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Wed 23 Aug 2023

  • Failed lunar mission dents Russian pride and reflects deeper problems with Moscow’s space industry
    The failure has exposed the massive challenges faced by Moscow’s once-proud space program...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • 2023 Rainbow Excellence Awards Finalists Announced
    Links: Express
  • Sexy Pics: Feeling Frisky @ Heaven Auckland Part One
    Links: Express

Tue 23 Aug 2022

  • Interview: How greed inspired Kathryn Burnett to write ‘The Campervan’
    The Campervan is a new play opening in Auckland in early September 2022...
    Links: Andrew Whiteside
  • Scottish Golfer Set To Make History As First Trans Woman To...
    Links: Express
  • Singapore Lifts Ban on Gay Sex
    Links: Express

Mon 23 Aug 2021

  • Israel Removes ‘Gay Blood Ban’
    Links: Express
  • OnlyFans Bans ‘Sexually Explicit’ Content Impacting Thousands of Sex Workers
    Links: Express

Fri 23 Aug 2019

  • The sick signature of serial killer Gary Bowles who preyed on older gay men
    Gary Ray Bowles, a serial killer who preyed on older gay men during an eight-month spree that left six dead, was executed by lethal injection Thursday at Florida State Prison...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Dozens Arrested in Ugandan Transgender Crackdown
    Links: Express
  • Excitement Builds For Green Day’s Award-Wining American Idiot Musical NZ Tour
    Links: Express
  • Exclusive: 2020 Auckland Pride Parade Now Unlikely
    Links: Express
  • London Opens UK’s First Permanent Rainbow Crossing
    Links: Express
  • Sam Smith Talks Mental Health With Fans
    Links: Express

Wed 23 Aug 2017

  • ACT candidate Stephen Berry defending 'hate speech' against transgender people, booed at debate
    An ACT Party candidate has been booed and laughed at after saying "hate speech" against transgender people is a right...
    Links: Stuff
  • Act candidate Stephen Berry: Telling transgender they are disgusting is your right
    By Katrina Bennett An Act Party candidate has been booed after telling a crowd in Wellington it is okay to call transgender people disgusting...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Chile families fight for acceptance of transgender children
    SANTIAGO, Chile " Monica Flores was returning from a holiday abroad when Chilean police stopped her for questions at the airport...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Man barred from adopting rescue cat because he is gay
    A man who travelled for two hours to adopt a rescue cat that desperately needed a new home was turned down when the cat's owner realised he was gay...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Panel discussion : sex and sexuality
    Following on from Melody Thomas' excellent series on sex and sexuality we hear discussion with Australian Sexologist Dr Nikki Goldstein, Melody Thomas and Bryan Crump and answers to some of your intimate questions...
    Links: RNZ
  • Young, Queer and Enrolling to Vote
    Links: Express

Tue 23 Aug 2016

  • GLBT Supporter Phil Goff Leads Mayoral Race
    Links: Express
  • Outrage as PrEP Drug Denied Access to PBS in Australia
    Links: Express
  • Sapphic Neo-Noir Voted Greatest Film of the 21st Century
    Links: Express
  • Marriage Equality: Australia's Slow Motion War
    Three years after New Zealand legislated for marriage equality and attendant inclusive adoption reform, Australia may not get there until after February 2017...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 23 Aug 2015

  • Family Bar readies for 10th birthday bash
    People are being urged to arrive early for what’s expected to be a packed night at Auckland’s Family Bar as it marks its tenth birthday...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Shelley Howard: on 'coming out'
    "Coming Out" - it's almost passé these days...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 23 Aug 2014

  • Frisky Friday with Anita Wigl’it at Legend Bar and Club.
    Links: Express
  • Huge Weekend Ahead for Family Bar and Club.
    Links: Express
  • Pumping Friday Down at Poof Bar!
    Links: Express

Fri 23 Aug 2013

  • Anti-gay Scottish MP guilty of domestic abuse
    A Scottish National Party MP, who has in the past compared gay rights campaigners to Nazis, has been found guilty of domestic abuse over three decades...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Julian Cook returns as Pride Festival director
    Julian Cook The Auckland Pride Festival Trust has confirmed what was fast becoming the worst-kept secret in the Queen City, that this year's inaugural Pride Festival organiser, Julian Cook, is to helm next year's event...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Lily Tomlin plans to marry female partner
    Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner Lesbian US actress and comedienne Lily Tomlin has said she and her of forty two years are considering getting married...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • NZ Writing: Summer Rain
    SUMMER RAIN By Jern Ng He came into my life like summer rain; sudden, unexpected, but greatly welcome...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Opinion: Game of Thrones Aotearoa?
    David Shearer has gone, the search for a new leadership starts...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Prison break star comes out, confronts Russia
    Wentworth Miller The hunky star of hit TV show Prison Break has outed himself in a letter declining an invitation to appear at the St Petersburg International Film Festival...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • US whistleblower Manning: "I am female"
    ***image1***Bradley Manning, the US military analyst who downloaded a massive cache of classified military information to Wikileaks, has declared she is a woman...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 23 Aug 2012

  • Television item (New Zealand)
    Tagata Pasifika, ref: TZP418996.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • Television item (Auckland, New Zealand)
    Tagata Pasifika, ref: TZP418995.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • 'Can't be Asian and gay' many Asian families believe
    Wai Ho Too many Asian families believe that it is impossible to be both Asian and gay, according to young glbt Asians who have shared their stories at a just-finished equality and diversity conference hosted by the Human Rights Commission...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • All Black expresses support for marriage equality
    Adam Thomson All Black Adam Thomson has broken down a massive barrier, openly expressing support for marriage equality...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Another church split emerges over marriage bill
    Dr Stuart Lange Splits continue to emerge in Christendom over the issue of marriage equalty, with a conservative network within the Presbyterian Church speaking out against Louisa Wall’s bill...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Lobby group incensed by "hate" block
    Family First is fuming after its ‘protect marriage’ website was deemed “hate” and blocked by Dunedin City Council’s web filter...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Marriage Equality: Un/Tainted Love
    Family First is trying to railroad opposition to marriage equality by scaremongering about polygamy and polyamory...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Out in the Square team looks to the future
    A new committee elected to oversee popular Wellington event Out in the Square promises it has a strong future...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • “Love is love” – Hague to Catholic leaders
    Kevin Hague Gay Green MP Kevin Hague says a letter from Catholic Bishops urging ‘Generation Y’ to stand against marriage equality is “confused”...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 23 Aug 2011

  • Compo 'rare' in cases like Smith-Voorkamp's
    Smith-Voorkamp and Davis on TVNZ's Sunday programme Arie Smith-Voorkamp's lawyer is to discuss whether or not his client and his partner Michael Davis wish to fight for compensation for the time they spent in jail, on burglary charges which have now been withdrawn...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Peter Saxton moves to Otago University
    Dr Peter Saxton The New Zealand AIDS Foundation believes the move of one of its key researchers to a role at the University of Otago will greatly increase the potential resources that can be brought to bear on domestic HIV research...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 23 Aug 2010

  • A victory, of sorts, for same-sex marriage?
    Coalition leader Tony Abbott and Labour leader Julia Gillard Australian marriage equality advocates are hopeful that the hung election will move the nation "a huge step closer" to allowing same-sex marriages...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Anti-gay child molester applying for parole
    Graham Capill in court Anti-gay rights campaigner and high profile Christian political party leader Graham Capill is to re-apply for parole five years into a nine year paedophilia sentence for molesting young girls...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Family seeks help finding missing man
    Missing man Brad Anderson The family of a missing gay Dunedin man has made a public appeal for help finding him...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Matrimony and its discontents
    While we campaign for same-sex marriage and relationship equality, it's important to bear in mind that this institution has a problematic past...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Missing Dunedin man's body found
    The body of gay Dunedin man Brad Anderson has been found...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Thousands march for marriage in Dublin
    Thousands of people have marched in Dublin to protest against the shortcomings of Ireland's civil partnership legislation...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 23 Aug 2009

  • Adoption Law and Same-Sex Parents
    As the question of same-sex parental status under the Adoption Act 1955 has been in the news lately, what is the current status of same-sex parents insofar as this form of acquired parental responsibility goes? Consulting the recent thirteenth edition of Butterworth's Family Law in New Zealand (2007), I found the following to be the immediate context...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Bisexuality - Exploding the myths
    Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie revealed she was "definitely bisexual" back in May In our labelled world of 'gay' and 'straight', is it hard for bisexual people to fit in? Myths surrounding bisexuals can leave them insulted and sidelined...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Canada: Criminality and HIV Transmission
    In New Zealand, we're debating the criminality of deliberate HIV transmission due to unsafe sex...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Iraq: more reports of anti-gay atrocities
    Stories continue to spread of armed Iraqi gangs kidnapping and torturing suspected gay men, leaving their castrated and mutilated bodies dumped in the garbage or in front of morgues...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Mardi Gras caught out lying to community
    Sydney's Mardi Gras festival board has been caught out in an embarassing lie to its community over the reason for a controversial change to the format of next year's event...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Will s Karen set for theatre stage
    Karen Walker, the legendary spoiled, shrill, gold-digging socialite - and true gay icon - from TV's Will   ...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 23 Aug 2008

  • Chch's gay history to screen in Wgn and Akl
    An entertaining documentary film telling stories of Christchurch's LGBT community through the years will be screened in Wellington and Auckland next month...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Good chance of medal for Mitcham tonight
    Hopes are high that openly-gay Australian diver Matthew Mitcham will take away an Olympic medal for Australia in the Men's 10m Platform final tonight after his strong placing in the semi-final...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Obama is a winner with LGBT Americans
    A new poll shows Democrat Barack Obama has a clear lead among LGBT registered voters - with 68% favouring the Illinois Senator...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 23 Aug 2007

  • Brethrengate and Howard
    Across the Tasman, the Exclusive Brethren has been conducting secret meetings withfederal PMHoward and Treasurer Costello before this year's Australian general election...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Feedback sought on Burnett Centre move
    Feedback from the community is being invited in finding a new home for the New Zealand AIDS Foundation's central Auckland HIV testing and counselling facility, the Burnett Centre, which is to be relocated in order to expand...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Jeffrey Dahmer: Gay Serial Killer
    Jeffrey Dahmer This Wednesday night, August 29th, TVNZ will screen a documentary about Jeffrey Dahmer (1960-1994), the notorious Milwaukee serial killer - and gay man...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Jeffrey Dahmer: Gay Serial Killer
    Jeffrey Dahmer This Wednesday night, August 29th, TVNZ will screen a documentary about Jeffrey Dahmer (1960-1994), the notorious Milwaukee serial killer - and gay man...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Mayoral race: 'Willie in, Beyer out
    Radio Live talkback hosts and former MPs Willie Jackson and John Tamihere have announced they will stand in the upcoming mayoral elections, but former Rainbow Labour MP Georgina Beyer says she's pulled out of the Carterton mayoral race...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Uganda: Anti-gay sex rally in stadium
    Anti-gay activists in Uganda held a rally on Monday in the capital Kampala to demand the government upholds a ban on gay sex...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 23 Aug 2006

  • MP Georgina Beyer withdraws the Human Rights (Gender Identity) Amendment Bill from Parliament (New Zealand)
    The Bill offered specific protection from discrimination on the grounds of gender identity. Beyer withdrew the Bill before its first reading following an opinion from Crown Law saying that transgender people are already protected under the existing human rights legislation of New Zealand.
    Links: Hansard, Parliament
  • Beyer: handled trans debate with 'finesse'
    Labour MP Georgina Beyer denies political pressure led to today's planned withdrawal of her private member's Bill to enshrine human rights protections for transgendered people...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Cross-dressing concerns for Nats MP
    National's justice spokesperson today expressed concern over cross-dressing, in the wake of the announcement by Labour MP Georgina Beyer that she would withdraw her private member's Bill that sought specific human rights protections on the basis of gender identity...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Providing inspiration to Dunedin's glbt community
    Dunedin Pride Week is set to bring some much-needed colour and vibrancy to the last throes of a biting Otago winter this year, and organisers have gone all-out to ensure the spotlight falls on all parts of the city's diverse LGBT community – with events from dance parties, to lesbian walks, a tranny formal dinner and a family day...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 23 Aug 2005

  • National criticises sex-change operations
    National Party health spokesman Paul Hutchison has criticised government funding of gender reassignment surgery, saying it is unjustified and a waste of health resources...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 23 Aug 2004

  • Enough is Enough - MP Georgina Beyer confronts Destiny Church followers (Parliament buildings)
    MP Georgina Beyer confronts Destiny Church followers on the steps of Parliament during the Enough is Enough march and rally
    Features: Georgina Beyer
    Links: PrideNZ.com
  • Destiny Church's Enough is Enough march takes place (Wellington, New Zealand)
    Followers of Destiny Church march from Civic Square, down Willis Street, Lambton Quay to the steps of Parliament.
    Links: GayNZ.com, NZ Herald
  • Television item (Wellington, New Zealand)
    One News, ref: TZP292215.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • NZAF, YWCA, Relationship Services, Family Planning - Joint Press Release
    New Zealand AIDS Foundation PRESS RELEASE 23 AUGUST 2004 Civil Unions Bill - 'No threat to marriage or children' The strength of families will be enhanced and children better protected if the Civil Union and Relationships (Statutory References) Bills are passed by Parliament, say Family Planning, the New Zealand AIDS Foundation, Relationship Services and the YWCA...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 23 Aug 2003

  • Govt-funded gay helpline rubbished
    The Government is under fire already for its plans for a Rainbow Desk' telephone service to be set up for GLBT New Zealanders who may experience discrimination and disadvantage...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Queer Nation wins TV award
    Queer Nation has taken out the best factual series award at the 2003 New Zealand Television Awards, in a win the New Zealand Herald described as "surprising"...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 23 Aug 2002

Fri 23 Aug 1996

Tue 23 Aug 1994

Wed 23 Aug 1989

Tue 23 Aug 1988

  • C.s.a. Gallery (Press, 23 August 1988)
    “Homosexual — Beyond four straight sides” is an exhibition at the C.S.A. Gallery in Christchurch featuring artists Paul Johns, Trevor Fry, Paul Rayner, and Grant Lingard, running until September 4, 1988. The review by Pat Unger reflects on the current trend of provocative orifice art in the city, linking it...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • N.z. Dentists ‘unlikely To Get A.i.d.s.’ (Press, 23 August 1988)
    At a recent Dental Association conference in New Zealand, Dr. Martin Ferguson, a professor of oral surgery at Otago University, addressed concerns regarding the transmission of A.I.D.S. among dental professionals. He presented findings indicating that the risk of dentists or dental assistants contracting A.I.D.S. from patients is quite low. Dr....
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sat 23 Aug 1986

  • Lesbians Out To Get Guru, Court Told (Press, 23 August 1986)
    On 23 August 1986, a Sydney court heard the case of Amrit Lal Narain, a 50-year-old New Zealander known as Andy, who was fighting extradition to New Zealand on charges of assault and illegal detention. The allegations against Narain stemmed from incidents occurring between 1983 and 1985 in Greytown, New...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • The Lesbians and Gays in Education conference is held (New Zealand)

Fri 23 Aug 1985

  • A.I.D.S. Publicity (Press, 23 August 1985)
    In a letter published in response to a previous article about Bruce Burnett, Varian J. Wilson discusses the confusion surrounding Burnett's diagnosis and its implications. Wilson recounts a conversation with an anonymous caller who claimed that Burnett, who had recently returned to New Zealand, did not have AIDS despite reports...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Lesbian Fails In Suit Against Church Paper (Press, 23 August 1985)
    On 22 August 1985, the Massachusetts Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit totaling US$1.8 million filed by journalist Christine Madsen, who was terminated from her position at the "Christian Science Monitor" due to her sexual orientation as a lesbian. The court determined that it would not intervene in ecclesiastical matters, recognising...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Moral Groups Plan Coalition (Press, 23 August 1985)
    On 23 August 1985, reports emerged from Auckland regarding the formation of a coalition of moral groups and Pentecostal churches aiming to replace liberal members of Parliament with those who support traditional values. The initial plans were discussed at a meeting in Auckland, chaired by Mr Keith Hay, a noted...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Police Have No Opinion On 'gay’ Bill (Press, 23 August 1985)
    On 23 August 1985, Commissioner of Police Ken Thompson stated that the police administration did not oppose the Homosexual Law Reform Bill currently under review by a Parliamentary select committee. However, he expressed concerns about the potential inclusion of homosexuals within the police force. The bill, which aims to make...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • The Press Friday, August 23, 1985. Aid For... (Press, 23 August 1985)
    On 23 August 1985, a report highlighted the ongoing concern surrounding acquired immune deficiency syndrome (A.I.D.S.), comparing its impact to historical pandemics like the Black Death. While the disease has elicited alarm due to rising death tolls, particularly in the United States, where approximately 5,000 deaths have been reported, the...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Thu 23 Aug 1984

  • Frankie Beats Ban (Press, 23 August 1984)
    On 23 August 1984, a news story highlighted the sensational rise of the Liverpool band Frankie Goes to Hollywood, two decades after the Beatles achieved their first No. 1 hit. The group's success can be attributed partly to a deliberate strategy of controversy, distinguishing it from the Beatles' more organic...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Mon 23 Aug 1982

  • Uncut Version To Be Screened (Press, 23 August 1982)
    John Mortimer's play "A Voyage Round My Father," which previously had a lesbian scene cut for its television airing in New Zealand, is set to be rescreened in its entirety. The announcement was made by the director general of Television New Zealand (TVNZ), Mr A. W. Martin, who indicated that...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sat 23 Aug 1980

  • Protection Of Journalists (Press, 23 August 1980)
    In August 1980, the ongoing dangers faced by journalists around the world were highlighted in a piece published by the Economist. The article noted that journalists frequently find themselves in peril due to their reporting and the reactions it provokes from various factions. A recent incident involved an American journalist...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Thu 23 Aug 1979

  • Homosexual Reform Bill Dropped (Press, 23 August 1979)
    On 23 August 1979, the Labour Member of Parliament for Mount Albert, Mr W. W. Freer, announced his decision to abandon a proposed private member’s bill that aimed to legalise homosexual acts between consenting males aged 20 and over. Mr Freer indicated that the move to amend the law was...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 23 Aug 1977

  • A Link, Says Young Nat. (Press, 23 August 1977)
    On 23 August 1977, Mr M. Gummer, the newly elected Dominion chairman of the Young Nationals, expressed the group's significant role in representing young people's views to Parliament. He described the Young Nationals as a crucial link that communicates vital ideas and issues concerning the youth of New Zealand. According...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Complaint To P.m. About 'last Tango’ (Press, 23 August 1977)
    On 23 August 1977, Miss Patricia Bartlett, the national secretary of the Society for the Promotion of Community Standards, expressed her concerns to Prime Minister Mr Muldoon regarding the decision made by censors to allow the screening of the film "Last Tango in Paris" in New Zealand. The Prime Minister...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Mon 23 Aug 1976

  • Transsexual Has Easy Win (Press, 23 August 1976)
    Renee Richards, a transsexual athlete, made headlines on 22 August 1976 by winning her first match in the women’s division of the “Tennis Week” Open in South Orange, New Jersey. She defeated Cathy Beene from Houston with a score of 6-0, 6-2 in just 50 minutes. Richards, who stands 6...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Fri 23 Aug 1974

  • Committee May Favour Reform Of Homosexual Law (Press, 23 August 1974)
    On 22 August 1974, a nine-member Select Committee was appointed by Parliament to examine the Crimes Amendment Bill, which aims to decriminalise homosexual acts between consenting adult males in private. The bill, introduced by Mr V. S. Young, a National Party member representing Egmont, has garnered attention as Parliament will...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 23 Aug 1960

  • Olympic Games Sex Change Charge Against U.k. Woman (Press, 23 August 1960)
    On 22 August 1960, Mr Giuseppe Sabelli-Fioretti, head of the Olympic Press Service, commented on the implications of a serious allegation regarding potential gender misclassification among members of the British women’s Olympic team. His remarks followed claims by several British newspapers that one of Britain's top female athletes had been...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Fri 23 Aug 1957

  • The Press Friday, August 23, 1957. The Penal... (Press, 23 August 1957)
    On 23 August 1957, The Press reported on significant issues facing New Zealand's penal system, highlighted by the Minister of Justice, Mr Marshall, during his Budget speech. The accommodation crisis within the penal establishments is particularly severe, with current capacity being stretched well beyond its limits. Officially, New Zealand's prisons...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

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