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Thu 13 Jul 2023

  • Drag Race Holland Winner Envy Peru Targeted in Alleged Hate Crime...
    Links: Express
  • Indonesia’s LGBTQ+ Event Cancelled Amidst Security Concerns and Anti-LGBTQ+ Sentiments
    Links: Express

Wed 13 Jul 2022

  • Human Rights Commission urges police to address treatment of transgender people
    The Human Rights Commission is urging police to address their treatment of transgender people after an officer broke a woman's ankle and misgendered her in reports...
    Links: RNZ
  • Human Rights Commission urges police to address treatment of transgender people
    By Felix Walton of RNZ The Human Rights Commission is urging police to address their treatment of transgender people after an officer broke a woman's ankle and misgendered her in reports...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • The Allusionist host Helen Zaltzman on trends in language
    Podcasts about unsolved murders, scandals and con artists dominate the charts these days, but a constant favourite since it started in 2015 involves deep dives into linguistics...
    Links: RNZ
  • Homosexual Law Reform in the Cook Islands
    Links: Express
  • President Zelensky Considering Legalising Same-Sex Marriage In Ukraine
    Links: Express

Tue 13 Jul 2021

  • 2 x Tickets To Lula’s Born This Way – Big Bottomless...
    Links: Express
  • Auckland School’s Rainbow Festival: The Lil’ Gay Out!
    Links: Express
  • Caitlyn Jenner Meet With Transphobic Abuse At Conservative Political Action Conference
    Links: Express
  • Ensuring The Rainbow Shines Bright In Rotorua
    Links: Express
  • Giveaway: 2 x Tickets To Lula’s Born This Way – Big...
    Links: Express
  • Murder Haus: The Drag Slayers
    Links: Express
  • School Facing Lawsuit After Suggesting Student Who Was Bullied For Being...
    Links: Express

Mon 13 Jul 2020

  • Sweat with Pride - raising awareness of Rainbow mental health
    The AIDS Foundation says mental and physical health should be the same for every New Zealander no matter who you love, how you identify or which pronouns you use...
    Links: RNZ
  • Agony Uncle Eli Answers Your Questions
    Links: Express
  • Gay Dating: Love After Lockdown
    Links: Express
  • Mika Haka’s GURL to Premiere at NZ International Film Festival
    Links: Express
  • Mika Haka’s GURL to Premiere at NZ International Film Festival Next...
    Links: Express

Sat 13 Jul 2019

  • In the Rainbow (Rainbow Crossing, Wellington)
    Rose McMahon (series creator) and Holly McMahon (writer) talk about the seven-part series In the Rainbow, produced for TVNZ OnDemand. The series tells seven coming-of-age stories of LGBTQ+ youth in New Zealand.
    Features: Holly McMahon, Rose McMahon
    Links: PrideNZ.com

Fri 13 Jul 2018

  • 'I thought I was a freak': One man's experience with gay conversion therapy
    After Alex's* parents discovered his internet browsing history, they knew his secret...
    Links: Stuff
  • My dad died afraid and ashamed of who he really was
    A few days before my dad died, he finally admitted he was gay...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Lexie Matheson on Leaving Auckland Pride
    Links: Express

Thu 13 Jul 2017

  • Catholic Malta legalizes gay marriage over church objection
    VALLETTA, Malta " The predominantly Roman Catholic island nation of Malta is set to legalize gay marriage, joining much of Western Europe by replacing the traditional "you are now husband and wife" declaration in civil ceremonies...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Newspaper Graphic Claims Being LGBT+ is Unhealthy
    Links: Express
  • No More ‘Ladies and Gentlemen’ in London Underground
    Links: Express

Wed 13 Jul 2016

  • Parson James and GALS at Saint Mary’s Church
    Links: Express
  • Anti-HLR petition left Lange lost for words
    David Lange circa 1985 For perhaps the only time in his life, prime Minister David Lange was lost for words as he stood in a Beehive office watching the anti-Homosexual Law Reform petition being delivered to Parliament...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Bill Logan special guest at Chch HLR30 event
    HLR activist and strategist Bill Logan will be a guest speaker at Christchurch’s upcoming Homosexual Law Reform anniversary celebration...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • HLR 30 Dinner and Dance Christchurch
    The HLR30 Pride Committee is celebrating the anniversary of homosexual law reform and throwing the prom you could never had had 30 years ago...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 13 Jul 2015

  • Adam Lambert Announces Free Auckland Show
    Links: Express
  • Call to Increase New Zealand’s GLBT Refugee Quota
    Links: Express
  • Tap Turns it On
    Links: Express
  • Crab trouble ends rowers' world cup hopes
    Robbie Manson and new rowing partner Chris Harris’ strong start to the international season has been interrupted by a crab...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Free Adam Lambert show announced
    Adam Lambert will play a free show in Auckland next month...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Heat up with the guys of RED HOT
    We ran a story a while back about the hunt for red haired guys to be part of an anti-bullying calendar...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Kiwi model says Miley is her "lady"
    New Zealand-raised model Stella Maxwell appears to have confirmed rumours she is dating pop star Miley Cyrus...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 13 Jul 2014

  • ATC Presents – DNA
    Links: Express
  • Flawless – Legend Bar and Club
    Links: Express
  • Homorazzi – Eagle Bar
    Links: Express
  • Winter Warm Up – Family Bar and Club
    Links: Express

Sat 13 Jul 2013

  • Auckland 'Hui Double-Hitter' announced
    Follow ups to the hui where ideas for making Auckland Council more inclusive were brewed up will be held in both west and south Auckland...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Destiny man passed over for Maori presidency
    Naida Glavich The Maori party has chosen a woman with a history of promoting tikanga Maori over her rival for the party's presidency, a follower of Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Fostering Queer Filmmaking
    FOSTERING QUEER FILMMAKING IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND: WHAT CAN OUR COMMUNITIES DO? Saturday 20 July 2013, 10am-2pm The Film School, 86 Vivian St, Wellington Reel Queer is organising a workshop to generate ideas from the queer and filmmaking communities that will encourage more films with queer/ LGBTI themes to be made in New Zealand...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Fostering Queer Filmmaking
    FOSTERING QUEER FILMMAKING IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND: WHAT CAN OUR COMMUNITIES DO? Saturday 20 July 2013, 10am-2pm The Film School, 86 Vivian St, Wellington Reel Queer is organising a workshop to generate ideas from the queer and filmmaking communities that will encourage more films with queer/ LGBTI themes to be made in New Zealand...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • GABA Charity Auction booked for October
    The Gay Auckland Business Association (GABA) Charity Auction will be held on Sunday 20 October at the Auckland Langham Hotel’s Great Room...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Pro-glbti MP is new Maori party co-leader
    Te Ururoa Flavell Pro-gay equality MP Pita Sharples has been replaced as leader of the Maori Party by another pro-equality Maori politician, Te Ururoa Flavell...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 13 Jul 2012

  • David and Rae (San Francisco)
    David and Rae talk about coming out, identity and relationships.
    Links: PrideNZ.com
  • Donations on the menu for Wellington restaurant
    A Wellington restaurant is promising to donate a slice of this month's lunch takings to the New Zealand AIDS Foundation...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Gay musical nears fundraising target
    The creators of a new gay musical are just $400 away from their fundraising target, with just 13 hours until their Pledge Me drive closes...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Horror attack leads to hate crime law in Chile
    Daniel Zamudio The brutal fatal beating of a young gay man has led to Chile introducing an anti-discrimination law...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Marriage Equality: Lessons from the Pioneers
    What can New Zealand learn from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Argentina, South Africa and Canada, all of whom already have same sex marriage proper? Contrary to Rodney Croome and his Australians for Marriage Equality, I would argue that civil unions or registered partnerships are probably an essential interim step to same-sex marriage proper...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 13 Jul 2011

  • Human rights conference site launched
    A website brimming with the many ideas which emerged from the Human Rights Conference at the AsiaPacific Outgames in Wellington this year has gone live...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Repression's Gargoyles
    During the long-drawn out debate to get homosexual law reform passed, LGBT communities paid for our relative lack of preparation initially...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Repression's Gargoyles
    During the long-drawn out debate to get homosexual law reform passed, LGBT communities paid for our relative lack of preparation initially...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 13 Jul 2010

  • Beautiful monsters?
    True Blood's Pam They're hated, feared, persecuted and subjected to hate crimes but they're collectively organised into their own community...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Dust your heels off for International Drag Day
    If you feel like your life is a bit of a drag at the moment, the hosts at Auckland's Dot's Bar believe they have the perfect thing to cheer you up: drag...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Sexuality's fluid for late blooming lesbians
    A study of 'late blooming' lesbians has found many may have switched sexual orientation as they matured, suggesting that for women sexual orientation is more fluid than previously thought...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Super City candidate seeks return of Hero
    Super City mayoral candidate Simon Prast wants to bring back the Hero Parade, as he believes it would inject both fun and cash into Auckland...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 13 Jul 2009

  • Boyband singer: "I have flings with men"
    UK heartthrob singer Duncan James has revealed: "I'm bisexual...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Chch's gay Christians move with the times
    Christchurch's gayest church has reinvented itself by adopting a new name and embracing a more contemporary worship style...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Queen of the Whole Universe - Secrets revealed!
    "We're not there to take the piss out of people - we're actually there to celebrate beauty pageants and celebrate drag queens " - Jonathan Smith...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Queer disco Londoners come to Auckland
    The queer crew behind 'London's hippest night out' are hosting a one-off party in Auckland this Thursday as part of an international tour which includes San Francisco, Vancouver, Los Angles, Mexico City, Portland and Dublin...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 13 Jul 2008

  • Destiny: Tamaki's views unchanged
    5...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Review: ATC's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
    Toni Potter   ...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Tamaki's "openness to gays" questioned
    5...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 13 Jul 2007


  • Homophobia of the computerised kind struck a woman with the surname Gay when a popular social networking website declined her attempt to sign up, telling her to "enter a proper name"...
    Links: GayNZ.com

  • The man behind much-missed Ponsonby Road gay bar ‘Surrender Dorothy's' has announced a new LGBT venue will open on the Auckland strip in a few weeks – ‘Dorothy's Sister'...
    Links: GayNZ.com

  • Homophobia of the computerised kind struck a woman with the surname Gay when a popular social networking website declined her attempt to sign up, telling her to "enter a proper name"...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Banks, Praeger heat up AKL City elections
    Lesbian political activist Lisa Praeger has thrown her hat into the emerging four ring circus of the Auckland City local body election...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Earlier time for TV
    Alt TV has announced its popular live gay music chat show ‘Sparkle on Sunday' will now be broadcast at the earlier prime-time slot of 9pm from this Sunday, 15 July...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Iran may execute more gays - Report
    The Iranian government has confirmed that in the coming weeks more than 20 men will be executed on moral violations of rape, sodomy and assault and battery...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Traumatic Head Injury and Hate Crime
    Given the existence of traumatic head injury and its neurological implications in past hate crimes against gay men - such as the appalling 1995 attack against Hawkes Bay man Jim Curtis - why has the defence of 'provocation' been allowed, and why did at least one case result in acquittal of the accused? I should note that this is a comment based on past incidents of homophobic violence...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • USA: 1st gay sports magazine launched
    Gaysports...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 13 Jul 2006

  • Law Reform: Where does the Salvation Army stand now?
    During last weekend's celebration of the 20th anniversary of Homosexual Law Reform, the Salvation Army received a hammering from many glbt activists speaking at anniversary events...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • McNee killer's brother admits brutal rapes
    A brother of Philip Edwards, the man who repeatedly bludgeoned gay Auckland interior designer David McNee to death in 2004, has admitted 34 charges violent abduction, robbery and rapes...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • MP moves on
    The so-called ‘homosexual panic defence', which allows defendants to claim they were panicked into murdering their victim as the result of unwanted gay advances, is being addressed by gay MP Tim Barnett, who will introduce a private member's bill into Parliament, to remove the defence...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • NZAF
    The New Zealand AIDS Foundation is “delighted” that the Fijian High Commissioner has confirmed that gay men will not be arrested for consensual sex in Fiji...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Son bullied because dad is gay
    Sloanne writes: My 16-year old son is straight and because I am gay he is getting bullied at a school which is being lazy about it, and the homophobic headmaster can't be arsed to do much about it!!! I am so angry and feeling frustrated at the moment...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 13 Jul 2005

  • Is the Christian right about to abandon its anti-gay stance?
    It had to happen sooner or later...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Man charged for removing condom
    A Christchurch man has been charged under the Prostitution Reform Act of "endangering the life of the sex worker" by removing his condom during sex with a prostitute...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Tammy Bruce: "narcissistic" gays spread AIDS
    Tammy Bruce An agenda by gay men to infect the mainstream population with AIDS and get access to kids by lowering the sexual age of consent formed just part of a speech from imported American lesbian activist Tammy Bruce at a public meeting in Christchurch last week...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 13 Jul 2004

  • Television item (New Zealand)
    One News, ref: TZP291199.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • Television news report: China faces a growing AIDS epidemic (New Zealand)
    TV3 news, ref F82001.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • Television news report: the 15th International AIDS Conference is held in Bangkok (New Zealand)
    Interviewees include Dr Kathleen Cravero, Helen Leslie and Rachael Le Mesurier. One news, ref F82000.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • Frenzied attack killed stamp collector
    Auckland police have revealed that Robert Hunt, the 55-year-old gay stamp collector found dead at his Ellerslie home on Saturday, died after a frenzied attack with a sharp instrument...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • The "brains" behind Destiny
    Richard and Mandy Lewis As the destiny Political party gears up for the next election its "leader" and Destiny Church pastor Brian Tamaki front up to National Radio's Nine to Noon programme on 7 July...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 13 Jul 2001

Tue 13 Jul 1999

Sat 13 Jul 1996

Thu 13 Jul 1995

Mon 13 Jul 1992

Thu 13 Jul 1989

  • New Party Promises Christian Alternative (Press, 13 July 1989)
    On 12 July 1989, a new political party called the Christian Heritage Party was officially launched in Christchurch, aimed at providing a Christian alternative to the existing Labour and National parties in New Zealand. The party’s representatives expressed the belief that both Labour and National had failed to uphold traditional...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • The Press Thursday, July 13, 1989. Olivier’s... (Press, 13 July 1989)
    The news article published on 13 July 1989 reflects on the life and legacy of Sir Laurence Olivier, a towering figure in the world of theatre. Known for his exceptional talent, Olivier's contributions to stage and film are acknowledged through his remarkable ability to play and direct key Shakespearean roles,...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Mon 13 Jul 1987

  • Ruth Richardson Replies To Nicola Anderson’s... (Press, 13 July 1987)
    On 13 July 1987, Ruth Richardson, the National Party's spokesperson on education, addressed various educational and social issues in response to Nicola Anderson’s questions. Richardson argued against raising the school leaving age, citing New Zealand's low educational participation rates among 17-year-olds compared to 18 other countries surveyed by the OECD....
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Television item (New Zealand)
    Eyewitness News, ref: TZP50953.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • Television news report: first anniversary of homosexual law reform (New Zealand)
    Interviewees include Fran Wilde, Keith Hay, Norman Jones, Dick Johnstone, Barry Reed and Peter Wall. Eyewitness news, ref F93071.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Sun 13 Jul 1986

Sat 13 Jul 1985

  • Among New Romances (Press, 13 July 1985)
    In her review published on 13 July 1985, Kathryn Rowntree evaluates several novels, starting with "A Flower that’s Free" by Sarah Harrison. The protagonist, Kate Kingsley, has a vibrant character marked by her striking red hair and yellow eyes. A war orphan from Paris, she is sent to live with...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Fri 13 Jul 1984

  • Balance Of Power Shifting In Auckland (Press, 13 July 1984)
    The electoral landscape for four Auckland metropolitan electorates—West Auckland, Glenfield, East Coast Bays, and Eden—is being closely monitored as a potential indicator of broader voting trends ahead of the polling day. A significant decline in support for the National Party could jeopardise the chances of three additional electorates: Birkenhead, Pakuranga,...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 13 Jul 1983

  • Gay Hotel Established (Press, 13 July 1983)
    On 13 July 1983, it was reported that Gay International, a San Francisco-based company largely comprised of homosexuals, has acquired a 26-room hotel in Salt Lake City. The hotel, named the Wishing Well, was purchased for $400,000 (equivalent to NZ$612,000). This acquisition is viewed as the beginning of an international...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 13 Jul 1982

  • ‘broadsheet’ Marks Decade Of Struggle And... (Press, 13 July 1982)
    On 13 July 1982, New Zealand's feminist magazine "Broadsheet" celebrated its tenth anniversary amid a decade of struggle and survival. Launched in 1972 as the first feminist magazine in New Zealand, "Broadsheet" began as a simple cycled foolscap sheet, priced at 15 cents. Over the years, it transitioned into a...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Mon 13 Jul 1981

  • Cable Briefs (Press, 13 July 1981)
    The body of six-year-old Alfredo Rampi, who fell down a well in Frascati, Italy, on June 10, 1981, was recovered by firemen over the past weekend. Alfredo had survived for four days before his plight ended tragically. His body was found preserved in liquid nitrogen, wrapped in a sack, and...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 13 Jul 1977

  • Gay Coalition Formed (Press, 13 July 1977)
    The National Gay Rights Coalition has been established in New Zealand, claiming to represent over 1,000 members and advocate for the rights of approximately 150,000 individuals. The coalition's formation stems from an initiative by Robin Duff, a teacher at Burnside High School, who proposed the idea in 1976. Duff has...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sat 13 Jul 1974

  • Homosexuals And Politics (Press, 13 July 1974)
    In a letter to the editor published on 13 July 1974, a writer identified as W.M.P. expresses strong opposition to the movement for homosexual law reform in New Zealand. The author argues that the vocal minority advocating for reform does not reflect the views of the majority of New Zealanders,...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Manslaughter Sentences (Press, 13 July 1974)
    On 12 July 1974, three men were sentenced to significant prison terms for their involvement in the manslaughter of author James Pope-Hennessey, who died following an assault during a robbery attempt at his London home. John O’Brien, a 24-year-old train guard viewed by the judge as the leader of the...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Fri 13 Jul 1973

  • Homosexuals And The Law (Press, 13 July 1973)
    In a letter published on 13 July 1973, a writer responded to a previous correspondence in "The Press" that had incorrectly used the term "homosexual" when "transvestite" was intended. The author expressed dismay at this mix-up, clarifying the distinction between the two terms. A homosexual is someone who is attracted...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Fri 13 Jul 1962

  • Book Censorship (Press, 13 July 1962)
    In a letter published on 13 July 1962, the writer, signing as Proteus, responded to a leader article on the topic of homosexuality. They expressed agreement with the article's timely insights and referenced the book “A Way of Love,” suggesting it likely overlapped in themes with "A Way of Life"...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

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