On This Day: 6th July

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Thu 6 Jul 2023

WhÄnau artwork takes pride of place in foyer of NgÄti WhÄtua ÅrÄkeiâs million-dollar HQ
A piece of art depicting what TÄmaki Makaurau looked like in 1840 is unveiled...
Links: NZ Herald
Intersectional Gay Love in Basmati Bitch
Links: Express
Opinion: Queer Safety on Public Transport
Links: Express

Wed 6 Jul 2022

Today's sports news: What you need to know
In today's sports news - Sterling heading to London, Pogacar makes impression on Tour and British Triathlon bans transgender athletes...
Links: RNZ
Two men arrested over Rainbow Youth arson in Tauranga
Tauranga's home for the LGBTQI community was destroyed by a suspicious fire in June...
Links: Stuff
Openly Gay Kansas City Politician Remains Defiant Against Homophobic Vandals
Links: Express

Tue 6 Jul 2021

Takatāpui taonga at Te Papa (Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa)
Mātauranga Māori curator Isaac Te Awa talks about takatāpui taonga held in the Mātauranga Māori collection at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
Features: Isaac Te Awa
Links: PrideNZ.com
Dislike Ikea's 'bisexual couch' all you want, but don't confuse hate speech with free speech
OPINION: This week, I received a rather unpleasant email, subject line: "Depraved homosexuality promotion...
Links: Stuff
Dislike Ikea's 'bisexual couches' all you want, but don't confuse hate speech with free speech
OPINION: This week, I received a rather unpleasant email, subject line: "Depraved homosexuality promotion...
Links: Stuff
Man in court for abusing strangers has a history of racism and homophobia
Man with extensive history of behavioural offences told two people to go back to where they came from, and threatened a 72-year-old he had never met before...
Links: Stuff
Out and About: Opening Night of Everything After
Links: Express

Mon 6 Jul 2020

DJ Spencer Brown: “I’m gay. Now it’s a lot easier said...
Links: Express
Exclusive: Louisa Wall Speaks Out
Links: Express
Louisa Wall Speaks Out On Homophobia In the New Zealand Labour...
Links: Express
Out and About | Not That I’d Kiss A Girl Book...
Links: Express
Out and About | Rainbow Auckland: We Are Ready!
Links: Express
Turkish President Launches Fresh Attack on LGBT+ Community
Links: Express

Sat 6 Jul 2019

Marvel's first openly trans actor calls for more transgender portrayals
Spider-Man: Far From Home actor Zach Barack, Marvel's first openly trans actor, wants more trans representation...
Links: Stuff
Prof. Howard Gendelman - Eliminating HIV from the DNA of mice
This week, researchers from Temple University and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) announced they had been able to eliminate HIV from the DNA of infected mice - a proof of concept the researchers say demonstrates that the disease is curable, and possibly eventually curable in human beings...
Links: RNZ

Fri 6 Jul 2018

Australian police charge Pastor Logan Robertson after allegedly harassing worshippers at two Brisbane mosques (Australia)
Robertson faces deportation back to New Zealand. In July 2017 the Pastor called for gay people to be shot through the head.
Links: RNZ
Cider-fuelled spit-fest: 'I have Aids and I'm going to spit on you'
A woman who went on a cider-fuelled spit-fest at a Dunedin police station has been ordered to undertake counselling...
Links: NZ Herald
Rubber Bullets and Pepper Spray: Istanbul Pride Shut-down by Police
Links: Express
The Maori Option
Links: Express

Thu 6 Jul 2017

Parliament: first reading of the Criminal Records (Expungement of Convictions for Historical Homosexual Offences) Bill (Parliament buildings)
Audio from the first reading of the Criminal Records (Expungement of Convictions for Historical Homosexual Offences) Bill
Features: Amy Adams, Annette King, Chris Bishop, David Carter, Denis O'Rourke, Grant Robertson, Jan Logie, Jono Naylor, Louisa Wall, Marama Davidson, Marama Fox, Paul Foster-Bell, Sarah Dowie, Trevor Mallard
Links: PrideNZ.com
Sian Torrington on the Topp Twins exhibition (Wellington)
Sian Torrington, curator of the Topp Twins exhibition, talks about the process of developing the exhibition at Te Manawa Museum in Palmerston North
Features: Sian Torrington
Links: PrideNZ.com
Parliament apologies for the hurt and stigma caused by the historic criminalisation of consensual homosexual activity (New Zealand)
During the first reading of the Criminal Records (Expungement of Convictions for Historical Homosexual Offences) Bill, Justice Minister Amy Adams read the following apology "Today we are putting on the record that this house deeply regrets the hurt and stigma suffered by the many hundreds of New Zealand men who were turned into criminals by a law that was profoundly wrong, and for that, we are sorry."
Links: PrideNZ.com, Parliament.nz
The first reading of the Criminal Records (Expungement of Convictions for Historical Homosexual Offences) Bill takes place in Parliament (New Zealand)
The Bill unanimously passes its first reading.
Links: PrideNZ.com, Parliament.nz
Historic moment for NZ gay community
A Bill introducing a scheme to wipe convictions for historical homosexual offences passed its first reading in Parliament today with unanimous support, says Justice Minister Amy Adams...
Links: Scoop
ACT welcomes expungement of homosexual convictions
ACT Leader David Seymour has welcomed the introduction of the Criminal Records (Expungement of Convictions for Historical Homosexual Offences) Bill...
Links: Scoop
Apology for convicted Homosexuals long overdue
Today in Parliament, Amy Adams, Minister for Justice will formally apologise to around 1000 men who were convicted for homosexual acts...
Links: Scoop
Apology for gay sex convictions long overdue
Opinion - Growing up gay in New Zealand before the Homosexual Law Reform Act in 1986 was to grow up with fear, writes David Herkt...
Links: RNZ
Apology to men convicted of historical homosexual offences
I move, that the Criminal Records (Expungement of Convictions for Historical Homosexual Offences) Bill be now read a first time, I nominate the Justice and Electoral Committee to consider the bill...
Links: Scoop
Emotion as Parliament apologises to men convicted for homosexuality
An apology from Parliament to men convicted for homosexuality more than 30 years ago has passed unanimously after some passionate speeches in Parliament...
Links: NZ Herald
Gay men to get apology for past convictions
Justice Minister Amy Adams will formally apologise to gay men who were convicted for consensual sexual activity in the past...
Links: RNZ
Govt apology for gay men.
The Justice Minister Amy Adams is to apologise to 1000 men who were convicted of homosexual crimes 30 years ago...
Links: RNZ
Green MP Marama Davidson speaks of the harrowing impact of homophobia on family
Green MP Marama Davidson used a harrowing example of the impact on her family of homophobia, remembering a young gay man who was killed by Davidson's uncle in the 1980s...
Links: NZ Herald
Men convicted for homosexual activity receive apology from govt
The Justice Minister has formally apologised to New Zealand men who were convicted in the past for consensual homosexual activity...
Links: RNZ
Parliament apologises to gay men convicted for consensual sex
Men convicted for consensual homosexual activity under old laws have finally received a formal apology from Parliament...
Links: RNZ
Statement for Homosexual Convictions Apology
Rainbow Wellington, as a representative of the LGBTQIAP+ community in New Zealand, welcomes the apology from the government to those affected by convictions for consensual homosexual activity before the Homosexual Law Reform Act was introduced in 1986...
Links: Scoop
The Panel with Jo McCarroll and Bernard Hickey (Part 1)
The victorious Team New Zealand sailors have been greeted by an enthusiastic crowd in Auckland today who turned out to see the America's Cup...
Links: RNZ
Government Apologises For Historic Homosexual Convictions
Links: Express
How To: Hawaii
Links: Express
Police Break Up Istanbul Pride Parade
Links: Express
Travelling NZ In Winter
Links: Express

Wed 6 Jul 2016

30th Anniversary of the Homosexual Law Reform Act (Grand Hall)
Audio from 30th Anniversary of the Homosexual Law Reform Act event, held in the Grand Hall, Parliament on 6 July 2016.
Features: Bill Sutton, Fran Wilde, Grant Robertson, Helen Clark, Kura Moeahu, Nikki Kaye, The Glamaphones, Trevor Mallard
Links: PrideNZ.com
The rainbow flag is flown for the first time at Parliament (Wellington, New Zealand)
The rainbow flag is flown for the first time on the forecourt of Parliament to mark the 30th anniversary of Homosexual Law Reform.
Petition to be Tabled in Parliament to Pardon Wrongful Homosexuality Convictions
Links: Express
Rainbow Flag Raised in NZ Parliament Grounds
Links: Express
Homo Horrors #2: Think of the children!
As we head into the 30th anniversary of Homosexual Law Reform a few examples of the rancour that spewed forth from the anti-reform campaigners have caught our eye...
Links: GayNZ.com
Homo Horrors #2: Think of the children!
As we head into the 30th anniversary of Homosexual Law Reform a few examples of the rancour that spewed forth from the anti-reform campaigners have caught our eye...
Links: GayNZ.com
Rainbow flag flying at Parliament
Photo: Jac Lynch A rainbow flag has this morning been raised in the grounds of Parliament to mark the anniversary of the passing of the landmark Homosexual Law Reform legislation on July 9, 1986...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 6 Jul 2015

Blake Skjellerup Weds Partner in Hawaii
Links: Express
GABA AGM to be Held This Wednesday
Links: Express
"Grumpy Cripple" on Melbourne quest
“Grumpy Cripple” Thane Pullan is hoping to head over to the Melbourne Fringe Festival, and needs a little public support so he can make it across the Tasman...
Links: GayNZ.com
NRL supports equal marriage in Australia
The NRL has backed marriage equality in Australia, with one of its stars saying "It's ignorant and old-fashioned [to think] if you're male you can only love a female...
Links: GayNZ.com
Skjellerup ties the knot in Hawaiian wedding
Former New Zealand Olympian Blake Skjellerup has married partner Saul Carrasco on a beach in Hawaii...
Links: GayNZ.com
The early days of HIV - Warren Lindberg
In a speech delivered at Wednesday night's function in Auckland marking the 30th anniversary of the creation of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation, Warren Lindberg briefly reflected on the earliest days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic...
Links: GayNZ.com
The early days of HIV - Warren Lindberg
In a speech delivered at Wednesday night's function in Auckland marking the 30th anniversary of the creation of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation, Warren Lindberg briefly reflected on the earliest days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 6 Jul 2014

Ask Agony Aunt Lisa – Boycott The Wedding
Links: Express
Kiss and Tell – Slick Ricks and A Boyfriend Basher?
Links: Express
Single with Cats?
Links: Express
Labour deputy proud of party's diversity
Deputy Leader David Parker Labour Deputy David Parker has expressed pride in being part of a “liberal and diverse party” is his speech to the Labour Party Congress in Wellington...
Links: GayNZ.com
Lastest gender ID protection bid scuttled
Louisa Wall’s current bid to get gender identity protection specifically covered in the Human Rights Act is a no-go...
Links: GayNZ.com
Nigel Latta on same-sex parenting
We just stumbled across a gem of a blog from popular psychologist Nigel Latta, who offers some heartwarming words of common sense on the issue conservatives like to beat their drums so loudly about...
Links: GayNZ.com
Nigel Latta on same-sex parenting
We just stumbled across a gem of a blog from popular psychologist Nigel Latta, who offers some heartwarming words of common sense on the issue conservatives like to beat their drums so loudly about...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 6 Jul 2013

Pilgrim Planet's owners apologise over bed ban
The owners of a Whangarei lodge have apologised to a lesbian couple who they refused a double bed...
Links: GayNZ.com
Rainbow Wellington appoints Hon. President
Tony Simpson After standing down as Chair, Tony Simpson has quickly been made the inaugural Honorary President of Rainbow Wellington...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 6 Jul 2012

Anglicans gather in Fiji as gay issues swirl
Representatives of the Anglican Church have gathered in Nadi, Fiji, for their General Synod, where the topics of marriage equality and ordination of gay priests will be discussed...
Links: GayNZ.com
Police confirm head belongs to gay killing victim
Jun Lin Montreal police have confirmed that a head found in a city park belongs to a slain gay Chinese student allegedly killed by another gay man...
Links: GayNZ.com
Silo bringing lauded gay play to the stage
Silo Theatre is bringing time-warping gay play The Pride to the Auckland stage, for its New Zealand premiere...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 6 Jul 2011

Meet John Kingi
Rainbow Youth's new Chair knows just what it's like to come out as a teenager and is passionate about keeping up the fabulous work the queer youth support group is doing for others who are walking the same path...
Links: GayNZ.com
Opera canned over gay reference row
Lee Hall An opera company denies homophobia is at the heart of its decision to abandon a work by Billy Elliot writer Lee Hall...
Links: GayNZ.com
Queer students to gather in Hamilton
Queer university students will gather in Hamilton this weekend with the issues of voluntary student membership nagging at the front of their minds...
Links: GayNZ.com
Rosslyn Noonan stepping down from HRC
Rosslyn Noonan Chief Human Rights Commissioner Rosslyn Noonan, who has recently been vociferous in support of gay rights, is to step down after ten years in the role...
Links: GayNZ.com
Saying it in Te Reo
It's Maori language week...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 6 Jul 2010

Two films lead strong gay line-up at festival
I Love You Phillip Morris As the New Zealand International Film Festival is about to open, festival director Bill Gosden says I Love You Phillip Morris and Undertow are two gay films he is particularly proud to have landed this year...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 6 Jul 2009

Ambach 'provoked by attempted rape?'
A high court jury today heard that attempted rape by an elderly man whose homosexuality was a "dark secret" may have triggered Ferdinand Ambach's brutal attack which left Ronald Brown dying on his stairs...
Links: GayNZ.com
Charities supportive after QWU's small loss
Tight economic times have led to the most recent Queen of the Whole Universe pageant operating at a loss, but the charities which had hoped to receive shares of the proceeds remain supportive of the event...
Links: GayNZ.com
Defence: Did rape attempt trigger Ambach's attack?
Ambach trial Day 9 The possibility that an elderly man tried to rape the young tourist who then killed him in a frenzied attack was raised in court today as the prosecution and defence summed up their cases in the Ambact trial before a High Court jury...
Links: GayNZ.com
Dunedin Pride Week returns this August
Dunedin Pride Week is set to return next month with a Mr...
Links: GayNZ.com
Review: Should you go to Bruno?
Bruno (Sacha Baron Cohen) at his Paris premiere "Some backbiting guys in ze gayvorld say Bruno's a bad spokesman for us - but you don't hear ze astronaut community bitching about Buzz Lightyear!" - Bruno...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 6 Jul 2008

GayNZ.com Quick Quiz: The Movies
Ten quick questions to test your LGBT movie knowledge...
Links: GayNZ.com
London Mayor gets behind Pride March
The Mayor of London has said that Pride London will have his support in future years, after he took part for the first time yesterday...
Links: GayNZ.com
The British Debate on Barebacking
In New Zealand, we're fortunate that our own erotic DVD entertainment industry is tiny -and there seems to be no bareback product on the gay market from our own shores...
Links: GayNZ.com
TriangleTV seeks a world of gay 'Sproquets'
Triangle Television and Stratos Television will again hold their gay television festival Sproquets in September, and have contacted television producers worldwide for entries...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 6 Jul 2007

Television item (New Zealand)
Close Up, ref: TZP338922.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Buffy, Bimbo and Queenie return to Europe
New Zealand's iconic drag triple of Buffy, Bimbo and Queenie Aotearoa (or BBQ as they are affectionately known) are about to leave for a three week European adventure to revisit some of their most memorable venues...
Links: GayNZ.com
Carmen hospitalised but out of danger
Wellington transsexual icon Carmen, now resident in Sydney, has been rushed to hospital after collapsing from a diabetic attack...
Links: GayNZ.com
GayNZ.com's juicy guide to sexual lubricants
It has always surprised me that NZ supermarket shelves present a meagre offering of sexual lubricants...
Links: GayNZ.com
Opera: Prima Donna from the Steppes
Elvira Fatykhova in 'Lucia di Lammermoor' (Photo: Neil Mackenzie) Elvira Fatykova is diminutive, and when we meet I can imagine her as the ideal 16-year-old Bride of Lammermoor from Sir Walter Scott's gothic novel of the same name...
Links: GayNZ.com
TV's
Openly-gay cinema and DVD reviewer Steven Gray has been asked to co-host TVOne's lifestyle programme ‘Good Morning' for a two-week stint while regular co-host Sarah Bradley is away...
Links: GayNZ.com
UK:
The decision by the UK's Minister for Children to unequivocally criticise broadcasters' acceptance of homophobic language has delighted gay activists...
Links: GayNZ.com
Urge
Mr Urge Bear 2007 Anton Cronje wowed the crowd at Southern HiBearnation in Melbourne but narrowly missed out on a title at the largest gathering of bears in the Southern Hemisphere...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 6 Jul 2006

HLR: Party likes it
Pound nightclub is returning to the 80s on the eve of the 20th anniversary of homosexual law reform, with hourly drag shows and prizes for best 80s outfits...
Links: GayNZ.com
Sir Doug: voted against but favoured HLR
Twenty years after the successful passage of the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, then-National MP for Remuera, Douglas Graham, who voted against the bill, says “he was pleased that it passed” as he “personally favoured” the bill...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 6 Jul 2005

Aspin: Racism shows in board opposition
Opposition to a proposed 50% Maori quota for AIDS Foundation board members has been cited as an example of the racism that exists in New Zealand society towards takatapui by NZAF board chair Clive Aspin...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 6 Jul 2004

Destiny would make gays illegal
It's official – homosexuality would once again be illegal if Destiny Church political offshoot Destiny New Zealand came to power...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gays are bullies, says SPCS
Gays are bullies, says the Society for the Promotion of Community Standards in response to an Express cover which labels 49 MPs ugly homophobes...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 6 Jul 1999

Television item (New Zealand)
Queer Nation, ref: TZP218725.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Mon 6 Jul 1998

Television item (New Zealand)
Breakfast, ref: TZP201073.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Sat 6 Jul 1996

Television item (New Zealand)
Express Report, ref: TZP174399.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
The Gays and Lesbians Everywhere in Education (GLEE) National conference is held (Wellington, New Zealand)
The theme of the conference is: empowering lesbians and gays in education.
Links: NZ.com (1), NZ.com (2)

Mon 6 Jul 1992

Television item (New Zealand)
Holmes, ref: TZP104994.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Television item (New Zealand)
Tonight, ref: TZP105010.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Wed 6 Jul 1988

The first meeting of the Wellington Bisexual Women's Group is held (Wellington, New Zealand)

Mon 6 Jul 1987

Timaru Campaign Will Test National Seat (Press, 6 July 1987)
The Timaru electorate is facing a major test in the upcoming General Election, following the unexpected victory of National in the 1985 by-election. Traditionally a Labour stronghold for 57 years, Timaru is questioning whether the National win was a one-off result or indicative of a significant political shift. The change...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Television item (New Zealand)
Today Tonight, ref: TZP42426.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Sat 6 Jul 1985

Bill ‘essential’ To Curb A.i.d.s. (Press, 6 July 1985)
Dr. Paul Goldwater, an Auckland virologist, has announced that the passage of the Homosexual Law Reform Bill is crucial for the fight against A.I.D.S., stating that any modifications to the bill would hinder efforts to contain the disease. He emphasised that cooperation from individuals affected by A.I.D.S. is vital, but...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 6 Jul 1983

Six Groups Urged Not To Give Blood (Press, 6 July 1983)
On 6 July 1983, the Victorian Red Cross Blood Bank issued a new leaflet warning specific community groups about the potential risks of donating blood due to the threat of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), a serious and often fatal disease. Dr Jack Morris, the director of the blood bank,...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Mon 6 Jul 1981

Cancer Among Homosexual Men (Press, 6 July 1981)
On 6 July 1981, reports emerged from the National Centres for Disease Control highlighting a concerning increase in cases of Kaposi's Sarcoma, a rare and often fatal form of cancer, among homosexual men in New York and California. Over the past 30 months, 20 cases were identified in New York...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Salient student magazine is published (vol 44, no 14) (Wellington, New Zealand)
It features 4 pages dedicated to Gay Pride Week.
Links: Salient (1), Salient (2), Salient (3), Salient (4)

Fri 6 Jul 1979

‘homosexual’ Order (Press, 6 July 1979)
On 6 July 1979, questions were raised in the New Zealand Parliament concerning a Defence Council Order related to homosexual acts among members of the Armed Services. The order underscored the importance of effective command structures in maintaining discipline and mutual respect within the military. It highlighted that the armed...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Homosexuals In Forces (Press, 6 July 1979)
In a letter published on 6 July 1979, Varian J. Wilson addressed the issue of the treatment of homosexuals within the military. He expressed his belief that claims of persecution against homosexuals in the armed forces were not supported by facts, a point that he felt disappointed "gay propagandists." Wilson...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 6 Jul 1976

Gays Liven Tone For Shareholders (Press, 6 July 1976)
On 6 July 1976, a demonstration by Gay Liberation activists created an unusual atmosphere at the annual shareholders’ meeting of British Home Stores, Ltd (B.H.S.) in London. Traditionally a sombre event, the meeting was greeted by protestors holding banners with messages such as “B.H.S. is anti-Gay,” “British Homophobe Stores,” and...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sat 6 Jul 1974

‘no Party Pressure’ Over Votes Of Conscience (Press, 6 July 1974)
On 6 July 1974, Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Mr Robert Muldoon, addressed the Rakaia electorate, commenting on the National Party's stance regarding private members' bills on matters of conscience, specifically referencing homosexual law reform. He asserted that the National Party would not prevent any member from introducing such a...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Thu 6 Jul 1967

Commons Approval Of Bill Welcomed (Press, 6 July 1967)
On 5 July 1967, the House of Commons in the United Kingdom approved legislation that legalises homosexual acts in private between consenting males. The decision was met with enthusiasm from the New Zealand Homosexual Reform Society, whose secretary, Mr J. W. Goodwin, expressed optimism about the implications of this legal...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

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