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Sun 23 Jul 2023

  • Fifa Women’s World Cup 2023: NZ captain Ali Riley goes viral as ‘straight, gay icon’ as she subtly protests rainbow armband ruling
    TikTokkers have picked up on Riley's unique way to protest against Fifa edict...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Pics | Family Bar is Turning 18!
    Links: Express

Sat 23 Jul 2022

  • Making blood donations fairer for gay, bisexual, takatapui men
    A major study which looks at making blood donations fairer for gay, bisexual, takatapui men is almost finished...
    Links: RNZ
  • RFU to vote on restricting transgender participation in women's game
    England's Rugby Football Union (RFU) will vote next week on whether to restrict transgender participation in the domestic game, with the governing body recommending that only players recorded as female at birth be allowed to play in the women's category...
    Links: RNZ
  • Trans participation in sport: What are their experiences?
    The discussion about transgender inclusion in sport has come to the fore again so Zoë George talks to three athletes, and their teammates about their experiences...
    Links: Stuff

Fri 23 Jul 2021

  • Anton Down-Jenkins: Our Olympic Dream
    Links: Express
  • Conversion Therapy Survivor Opens Up About The Disturbing Debunked Practise
    Links: Express
  • Exclusive: Majority of Kiwi Kids Surveyed Say Their School is LGBTQ+...
    Links: Express

Thu 23 Jul 2020

  • Extra Time: World Rugby proposes Trans ban
    In Extra Time this week...
    Links: RNZ
  • Out and About With Fashion’s Front Row
    Links: Express

Tue 23 Jul 2019

  • Amazon pressured to sell gay conversion books
    House Republicans are pressuring Amazon to relax its ban on books about gay conversion therapy, saying it's an issue of censorship and repressing conservative voices...
    Links: RNZ
  • English football star poised to come out as gay on Wednesday after cryptic updates
    Anonymous account with thousands of followers says football star in England will soon come out as gay...
    Links: Stuff
  • The Panel with Bernard Hickey and Heather Roy (Part 2)
    Do you support lowering the voting age? To what age...
    Links: RNZ
  • 25 Years of Skin Confidence
    Links: Express
  • Homophobic Radicals Attack Polish City’s First Pride Parade
    Links: Express
  • Ricky Martin Protests Against Puerto Rico’s Homophobic Governor
    Links: Express

Mon 23 Jul 2018

  • UniQ Victoria pride week takes place (Wellington, New Zealand)
  • 'Shut up and retire': Barry Humphries slammed for transphobic comments
    Barry Humphries is facing heavy criticism after making hostile comments about the transgender community...
    Links: Stuff
  • Crossing the divide: Do men really have it easier? These transgender guys found the truth was more complex.
    In the 1990s, the late Stanford neuroscientist Ben Barres transitioned from female to male...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Netanyahu's U-turn on right to surrogacy draws mass LGBT protests
     Waving rainbow flags and demanding equal rights, members of Israel's LGBT community and their supporters rallied across the country, protesting the government's refusal to amend a law that would have allowed gay couples to father children via surrogacy...
    Links: Stuff
  • Sex act between robbers part of hate crime heist of gay man
    A woman who took part in a bizarre robbery involving the robbers performing a sex act as a lesson to the gay victim has lost an appeal against her sentence...
    Links: Stuff
  • Supergirl welcomes transgender superhero played by trans activist
    Supergirl is welcoming the first transgender superhero to TV, the show announced at pop culture extravaganza Comic-Con...
    Links: Stuff
  • Robbie Manson Qualifies For World Rowing Championships
    Links: Express

Sun 23 Jul 2017

  • Auckland Pastor Logan Robertson calls for gay people to be shot (Auckland, New Zealand)
    During a sermon at the Westcity Bible Bapist Church, Past Robertson states he isn't against homosexuals getting married "as long as a bullet goes through their head the moment they kiss...that's what should happen". Excerpts of the video sermon are then uploaded to Youtube.
    Links: NZ Herald, PrideNZ

Sat 23 Jul 2016

  • Exploring Trans Activism and Representation in Media - Auckland Zinefest (Central City Library)
    Audio from the panel discussion: Exploring Trans Activism and Representation in Media
    Features: Aram Wu, Cole Meyers, Emilie Rākete, Sam Orchard, Sophie Labelle
    Links: PrideNZ.com
  • Brazil: Glamour and Gunfire
    With the Rio Olympics 2016 now here, what information is available about LGBT rights in Brazil? Certainly, Brazilian President Lula de Silva is highly gay-positive, but Brazil has a turbulent history, including recent military dictatorship (1964-1985)...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Get writing - it’s competition time
    There are two short story writing competitions currently calling for writers to submit work, here’s the lowdown on what you need to know...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Trump scores a first by mentioning glbti people
    Bombastic and controversial American businessman turned politician Donald Trump has become the first ever Republican presidency candidate to mention glbti people in a convention speech...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 23 Jul 2015

  • GLBT Anti discrimination Bill Set to be Introduced to US Congress
    Links: Express
  • Anti-gay Kenyans may keep clothes on
    Barack Obama Homophobic Kenyans have suspended plans for a naked march greeting US President Barack Obama, but warn it could still go ahead if he raises gay rights issues...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Italian decision could echo across Europe
    There’s hope a European Court of Human Rights ruling on a case in Italy could be ground-breaking for same-sex couples across Europe...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • X is for ... Non-Existent?
    Why has the New Zealand 'exgay' movement quietly curled up and died? Why did it fail in the first place? It's certainly true that the global 'exgay' movement is experiencing a morale and membership crisis across most of the western world, with serious retrenchment in New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • X is for ... Non-Existent?
    Why has the New Zealand 'exgay' movement quietly curled up and died? Why did it fail in the first place? It's certainly true that the global 'exgay' movement is experiencing a morale and membership crisis across most of the western world, with serious retrenchment in New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 23 Jul 2014

  • Book Review: Words Don’t Come Easy
    Links: Express
  • Cirque Du Strength
    Links: Express
  • Preview: The Prodigal Son’s Story
    Links: Express
  • AIDS 2014: Views differ on drugs/condoms
    Opinions amongst New Zealand delegates remain somewhat similar and yet also divided after today's AIDS 2014 conference presentations on the use of bio-medical intervention as a tool to halt the spread of HIV amongst gay and bisexual men...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • AIDS 2014: Views differ on drugs/condoms
    Opinions amongst New Zealand delegates remain somewhat similar and yet also divided after today's AIDS 2014 conference presentations on the use of bio-medical intervention as a tool to halt the spread of HIV amongst gay and bisexual men...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Asia: Lgbt people face common issues
    LGBT people across Asia are hard hit by similar issues of a lack of legal protections and health care, violence, discrimination and social stigma, says a UN study...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Hauiti was unlikely to get "decent" list spot
    Claudette Hauiti Claudette Hauiti is leaving politics after being told her list ranking was not likely to be high enough for her to return to Parliament...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Mana's Harawira to attend lgbti forum
    Hone Harawira Mana leader Hone Harawira is the latest politician to confirm he’ll attend Rainbow Wellington’s pre-election forum on Tuesday...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • NZAF opens new Christchurch office
    The New Zealand AIDS Foundation has brand spanking new premises in Christchurch, and all are welcome to come check the space out and help pack some condoms today...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Otara to host Rainbow Door gathering
    Artist Luisa Tora will discuss the I Stand With You project Auckland Council’s Rainbow Door group will hold one of its regular social gatherings in Otara tonight, where the pro-lgbti work of a group of artists will be celebrated...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Through rainbow glasses: MPs' legacies
      A number of MPs are saying goodbye to Parliament before it rises for the election...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Trailer: The Imitation Game
    Benedict Cumberbatch stars as genius gay code-breaker Alan Turing in the upcoming film The Imitation Game...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Two-Way/Wrong Way?
    I wish I didn't have to write this particular article, but the current policy stance of the Internet Mana Coalition leaves me no option...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 23 Jul 2013

  • Akl Pride Festival Trust readying for 2014
    Two new members have been appointed to the Auckland Pride Festival Trust, which is promising dates for the 2014 event will be announced soon...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Cameron resigns as Shearer's chief of staff
    Alastair Cameron Labour leader David Shearer's gay chief of staff Alastair Cameron has resigned...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Mag cover designed to challenge perceptions
    A student magazine has put its own spin on a famous John and Yoko front cover, replacing the iconic couple with two men...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Russia: Dutch film crew fined for propaganda
    Four Dutch filmmakers have been fined after being questioned by authorities over ‘gay propaganda’...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Shining a light on discrimination
    Geno Sisneros is the Auckland man who has taken his dispute with the Bishop of Auckland to the Human Rights Review Tribunal...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • What if the Prince is gay?
    Kate and William have welcomed a baby boy As the global media fixates on the birth of the new Prince, we couldn’t help but wonder, what if he is gay? Are there precedents? Would he be accepted? And what if he wanted to marry a man one day? We explore the idea with Monarchy New Zealand’s Chair Sean Palmer...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 23 Jul 2012

  • Adoption remit passed at Nats conference
    "I know it’s important to those people, but they’re a very small group,” John Key says...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Grindr crashes as athletes pour into London
    British tabloid The People claims the arrival of thousands of athletes and their support staff in London for the Olympics caused Grindr to crash...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Prostitutes dubbed 'transvestites' in Council report
    The use of “transvestite” and male pronouns to describe transgender sex workers in an Auckland Council report into street prostitution in South Auckland is being described as inappropriate...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • QWU: from the inside
    Rumbles as Miss Berlin “Lotte Schlongenschlurpen” From sponsor to performer, Andrew Rumbles describes his journey to becoming Miss Berlin “Lotte Schlongenschlurpen” for the final Queen of the Whole Universe show...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 23 Jul 2011

  • Aural pleasure: Katija Vlatkovich
    The creator of Auckland alternative ladies' night Proud Mary, Katija Vlatkovich, is regarded as a bit of a music buff and she has picked her top five favourite songs right now for our Aural Pleasure series...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Don't ask, don't tell officially wiped by Obama
    President Barack Obama has formally ended the ban on gay men and women serving openly in the military...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Ghanian Govt minister wants gays reported to police
    Paul Evans Aidoo A Ghanaian government minister and ex-school headmaster who wants to rid society of gay people is urging people to report those they suspect to be homosexual...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • New York will perform 823 day 1 gay marriages
    New York City has made arrangements to accommodate all 823 couples who want to wed on the first day same sex marriage is legal...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • The snow must go on!
    A pile of 'unofficial' Gay Ski Week events have been set up at lightning speed by a group of hardy locals, after Livewire Group entered voluntary liquidation...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 23 Jul 2010

  • Abused more likely to be gay, study claims
    Elisabeth Wells A Christchurch study claims 'homosexuals, bisexuals and those who identify as heterosexual but who have had same-sex encounters' are more likely to have experienced abuse during their childhood...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Candy's ready to crack her whip
    Candy Lane Candy Lane is promising to crack the whip with whoever wins an auction for dance lessons with herself and Tamati Coffey...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Candy's ready to crack her whip
    Candy Lane Candy Lane is promising to crack the whip with whoever wins an auction for dance lessons with herself and Tamati Coffey...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Cutting through the generations
    Something pretty incredible happened at Candy bar last weekend...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Cutting through the generations
    Something pretty incredible happened at Candy bar last weekend...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Study raises 'misplaced sensationalism' fears
    Kevin Hague Gay Green MP Kevin Hague is concerned about the sensationalism aspect of a study which associates being gay with childhood abuse...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 23 Jul 2009

  • Clayton Weatherston: One 'Provocation' too far?
    Justice Minister Simon Power is about to announce the abolition of the provocation defence during the current parliamentary term, thus indirectly removing this offensively homophobic (and misogynist) defence counsel tactic from the statute books...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Gay Aucklander in Swine Flu lockdown
    A gay central Aucklander who's quarantined at home for a week after being diagnosed with Swine Flu says the H1N1 virus "feels no different to any other flu" but has suffered with headaches, lethargy, aches and a sore throat since Monday...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Government: 'Provocation defence must go'
    The partial provocation defence, which has lead several killers of gay men in New Zealand to be given a lighter sentence of manslaughter instead of murder, will be removed from the statute books, Justice Minister Simon Power is expected to announce today...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Provocation will go - but not quite yet
    Justice Minister Simon Power says he's committed to scrapping the partial defence of provocation, but two Labour party MPs are disappointed that their attempt to advance a bill which would remove the controversial defence has today been blocked...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • UK: Lesbian turned away from men-only bar
    A lesbian in the British seaside town of Torquay is furious at being turned away from a men-only gay bar...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 23 Jul 2008

  • Lesbos islanders lose lesbian lawsuit
    A court in Athens yesterday rejected a law suit from some residents of the island of Lesbos that attempted to stop homosexual women from using the word 'lesbian' to define themselves...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Sweden: Gay chatroom killer gets life
    A 35-year-old Stockholm man was convicted and given a life sentence on Tuesday of murder, attempted murder, aggravated robbery and theft...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Waipouri family relief as teen found guilty
    A High Court jury has found Palmerston North teenager Andrew Gilling guilty of the gruesome murder of gay man Stanley Waipouri, reports the Dominion Post...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Was Waipouri a victim of cannibalism?
    The vicious slaying of gay Palmerston North man Stanley Waipouri has led to two convictions, but his former partner and close friend is still asking if Waipouri was also the victim of cannibalism...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 23 Jul 2007

  • AUS: Same-sex couples lose out on rights
    Gay and lesbian couples are missing out on basic legal rights enjoyed by mainstream Australian couples because federal MPs are lagging behind state and territory governments in removing discrimination against them...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Celebrating 15 yrs of Team AKL Swimming
    Auckland's gay swimming team is going strong after 15 years – and are celebrating with a stylish ‘Crystal Queer' banquet dinner and party...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • USA: Televangelist Tammy Faye dies
    Tammy Faye Messner, who as Tammy Faye Bakker helped her husband, Jim, build a multimillion-dollar evangelism empire and then watched it collapse in disgrace, has died aged 65...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 23 Jul 2006

  • Brash's gay image maker suddenly quits
    Mystery surrounds the sudden resignation of the gay man who was appointed to help re-brand National Party leader Don Brash...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Not angels, but Episcopalians
    The Episcopalian Church of the United States has emerged as one of the frontrunners when it comes to ordaining lesbians and gay men...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 23 Jul 2005

  • Board members "put themselves first"
    8...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • NZAF BOARD: "We've learned a great deal"
    In the wake of the embattled NZ AIDS Foundation Board's decision today to remain on deck and merely shuffle the chairs - following the HIV positive and Maori quota proposals fisaco and revelations about the now-resigned chair's dodgy presentation to an international health conference - GayNZ...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • NZAF BOARD: Profiles in governance
    A glance across the skills and aspirations of the NZAF Board members who have admitted they have bungled constitutional, consultation and governance turns up seven people with "a good understanding of sound governance processes," "a background in governance," "the NGO sector," "public relations," “qualifications in business management and public health” plus a commitment to HIV awareness and support...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • NZAF: Aspin resigns chair, board stays on
    5...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • NZAF: Past chair "shocked and saddened"
    10...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 23 Jul 2004

  • Call for Civil Union submissions
    Public submissions on the Civil Union and Relationship bills close in two weeks, and the Campaign for Civil Unions is encouraging gays and lesbians to make sure their voices are heard...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Het HIV orgy has relevance for 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

Wed 23 Jul 2003

  • Dunedin workshop raises awareness for gay youth
    Out There, a joint Rainbow Youth and New Zealand AIDS Foundation project, is aiming to raise awareness of gay youth among health professionals and social workers in the community...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 23 Jul 1998

Fri 23 Jul 1993

Tue 23 Jul 1991

Sat 23 Jul 1988

  • Off-key, Sudsy Smile (Press, 23 July 1988)
    In her review of Robin Morgan's novel "Dry Your Smile," published by The Woman's Press in 1987, Sharon Hunter expresses a critical perspective on the author’s work, which she admits has not resonated with her in the past. The novel follows the life of Julian Travis, who, as a precocious...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Mon 23 Jul 1984

  • ‘miss America’ A Classy Lady, Say Townsfolk (Press, 23 July 1984)
    Vanessa Williams, the first black woman crowned "Miss America" in 1983, has faced controversy and fallout due to her past nude photographs set to be published in the September 1984 edition of "Penthouse" magazine. In response to the impending release of the images, officials from the Miss America pageant requested...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Fri 23 Jul 1982

  • Royal Security Gets Big Shake-up (Press, 23 July 1982)
    On 22 July 1982, the British Government announced significant changes to Royal security following a shocking incident where a man, Michael Fagan, gained access to the Queen's bedroom. A police investigation revealed that while there were technical failures, the primary issue was the police's inadequate and slow response to the...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 23 Jul 1980

  • Arafat’s Presence At Games Shocks Envoys (Press, 23 July 1980)
    On 23 July 1980, during the Moscow Olympic Games, the presence of Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) leader Yasser Arafat was met with shock among Western diplomats. This reaction stemmed from memories of the Munich Olympics eight years prior, when a PLO splinter group, Black September, killed eleven Israeli athletes after...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sat 23 Jul 1977

  • Danish Sex Claim 'pure Bluff' (Press, 23 July 1977)
    The president of a Danish anti-pornography organisation, S. A. Laursen, has vehemently rejected claims that sex crimes have decreased in Denmark since the abolition of censorship. Laursen leads L.I.B.E.R. (an acronym that stands for an organisation opposed to the indoctrination of children) and is currently on a speaking tour in...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Defence Of A Harsh Judge (Press, 23 July 1977)
    The biography "Goddard: A Biography" by Fenton Bresler, with a foreword by Lord Denning, focuses on the life and career of Rayner Goddard, a prominent figure in British law. Although Goddard, a lawyer and judge, had a long and successful career, he largely remained unnoticed outside his professional realm until...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Voices Of Our Country (Press, 23 July 1977)
    The review, published on 23 July 1977, discusses "Ten Modern New Zealand Story Writers," an anthology curated by Phoebe Meikle. This is Meikle's fourth anthology, featuring a total of 16 stories—six long and five groups of shorter pieces—from notable writers including Maurice Duggan, Maurice Gee, Patricia Grace, Rowley Habib, Witi...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

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