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Tue 29 Aug 2023

InsideOUT Kōaro - Navigating the hate (InsideOUT Kōaro)
Tabby Besley and River Ayto talk about the rise of hatred directed towards InsideOUT Kōaro and rainbow communities, since the visit of Posie Parker to Aotearoa in March 2023
Features: River Ayto, Tabby Besley
Links: PrideNZ.com

Mon 29 Aug 2022

'High prevalence' of racial harassment in NZ workplace - report
By RNZ Mand#257;ori, Pasifika, Asian, as well as disabled and bisexual employees, are disproportionately affected by bullying and harassment in the workplace, according to new research out today...
Links: NZ Herald
Boxing New Zealand wants category for transgender athletes
Boxing New Zealand wants to create a separate open category for transgender athletes in Olympic style competition boxing...
Links: RNZ
Boxing NZ to create open category for transgender fighters
National body firm in its commitment to protect female boxers, decides to go down specialty route...
Links: Stuff
Boxing NZ to establish Open gender category
Boxing New Zealand is to establish an Open category to allow transgender athletes to compete...
Links: RNZ
Boxing NZ to establish Open gender category
Boxing New Zealand is to establish an Open category to allow transgender athletes to compete...
Links: RNZ
Homosexual Muslim granted refugee status in New Zealand after fears home country will harm him
A homosexual Muslim who was told to "take medicine to cure his gayness" has been granted refugee status in New Zealand...
Links: NZ Herald
2 x Red Vinyl copies of Madonna’s Finally Enough Love
Links: Express
2x Tickets to ZM’s Friday Jams Live
Links: Express
3 X DOUBLE PASS TO THE AUCKLAND LIVE CABARET SEASON
Links: Express
36 Fabulous Photos of Family’s 17th Birthday
Links: Express
Jason Te Mete: Overcoming The Odds
Links: Express
LGBTQ+ Travellers Descend on Queenstown
Links: Express
The Super Duper Minnie Cooper!
Links: Express

Sun 29 Aug 2021

Kiwis in Lockdown: Peter Jennings
Links: Express
Queer Kiwis in Lockdown: Luke Bird
Links: Express

Wed 29 Aug 2018

Crazy Rich Asians: A movie far too reliant on empty spectacle and cliché
Crazy Rich Asians...
Links: Stuff
Malaysian Women Facing Caning For Same-Sex Relations
Links: Express

Tue 29 Aug 2017

Two lawsuits challenge Donald Trump transgender military service ban
Civil rights groups filed two new lawsuits challenging US President Donald Trump's controversial ban on transgender people serving in the US military...
Links: Stuff
Having The Chat: Cody Jarvie
Links: Express

Mon 29 Aug 2016

3 x Double Passes to Billy Elliot
Links: Express
Acid Attack at Popular Sydney Sex Club
Links: Express
GSWQT Gets Wet at Wakatipu
Links: Express
First days of GSWQT a huge success
Gay Ski Week QT kicked off on Saturday with opening party like none that have come before it...
Links: GayNZ.com
Historic Offences: A Submission Guide
After Wiremu Demchick organised a petition on the issue, the Justice and Electoral Committee will take submissions over the next six weeks on the issue of historic homosexual offences...
Links: GayNZ.com
Man fills gay sex club lube dispenser with poison
A 62-year-old man has been arrested and charged in Sydney after he allegedly filled a lube dispenser in a gay sex club with hydrochloric acid - a chemical that can cause burns...
Links: GayNZ.com
Mika returning to Ak Pride "like a tidal wave"
Mika Glbti entertainment icon Mika says he is elated that Julian Cook will be doing another stint as director of the Auckland Pride Festival...
Links: GayNZ.com
Trans activists block Manchester Pride police float
Trans activists protested at the Manchester Pride Parade over the weekend, speaking out against the treatment of trans prisoners and the inclusion of the Police department in the Parade...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 29 Aug 2015

Linda Evans - homosexual law reform (Paekākāriki)
Linda Evans talks about being part of various groups that rallied in support of homosexual law reform.
Features: Linda Evans
Links: PrideNZ.com
Unsettled Diasporas - Auckland Zinefest (Pitt Street Methodist Church)
Audio from Unsettled Diasporas - a panel discussion on Asian feminism from contributors to Mellow Yellow, a local Asian feminist zine.
Features: Meng Zhu Fu, Wai Ho
Links: PrideNZ.com
Dolphins and Birthdays
Links: Express
GaySkiWeekQT: Days 1and2 - Recovery and foam
SUN 10...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 29 Aug 2014

2014 GLBT General Election Priorities
Links: Express
Gay European Tourism Association launches First Ever Nude Hotel Guide for...
Links: Express
ACT leader outlines stance on lgbti issues
Jamie Whyte speaking at last night's debate ACT Leader Jamie Whyte has reiterated his party’s standpoint that how people identify shouldn’t matter in policy, but also made it clear it believes the government should never discriminate, on any grounds...
Links: GayNZ.com
Bingham Cup: Falcons day 1 match report
The mighty Falcon haka...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay Ski Week tickets are in hot demand
Gay Ski Week organisers Mandy and Sally Whitewoods Tickets are being snapped up for Gay Ski Week events with tomorrow night’s opening party nearly sold out...
Links: GayNZ.com
IRB applauds "inspiring" Bingham Cup
IRB boss Brett Gosper says the Bingham Cup is a symbol of the power of sport to drive social change...
Links: GayNZ.com
Ivy Bar assault accused a no-show at court
A man charged with the assault of the manager of Wellington's Ivy bar failed to turn up to court today and a warrant has been issued for his arrest...
Links: GayNZ.com
K' Rd's Legend embraces "Wrecking Ball"
The gay bar with one of the best views in Auckland is to close while the building it's in undergoes structural work...
Links: GayNZ.com
Love Your Condom wins marketing award
Joe Rich and Lisa Thomson from LYC with the award The New Zealand AIDS Foundation’s safe-sex promoter has been honoured at the TVNZ Marketing Awards...
Links: GayNZ.com
NZ Falcons just beaten in close thriller
The Falcons slot a penalty In a gritty performance, the NZ Falcons have just gone down 11-8 to the San Francisco Fog who kicked a late penalty to take out the close Bingham Cup encounter...
Links: GayNZ.com
NZ Falcons win rainy first encounter
The New Zealand Falcons have won their opening match at the Bingham Cup in pouring rain in Sydney...
Links: GayNZ.com
Q-town man admits punching 'homophobe'
A Queenstown man has been convicted of injuring by an unlawful act and fined $500 after admitting he punched an Australian man who mocked him and called him a faggot when he was dancing in a bar...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 29 Aug 2013

"Drive your own life" advises frail Peter Taylor
Peter Taylor As the final days of his life start to count down, illness-plagued Auckland gay community icon Peter Taylor is urging glbti people to set their own goals and expectations and to not be hostage to others' expectations...
Links: GayNZ.com
Destiny's anti-gay message at King event
Destiny members perform on the Lincoln Memorial steps Destiny Church members performing at the Martin Luther King commemoration event in Washington yesterday struck a discordant note on gay equality, jarring with the theme of the day...
Links: GayNZ.com
Ministers happy to marry s/sex couples listed
Fionnaigh McKenzie and her partner Ellen Murray Christian clerics who are happy to marry same-sex couples have been listed on a new resource started by a Wellington queer woman...
Links: GayNZ.com
Review: Dated and heavy-handed 'Vicious'
Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi as Freddie and Stuart Vicious Starring Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi TV One 9...
Links: GayNZ.com
Sth Auckland union members against Robertson
"I don't like gay people, I don't like him" An anti-gay groundswell against Labour's deputy party leader Grant Robertson becoming leader may be emerging amongst union members in South Auckland...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 29 Aug 2012

Parliament: first reading of the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill (Parliament buildings)
Audio from the first reading of the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill
Features: David Clark, Jami-Lee Ross, John Hayes, Kevin Hague, Lockwood Smith, Louisa Wall, Nikki Kaye, Paul Hutchison, Su'a William Sio, Tim Macindoe, Winston Peters
Links: PrideNZ.com
Participants in Marriage Equality march (Wellington)
Participants talk during the Marriage Equality march through the streets of central Wellington
Features: Broden Packer, Courtney Phillips, Jan Logie, Kassie Hartendorp, Virginia Parker-Bowles
Links: PrideNZ.com
Photographs from the Rally for Marriage Equality (Wellington)
Images from the Rally for Marriage Equality - 29 August 2012
Links: PrideNZ.com
Rally for Marriage Equality (Parliament buildings)
Audio from the rally for Marriage Equality, held on the steps of Parliament, 29 August 2012
Features: Bill Logan, Clare Brockett, Conrad Reyners, Helen Kelly, Kevin Hague, Kevin Haunui, Louisa Wall, Margaret Mayman, Rangimoana Taylor, Tau Henare, Tīwhanawhana
Links: PrideNZ.com
Speeches before Marriage Equality march (Civic Square / Te Ngākau)
Audio of the speeches before the march for Marriage Equality on 29 August 2012
Features: Andrew Cunningham, Brooklynne Kennedy, James Sleep, Joseph Habgood
Links: PrideNZ.com
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Te Karere, ref: TZP418776.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
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Tonight, ref: TZP418781.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
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Close Up, ref: TZP418843.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
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Te Karere, ref: TZP418746.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
The first reading of the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill takes place in Parliament (New Zealand)
Links: PrideNZ.com
"Good luck to Louisa Wall," - Anika Moa
Anika Moa Musician Anika Moa has issued a thank you to lesbian Labour MP whose marriage equality Bill will have its first reading tonight...
Links: GayNZ.com
"We stand strong" Louisa Wall tells rally
Louisa Wall addressing the crowd Dubbed today “New Zealand's Rosa Parks”, lesbian Labour MP Louisa Wall has told an estimated 2,000 people who gathered on Parliament's steps her legislation to create marriage equality is about ending discrimination...
Links: GayNZ.com
At least a thousand gathered in Civic Square
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Links: GayNZ.com
BREAKING NEWS: Bill passes first reading
A bill which will allow gay couples to marry has passed its first reading in Parliament...
Links: GayNZ.com
Craig admits defeat, claims "failure of democracy"
Colin Craig will be in Auckland today Anti-gay wannabe politician Colin Craig has conceded defeat ahead of tonight’s first reading of a Bill which will allow same-sex couples to marry...
Links: GayNZ.com
Finlayson to vote "no" in first reading tonight
Gay National MP Chris Finlayson will vote against the first reading of a Bill on marriage equality tonight...
Links: GayNZ.com
First snaps!
We have tonnes of photos on the way from today's equality rally, but here's a first glimpse at some of the fabulousness! GayNZ...
Links: GayNZ.com
How MPs voted
Marriage equality: how MPs voted FOR: 80 National Amy Adams, Chris Auchinvole, Maggie Barry, Paula Bennett, Jackie Blue, Gerry Brownlee, Cam Calder, David Carter, Jonathan Coleman, Judith Collins, Jacquie Dean, Craig Foss, Paul Goldsmith, Jo Goodhew, Tim Groser, Tau Henare, Paul Hutchison, Nikki Kaye, Steven Joyce, John Key, Murray McCully, Ian McKelvie, Hekia Parata, Jami-Lee Ross, Scott Simpson, Lockwood Smith, Chris Tremain, Nicky Wagner, Kate Wilkinson, Maurice Williamson...
Links: GayNZ.com
Marriage " a personal thing" John Key says
Prime Minister John Key Heading into today’s first reading of the marriage equality Bill, Prime Minister John Key is adamant no straight people will be disadvantaged if it passes...
Links: GayNZ.com
Passionate debate precedes successful vote
Louisa Wall at Parliament tonight It was a mostly polite and often passionate debate in Parliament ahead of the successful first reading of a bill to legalise marriage between gay couples...
Links: GayNZ.com
Rousing speeches set tone for equality march
Brooklynne Kennedy Marriage Equality will mean more people experience happiness and joy, according to one of the features speaker and the pre-march rally in Wellington's Civic Square...
Links: GayNZ.com
Spirits high as marchers descend on Parliament
Chanting "Hey hey, ho ho, homophobia's got to go" and "2-4-6-8, Love does not discriminate" over two thousand people have marched from Wellington's Civic Square to Parliament in support of the Marriage Equality Bill which will be introduced to the house tonight...
Links: GayNZ.com
St Matthew's readies new pro-equality billboard
Auckland’s pro-equality St-Matthew-in-the-City is getting ready to erect a new billboard in support of Louisa Wall’s Bill, which shows the top of a wedding cake with two women in bridal gowns and states “We don’t care who’s on top...
Links: GayNZ.com
Students stand up to Principal over marriage
Students at a Northland Catholic school are protesting their Principal's comments against marriage equality...
Links: GayNZ.com
Support for marriage Bill continues to grow
Rainbow flags were raised at Parliament during a rally for the Bill this afternoon 7...
Links: GayNZ.com
“An historic moment,” – Louisa Wall
Louisa Wall at today's rally ahead of her Bill being read “Tonight is an historic moment for New Zealanders and a step toward the legal recognition that loving couples, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, should be able to marry,” Labour MP Louisa Wall says after the successful first reading of her marriage equality Bill...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 29 Aug 2011

Christophe Jannin's Original Digital
Christophe Jannin As rugby fans flock to Eden Park for the first Rugby World Cup game they will be confronted by a burly, ball carrier, which is artist Christophe Jannin's take on the New Zealand rugby player...
Links: GayNZ.com
Christophe Jannin's Original Digital
Christophe Jannin As rugby fans flock to Eden Park for the first Rugby World Cup game they will be confronted by a burly, ball carrier, which is artist Christophe Jannin's take on the New Zealand rugby player...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 29 Aug 2010

Blue SeptemBEAR returns to K’ Rd bar
Auckland's Urge Bar is once again raising funds to combat a disease which claims the lives of 600 men in New Zealand every year...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gaga's scorching alter-ego
Everyone's raving about Lady Gaga's sexy turn as male model alter ego Jo Calderone, which graces the cover of Japanese Vogue: In the accompanying interview, 'Calderone' claims to be a mechanic who is a friend of the pop icon: Where are you from? Palermo, Sicily How would you describe what you do / your occupation? Mechanic for my dad’s business...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gaga's scorching alter-ego
Everyone's raving about Lady Gaga's sexy turn as male model alter ego Jo Calderone, which graces the cover of Japanese Vogue: In the accompanying interview, 'Calderone' claims to be a mechanic who is a friend of the pop icon: Where are you from? Palermo, Sicily How would you describe what you do / your occupation? Mechanic for my dad’s business...
Links: GayNZ.com
Sir Ian leads Manchester Pride
Sir Ian McKellen Sir Ian McKellen has served as the Grand Marshal of the 2010 Manchester Pride Parade, in which thousands of people took to the streets...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 29 Aug 2009

'Broadway' Lesbian Ball tonight at Hyatt
Tonight's the night - the annual Auckland Lesbian Ball returns with a Nights on Broadway theme and brand new venue...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay Ski Week is ready to rock
"It's going to be a fantastic week...
Links: GayNZ.com
Georgina Beyer to launch Hamilton Pride
Transgender icon and former MP Georgina Beyer will officially open Hamilton's 2009 Pride Week on Sunday 13 September, it has been revealed...
Links: GayNZ.com
SA: Three tried for 'corrective' rape/murder
The trial has begun of three South African men charged with the rape and murder of the lesbian former star of that country's national female soccer squad...
Links: GayNZ.com
Search for an underwear model: The young folks
Here's two more guys who entered our SEARCH FOR AN UNDERWEAR MODEL competition and instantly won a pair of Lex Collection underwear...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 29 Aug 2008

'Gay jibes' employer denies he's anti-gay
The boss of a Ponsonby publishing company - who must pay a gay ex-employee $7,000 after a complaint to the Employment Relations Authority - says he's not homophobic, and is upset about being portrayed as anti-gay in media reports of the case...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay jibes prove costly for employer
An Auckland publishing company employee who was repeatedly teased about his sexuality has been awarded more than $7,000 for hurt feelings and unjustifiable dismissal...
Links: GayNZ.com
Onehunga's 'GAY tagger' signs offend
Four bright yellow signs which offer a $1,000 reward for the name of a 'GAY tagger' who left their mark on the side of a building in Auckland's Onehunga have angered gay drivers in the area...
Links: GayNZ.com
Up for bids
Equality Now, a human rights organisation that works to end violence and discrimination against women and girls, is auctioning a walk-on part for the final season of The L Word to the highest bidder...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 29 Aug 2007

Community forums to discuss burning issues
The impact of “bareback” porn and community responses to how health professionals should act when a person with HIV is accused of deliberately infecting others will form the basis of discussions at this year's community forums for gay and bisexual men...
Links: GayNZ.com
Hamilton
A full house at last Wednesday's benefit performance of the rock musical RENT in Hamilton saw well over $3,000 raised for the New Zealand AIDS Foundation's Wellness Fund, supporting people living with HIV and AIDS...
Links: GayNZ.com
New Board ready for 2008 HERO Festival
Auckland's HERO Festival has a new official Trust Board, and plans for a vibrant and dynamic festival for February 2008 are well underway...
Links: GayNZ.com
Staff 'no confidence' attack on NZAF boss
Indications that a letter of no confidence in the Executive Director of the NZ AIDS Foundation has been tabled by a number of the organisation's staff have been deflected by the NZAF, with a clear implication that employment issues are at the root of the attack...
Links: GayNZ.com
USA: Senator "not gay" after toilet affair
A right-wing Republican US Senator said yesterday he was not gay and had made a mistake in pleading guilty to disorderly conduct following his arrest in June in a men's toilet at Minnesota airport...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 29 Aug 2006

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Tonight, ref: TZP324716.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
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Kiwifruit, ref: TZP326042.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Dunedin HIV workshop targets older men
An HIV workshop is being held in Dunedin, targeting middle-aged gay and bisexual men, who have been “overlooked” by previous HIV prevention resources, says the New Zealand AIDS Foundation...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay men's netball team set to compete
An Auckland netball team comprised of gay men, is seeking to build a women's team, and is anticipating a hectic schedule of competition both home and in Australia, in the coming months...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 29 Aug 2005

Avoiding Islamophobia
Are we oversimplifying Islamic political and social attitudes, and might this backfire on our communities? The London bombings have led to potential for misunderstanding, fed by the far right and gutter tabloid media...
Links: GayNZ.com
Destiny standing against gay MPs
Electorate and party list nominations released last week show Destiny Party's certainty that voters are concerned about "moral issues", as they are running their candidates against the two current gay MPs...
Links: GayNZ.com
NZ will share impact of HIV epidemic in the Pacific
New Zealand will not be isolated from the impact of a surge in HIV in our neighbouring Pacific nations, the New Zealand AIDS Foundation warns...
Links: GayNZ.com
Pacific AIDS "storm"esp.Papua New Guinea
Otago University's Epidemiology Group has highlighted growing cases of HIV infection in the Pacific Islands, an area which they say has been largely overlooked...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 29 Aug 2004

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Marae, ref: TZP293494.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
At least I'm not gay say Destiny poor
The exclusivity of Destiny Church offers a "bizarre kind of comfort" to its poor, says the Sunday Star-Times in today's editorial, and that comfort is "I may be poor, but at least I'm not gay"...
Links: GayNZ.com
GayNZ.com's Cameron Awards and the "scourge of porridge"
If you think our MPs are paid too much, you may think again after the following, which represents the 'best' of ten hours worth of anti-civil union petitioning at Auckland's Justice and Electoral Select Committee hearing on Monday 23 August...
Links: GayNZ.com
Jesus at the Hero Parade
Destiny's focus is all wrong, says talkback host Kerre Woodham, and if the second coming happens, Jesus would be more likely to join a Hero Parade than "link arms with Destiny's bovver boys"...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 29 Aug 2003

No more "lesbian dads"
Opposition parties are taking credit for an amendment to a clumsily-worded line in the proposed Care of Children Bill, calling it a "victory for common sense"...
Links: GayNZ.com
NZ at gay rugby world cup
New Zealand will be represented at the Bingham Cup, an international rugby competition for gay and bisexual men, in London next year...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 29 Aug 2002

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Qn, ref: TZP262066.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
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One News, ref: TZP261487.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Wed 29 Aug 2001

Me, My Dick and You
Really, I suppose if you do want to know about the penis, the having and the not-having, you should always go to transsexuals...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 29 Aug 2000

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Queer Nation, ref: TZP232954.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Fri 29 Aug 1997

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Breakfast, ref: TZP189124.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Fri 29 Aug 1986

Dept Doubtful On ‘gay’ Policy (Press, 29 August 1986)
On 29 August 1986, the director of personnel for the Education Department, Mr Terry O’Brien, stated that the department may face challenges in adopting certain aspects of the Post-Primary Teachers’ Association policy concerning homosexual and lesbian teachers. He noted that some regulations within the policy are applicable to the entire...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Teaching On Homosexuality ‘to Enhance... (Press, 29 August 1986)
On 29 August 1986, the Post-Primary Teachers’ Association (P.P.T.A.) held its annual conference in Wellington, where post-primary teachers voted in favour of promoting understanding and acceptance of homosexuality in educational settings. This decision, passed with a vote of 97 to 15, along with three abstentions, arose during discussions on a...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Thu 29 Aug 1985

Former All Black ‘unafraid Of Gays’ (Press, 29 August 1985)
On 29 August 1985, a local figure, Mr. Gray, expressed his astonishment at the ongoing opposition to the Homosexual Law Reform Bill in New Zealand. He highlighted the paradox of people denying freedoms to others despite enjoying those same freedoms themselves. Mr. Gray referred to a circular he had received...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Television news report: conference on sexuality within disability communities (Canterbury region, New Zealand)
The Mainland Touch, ref: TZP131608.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Mon 29 Aug 1983

One-act Play Finals (Press, 29 August 1983)
The 1983 Shell Festival of Community Plays, organised by the New Zealand Theatre Federation, took place at the Ngaio Marsh Theatre on 27 August. The national finals concluded with the Globe Theatre's production "Out of the Flying Pan" being named the winning play. From over 100 community one-act plays performed...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sat 29 Aug 1981

Lonely-hearts Too Strong In Israel? (Press, 29 August 1981)
In 1981, a growing concern among Israel's religious authorities emerged regarding the content of lonely-hearts columns in major newspapers like "Maariv" and "Yedioth Ahronoth." These columns, which traditionally featured more conservative advertisements for romantic companionship, began to be populated by more explicit and provocative requests, including offers for partner-swapping, sadomasochism,...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
One-act Play Festival (Press, 29 August 1981)
The New Zealand Theatre Federation held its annual one-act play festival at Wharenui School on the evenings of August 28 and 29, 1981. This event showcases various entries from around New Zealand, with local festivals leading up to divisional competitions to select finalists. This year, the South Island divisional competition...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 29 Aug 1972

Law Reform Discussed (Press, 29 August 1972)
On 28 August 1972, members of the Gay Liberation Movement convened in Auckland for their inaugural national "Gay Liberation Conference," attended by approximately 50 participants. The agenda focused on significant issues such as homosexual law reform, the adverse effects of "aversion therapy," and discrimination faced by homosexuals in society. During...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Television news: (silent) footage of the first National Gay Liberation Conference (Auckland, New Zealand)
Gallery, ref TZP87787. This item has been digitised and an online viewing copy can be requested from the archive.
Links: TVNZ

Sat 29 Aug 1959

Parliament Important Changes In Crimes Bill (Press, 29 August 1959)
On 28 August 1959, the House of Representatives in Wellington saw the introduction of a comprehensive Crimes Bill comprising 424 clauses. This bill aims to consolidate and amend the Crimes Act of 1908, reflecting significant revisions to New Zealand's criminal code. Initially presented in 1957, the bill did not progress...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Thu 29 Aug 1946

Dana de Milo is born (Auckland, New Zealand)
Links: PrideNZ.com

Sun 29 Aug 1943

Amy Bock dies (Auckland region, New Zealand)
Bock dies at Bombay, south of Auckland, and is buried in the Pukekohe cemetery.
Links: Te Ara

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