On This Day: 2nd August

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Wed 2 Aug 2023

Shameel Kennedy-Hall: Ivanna See More!
Links: Express

Tue 2 Aug 2022

Our Forgotten Epidemic. Part Two - who was Bruce Burnett? (Aotearoa New Zealand)
Our Forgotten Epidemic is a six-part series about Aotearoa New Zealands response to HIV and AIDS, and some of the many brave individuals who changed the course of history.
Features: Bruce Burnett, Jason Myers, Joe Rich, Keith Robinson, Robyn Mihaere, Rod Ellis-Pegler
Links: PrideNZ.com
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Andrew Jeffcoat's dad beaming with pride
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Andrew Jeffcoat's dad was convinced his son had it in the bag even before the starter's gun...
Links: RNZ
Former Black Cap quick Davis comes out as gay
Former test pace bowler Heath Davis has become the first male New Zealand international cricketer to come out as gay, still a rarity in the professional game...
Links: RNZ
Homophobia still 'ongoing issue' in sport but more willing to be inclusive
“It’s meant to be enjoyable and if we are doing things that make it unenjoyable and exclusive then we have to change what we’re doing...
Links: Stuff
Dating: When Besties Become Cockblockers
Links: Express
USA: Michigan Supreme Court Bans LGBTQ+ Discrimination
Links: Express

Mon 2 Aug 2021

Hubbard makes history at Tokyo Olympics, says sport is 'for all people'
Laurel Hubbard said "sport is something for all people" after becoming the first openly transgender woman to compete at an Olympics...
Links: RNZ
Hubbard makes history at Tokyo Olympics, says sport is "for all people"
Laurel Hubbard said "sport is something for all people" after becoming the first openly transgender woman to compete at an Olympics...
Links: RNZ
Laurel Hubbard's Olympic debut: 'Trans athletes don't feel safe with the media'
An unsafe media climate for trans athletes like Olympic weightlifter Laurel Hubbard puts the discussion of trans inclusion in sport at risk of being duhumanising and based on ill-informed fears, says an expert in transgender health...
Links: RNZ
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Kiwi weightlifter Laurel Hubbard breaks silence after shock Games exit
Laurel Hubbard made history in Tokyo on Monday night, becoming the first openly transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics, but failed to make a successful lift in the women's +87kg weightlifting event...
Links: NZ Herald
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Laurel Hubbard debut - 'trans athletes don't feel safe with the media'
By RNZ An unsafe media climate for trans athletes like Olympic weightlifter Laurel Hubbard puts the discussion of trans inclusion in sport at risk of being duhumanising and based on ill-informed fears, says an expert in transgender...
Links: NZ Herald
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Laurel Hubbard debut - 'trans athletes don't feel safe with the media'
By RNZ An unsafe media climate for trans athletes like Olympic weightlifter Laurel Hubbard puts the discussion of trans inclusion in sport at risk of being duhumanising and based on ill-informed fears, says an expert in transgender...
Links: NZ Herald
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Laurel Hubbard's historic weightlifting campaign ends in disappointment
Laurel Hubbard made history in Tokyo on Monday night, becoming the first openly transgender female to compete at the Olympics, but failed to make a successful lift in the women's +87kg weightlifting event...
Links: NZ Herald
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Why judges ruled out Laurel Hubbard's second lift
Laurel Hubbard, who made history by becoming the first transgender individual athlete to compete at the Olympics, bowed out of the women's over-87 kg weightlifting event after three failed attempts...
Links: NZ Herald
Tokyo Olympics 2020: World reacts to Laurel Hubbard's historic Games feat
Kiwi Laurel Hubbard made history in Tokyo on Monday night, becoming the first openly transgender individual athlete to compete at the Olympics...
Links: NZ Herald
Tokyo Olympics: Laurel Hubbard makes history
Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard made history at the Tokyo Olympics last night...
Links: RNZ
Tokyo Olympics: Laurel Hubbard out of competition
Laurel Hubbard made Olympic history last night becoming the first openly trans woman athlete to compete at an Olympic games...
Links: RNZ
Tokyo Olympics: Trans athletes facing climate where they don't feel safe speaking to media - Expert
A transgender expert says she can understand Laurel Hubbard's reluctance to speak to media, in the wake of the Kiwi weightlifter's debut at the Olympic games...
Links: RNZ
Top Stories for Tuesday 3 August 2021
Top stories this morning...
Links: RNZ
Lesbians Earn More Than Straight Women While Gay and Bi Men...
Links: Express
Out and About: Christchurch Pride 2022 Dates Announced At Snow Hoes
Links: Express
Out and About: The Rainbow Celebration Gala
Links: Express

Sun 2 Aug 2020

Rūrangi (Civic Square / Te Ngākau)
Following the Wellington premiere of the web series/film Rurangi on 2 August 2020, Elz Carrad (lead actor), Max Currie (co-producer and series director) and Craig Gainsborough (producer) talk about the production.
Features: Craig Gainsborough, Elz Carrad, Max Currie
Links: PrideNZ.com

Fri 2 Aug 2019

Government to remove birth certificate gender change fee
Changing the sex marker on a birth certificate is now free for transgender and non-binary Kiwis...
Links: Stuff
Govt to remove birth certificate gender change fee
Changing the sex marker on a birth certificate is now free for transgender and non-binary Kiwis...
Links: Stuff
The Week In Review for week ending Fri Aug 2 2019
A review of the week's news including...
Links: RNZ

Thu 2 Aug 2018

Tell me about your thesis
Dr Quentin Allan from AUT tells us about his thesis looking at gay men coming out later in life...
Links: RNZ
Trans designer Cecilia Kang steps onto the NZ couture scene
Trans designer Cecilia Kang steps onto the NZ couture scene DATE: 03/08/2018 Invited by New Zealand Fashion Week to reveal her collection as part of the ‘Emerging Couture – New Generation’ show, Cecilia Kang is a self-taught designer with an eye for ...
Links: Scoop

Wed 2 Aug 2017

'We worked so hard to bring him into this world': Transgender man gives birth to boy
A transgender man living in Portland, Oregon, has given birth to a boy with his partner of seven years, Biff Chaplow...
Links: NZ Herald
Retired military officers slam Trump's transgender ban
Fifty-six retired US generals, admirals and senior officers say the ban on transgender people serving in the military would be disruptive and degrade readiness...
Links: RNZ
HIV epidemic in Philippines reaches critical level
Links: Express

Tue 2 Aug 2016

Cough Twice with Stu Cook
Links: Express
Hari Nef: First Trans Covergirl for ELLE
Links: Express
ISIS celebrate Orlando shooting
Links: Express
Realty Realities: Will I Ever Own my Own Home?
Links: Express
The Perfect Kitchen, The Perfect Life
Links: Express
When The Law Works for You
Links: Express
Corrections did not receive complaint of grope
Corrections say they have no record of ex Rimutaka inmate Jade Follett making any complaints regarding strip searches when she was a prisoner but will investigate the allegations of groping if a complaint is received...
Links: GayNZ.com
Pellgate?
Just at the time when the Australian Christian Right needs him the most, Catholic Cardinal George Pell stands accused himself of child sexual abuse...
Links: GayNZ.com
The Controversy of Strip Searching
Once again this year, trans prisoner rights have come into the spotlight, most recently a young woman and ex-inmate revealed that she had been groped on more than one occasion during a strip search...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 2 Aug 2015

Craig considering another run at mayoralty
Anti-gay ex Conservative Party leader Colin Craig is now considering another tilt at the Auckland mayoralty...
Links: GayNZ.com
Suspicious package delays Brighton Pride
UK: Brighton Pride was delayed and rerouted after police found a suspicious package on the seafront...
Links: GayNZ.com
TPPA: A bad deal for people with HIV?
Since the eighties and the fall of Muldoon, political orthodoxy has generally held that free trade is good for the New Zealand economy, dismantling unfair subsidies and protectionist tariff barriers- but is the forthcoming Transpacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) going to make life more difficult for people living with HIV/AIDS? At present, Medsafe and Pharmac regulate the purchase and distribution of pharmaceuticals and medical devices between them...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 2 Aug 2014

Dance Floor Confessional – Family Bar and Club
Links: Express
Pushing Boundaries – Poof bar
Links: Express
Shower Power – Legend Bar and Club
Links: Express
Beyer fears glbti gains could be stalled
Georgina Beyer Mana Party candidate Georgina Beyer is urging glbti people to "get out and vote" at the general election to help head off what she sees as a threat to human rights gains...
Links: GayNZ.com
Mitcham just pips Daley in sync platform
A delighted Matthew Mitcham has won his first Commonwealth gold...
Links: GayNZ.com
Ugandan Pride to follow crucial ruling
Gay rights campaigners celebrate the ruling...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 2 Aug 2013

Television item (New Zealand)
Seven Sharp, ref: TZP434835.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Television item (New Zealand)
Seven Sharp, ref: TZP434776.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Canada slams "hateful" Russian laws
John Baird Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has condemned Russia’s anti-gay laws as "hateful", as New Zealand remains silent on the issue...
Links: GayNZ.com
Funding needed for crucial data to be shared
File Photo Auckland University’s Youth 2012 research team is looking for funding to allow it to create a full report into the state of life for same-sex attracted youth once more, and for trans youth for the first time...
Links: GayNZ.com
Study: One per cent of NZ students are trans
One per cent of New Zealand students have reported they are trans, after a question on gender identity was included in an important Auckland University survey for the first time...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 2 Aug 2012

Craig sticks to gay is a choice mantra in debate
In an online debate, Conservative Party leader and self-appointed anti marriage equality crusader Colin Craig has avoided actually answering most of the questions put to him, stated being gay is a choice, and that equality doesn’t mean being treated the same...
Links: GayNZ.com
Marriage Equality: Looking into the Abyss?
As my forte is critical analysis of the Christian Right, I thought I'd have a good hard look at what opposition we're likely to face against marriage equality...
Links: GayNZ.com
Marriage Equality: Looking into the Abyss?
As my forte is critical analysis of the Christian Right, I thought I'd have a good hard look at what opposition we're likely to face against marriage equality...
Links: GayNZ.com
Oxford introduces trans-friendly dress code
Oxford University has rewritten its dress code so students taking exams or attending formal occasions will no longer have to wear ceremonial clothing that is specific to their gender...
Links: GayNZ.com
South African archer draws attention to hate
Karen Hultzer South African archer Karen Hultzer has released a powerful statement confirming she is a lesbian, and highlighting the discrimination against black lesbians in her home country, following her participation in the London Olympics...
Links: GayNZ.com
Train release statement on site's use of song
Train have released a strong statement in favour of equality US band Train has expressed its sadness as the use of its song Marry Me on a New Zealand website against Marriage Equality, saying everyone should be able to find love and make it last forever...
Links: GayNZ.com
Wall's marriage bill tipped to pass first reading
Radio New Zealand believes Louisa Wall’s marriage equality bill will have enough support to pass its first reading...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 2 Aug 2011

Air NZ floats LiLo vid
Air New Zealand has taken its publicity machine to new heights with a video featuring an 'exclusive interview' the love him or hate him puppet Rico has carried out with trouble-magnet and bisexual starlet Lindsay Lohan...
Links: GayNZ.com
Air NZ floats LiLo vid
Air New Zealand has taken its publicity machine to new heights with a video featuring an 'exclusive interview' the love him or hate him puppet Rico has carried out with trouble-magnet and bisexual starlet Lindsay Lohan...
Links: GayNZ.com
DHB releases trans healthcare guide
A good practice guide for transgender health has been released...
Links: GayNZ.com
Miley inks her support for gay marriage
The tattoo Miley Cyrus has hit back at critics of a new tattoo she has which shows she believes in equal rights for all...
Links: GayNZ.com
NZAF opens arms to gay/bi Christchurch men
The New Zealand AIDS Foundation is working against a potential post-disaster surge in STIs and HIV amongst gay and bisexual men in Christchurch, by providing free testing and counselling services in the quake-hit city...
Links: GayNZ.com
The Republican Presidential race
In an earlier article, I profiled three religious conservative US Republican presidential contenders...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 2 Aug 2010

"I refuse to be anti-gay" - Anne Rice
Novelist Anne Rice has 'quit' Christianity for, among other things, its attitude towards homosexuality...
Links: GayNZ.com
Blips?
Microparties are one of the side-effects of MMP as an electoral system, due to one of its quirks...
Links: GayNZ.com
Carter "unwell", placed on leave
Chris Carter at Friday night's Gaba auction Embattled gay Labour MP Chris Carter is unwell and has been placed on leave for two months...
Links: GayNZ.com
No date available for delayed HIV report release
More than three months after its initially planned release date the much-awaited HIV Service Review has yet to see the light of day, with the Ministry of Health now studiously avoiding committing itself on when the report will be finally opened to public scrutiny...
Links: GayNZ.com
No date available for delayed HIV report release
More than three months after its initially planned release date the much-awaited HIV Service Review has yet to see the light of day, with the Ministry of Health now studiously avoiding committing itself on when the report will be finally opened to public scrutiny...
Links: GayNZ.com
Richard O'Brien set to retire in NZ
Richard O'Brien Rocky Horror creator Richard O'Brien appears to be a step closer to his dream of retiring in New Zealand...
Links: GayNZ.com
Something to glow about
Sheridan Smith There is a shadow looming over the heads of queer student groups in the form of a bill which would make student union membership voluntary...
Links: GayNZ.com
Something to glow about
Sheridan Smith There is a shadow looming over the heads of queer student groups in the form of a bill which would make student union membership voluntary...
Links: GayNZ.com
Teen in court over police officer's death
Denis Phillips 10...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 2 Aug 2009

Television item (New Zealand)
In Between, ref: TZP376382.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Israeli leaders condemn massacre of gays
Israel's Prime Minister has condemned yesterday's massacre in which a masked gunman opened fire inside a gay and lesbian youth center in Tel Aviv, killing two people and wounding at least ten...
Links: GayNZ.com
No marriage, no CUs for Aussie gays
Australia's Labour government has agreed to a review of relationship recognition for same-sex couples, but conceded no ground on marriage or federal civil unions...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 2 Aug 2008

Charles Chauvel: NZ gets serious with school bullies
Labour MP Charles Chauvel Last month, Labour MP Chris Carter launched a range of initiatives aimed at making schools safer for students, and to ensure that schools have anti-bullying programmes in place...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay row "exposes Anglicans to ridicule"
The Anglican Communion is ridiculed as 'the Gay Church' and is losing members over its endless debate on homosexuality, say bishops meeting in Canterbury this week...
Links: GayNZ.com
Louisa Wall set for lesbian business meet
Labour's Maori lesbian MP is scheduled to speak about experiences in Parliament at the next meeting of the Auckland Lesbian Business Association...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 2 Aug 2007

'Gross indecency' at Singapore Gay Pride
Singapore's weeklong LGBT Pride celebrations have begun, but police have closed a photo exhibition of gays and lesbians -- citing laws around 'gross indecency'...
Links: GayNZ.com
Announcing Mr. Gay Hamilton 2007
Miss Gloriousole - the resident drag queen hostess at Hamilton gay nightclub Venom - has announced she's now on the lookout for contestants for their Mr...
Links: GayNZ.com
Art Auction will raise funds to fight AIDS
Dozens of leading artists have donated their works to a Grand Art Auction on Auckland's North Shore, which will raise funds for the NZ AIDS Foundation, the Burnett Centre and Body Positive's local fight against HIV/AIDS...
Links: GayNZ.com
Sydney's Sleaze Ball: 'Zirkus' this Sept
The year's Sleaze Ball in Sydney is named 'Zircus' and promoters promise "a dark, sexy and gothic tale of circus, lust and whimsy" on Saturday 29th September...
Links: GayNZ.com
UniQ Otago plans Dunedin's Pride Week
Dunedin Pride Week returns on 8th–16th September, and UniQ Otago says it's going to be huge, diverse, entertaining and informative...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 2 Aug 2006

Crown Law releases an opinion saying that transgender people are already protected under the existing human rights legislation of New Zealand (New Zealand)
MP Georgina Beyer had introduced the Human Rights (Gender Identity) Amendment Bill in 2004 which would have offered specific protection from discrimination on the grounds of gender identity. However, Crown Law felt that transgender people could make complaints about discrimination under the ground of 'sex'. The legal opinion was also backed by the Human Rights Commission.
Links: Hansard, Human Rights Commission
Different strokes: Two very different approaches to GLBT TV
For a while there tonight (Tues) it was Takataapui versus Kiwifruit! How's that for complementary programming? And irony of ironies Takataapui was looking at the lgbt presence in the kiwi media, including television, so they gave Kiwifruit a mention...
Links: GayNZ.com
History: Dante and the Sodomites
Dante's Inferno Amongst Dante scholars, the depiction of four Florentine 'sodomites' in that masterpiece of fourteenth century Italian poetry has always aroused curiousity and debate...
Links: GayNZ.com
Out Games: 18-medal haul for Kiwis
Kiwi athletes have struck gold, silver and bronze in an impressive 18-medal haul at the inaugural Out Games, which are being staged this week in Montreal, Canada...
Links: GayNZ.com
Take Me Out: A comedy with balls, brain and heart
Shane Bosher and his Silo Theatre team have hit an audience-thrilling home run with Take Me Out...
Links: GayNZ.com
Time for NZAF Board to hear community voices
However you see the issues raised by the wide-ranging consultation document, we urge you to get involved and make your voice heard RIGHT NOW! We should start by admitting that this is somewhat past the time for the gay media's voice to be heard on the subject of the review of the constitution of the NZ AIDS Foundation...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 2 Aug 2005

(Lacking) Vision
On 1 August, the NZ Herald carried a shallow article about Vision New Zealand...
Links: GayNZ.com
Herne Bay House: Is the end in sight?
For a decade and a half, Auckland's Herne Bay House has offered nursing and medical care specifically tailored to people with AIDS...
Links: GayNZ.com
Masks and Shadows
MASKS AND SHADOWS by Mike Riddell (Flamingo: Auckland, 2000) When a fundamentalist minister sexually abuses a six-year old girl, his crime is discovered and he is sent to prison...
Links: GayNZ.com
Syphilis cases rise amongst NZ men
Auckland Sexual Health Service has announced an alarming 53 per cent increase in cases of Syphilis since 2003...
Links: GayNZ.com
Triangle TV increases coverage
On the seventh anniversary of it's inaugral broadcast yesterday, Auckland's community television station, Triangle Television, also commenced broadcasting from BCL's Pinehill site on the North Shore...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 2 Aug 2004

Auckland Pride Centre
What on earth is going on at the Auckland Pride Centre? Since leaving their K' Rd offices in May because there wasn't enough money to cover the rent, Auckland Pride have been ensconced in the Anzac Ave offices of Auckland's Gay and Lesbian Welfare, a larger organization which performs most of the functions of Auckland Pride...
Links: GayNZ.com
Life on the fringes: living as a fundamentalist Christian
As US fundies target NZ Jim Peron recounts his awakening to the hypocrisy and moral rot at the heart of the US extreme religious right...
Links: GayNZ.com
Maxim and Maggie... together at last!
The Maxim Institute has a rather sparse "resource" page on civil unions on its website...
Links: GayNZ.com
Timaru's limits of tolerance
Debate is raging in local media about the level of discrimination against gays in Timaru after the arrest of five men at the Port Loop Road toilets for offensive behaviour...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 2 Aug 2003

Childrens testimonies will be published
CYFS has failed to halt the publication of childrens' testimonies from the Peter Ellis case in newspapers nationwide tomorrow...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 2 Aug 2001

Facts About STI's
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are infections passed from one person to another during sex...
Links: GayNZ.com
From Anonymous Sex to Intimate Closeness
Every man's body is like a power generator of creative energy and intense passion...
Links: GayNZ.com
How to Have a Lucid Wet Dream
Early on in my single life, I discovered that I could have the man of my dreams in my bed every single night...
Links: GayNZ.com
Influenza
Influenza makes you feel awful...
Links: GayNZ.com
The Sexiest Part of Sleeping Together
When men talk about “going to bed” with someone or “sleeping together,” they invariably mean having sex...
Links: GayNZ.com
What the Bible Says About Homosexuality
In biblical times, same-gender sexual interactions could take many forms...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 2 Aug 1998

Television current affairs: Chris Arneson is being denied his US pension because of his HIV status (New Zealand)
Arneson cannot return to the US to collect his pension because his HIV status is regarded under US law as "loathsome and contagious". 20/20, ref F36788.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Tue 2 Aug 1994

Richard Leonard kills ex-Aucklander Stephen Dempsey with a crossbow. (Sydney, Australia)
Leonard later claims it as was an act of self-defence after Dempsey propositioned him. Leonard was finally captured, tried and found guilty of two murders and sentenced to life in prison.
Links: Forensic Investigators

Tue 2 Aug 1988

Television item (United States of America)
Eyewitness News, ref: TZP53924.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Television news report: the Government is going to increase spending on AIDS prevention (New Zealand)
Eyewitness news, ref F94406.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Fri 2 Aug 1985

‘gay’ Law Reform Meeting (Press, 2 August 1985)
On 2 August 1985, a public meeting to support the Homosexual Law Reform Bill is scheduled to take place in Christchurch on Monday evening. The meeting will feature Ms Fran Wilde, the Member of Parliament who introduced the bill, as the guest speaker. Organised by the Lesbian and Gay Rights...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
‘gays’ In The Army (Press, 2 August 1985)
In a letter published on 30 July 1985, Paul Maling responded to criticisms made by a radio commentator regarding his assertion about the nature of courage among ancient Greek soldiers. The commentator accused Maling of making an unfounded claim that the most valiant soldiers in ancient Greece were homosexual lovers....
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Sex Education In Schools (Press, 2 August 1985)
On 2 August 1985, letters to the editor in response to articles about the medical realities of A.I.D.S. highlighted the ongoing debate over sexual education and morality in New Zealand. One letter from J. M. Nihoniho underscored the need for chastity education in schools, arguing that this should replace the...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Television news report: Minister of Health visits a blood transfusion centre to talk about preventing the spread of AIDS. (New Zealand)
6:30pm News, ref: TZP135267.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Wed 2 Aug 1978

Hello Striker (Press, 2 August 1978)
On 2 August 1978, it was reported that the "Gaystars XI," the first football team composed entirely of homosexual players, has received official registration from the Sussex Football Federation. The team is set to compete in the upcoming season. It was formed under the guidance of Norman Redman, a homosexual...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 2 Aug 1972

Riccarton Players (Press, 2 August 1972)
The Riccarton Players performed a series of plays at the Nelson Street Hall from 1 to 4 August 1972, showcasing three productions: “A Deal to Judge,” “A Tale of Five Farthings,” and “Irresistible Albert.” The performances ran from 8 p.m. to 10.5 p.m. with “A Deal to Judge” receiving particular...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Fri 2 Aug 1918

The Colonist reports on the Noel Pemberton Billing libel case in the United Kingdom (New Zealand)
Billing had implied that the actress Maud Allan was a lesbian associate of German sympathisers. The news report also mentions the Berlin Black Book. It's claimed that the Germans are blackmailing 47,000 highly placed "British perverts". The alleged aim is to exterminate the "manhood of Britain" by luring men into homosexual acts.
Links: Papers Past, Wikipedia

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