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Fri 27 Oct 2023

Tagata O Te Moana for 28 October 2023
Cyclone Lola destroys schools and homes in Vanuatu; Remote island in Solomon Islands also battered by Cyclone Lola; Incoming NZ Pasifika MPs share aspirations for parliament; Melanesian youth in New Zealand lead the way in preservation of their unique cultures; An NGO wants Papua New Guinea to realise the country is experiencing an alarming rise in new HIV infections...
Links: RNZ

Thu 27 Oct 2022

Bros: Move over Notting Hill, this movie has just made rom-coms relevant again
REVIEW: This is full of great lines, sharp characterisations and some hilariously accurate and toothsome dissections of mainstream portrayals of queer lives...
Links: Stuff
Complainants warn against 'sacred sexuality' courses
Some students and teachers of so-called "sacred sexuality" courses say those running them are turning a blind eye to predators...
Links: RNZ
Complainants warn against 'sacred sexuality' courses
Some students and teachers of so-called "sacred sexuality" courses say those running them are turning a blind eye to predators...
Links: RNZ
GiveOUT Day Success – Rainbow New Zealand Charitable Trust Raises $57,000
Links: Express
LGBTQ+ Protesters Against Putin’s Regime Raise LGBTQ+ Flag On Summit Named...
Links: Express
New Zealand Monkeypox Cases Climbs to 28
Links: Express
New Zealand Monkeypox Confirmed Cases Climbs to 28
Links: Express

Wed 27 Oct 2021

Cavallo becomes first active A-League player to come out as gay
Adelaide United midfielder Josh Cavallo is the first active A-League player to come out as gay...
Links: RNZ
David Beckham to Become ‘Face’ of Qatar Despite Country’s Anti LGBTQ...
Links: Express
HE-DEVIL!! Graham Norton Drops New Wicked Rich Crafted Red With Invivo
Links: Express
UK PM Boris Johnson Confuses HIV And AIDS … Again
Links: Express

Fri 27 Oct 2017

Anika Moa: A Labour of Love
Links: Express
Charges Dropped in Dubai ‘Public Indecency’ Case
Links: Express
Neon Bootleg: The Unauthorised Biography of Mistress Moe Laga
Links: Express
Out With Olly
Links: Express
Personalities: Alex Plumb
Links: Express
Sam Smith Opened Up About His Gender and The Internet Is...
Links: Express

Thu 27 Oct 2016

Petition for Trans Rights Given to Government
Links: Express
Review: Stars in Her Eyes
Links: Express
The Golden Equation
Links: Express
Christianity and LGBTI allies
Christianity and LGBTI life is often at odds ends, but this past Labour weekend in Auckland a conference was held aiming to provide a safe space for LGBTI Christians to share their experiences in the hopes of educating church leaders...
Links: GayNZ.com
Glamaphones concert remembers all souls
Wellington’s dazzling LGBTI choir, The Glamaphones are treating audiences to a special concert this Saturday night, remembering and commemorating those who have passed away...
Links: GayNZ.com
Moaning in America
Although Donald Trump looks like losing the imminent US federal elections, his insurgent movement of "Trumpists" may still present a long term problem when it comes to the stability of US politics...
Links: GayNZ.com
Report urges zero tolerance for homophobia in sport
A new report is recommending national sporting bodies adopt a policy of zero tolerance for homophobia in all areas of the organisations...
Links: GayNZ.com
Tributes pour in for couple killed at Dreamworld
Friends and loved ones having been paying tribute to Roozi Araghi and Luke Dorsett, the couple who were among those who lost their lives in the tragic incident at Dreamworld on Tuesday...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 27 Oct 2015

Anti Gay Party Secures Polish Election Victory
Links: Express
Dr Peter Saxton Says New Zealand “Risks Being Left Behind” on...
Links: Express
Uncertainty Over Body Positive SGM Date
Links: Express
Vatican Declares There is “Absolutely No Grounds” For Same Sex Marriage
Links: Express
Anti-gay singer Beanie Man is coming to NZ
Controversial Jamaican reggae artist Beenie Man has been announced as part of the 2016 Raggamuffin lineup...
Links: GayNZ.com
Barebackers not testing for HIV regurlarly
Dr Peter Saxton Half of NZ's gay and bi men who are having unprotected sex have not tested for HIV in the past year and they may not be telling their partners they could have contracted HIV in the meantime...
Links: GayNZ.com
Germaine Greer continues transphobic tirade
High profile Australian feminist Germaine Greer is causing great upset once again as she continues to publicly express her extreme transphobic views...
Links: GayNZ.com
Pot Shots?
The medical cannabis debate has arisen again in Australia and New Zealand, but what is its current status and how might liberalisation affect members of our communities? There are two fairly entrenched schools of thought on this issue...
Links: GayNZ.com
Two HIV cases will be tried next year
The trial of an Auckland man charged over the infection of another man with HIV will not be held until next year following delays in the defense lawyer receiving medical records relating to several witnesses...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 27 Oct 2014

Sammy Salsa
Links: Express
To Russia With Love – Trialer
Links: Express
Just how gay-friendly are we?
Picture: Dee-licious Clothes We’ve been declared the second-most gay friendly place in the world, which is nice, but just how much does it reflect reality? Lonely Planet ranks New Zealand second, behind Copenhagen, in terms of being inclusive and progressive...
Links: GayNZ.com
New Akl Pride Board member needed
Auckland Pride Parade Auckland Pride Festival’s governing Board needs a new member...
Links: GayNZ.com
Theatre tribute to Peter Taylor
A musical is in the works which will be based around the series of Dots bars run by the late Peter Taylor and his partner Rodney Coleman...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 27 Oct 2013

Sebastian - Beyond Rainbows (Wellington)
Sebastian talks about trans-masculinity.
Links: PrideNZ.com
Under-30s sought for Asian Aucklanders study
File photo Young Chinese and South Asian men who have sex with men are being sought to take part in a study about life in Auckland...
Links: GayNZ.com
Wgtn performer, dramatist Paul Jenden dies
Paul Jenden Gay Wellington theatre and performance stalwart Paul Jenden has died after a long battle against cancer...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 27 Oct 2012

Confirmation complainant was an NZAF client
Silipa Take 10...
Links: GayNZ.com
Ministry expresses confidence in NZAF's response
Silipa Take 4...
Links: GayNZ.com
NZ Writing: The Mist Wanderers
THE MIST WANDERERS - by Sebastian Langfield The footlights faded and the curtain closed on the final performance of Shakespeare’s Macbeth for this leg of the national tour...
Links: GayNZ.com
Small march against marriage equality in Mangere
Just 300 people have marched against marriage equality in a protest organised by 30 Tongan churches...
Links: GayNZ.com
Student questions Archbishop on marriage equality
The Archbishop of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury has been officially welcomed to New Zealand today, and immediately questioned on 'same-sex marriage' by a straight-shooting school student...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 27 Oct 2011

Blog heaven
Michael Stevens writes The Good, The Bad GayNZ...
Links: GayNZ.com
Bold Bono voted off Dancing With The Stars
Chaz Bono (right) with partner Lacey Schwimmer Chaz Bono has been voted off Dancing With The Stars after six weeks on the reality show, meaning he finishes in seventh place...
Links: GayNZ.com
Capital Gains Tax: Good for LGBT Communities
In July, Labour mooted a capital gains tax in preference to the Key administration's plan for asset sales should they be re-elected...
Links: GayNZ.com
Commonwealth leader backs gay rights
Kamalesh Sharma speaking at the Commonwealth People's Forum In an historic move and on the eve of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Perth, the Secretary General of the Commonwealth has called for each of the member nations to end the discrimination and criminalisation of gay people...
Links: GayNZ.com
Hefty haul announced for Urge Slave Auction
The lots have been announced for this Saturday’s annual Slave Auction at Urge Bar, and there are plenty of potential Christmas presents for that burly man in your life...
Links: GayNZ.com
In our own backyard
Did you know people gay sex is a criminal act in the majority of nations in the Commonwealth? As CHOGM begins in Perth, we share a list of shame, outlining the countries where change is vital to shake off the colonial hangover...
Links: GayNZ.com
PM pleads for public to help solve killing
Murder victim Stuart Walker Prime Minister David Cameron is appealing for the public to help solve the horrifying murder of a gay barman which has left a Scottish town in utter shock...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 27 Oct 2010

Charges dropped over NYC anti-gay torture
The Bronx house where the attack took place Charges have been dropped against three of the 11 suspects arrested the beating and torture of four men in an horrific anti-gay attack in New York...
Links: GayNZ.com
Mike Puru to take the plunge for Slave Auction
Radio jock Mike Puru A bungy jump off the Auckland Harbour Bridge with Mike Puru and two nights at Koromiko Homestay are among the items which will go under the hammer at the Urge Slave Auction this Saturday...
Links: GayNZ.com
Rape accused was like a "deranged animal"
A visually impaired lesbian has given evidence to a Sydney court that a man told her she “had not met the best man yet” before raping her in her own home...
Links: GayNZ.com
Saudi Arabia: Death of A Prince?
With the recent murder conviction of a Saudi prince in London after the death of a manservant, what is the background of lesbian and gay rights in Saudi Arabia? Saudi Arabia is one of the world's last surviving absolute monarchies and is custodian of the holiest sites of veneration in Islam, Mecca and Medina...
Links: GayNZ.com
Takatāpui Awards tickets sell out
Tickets to this weekend's National Takatāpui Awards have sold out, but there are still a few places for people who want to attend the full Hui Takatāpui...
Links: GayNZ.com
The top five reasons you love Rufus!
Rufus Wainwright is about to embark on three shows in his much-awaited New Zealand return...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 27 Oct 2009

Chch's biggest gay night awarded local leaders
Christchurch's LGBT community awards night may have had a different name this year, but for hostess Miss Mole it was business as usual as she handed out gongs to the city's leading lights in front of a huge cheering crowd...
Links: GayNZ.com
Mr. Gay Wellington raised $1,259 for OUTLine
Mr...
Links: GayNZ.com
Neo-Nazi gay romance wins at Rome film fest
A Danish film about a gay love affair between two members of a violent neo-Nazi group has won top honours at the Rome Film Festival...
Links: GayNZ.com
OUTLine thrilled with ANZ bank's $5,483 donation
Staff of ANZ bank have donated $5,483 to be put towards a new phone system for OUTLine NZ...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 27 Oct 2008

Labour: Committed to human rights and dignity
This is the fourth in a series of brief interviews with representatives of political parties conducted in the lead up to the November 8th General Election...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 27 Oct 2007

25th Chch Oscars made the Civic sparkle
With so many guest performers from around NZ - and several Christchurch favourites also strutting their stuff on stage - it's no wonder the 25th Annual Chch Oscars Celebration ran a little over time...
Links: GayNZ.com
NZAF chair will not seek relection
The Chair of the NZ AIDS Foundation has today announced that he will step down from the Trust Board and not seek re-election at next month's Annual General Meeting...
Links: GayNZ.com
NZAF chair will not seek relection
The Chair of the NZ AIDS Foundation has today announced that he will step down from the Trust Board and not seek re-election at next month's Annual General Meeting...
Links: GayNZ.com
Smoke bomb attack on Lithuanian gay club
Smoke bombs were set off in a nightclub in Vilnius last night as members of the International Gay and Lesbian Association partied inside...
Links: GayNZ.com
Toni Shuker, Wellington's Miss Downunder 2007
Toni Shuker With a little help from a mullet hairstyle and a bikini, this 21-year-old single gal took away the Miss Downunder title at Imerst nightclub on Labour Weekend Saturday...
Links: GayNZ.com
US study switches worms' sexual orientation
Altering a gene in the brain of female worms changed their sexual orientation, US researchers said on Thursday, making female worms attracted to other females...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 27 Oct 2006

Andrew Thiele When gay people socialise, it’s most often around alcohol...
Links: GayNZ.com
NZAF releases documents for AGM
The documents for the New Zealand AIDS Foundation 2006 Annual General Meeting have been sent to members on Tuesday this week, Board of Trustees Chair Jeremy Lambert has announced...
Links: GayNZ.com
Peace Award nomination for '20 Years Out'
Gareth Watkin's work producing Radio New Zealand's ‘20 Years Out' documentary has been recognised, as the series is a finalist in the Peace Media Awards, to be announced on the 9th of November...
Links: GayNZ.com
Winners at the ChCh Drag Oscars
The 24th Annual Christchurch Drag Oscars were held at the Civic Theatre on Sunday 22nd October, and organiser Miss Mole tells GayNZ...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 27 Oct 2005

Television documentary: Tuberculosis AIDS (New Zealand)
Investigating AIDS in South Africa. Ref F194293.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
"PC eradicator" boxes at shadows
Only one day into the job, and National's "political correctness eradicator" Wayne Mapp is already boxing at shadows, vowing to take "coercive powers" from the Human Rights Commission that it doesn't have...
Links: GayNZ.com
Be careful crossing road, homophobe author Duff told
Homophobic author and Books In Homes project founder Alan Duff has lashed out at gays and disabled people, saying he's sick of hearing about the rights of minorities...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gays and disabled people: who cares?
Homophobic author and Books In Homes project founder Alan Duff has lashed out at gays and disabled people, saying he's sick of hearing about the rights of minorities...
Links: GayNZ.com
GLBT data needed from Census
High rates of HIV infection among men who have sex with men is only one of the reasons that sexual orientation information should be collected through the Census, says NZAF Senior Researcher Peter Saxton...
Links: GayNZ.com
HIV/AIDS Conference: "ABC"
Churches in the Pacific have a lot to answer for in the region's burgeoning AIDS crisis, shirking responsibility and relying on ancient texts from ignorant times rather than common sense and science to determine their response...
Links: GayNZ.com
HIV/AIDS Conference: Mobilise against drug availability delays!
At the Pan Pacific HIV/AIDS conference this morning HIV positive health activist and researcher Michael Stevens made an impassioned case for the unacceptability of the system by which New Zealand makes subsidised drugs available for HIV/AIDS treatment...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 27 Oct 2004

Television item (New Zealand)
One News, ref: TZP295106.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Tue 27 Oct 1998

Do You Like What You See? (Wellington)
A couple of gay photographers talk about their work.
Features: David, Ian Kember
Links: PrideNZ.com

Thu 27 Oct 1994

Radio advert for New Zealand AIDS Memorial Quilt (Auckland)
Radio advert used to promote viewings of the New Zealand AIDS Memorial at the Manukau City Shopping Centre in late 1994
Features: unidentified voice(s)
Links: PrideNZ.com

Sat 27 Oct 1984

Australia Expects Many More A.i.d.s. Cases (Press, 27 October 1984)
On 27 October 1984, an Australian expert, Dr David Cooper, addressed the Venereological Society’s annual conference in Wellington, highlighting the rising concern over the disease A.I.D.S. (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) in Australia. He reported that 22 cases of the disease had been diagnosed in the country and predicted that many...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Churches Appeal (Press, 27 October 1984)
On 27 October 1984, the Christian Churches' Committee on Broadcasting in New Zealand formally appealed to Television New Zealand (TVNZ) to air an additional programme to provide balance to the three-part series "Jesus: the Evidence." This series explores various controversial perspectives on the life of Jesus Christ, including a suggestion...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Heterosexuals A.i.d.s. Risk (Press, 27 October 1984)
On 27 October 1984, Mr Bruce Burnett, a co-ordinator for an A.I.D.S. Support Network, addressed concerns about the potential spread of A.I.D.S. in New Zealand, suggesting that heterosexuals might face a greater risk compared to their counterparts in Australia and the United States. Speaking at a seminar during the Venereological...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Thu 27 Oct 1983

Alleged Kill-bid Described (Press, 27 October 1983)
On 26 October 1983, Carl Stottor, a 22-year-old homosexual, provided crucial testimony against Dennis Nilsen, who is facing multiple charges of murder and attempted murder. Stottor recounted a harrowing encounter with Nilsen, claiming the defendant had tried to strangle and drown him in his flat. Stottor had met Nilsen at...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Mon 27 Oct 1980

Mrs Whitehouse Calls For Action Against Play (Press, 27 October 1980)
On 27 October 1980, a prominent British barrister, John Smyth, Q.C., claimed that the play "Romans in Britain" by Howard Brenton, currently showing at the National Theatre, breaches criminal law due to its explicit content. Smyth attended the performance on behalf of the National Viewers and Listeners' Association and reported...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 27 Oct 1976

Gays To Stick Together More (Press, 27 October 1976)
During a Gay Liberation conference held in Wellington over the Labour Weekend in 1976, attendees decided to establish a national Gays Rights Commission aimed at raising awareness and changing public perceptions of gay individuals. Organisers of the conference believe that the commission will foster greater unity among the various Gay...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Fri 27 Oct 1967

German Justice Minister Champions Law Reform (Press, 27 October 1967)
Dr Gustav Heinemann, West Germany's Minister of Justice, is leading a campaign to reform the country's obsolete penal code that punishes homosexuality, adultery, abortion, and blasphemy with severe penalties. He aims to eradicate the harshness of the 96-year-old law, which allows for up to five years in prison for homosexual...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Fri 27 Oct 1916

The Ohinemuri Gazette. Friday, October 27, 1916... (Ohinemuri Gazette, 27 October 1916)
The Ohinemuri Gazette published on 27 October 1916 provides insights into local happenings, community initiatives, court proceedings, and ongoing effects of World War I. The Court session held the previous day had little business, concluding in about an hour. Postmaster Mr. J. G. McDougall announced that forms for fruit tree registration...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
The Ohinemuri Gazette reports on the court appearance of Frederick Wright (a.k.a Kathleen Woodhouse) (London, United Kingdom)
Wright is charged with "being an idle and disorderly person in female attire". Wright tells police that he wished he had been a woman.
Links: Papers Past

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