On This Day: 9th September

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Sat 9 Sep 2023

World media reacts to France win in Rugby World Cup: All Blacks get 'a taste of their own medicine'
The French were fuelled by injustice to give the All Blacks "a taste of their own medicine" in an outpouring of pride and outrage, according to global media...
Links: Stuff

Fri 9 Sep 2022

Catch of the day won't be dish of the day
In his 16 years of fishing, Tyler Byron says he has never seen a bigger fish than the rainbow trout he caught yesterday morning...
Links: NZ Herald
Queen Elizabeth death: Google Doodle pays tribute to the monarch
Google has commemorated the death of Queen Elizabeth II with a touching but muted tribute...
Links: NZ Herald
Review: The Campervan is a funny yet dramatic takedown of the patriarchy
The Campervan is a new comedy drama written by Kathryn Burnett that explores the dysfunctional relationships within a rich list family...
Links: Andrew Whiteside
London Bridge Is Down: Looking Back At The Queens Record On...
Links: Express

Thu 9 Sep 2021

New Zealand’s Queer History
Links: Express
When David Hartnell Met Barbra Streisand
Links: Express

Wed 9 Sep 2020

Episode 85 - mESsy
Emlyn, Connor, Ari, Cad and Compass get together to record one of the most chaotic episodes of SpeakOUT to date with the help of some personality quizzes...
Links: InsideOUT
Episode 85 - mESsy
Emlyn, Connor, Ari, Cad and Compass get together to record one of the most chaotic episodes of SpeakOUT to date with the help of some personality quizzes...
Links: InsideOUT
School sex ed update tackles consent, inclusion, online porn
By RNZ 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: NZ Herald
Stand Bi Us 2020 Australia And New Zealand’s First Joint Bisexual Conference
An exciting lineup of online and in-person events across Australia and New Zealand, from September 18-27, 2020 For the first time ever, Bi+ organisations across Australia and New Zealand have collaborated to create the Stand Bi Us Conference...
Links: Scoop
September’s Queer History
Links: Express
Sex Ed in NZ Schools to Become More LGBT Friendly
Links: Express

Mon 9 Sep 2019

Building For a Sustainable Future
Links: Express
Elton John Celebrated By Royal Mail With New Stamps
Links: Express
Fast and Furious: A Hi-Five for the New X5
Links: Express
Fast and Furious: Ruling the Road
Links: Express

Sun 9 Sep 2018

Activist Chelsea Manning holds a speaking engagement at the Embassy Theatre (Wellington, New Zealand)
Manning is interviewed by Georgina Beyer. Manning toured both Australia and New Zealand.
Links: Stuff.co.nz, Think Inc
Trans women standing strong
Who has the right to be designated a woman?...
Links: Stuff
Boy Erased Star Lucas Hedges Says He’s “Not Totally Straight”
Links: Express

Sat 9 Sep 2017

From Catholic to co-ed: what are schools teaching our kids about sex and sexuality?
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Links: Stuff

Fri 9 Sep 2016

If I Could Turn Back Time
Links: Express
Love Knows No Borders
Links: Express
NZAF Condom Emoji Rejected
Links: Express
World Suicide Prevention Day Highlighted By Queer-Led Organisation
Links: Express
AKL Council to improve LGBTI relationships
Auckland Council is aiming to improve the way it engages and communicates with the LGBTI communities in the city and has launched new Rainbow Communities Engagement Guidelines for staff...
Links: GayNZ.com
Bearing Paralympics flag for GB "a great honour"
The gay flag-bearer chosen to lead the British Paralympics team into the stadium for yesterday's opening ceremony in Rio de Janiero has described being chosen as "a massive honour...
Links: GayNZ.com
Bullying: Recent UK Developments
In Gay Times (September 2016), Ross Semple gives us an interesting look at what we can expect to see happen as anti-bullying concerns increase their significance for our legislative and institutional reform agenda...
Links: GayNZ.com
Hamilton Pride kicks off tonight
Hamilton Pride kicks off tonight with a full line-up of entertainment and a key-note speech from one of New Zealand’s prominent LGBTI advocates...
Links: GayNZ.com
Randall proud of work towards a more inclusive AKL
One of New Zealand’s longest serving openly gay politicians is stepping down from his role next month and says after nine years, he is proud to have worked towards making the work of Auckland Council more inclusive...
Links: GayNZ.com
The AKL Council's new rainbow guidelines
The Auckland Council’s new Rainbow Communities Engagement Guidelines will help to ensure Council staff provide LGBTI-friendly options when gathering demographic information and be inclusive when marketing to the public...
Links: GayNZ.com
Tiwhanawhana fundraising event set to dazzle
Wellington will be treated to a night of fun, dancing and spectacular performances by local takatāpui and queer community tomorrow night...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 9 Sep 2015

Caitlyn Jenner on Same Sex Marriage : “I Don’t Quite Get...
Links: Express
Homophobic Kentucky Clerk Released From Jail
Links: Express
Review: The Black
Links: Express
Gareth Thomas' powerful Guinness ad
The first ever professional rugby player to come out, Gareth Thomas, stars in a new ad for Guinness which shows the support he received from his team mates as he struggled to accept who he is...
Links: GayNZ.com
Kentucky Clerk cheered on release from jail
Supporters of the Kentucky clerk who was jailed for stubbornly refusing to do her job granting same-sex marriage licences has received a hero’s welcome as she was released from jail...
Links: GayNZ.com
New staff for expanding RainbowYOUTH
RainbowYOUTH's drop-in centre on Auckland's Karangahape Rd RainbowYOUTH continues to grow, appointing a National Projects Coordinator and an Administration Assistant...
Links: GayNZ.com
Whangarei youth stand against bullying
A Whangarei anti-bullying project has launched a series of videos made by local youth, including one which looks at homophobic bullying...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 9 Sep 2014

All Behind Cunliffe?
Links: Express
Express Catches up with the SILO THEATRE’s Belleville Lead Sophe Henderson
Links: Express
The Key to a Third Term?
Links: Express
Gay Ski Week QT drew in new visitors
There were costumes galore at the closing party Gay Ski Week Queenstown's organisers are in recovery mode after an event which saw an overall increase in new attendees, including more female visitors...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 9 Sep 2013

Liberace's lover fails drug test, back in jail
Scott Thorson Liberace's lover Scott Thorson is back in jail after failing a drug test mandated as part of his sentence for crimes committed earlier this year...
Links: GayNZ.com
Olympic sponsors afraid of Sochi backlash
Gerhard Heiberg Concerns over Russia's anti-gay 'propaganda' laws have been discussed by the organisers of next year's Sochi Winter Olympics and the event's sponsors who are becoming "afraid" of damage to their reputations...
Links: GayNZ.com
Peter and Vera: Caught on camera
As much-loved and respected gay personality Peter Taylor ends his decades-long struggle with the ravages of HIV and leishmaniasis, ceasing his treatments and waiting for the inevitable end, videos are publicly appearing in acknowledgement of his sometimes outrageous personality and sense of personal joy in life...
Links: GayNZ.com
Robertson polling third in unions vote
Grant Robertson Gay MP Grant Robertson's chances of emerging as leader of the Labour party have taken another hit with four of the six unions who have a say in the choice of leader now backing David Cunliffe...
Links: GayNZ.com
Uncertain Destiny
Gay Christian and religious historian Peter Lineham has published a fascinating book on the complex life and mind-set of anti-gay evangelical Christian leader Brian Tamaki, Destiny - The life and times of a self-made apostle...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 9 Sep 2012

Colin Craig's party on downward slide in poll
Colin Craig Colin Craig’s anti-gay Conservative Party has continued to slide downwards in a leading poll since Louisa Wall’s marriage equality bill was pulled from the ballot...
Links: GayNZ.com
Etienne and Geoffrey's civil union
Etienne and Geoffrey on the big day “My beautiful man” is how Etienne describes his partner Geoffrey, who he joined with this week in an equally beautiful hospital-bedside civil union in Wellington...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 9 Sep 2011

Britain reducing gay blood ban to one year
Britain is lifting its lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, and reducing the criteria to men who have not had sex with another man within a year...
Links: GayNZ.com
Graham Capill released from jail
Disgraced former head of the Christian Heritage party Graham Capill has been released from jail after nearly six years in prison for child sex offences...
Links: GayNZ.com
Grant Robertson: rugby fan
Grant Robertson is more of a suit and tie man these days Grant Robertson is a man who has achieved many things, but did you know that as a rugby-mad Dunedin youngster he was once a ball boy at an All Blacks game? The out Labour MP shares his love of the oval-balled game, as the Rugby World Cup kicks off...
Links: GayNZ.com
Grant Robertson: rugby fan
Grant Robertson is more of a suit and tie man these days Grant Robertson is a man who has achieved many things, but did you know that as a rugby-mad Dunedin youngster he was once a ball boy at an All Blacks game? The out Labour MP shares his love of the oval-balled game, as the Rugby World Cup kicks off...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 9 Sep 2010

A lakeside chat with the Topps
The Topp Twins on the shore of Lake Wakatipu It was a sight that slowed traffic on Queenstown's lakefront – The Topp Twins emerging from their hotel in full Camp Mother and Camp Leader kit to chat to a couple of journalists and have their pictures taken on the shore...
Links: GayNZ.com
A lakeside chat with the Topps
The Topp Twins on the shore of Lake Wakatipu It was a sight that slowed traffic on Queenstown's lakefront – The Topp Twins emerging from their hotel in full Camp Mother and Camp Leader kit to chat to a couple of journalists and have their pictures taken on the shore...
Links: GayNZ.com
Double act for Gay Ski Week in Queenstown
It will be like playing in front of a home crowd for the Topp Twins when they perform their Gay Ski Week show tonight...
Links: GayNZ.com
NSW adoption bill goes back to lower house
A major hurdle remains for moves to allow same-sex adoption in New South Wales...
Links: GayNZ.com
Review: Songs For Guy
It's a sad fact of the gay world that 99% of the music you hear is geared towards heterosexuals...
Links: GayNZ.com
Young Blood trumps Moa at Silver Scrolls
Anika Moa In her third time as a finalist, established lesbian songstress Anika Moa once again missed out on the nation's premier after songwriting prize...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 9 Sep 2009

Announcing Auckland's Aroha Festival!
He's got the ideas, he's got the connections, he's got the talent, and now - perhaps most crucially - he's got the money...
Links: GayNZ.com
Australia: Lowest HIV rate in ten years
Australia's HIV infection rate has decreased for the first time in a decade, according to new official figures released today...
Links: GayNZ.com
Urge Bar goes blue for Prostate Cancer
K' Road's Urge bear bar is gearing up for a big month of fundraising for the Prostate Cancer Foundation of New Zealand...
Links: GayNZ.com
WGN: Mates and Lovers play preview tonight
The stage adaptation of Chris Brickell's award-winning gay history of New Zealand book will be officially launched tonight at Sfrom the production will perform "one of the naughtier scenes" in the play tonight at the free launch event from 9pm, which will also include ticket giveaways and drink specials...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 9 Sep 2008

Kylie adds 2nd NZ date after sellout
Kylie Minogue's first ever New Zealand concert sold out in under 19 minutes when tickets went on sale this morning – so the pint-sized gay icon has now confirmed a second Auckland show...
Links: GayNZ.com
Review: Auckland Theatre Company's Blackbird
When Ray and Una embarked on a relationship, Ray was an adult – but Una was only 12...
Links: GayNZ.com
Suddenly...
On the upswing: Helen Clark I expect the Clark administration and Greens will be pleased at the latest Roy Morgan poll, which indicates that the National Opposition's once-fearsome poll lead is slipping away...
Links: GayNZ.com
VIDEO: Why are we gay?
Is it a choice? Or destined even before we were born? Perhaps a cheesy cartoon video can help answer some questions...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 9 Sep 2007

Circles and Crosses
Circles and Crosses I long for the reply That turns two hours Into an eternity I long for last night Once more, And forever...
Links: GayNZ.com
Expert cautions over syphilis
Wellington's Sexual Health Service has had several cases of syphilis in the capital's gay community this year, and many more in Auckland - leading experts to again remind sexually active people to get tested for the medieval disease...
Links: GayNZ.com
Lesbian body artist wins at Style Pasifika
Auckland lesbian body-paint artist Magdalena O'Connor, 25, has won the Pasifika Body Art section of 2007 Style Pasifika, held at Vector Arena on Friday night...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 9 Sep 2006

Big Love
I admit it- I'm rather hooked on HBO's Big Love series, which is currently screening on TV2, Wednesdays...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 9 Sep 2005

Brash and the Brethren
After saying several times this week that he did not know who was behind the anti-Labour and anti-Green pamphlets, National Party leader Don Brash admitted yesterday that he knew about and encouraged the Exclusive Brethren's campaign...
Links: GayNZ.com
Marlborough churches slam "disgusting" gay laws
Church leaders in Marlborough have hit out at the Labour and Green parties, slamming them for their "disgusting" support for civil unions and even homosexual law reform in 1986...
Links: GayNZ.com
Support group for partners of HIV+ men
A new social support group has been started in Auckland for men in relationships with men who are HIV-positive...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 9 Sep 2004

Television item (New Zealand)
Qn, ref: TZP298839.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Television item (New Zealand)
One News, ref: TZP293339.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Andrew fronts up on QN news
For the last ten episodes of this year, Queer Nation has announced a studio feel to the news segment of the show which will now be anchored by Andrew Whiteside...
Links: GayNZ.com
For immigrants NZ's a place of tolerance
Lavender Islands Study Finds Tolerance and Friends Mark Experiences of External Immigrants and Internal Migration...
Links: GayNZ.com
High rate of HIV infections continues
High rates of HIV infection amongst men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) in New Zealand look set to continue with historically high rates continuing in latest figures just released...
Links: GayNZ.com
HIV infections remain high
The number of new HIV infections among gay and bisexual men in the first six months of 2004 has remained at the alarmingly high levels recorded in 2003...
Links: GayNZ.com
McNee questions see Peters suspended
NZ First leader Winston Peters has been afforded the rare privilege of being suspended from Parliament for a week, following a barrage of accusations levelled by Peters at Police Minister George Hawkins during Question Time over the David McNee killing...
Links: GayNZ.com
Mixed-race marriage objections echoed
Many anti-Civil Unions campaigners opposition to civil union legislation echoes historical opposition legalizing inter-racial marriage, which was also once considered ungodly and unnatural the Select Committtee has been told...
Links: GayNZ.com
Nothing new for gays at Mayoral forum
Gay topics and issues hardly surfaced at the first public forum of Auckland mayoral candidates last night, though several candidates occasionally struck chords with the predominantly glbt audience and some noted gay foes observed in silence...
Links: GayNZ.com
Parmenter's Tristan and Isolde: An intimate epic
Michael Parmenter Choreographer Michael Parmenter is back in New Zealand and working towards his first national tour since travelling to Europe for creative inspiration in 2002...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 9 Sep 2003

Television item (New Zealand)
One News, ref: TZP278169.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Don't count on English support for civil unions
National leader Bill English's support for civil unions is by no means certain, despite pledging his support for the concept last year in Express newspaper...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay sex drug killed my son
A Christchurch mother is blaming a gay ex-scout leader for her teenage son's suicide...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 9 Sep 1988

A.I.D.S. Toll Nears 1000 (Press, 9 September 1988)
As of the end of August 1988, the number of reported AIDS cases in Britain had risen to 1,730, with 949 fatalities, according to the Department of Health. These figures reveal an increase from the end of July, when there were 1,669 cases and 916 deaths. The data indicates that...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 9 Sep 1987

Extortion Attempt (Press, 9 September 1987)
On 9 September 1987, an Auckland man named Darryl Herbert Buis, aged 20 and unemployed, faced the District Court for multiple charges including extortion, assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest, and possession of a cannabis pipe. The court was informed that Buis had threatened to expose the homosexual relationship he...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Pope Likely To Meet Discord On Visit (Press, 9 September 1987)
Pope John Paul II is set to embark on a nine-city tour of the United States from 10 to 19 September 1987, following his previous visit in 1979 that earned him widespread admiration. However, this time, his visit is expected to be met with significant protest and criticism from various...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Mon 9 Sep 1985

“No Moral Utopia” (Press, 9 September 1985)
In a letter to the editor published on 9 September 1985, Neville M. Rush expresses his concerns regarding comments made by Mr Wall of the Gay Task Force, who stated that homosexuals seek to participate in society rather than undermine it. Rush acknowledges that Mr Wall and other genuine homosexuals...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Television news report: New Zealalnd's eleventh AIDS case is announced (New Zealand)
6.30 news Top Half, ref F86225.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound & Vision, University of Auckland
The media reports New Zealand's eleventh case of AIDS (New Zealand)

Wed 9 Sep 1981

New Kinsey Report Debunks Gay Ideas (Press, 9 September 1981)
The article from the "Sunday Times" by Michael Pye discusses the forthcoming report from the Kinsey Institute, which challenges conventional theories regarding the origins of homosexuality. It highlights a family dynamic that includes a dominating mother and an aloof father, and a young boy who struggles with his identity amidst...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sat 9 Sep 1978

Cable Briefs (Press, 9 September 1978)
On 9 September 1978, several significant news stories emerged from around the globe. In Tokyo, the United States dollar experienced a notable rise on the foreign exchange market, following the rejection by the United States House of Representatives of a Senate amendment aimed at banning special oil import fees. The...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Fri 9 Sep 1977

Gay Picket On “press” (Press, 9 September 1977)
On 9 September 1977, the National Gay Rights Coalition urged supporters of homosexual law reform to protest outside “The Press” newspaper due to the publication's handling of an advertisement that was meant to feature the names of approximately 40 sponsors advocating for the cause. The advertisement, initially intended for the...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Thu 9 Sep 1976

Decoy Prostitutes In U.s. Causing More Political... (Press, 9 September 1976)
The use of decoy prostitutes in the United States has led to a surge in political scandals and has sparked considerable controversy, particularly after court rulings in California that prevent the arrest of women unless their male clients are also prosecuted. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has raised concerns,...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Thu 9 Sep 1971

Man Remanded On Shotgun Charge (Press, 9 September 1971)
On 8 September 1971, in Auckland, Mr D. G. Sinclair, a magistrate, ordered a psychiatric evaluation for a man who had threatened a sports shop assistant at gunpoint. The incident occurred earlier in the week on Tuesday when the man entered an Onehunga sports shop and asked to see shotguns....
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

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