • NZAF celebrates its 30th anniversary (Auckland, New Zealand)
    The New Zealand AIDS Foundation event is held at 6.30pm in the Event Centre, Level 3, Auckland Museum.
  • Breaking News: Cross Party Marriage Equality Bill to be Introduced in...
    Links: Express
  • Family’s Steamy Saturday Night
    Links: Express
  • NZAF Marks 30 Years With The 30 Project
    Links: Express
  • The Windows to the Soul
    Links: Express
  • US Marriage Equality: After Delay, Southern States Begin to Fall Into...
    Links: Express
  • Comment: So many facts, so much information!
    Family First have really excelled themselves this time, commissioning an 80 page report on transgender people...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Dunedin calls for intersex Census option
    The Dunedin City Council will ask the Government to add intersex as an option in the next Census...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Falcons line up big guns for gala fundraiser
    Sir Graham Henry, the Mad Butcher and Anika Moa are all lined up to be part of a fundraising dinner for the New Zealand Falcons next month...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • HRC watching Govt on glbti statistics
    Dr Jackie Blue A call for action on convincing Statistics New Zealand to include a sexuality question in the next census has been reinforced by a statement included in a new Human Rights Commission online National Plan of Action launched yesterday afternoon...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • InsideOUT benefits from URL redirect
    The holder of “familyfirst...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Judge backs Family First in charity appeal
    A High Court judge is allowing an appeal by anti-lgbti group Family First against its deregistration as a charity, due to a precedent set in a similar case involving Greenpeace...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • NZAF's 30th highlights community response
    A large crowd gathered in Auckland tonight to mark thirty years since the establishment of the NZ AIDS Foundation heard that the comparative success of New Zealand's fight against the spread of HIV is grounded in a community response to a community problem...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Report "pure hate" - trans woman hits back
    Amy Brosnahan says the use of male pronouns has her blood boiling A transgender Auckland woman is questioning why her story was included in a report from an anti-lgbti group which is trying to "warn" schools and parents about growing acceptance and respect for diverse gender identities...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Submissions needed for glbti census question
    Dr Pater Saxton Glbti people are being encouraged to help convince the government statistician to include sexual orientation in the next census, with the objective of ensuring that our health and well-being needs are given sufficient priority and resources by public bodies...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Watch: The 30 Project episode 1
    The New Zealand AIDS Foundation has released the first episode of the 30 Project as it prepares for its 30th anniversary celebration at Auckland Museum tonight...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Watch: The 30 Project episode 1
    The New Zealand AIDS Foundation has released the first episode of the 30 Project as it prepares for its 30th anniversary celebration at Auckland Museum tonight...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 1 Jul 2014

  • Love Is Strange – NZ International Film Festival 2014 Top Picks
    Links: Express
  • Mary named Ambassador for ‘Its not OK’ campaign
    Links: Express
  • Mexico Fans Chant Anti-Gay Slurs at third World Cup Game.
    Links: Express
  • Abortion group attacks "sodomite" marriage
    Ken Orr Extreme anti-abortion group Right to Life has continued its crusade against marriage equality, describing gay people as ‘sodomites’ in a tirade about marriage statistics...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Gardasil now free for young HIV+ people
    New Pharmac regulations mean Gardasil vaccinations are now free to HIV positive people aged under 26...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Gardasil now free for young HIV+ people
    New Pharmac regulations mean Gardasil vaccinations are now free to HIV positive people aged under 26...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Jesus would have backed equality - Elton
    Elton John with partner David Furnish Sir Elton John believes Jesus would be pro marriage equality...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Review: Any Day Now
    Any Day Now: 2012, USA, 97 mins...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 1 Jul 2013

  • Artist Te Mete in running for wedding prize
    Te Mete and Joseph Bay of Plenty artist Te Mete Solomon Smith and his partner Joseph Hayes are the first finalists in ZM’s Fabulous Gay Wedding competition...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Baldwin sorry about 'toxic little queen' rant
    Alec Baldwin Alec Baldwin has apologised for a twitter rant where he called a reporter a "toxic little queen," threatening to hunt him down and mess him up, and suggesting he would enjoy a foot up his backside...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Pride around the world: 2013
    Celebrations kicked off early in The Castro following the DOMA and Proposition 8 rulings: The woman who led the charge against DOMA, Edith Windsor, gets ready to lead New York Pride: New York's Dyke March: There is plenty to celebrate at France Pride: London Pride (Pic by Terry Scott): Dublin Pride: Pride Barcelona: Oslo Pride (Pic by Petter_Ruud-Johansen): Pink Dot Singapore: Watch a video from London Pride below...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Putin signs hateful anti-gay bill into law
    Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a ‘gay propaganda’ bill into law, making it illegal to say gay relationships are equal to straight ones...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 1 Jul 2012

  • Seamas Gormley - Queen of the Whole Universe (Auckland)
    Seamas Gormley talks about performing in the Queen of the Whole Universe beauty pageant.
    Features: Seamas Gormley
    Links: PrideNZ.com
  • The Topp Twins first ever museum exhibition opens at the Waikato Coalfields Museum in Huntly (New Zealand)
    The exhibition, called Six Strings and Politics, opened with a concert featuring the Hamilton County Bluegrass Band and the Cultural Performance Group from Huntly College
  • Andy Derleth: It Gets Better
    Andy Derleth New Zealand’s Mr Gay World Andy Derleth has made an official video for the It Gets Better Project, telling his own story of coming to terms to his sexuality, and how 'it got better' for him...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Andy Derleth: It Gets Better
    Andy Derleth New Zealand’s Mr Gay World Andy Derleth has made an official video for the It Gets Better Project, telling his own story of coming to terms to his sexuality, and how 'it got better' for him...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Increased acceptance driven by younger NZers
    File photo The younger generation appears to be leading the way in the increasing level of open-mindedness and acceptance towards gay and lesbian New Zealanders...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Mr Gay World makes "It Gets Better" video
    New Zealand’s Mr Gay World Andreas Derleth has made an official video for the It Gets Better Project, telling his own story of coming to terms to his sexuality...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 1 Jul 2011

  • Auckland church erects "gay-dar" billboard
    The billboard on Hobson St in Auckland's CBD Auckland's St Matthews-in-the-city has taken to its infamously bold billboard once more in the hope of stirring up debate on the issue of discrimination against gay and lesbian people in the Anglican Church...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Drag stars to come out to farewell Kamo
    The grand old girl of Karangahape Rd will be farewelled by performances from some of the creme de la creme of Auckland's drag entertainers on Saturday night...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • July 1st 1986: Something wonderful is about to happen!
    It's July 1st 1986...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • July 1st 1986: Something wonderful is about to happen!
    It's July 1st 1986...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 1 Jul 2010

  • Carmen pays tribute to lifelong friend
    Carmen Carmen Rupe has paid tribute to a longtime friend who was found dead on a Hamilton street...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 1 Jul 2009

  • Television item (Auckland, New Zealand)
    One News, ref: TZP369890.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • "Jackson liked young men, but not kids"
    Less than a week after Michael Jackson's death, one of his unofficial biographers claims the star was gay and that he has interviewed two of his former lovers...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • 2010 crew meets as Hero goes to lawyer
    The organising committee for Auckland's 2010 LGBT Festival has had its first meeting, but its contact person remains tight-lipped on who is involved in the early planning process...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • AIDS Denialism: A South African Tragedy
    We haven't heard all that much from them in this area of the world, but the AIDS denialist fraternity has caused undeniable heartbreak and misery amongst many groups and individuals, especially in South Africa...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Ambach memory gaps 'deliberate' jury hears
    A psychiatric expert today accused Ferdinand Ambach of deliberately avoiding, rather than not remembering, details of his assault on Ronald Brown which left the elderly gay man dying on the stairs of his Onehunga home...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Flirt turns four on the fourth of July
    The fourth anniversary of Auckland women's night Flirt this Saturday will pay tribute to America's Independence Day, and feature live burlesque dancers...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Hang in there, India
    After the heartbreak occassioned by the brutality of Iran's Ahmajenidad regime against student and other youthful protestors, India may be about to embrace homosexual law reform at long last...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Historic day for Aussie same-sex couples
    Today, Wednesday 1 July, marks the first day that same-sex couples are recognised by the Australian Government for social security and family assistance purposes...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Mills to face more complainants and charges
    9...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Psychiatrists offer differing views of Ambach
    The Auckland High Court The Auckland High Court jury heard from two psychiatric experts today, and each offered differing views of possible reasons for Hungarian tourist Ferdinand Ambach's deadly attack, which followed an evening of drinking during which Ambach says gay Onehunga man Ron Brown made two sexual advances on him...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 1 Jul 2008

  • Out Loud radio (San Francisco)
    Noah Miller talks about the creation of Out Loud radio in San Francisco.
    Features: Noah Miller
    Links: PrideNZ.com
  • Finland: Ombudsman OKs gay blood ban
    Finland's parliamentary ombudsman Riitta-Leena Paunio says the Finnish Red Cross blood transfusion service's policy that sex between men is a permanent impediment to donating blood should not be considered unlawful...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • India makes history with first Pride marches
    Men wore sparkling saris, women wore rainbow boas and hundreds of people chanted for gay rights in three Indian cities on Sunday in the largest display of gay pride in the deeply conservative country where homosexual acts are illegal...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Takataapui TV: Invasion Day
    A didgeridoo performer at Sydney's Yabun Festival The next episode of Maori Television's LGBT programme Takataapui will be broadcast at 9:30pm on Monday 7 July: "How do you portray an activist? Because I'm just a general person who's in the struggle trying to get something back, which is what's rightfully mine, and that's my land...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Tony s Civil Union
    Nicolas Smith were united in the Botanic Gardens earlier this year, on a special day which included a picnic under the trees with family and friends...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Tresspass notices likely for toilet loitering
    Auckland police are considering issuing formal trespass notices to men cruising an inner-city toilet block...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • WGN's Lesbian Trust will fund new projects
    Wellington's Armstrong   ...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 1 Jul 2007

  • Television item (New Zealand)
    One News, ref: TZP338223.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • Gays and Scientology: Clear or Not So Clear?
    Is the Church of Scientology homophobic? Or have its perspectives on LGBT rights evolved over time? There is no doubt that Scientology's founder, L...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Rain fails to dampen London
    Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of London yesterday to celebrate Pride, despite torrential downpours throughout the afternoon...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 1 Jul 2006

  • Comment: Medical marijuana - the Canadian experience
    According to the Canadian AIDS Society, decriminalisation of medical marijuana hasn't been a complete success...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Editorial: Shattered lives
    July 1,1976, your 30th birthday...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 1 Jul 2005

  • Aspin made Treaty issues a "standing item"
    AIDS Foundation board claims that it has been discussing constitutional change to incorporate a 50% Maori quota for over a year are misleading, and perhaps even dishonest, says former chair Michael Stevens...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 1 Jul 2004

  • Television item (New Zealand)
    Tagata Pasifika, ref: TZP291486.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • Television item (New Zealand)
    Qn, ref: TZP298645.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • Action needed following alarming HIV increase
    The HIV infection rates for the first quarter of 2004 should send an alarming wake-up call to every New Zealander says the New Zealand AIDS Foundation...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Gays are out to convert straights says MP
    "(Gays) seek converts...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Het HIV orgy has relevance to gay community
    News reports of a heterosexual orgy in a spa pool involving an HIV+ man and his subsequent prosecution has relevance for the gay community, says the NZ AIDS Foundation...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Homophobe MP confronted by gay relative
    National MP Brian Connell's lesbian sister-in-law has confronted him over his vicious attacks on gays and lesbians in Parliament during the civil union debate...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • MPs turnaround on CU welcomed
    A Labour MP's decision to support the Civil Unions Bill has been welcomed by a civilunions...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Relationship equality: International comparisons
    The Prime Minister argues that lesbians, gay men and supporters of the Civil Unions and Relationship (Statutory Reference) Bills should insure ample submissions to the Justice Select Committee...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Report: The Care of Children Bill is looking good
    On 30 Wednesday June, the Justice and Electoral Select Committee reported back on the Care of Children Bill, with its lesbian/gay guardianship clauses intact...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Tamihere votes "Yes" to save money?
    Auckland Labour MP John Tamihere seems to vote "Yes" to the Relationships Bill just to eliminate same sex double dipping...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Teacher "set up" by Marshall
    Teacher David Arthur was set up and sold out to a Sunday newspaper over drug allegations by former broadcaster Jonathan Marshall, Arthur's defence lawyers told a High Court jury in Auckland yesterday...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Ten bad "reasons" to oppose the CU Bill
    The fundamentalist Maxim Institute, the main driving force behind opposition to Civil Unions, has listed "ten good reasons" to oppose the Civil Union Bill, and presumably also the Relationships (Statutory References) Bill...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 1 Jul 1999

Wed 1 Jul 1998

Mon 1 Jul 1996

Sat 1 Jul 1995

  • A day-long seminar takes placed called Exceptional Lesbian and Gay Lives (Christchurch, New Zealand)
    The seminar is advertised as a "one day affirming seminar" and features Robin Duff, Kathleen Quinlivan, Brent Skerten, Ross Palmer, Andrew Carstairs McCarthy, Linda James, Sue Lovelock Marshall, Jo Drayton and Jane Ferrier. It takes place in the Elizabeth Kelly Room above Annies Wine Bar in the City Arts Centre.
    Links: NZ.com
  • The second annual Stonewall Ball is held (New Plymouth, New Zealand)
    The ball is to celebrate "gay, lesbian, bisexual and transpeople pride." It will be held at The Mill, 2 Powderham Street in New Plymouth.
    Links: NZ.com

Wed 1 Jul 1992

Wed 1 Jul 1987

  • On-set Shrinks: Firming Up Tv’s ‘reality... (Press, 1 July 1987)
    In a 1987 article discussing the increased collaboration between psychiatry and television, the role of psychiatric consultants in shaping TV narratives became a notable focus. Historically, the depiction of psychiatrists on television has often lacked realism, characterised by stereotypical portrayals and oversimplified psychological issues. However, the 1980s have seen a...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 1 Jul 1986

Mon 1 Jul 1985

  • ‘good Family Unit’ Seen As Slavery (Press, 1 July 1985)
    On 1 July 1985, the Women's Electoral Lobby (W.E.L.) held its twentieth annual national conference in Hamilton, where national coordinator Dorothy Wilson delivered a powerful address highlighting the rise of fundamentalist Christian groups advocating for a traditional family structure that Wilson argued promotes female oppression. She claimed that these groups...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Block Against Gays Dismissed (Press, 1 July 1985)
    On 1 July 1985, a San Francisco judge intervened in a significant case regarding the entry of homosexuals into the United States. Federal District Judge Robert Aguilar issued a temporary restraining order against the United States Immigration and Naturalisation Service (I.N.S.), prohibiting them from blocking the entry of homosexual individuals...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Younger Women Join Soroptimist (Press, 1 July 1985)
    The annual conference of Soroptimist International New Zealand South took place in Christchurch over the weekend, focusing on youth as its central theme. Among the highlights was an all-girl debating team from Cashmere High School, which engaged in a lively discussion on the unconventional topic "More People Should Bite Dogs."...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 1 Jul 1981

  • Porn Case Against Play (Press, 1 July 1981)
    On 1 July 1981, Mary Whitehouse, a prominent anti-pornography campaigner in Britain, initiated a private prosecution against Michael Bogdanov, the director of the contentious play “The Romans in Britain.” The play, written by Howard Brenton, featured a simulated homosexual rape scene that had sparked significant controversy when it was performed...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sat 1 Jul 1978

  • Homosexual "marriages" (Press, 1 July 1978)
    In a letter published on 1 July 1978, Varian J. Wilson criticises media coverage of homosexual "marriages" and related activities, arguing that such relationships are illegal and suggesting that reporting on them only serves to undermine societal norms. Wilson expresses concern that even if the law were to change to...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Fri 1 Jul 1977

  • Gay Liberation And W.d.f.f. (Press, 1 July 1977)
    In a letter to the editor published on 1 July 1977, Mike Waghorne, the Editor of the Gay Liberation Front Newsletter, criticises members of the Women's Division of Federated Farmers for their disconnectedness from the realities faced by those living in less privileged conditions. He argues that individuals who are...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Gay Pride Week activities are organised throughout the country (New Zealand)

Mon 1 Jul 1974

  • “gay Lib.” March (Press, 1 July 1974)
    On 1 July 1974, Christchurch experienced significant disruption as around 200 supporters of "Gay Liberation" marched through the city's inner streets, bringing traffic to a halt for approximately half an hour. This march was part of a series of events held during “Gay Liberation Week,” which ran from 23 June...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Petition “would Sample Opinion” (Press, 1 July 1974)
    On 1 July 1974, New Zealand's Prime Minister, Mr Kirk, addressed the New Zealand Homosexual Law Reform Society regarding the potential for reforming homosexuality laws. In his letter to the society's secretary, Mr J. W. Goodwin, he indicated that there was significant divergence of opinion within the Labour Party on...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sun 1 Jul 1973

Tue 1 Jul 1969

  • Murder Charge Denied (Press, 1 July 1969)
    The murder trial of 21-year-old Michael Wayne Frelan commenced at the Supreme Court in Auckland on June 30, 1969. Frelan, who works as a saddler, has pleaded not guilty to the charge of murdering Morris Jury around March 20, 1969. The trial is presided over by Mr Justice Henry, with...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Mon 1 Jul 1963

  • Morality Viewed (Press, 1 July 1963)
    In an article published in the Salvation Army's "War Cry" on 29 June 1963, Dr. J. E. Caughey, a proponent of Moral Re-Armament, argued that the concept of chastity remains relevant and necessary in modern society. He expressed concern over the growing sentiments among various public figures—including those in the...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Fri 1 Jul 1960

  • Homosexuality Law Change Rejected (Press, 1 July 1960)
    On 30 June 1960, a significant vote in the House of Commons resulted in the heavy defeat of a bill aimed at decriminalising homosexual acts between consenting adults in private. The final tally showed 213 members voting against the bill while only 99 were in favour. Many MPs opted not...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 1 Jul 1958

  • Homosexuality Inquiry (Press, 1 July 1958)
    On 30 June 1958, the Attorney-General of New South Wales, Mr R. R. Downing, announced the establishment of a committee to investigate homosexuality in the state. This committee will conduct a comprehensive scientific inquiry into the causes of homosexuality and potential treatments for homosexual offenders. The committee's members include psychiatrists,...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sun 1 Jul 1934

  • Ernst Roehm, an early Nazi leader and co-founder of the Sturmabteilung (SA) is executed (Germany)
    Links: Wikipedia, Papers Past

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