On This Day: 8th September

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Sun 8 Sep 2024

The Rainbow List Project (Old St Paul's)
Kerryn Pollock, senior advisor at Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, the countrys national historic heritage agency, talks about the Rainbow List Project
Features: Kerryn Pollock
Links: PrideNZ.com

Fri 8 Sep 2023

Who Are The Charities GiveOUT Day Is Supporting?
Links: Express
Winter Pride Sold – Meet The New Owners!
Links: Express

Thu 8 Sep 2022

Queen Elizabeth death: Double rainbow appears over Buckingham Palace - 'A sign she will always be with us'
A double rainbow appeared over Buckingham Palace moments after news of the Queen's death was announced...
Links: NZ Herald
Spoken Feature BBC Witness
The UK's first official gay Pride march took place 50 years ago - 1st July 1972...
Links: RNZ
Conan Hayes: Punching For Love
Links: Express
OutLine Co-Chair Moira Clunie Awards MNZM
Links: Express
Trailer released For Harry Styles’ LGBTQ+ Romance Drama ‘My Policeman’
Links: Express
Welsh Rugby Great Gareth Thomas Hits Back At Allegations Made By...
Links: Express

Wed 8 Sep 2021

Carl Bean, singer of LGBT pride anthem I Was Born This Way, dies aged 77
Archbishop Carl Bean, a former Motown singer best known for the 1977 gay liberation anthem 'I Was Born This Way', has died at the age of 77...
Links: RNZ
Homophobic Slur Carved Into Man By Homophobic Gang In Spain
Links: Express
Winter Pride’s Partial Refunds Receive Commerce Commission Complaint
Links: Express

Tue 8 Sep 2020

Covid 19 coronavirus: Ukrainian Orthodox Church leader Patriarch Filaret contracts virus after blaming gay people for pandemic
Leading Ukrainian religious figure Patriarch Filaret has contracted coronavirus, after blaming gay people for the disease...
Links: NZ Herald
Guidelines Need Implementation To Make Meaningful Change
Family Planning says the release of the new sexuality education guidelines today is welcome - but without nationally consistent implementation, our young people are not being well-served...
Links: Scoop
New relationship and sexuality guidelines announced to make schools more inclusive
The guidelines are in response to calls for schools to take action against bullying, violence and child abuse...
Links: Stuff
New relationship and sexuality guidelines announced to make schools more inclusive
The guidelines would help schools promote inclusivity, and tackled issues facing an online generation...
Links: Stuff
New sex ed guidelines emphasise consent, inclusion, gender
An emphasis on informed, enthusiastic and ongoing consent, inclusion, and shifting social norms in relation to gender will be some of the things teachers share with students when teaching sexuality and relationships in schools...
Links: RNZ
New sexuality and relationship education guidelines emphasise consent, inclusion, gender
An emphasis on informed, enthusiastic and ongoing consent, inclusion, and shifting social norms in relation to gender will be some of the things teachers share with students when teaching sexuality and relationships in schools...
Links: RNZ
School sex ed update tackles consent, inclusion, online porn
An emphasis on informed, enthusiastic and ongoing consent, inclusion and shifting social norms in relation to gender will be some of the things teachers share with students when teaching sexuality and relationships in schools...
Links: RNZ
Schools told to let students choose their gender identities and names
Schools have been told to let students choose their own gender identities and names...
Links: NZ Herald
17-Year-Old Beauty Influencer and YouTuber Ethan Is Supreme Has Died
Links: Express
Dictionary.com Erases the Word Homosexual
Links: Express
Sydney Kebab Shop Forced to Apologise After Posting Violent Homophobic Meme...
Links: Express

Sun 8 Sep 2019

Anger lingers over 'transphobic' article in Greens Party magazine
An article published in the Greens' official magazine has been condemned by transgender rights groups, while those on the other side are criticising the party for later taking it down and what they say was a pile-on on to the 80-year-old...
Links: NZ Herald
Brazilian mayor stopped from banning gay kiss comic
A Brazilian judge has blocked attempts by the mayor of Rio de Janeiro to ban a Marvel comic showing two men kissing...
Links: RNZ
Ahurei Atawhai Takatāpui
Links: Express
Former Homophobic Tyrant Robert Mugabe Confirmed Dead
Links: Express
I Wanna See An American Idiot!
Links: Express
Out and About For Winter Pride | Propaganda White Party
Links: Express

Sat 8 Sep 2018

Activist Chelsea Manning holds a speaking engagement at Q Theatre (Auckland, New Zealand)
Manning is interviewed by Georgina Beyer. Manning toured both Australia and New Zealand.
Links: Stuff.co.nz, Think Inc
Lately With Karyn Hay for Friday 7 Sept
It's Friday, and the Supreme Court in India have made an auspicious ruling: gay sex is no longer a criminal offence ...
Links: RNZ
Lizzie Marvelly: Holiday headaches when your sexuality is immoral
COMMENT: I tend to think of sex as an act of love...
Links: NZ Herald
Chelsea Manning Dismisses Significance of Russia’s Pro Trump Interference in US...
Links: Express

Fri 8 Sep 2017

Auckland man creates drag persona to overcome past struggles
Spencer Papali'i first realised being gay was considered different at intermediate school...
Links: Stuff
Pierre Berge, magnate and Yves Saint Laurent's partner, dies
PARIS " Pierre Berge, an influential French businessman, philanthropist and gay rights activist who helped build the fashion empire of his longtime lover Yves Saint Laurent, has died...
Links: NZ Herald
Rugby bad behaviour not problem at Auckland Grammar - headmaster
An independent report is warning rugby is at risk of losing its exhalted status and place in New Zealand culture because of player misconduct including sexual harrassment, violence, alcohol abuse and homophobia...
Links: RNZ
HIV Positive Man Jailed for Having Unprotected Sex
Links: Express
Machines Better at “Gaydar” Than Humans!
Links: Express
NZSO’s Musical Journey to Italy
Links: Express

Thu 8 Sep 2016

Auckland Council adopts Guidelines for Dealing with Rainbow Communities
Links: Express
Brian Ng appointed Co-Editor of Express
Links: Express
Mayoral Debate to Highlight Rainbow Issues
Links: Express
Gay local body politician not seeking re-election
One of the country’s longest-serving openly gay politicians is retiring from local government after serving the community for nine years...
Links: GayNZ.com
Hague and Kaye praised for their LGBTI advocacy
With the announcement that two staunch supporters of the LGBTI community will be stepping down from their roles in Parliament, Rainbow MPs Jan Logie and Louisa Wall reflect on the work they have done for our community...
Links: GayNZ.com
New Hamilton club to provide a safe space
The man behind Hamilton’s new gay club says it is important the LGBTI community has a safe night-spot, something that the city hasn’t had since the closure of its only gay club in 2014...
Links: GayNZ.com
The community spirit of Wigarama
Wigarama is back for its ninth year running, with a star-studded lineup and more entertainment than you can bat your eyelashes at, all proceeds from the night will help the Cartier Trust continue its important work in the community...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 8 Sep 2015

ESPN Presenter Israel Gutierrez Reveals He’s Gay
Links: Express
Fabricated Vision
Links: Express
How I Lost 35 Kgs in Just Six Months!
Links: Express
Michael Kirby to Speak in Auckland on Marriage Equality
Links: Express
Agender Pres' resignation not accepted
Lynda Whitehead The President of Agender’s resignation has not been accepted, and she says it's untrue that some members of the transgender advocacy organisation want it to embrace kink and fetish...
Links: GayNZ.com
Outing violence in our communities
A new project has been launched with the aim of creating rainbow communities without violence, and getting our communities to talk about how to stop it happening...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 8 Sep 2014

Ego Boosting – Eagle Bar
Links: Express
Fabulousity and Funky Beats – Family Bar and Club
Links: Express
Launch of GenderNeutral.co.nz
Links: Express
Open Letter to the Electoral Commission
Links: Express
Power Stepping – Poof Bar
Links: Express
Sam Smith announces Auckland show
Man of the moment Sam Smith is coming to New Zealand for a show at Vector Arena on Thursday 23 April...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 8 Sep 2013

Cher's relationship with son Chaz now improved
Chaz and Cher Singer Cher has admitted she had some difficulties accepting her transgender son but also admits she had no "valid reasons" for doing so...
Links: GayNZ.com
Sri lanka steps up anti-gay persecution
The Commonwealth nation of Sri Lanka, which the United Nations is warning is turning into an authoritarian state, has begun to step up its repression of its glbti citizens, according to human rights workers...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 8 Sep 2012

Nicholas - Q12 (Masterton)
Nicholas talks about being young and bisexual in 2012
Links: PrideNZ.com
Anti-marriage equality leaflets coming to Nth Shore
Colin Craig Auckland's North Shore is about to be blitzed by a brochure drop seeking to turn its residents against the marriage equality bill currently before Parliament...
Links: GayNZ.com
By popular demand: Margaret Mayman's speech
An ill Reverend Margaret Mayman's speech was read by her partner Clare Brockett ahead of the first reading of the marriage equality bill...
Links: GayNZ.com
Electoral backlash claims "groundless", MP says
Green MP Kevin Hague believes talk of “electoral backlash” against MPs who vote for marriage equality is groundless...
Links: GayNZ.com
School's Out getting the message out in Wellington
File photo Wellington youth group Schools’ Out estimates it’s had 160 participants in its programme in the 2011/2012 year, but has been in contact with more 500 young people through its class visits and assembly talks...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 8 Sep 2011

Aucklanders 'making a difference' celebrated
A special interview series with people who are making a difference in Auckland's queer communities has been published online...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 8 Sep 2010

Govt urged to get on with achieving equality
Julia Gillard Australian marriage equality advocates say it's now time for the minority Government to get on with the job...
Links: GayNZ.com
NZAF seeks feedback on online dating
The New Zealand AIDS Foundation is carrying out a survey on internet dating and is asking men who have sex with men to take part...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 8 Sep 2009

Album review: Whitney Houston's 'I Look To You'
It's been seven years since Whitney Houston released her last album and one of the big questions regarding I Look To You, her latest offering, is...
Links: GayNZ.com
Angelina Jolie's lesbian film released
An uncensored, high-definition version of Angelina Jolie's 1998 TV film Gia has now been released in the States, showing the star in a topless modeling scene and having sex with a women...
Links: GayNZ.com
Max's story: A Transgender Inquiry
"A lot of people who are trans experience gender dysmorphia," says Max, from across a table in one of Wellington's finest bagel establishments...
Links: GayNZ.com
Money matters make drama for gay couples
New Zealand's same-sex couples are most likely to argue about money, their ex's, alcohol use and issues with friends, GayNZ...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 8 Sep 2008

Alice picked for The L Word spin-off
Leisha Hailey's popular The L Word character Alice Pieszecki has been revealed as the centre of a spin-off show to be filmed late this year for broadcast in the US next year...
Links: GayNZ.com
Trailer shows Penn strong as Harvey Milk
The trailer for an eagerly anticipated film about the life of San Francisco gay activist Harvey Milk has been released, indicating a strong performance from Sean Penn in the lead role...
Links: GayNZ.com
US: Gay porn model sacked from Subway
Kurt Wild, 22, from St Louis, Missouri is a gay porn model, and until recently a Subway sandwich bar employee – until a customer recognised him from his porn work and complained...
Links: GayNZ.com
Venus dazzles in white at Pasifika Awards
Gay Samoan designer, stylist and makeup artist James Leuii's Victorian-style white dress dazzled the judges to win the Hero category at Friday night's Westfield Style Pasifika pageant...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 8 Sep 2007

Buffy and Bimbo help flooded Northland club
Auckland's 'Fabulous Makeover Girls' are heading to Northland to raise funds for the embattled Kaeo rugby clubrooms, which were flooded twice this year...
Links: GayNZ.com
California: Another attempt at gay marriage
A second showdown between the California legislature and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger looms following the Senate passing a second bill to allow same-sex couples to wed...
Links: GayNZ.com
Christchurch City Council candidate Tony Milne
Tony Milne Tony used to feel like Invercargill's "only gay in the village", but now, at 26, he's planning his civil union, and campaigning to become a Christchurch City Councillor...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 8 Sep 2006

Larry Jenkins
Larry Jenkins The new NZAF Fundraising, Events and Membership Co-ordinator has been a musician, conductor, events manager, writer and PR manager...
Links: GayNZ.com
LGBT themes feature in Doco festival
Documentaries of particular interest to the LGBT community, touching on topics from drag to living with HIV, will screen at this year's New Zealand Documentary Film Festival, which opened in Auckland last night...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 8 Sep 2005

National MP "drew the line" on civil unions
National MP and Pakuranga candidate Maurice Williamson doesn't regret supporting homosexual law reform, but says he "drew the line" on legal equality for same-sex couples...
Links: GayNZ.com
The curtain falls on Herne Bay House
After a decade and a half of service, Auckland's Herne Bay House is to officially close within the next four weeks, the Auckland City Mission has announced...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 8 Sep 2004

Television item (Auckland, New Zealand)
Tonight, ref: TZP292939.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Arguments against Civil Unions echo opposition to inter-racial marriage
Margaret Mayman Recognition of same sex and de facto couples is the next historic step towards a more just society but sadly many of the anti-civil unions rhetoric echo the arguments against legalizing inter-racial marriage, which was also once considered ungodly and unnatural...
Links: GayNZ.com
Evidence withheld in McNee trial says Peters
The police have been accused of withholding information during the David McNee murder trial that would have resulted in a murder verdict rather than manslaughter, according to NZ First leader Winston Peters...
Links: GayNZ.com
RNZ censured over Ellis broadcast
Radio New Zealand has been censured by the BSA for spreading further unsubstantiated allegations against Peter Ellis on Linda Clark's Nine To Noon programme on National Radio in August 2003...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 8 Sep 2003

Fun with drugs
Former TV3 newsreader Darren McDonald has kicked his drugs habit, but admits that reading the news to thousands of viewers while high was “fun”...
Links: GayNZ.com
HIV+ man escapes from institution
Former male prostitute Christopher Truscott has been fined for escaping for the sixth time from an institution he has been kept in for the last four years...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 8 Sep 1989

Controversial Director Delivers Erotic Tale (Press, 8 September 1989)
"Law of Desire," an erotic film directed by the provocative Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar, premiered at the Metro on 8 September 1989. This film explores complex relationships among its characters, particularly focusing on two brothers, Pablo and Tina, who were both born male. The narrative unfolds with Tina, originally named...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Thu 8 Sep 1988

A.I.D.S. Cases Reach 91 (Press, 8 September 1988)
As of 8 September 1988, New Zealand's Health Department has reported nine new cases of AIDS since June, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 91. Out of these, 36 individuals have died, and six have moved overseas. This year alone, 28 new cases have been identified....
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 8 Sep 1987

A.I.D.S. Care Rejected By Some Nurses (Press, 8 September 1987)
A survey conducted on nurses' attitudes towards patients diagnosed with A.I.D.S. revealed that 13 per cent of the nurses would be willing to refuse treatment to such patients. This finding, reported by Mr David Wills, director of the New Zealand Nurses’ Society, has raised concerns, although he expressed confidence that...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
A.i.d.s. May Be Fastest Mutating Virus (Press, 8 September 1987)
A recent study conducted by scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico has revealed that the A.I.D.S. virus, known as human immunodeficiency virus (H.I.V.), may be the fastest mutating virus known to humanity. According to a report in the “Washington Post”, H.I.V. can mutate up to five...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Pornography Favoured By Group (Press, 8 September 1987)
On 8 September 1987, the Indecent Publications Tribunal in Wellington was urged to support the distribution of pornographic magazines aimed at homosexual men. Mr Warren Linberg, representing the New Zealand A.I.D.S. Foundation, contended that such publications, particularly referencing “Advocate Men Vol. 2, No. II,” offered "attractive alternatives to unsafe sex."...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Tribunal Bans 19 Indecent Novels (Press, 8 September 1987)
On 8 September 1987, the Indecent Publications Tribunal in New Zealand announced the ban of 19 paperback novels due to their dishonest depictions of sexual activity and lack of substantive plots. This decision followed the seizure of the books by the Customs Department in Dunedin a year prior. Judge Richard...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sun 8 Sep 1985

Activist Alison Laurie appears on television to debate homosexual law reform (New Zealand)
Laurie is responding to Barry Reid, a staunch opponent of law reform. The programme airs on TV1 at 9.30pm.
Television news report: Interview with Alison Laurie and Barry Reed (Coalition Concerned Citizens). (New Zealand)
Sunday, ref: TZP97358.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Television news report: MP Venn Young comments on the progress of the homosexual law reform bill (New Zealand)
Weekend, ref: TZP17952.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Sat 8 Sep 1984

Baby Killer’s Story Told In Series (Press, 8 September 1984)
A television drama series focusing on the notorious case of Minnie Dean, known as the baby farm killer, is set to be filmed in Ashburton. The series will feature stories from the life of Alfred Hanlon, K.C., who famously defended Dean during her trial. Although Hanlon lost the case, which...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Mon 8 Sep 1980

Another First Tor Court Theatre (Press, 8 September 1980)
The Court Theatre's upcoming national tour of "Blood of the Lamb" by Bruce Mason marks a significant milestone as it is the first time a New Zealand theatre company has undertaken a national tour. The production will be staged at the Court's Studio Theatre in Christchurch from September 15 to...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sat 8 Sep 1979

Vive La Difference (or Lack Of It) (Press, 8 September 1979)
"Homosexuality in Perspective," authored by William H. Masters and Virginia E. Johnson and published by Little, Brown and Co. in 1979, is a comprehensive examination of homosexual behaviour grounded in extensive research. Ken Strongman, in his review published on 8 September 1979, outlines the book's structure, content, and its broader...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Fri 8 Sep 1978

Cable Briefs (Press, 8 September 1978)
A senior figure from a Protestant guerrilla group has been sentenced to 16 life terms for his role in a bombing in Belfast that resulted in the deaths of 15 individuals. Robert Campbell, 43, a self-proclaimed commander in the banned Ulster Volunteer Force, pleaded guilty to 15 counts of murder...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 8 Sep 1976

Books 'for Research’ (Press, 8 September 1976)
On 8 September 1976, the Indecent Publications Tribunal in Wellington reserved its decision regarding two controversial books imported by a Christchurch man, P. H. Maling, a retired scientist. Maling stated that he had imported the books, titled "Black In White In" by K. Kevork and "Massage Boy" by Rick Cummings,...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Mon 8 Sep 1975

Cast Copes With Difficult Script (Press, 8 September 1975)
"Kennedy's Children," a play by Robert Patrick directed by Bryan Aitken, is currently being performed at the Court Theatre in Worcester Street, with shows running from 8:15 to 10:15 p.m. The production explores the intersection of cultural memory and personal history, sparked by the assassination of President John F. Kennedy....
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sat 8 Sep 1973

Priest Replies On “aversion Therapy” (Press, 8 September 1973)
On 8 September 1973, the Rev. F. Donnelly, a senior lecturer at the Auckland School of Medicine, addressed the topic of homosexuality in a letter to the editor of “The Press,” seeking to clarify earlier remarks made by Mr H. Love, a former chairman of the clinical division of the...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

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