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Wed 1 Nov 2023

Fierce Pics From Family Bar’s Halloween Party – Part Three
Links: Express
Hottest Pics | Family Bar Celebrates Halloween – Part Two
Links: Express
Pics | Family Bar Celebrates Halloween 2023 – Part One
Links: Express
Sexiest Pics From Family’s Halloween Party – Part Four
Links: Express

Tue 1 Nov 2022

Heartstopper star Kit Connor 'forced' to come out as bisexual after accusations of 'queerbaiting'
“I’m bi,” the 18-year-old tweeted...
Links: Stuff
Racism and violence experienced by South Asian LGBTQIA+ New Zealanders
Report finds South Asian LGBTQIA+ people experiencing high levels of discrimination within rainbow community...
Links: Stuff
“You Missed The Point Of The Show” Heartstopper Star ‘Forced’ To Come...
Links: Express
“You Missed The Point Of The Show” Heartstopper Star ‘Forced’ To Comes...
Links: Express
2 X DOUBLE PASSES TO ALAN CUMMING’S TOUR
Links: Express
2 X DOUBLE PASSES TO CALUM SCOTT AT POWERSTATION
Links: Express
3 X DOUBLE PASSES TO VENGABOYS LIVE AT AUCKLAND TOWN HALL
Links: Express
Milwaukee LGBTQ+ Bars Ban Jeffrey Dahmer Halloween Costumes
Links: Express
Russia’s First Trans Politician Calls It Quits Over Putin’s “LGBT Propaganda”...
Links: Express
Sexy Spooky Halloween @ Family Bar – Part 1
Links: Express

Sun 1 Nov 2020

Next census to collect data on gender, sexuality
The next census will collect information on gender and sexual identity for the first time next time it runs...
Links: RNZ
Destiny Church’s Hannah Tamaki Says She’s Achieved ‘Goal’ to Unseat Tamati...
Links: Express

Fri 1 Nov 2019

2 X TICKETS TO DRAX PROJECT
Links: Express
2 X TICKETS TO LENNY KRAVITZ
Links: Express
3 X COPIES JONATHAN VAN NESS’ OVER THE TOP
Links: Express

Thu 1 Nov 2018

Man sentenced for using sexual recordings as blackmail
A Lower Hutt man has been sentenced for a "very perplexing" case in which he had sexual contact with another man then blackmailed him with video recordings...
Links: NZ Herald

Wed 1 Nov 2017

Lessons We Can Learn From the Kevin Spacey Furore
Until now, Kevin Spacey never publicly revealed that he is gay...
Links: Scoop
Good Times Opening Party
Links: Express
Hallo-Queen at Family!
Links: Express
Why Kevin Spacey’s Coming Out Isn’t Being Celebrated
Links: Express

Tue 1 Nov 2016

Auckland Pride Announces Parade Producers
Links: Express
Hottie of the month: Andrew Paterson
Links: Express
12 yrs for rugby player's planned sexual assault
An Australian man who played for a Melbourne gay rugby team has been sentenced to twelve years in jail by a Los Angeles judge for trying to arrange to sexually assault a six-year old boy...
Links: GayNZ.com
Trans health: 'Govt needs to look at the evidence'
With a new study into trans healthcare and wellbeing being undertaken in New Zealand, Green Party MP Jan Logie says the Government needs to be addressing these issues and taking these studies seriously...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 1 Nov 2015

Expressions of Interest Open For Pride Parade
Links: Express
Taipei Crowds March in Asia’s Biggest Pride Parade
Links: Express
Blake Skjellerup to host this years GABA charity event
GABA’s signature charity spectacular returns on Sunday 15 November and will be hosted by none other than Olympic speed skater Blake Skjellerup...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay dad told daughter not welcome at school
An Australian principal has received hundreds of hate-mail emails after he suggested that a seven year old girl was not welcome at his school because her father is gay...
Links: GayNZ.com
New comedy webseries launches this Thursday
A new kiwi comedy web series featuring the story of a single lesbian in her 20’s launches this Thursday...
Links: GayNZ.com
RWC Final: 'Gay ref did an excellent job'
The early verdict is in...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 1 Nov 2014

Andie - Beyond Rainbows (Wellington)
Andie talks about identifying as a genderqueer christian libertarian.
Links: PrideNZ.com
Jenna-Rose - Beyond Rainbows (Wellington)
Jenna-Rose talks about internalised homophobia, growing up with a negative sense of being maori and ukaipotanga.
Links: PrideNZ.com
Fright Night – Snatch Bar
Links: Express
HelloQueen – Family Bar and Club
Links: Express
Rocky Horror – Eagle Bar
Links: Express
The Funny Business of Gender and Politics
Links: Express
Sexuality ranks low in diversity survey
New Zealand business owners and employers have ranked sexuality among the least important diversity issues in their workplaces...
Links: GayNZ.com
Tough Love: Alexander's story
"Alexander Lowe" recounts his harrowing personal story of surviving same-sex partner abuse, in an effort to shine a light on an issue he worries is being ignored...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 1 Nov 2013

Kennedy - Beyond Rainbows (Nelson)
Kennedy talks about pan-sexuality and being gender queer.
Links: PrideNZ.com
Remembering Carmen Rupe (Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa)
Audio from people remembering Carmen Rupe after the powhiri gifting of her taonga (cultural treasures) to Te Papa - Museum of New Zealand.
Features: Amanduh la Whore, Buckwheat, Dana de Milo, Francis Rupe, Jurgen Hoffman, Karen Te Wao, Pasi Daniels, Pindi Hurring, Robin Waerea, Tīwhanawhana
Links: PrideNZ.com
"Knees up" will celebrate Paul Jenden's life
Paul Jenden A "knees up" in honour of the late Paul Jenden will be held at Wellington’s Circa Theatre on Saturday afternoon...
Links: GayNZ.com
'Final Carmen portrait,' by Te Mete, unveiled
Carmen's brother Francis Rupe and artist Te Mete with the unveiled portrait What has been billed as "The final painting of Carmen" was unveiled at a private function held in Wellington this afternoon to mark the gift of some of the transgender icon's personal effects to Te Papa...
Links: GayNZ.com
Carmen's taonga presented to Te Papa
Old friend Dana de Milo caries one of Carmen's headdresses into Te Papa As a collection of her gowns, headdresses and other taonga were this morning welcomed into the Te Papa collection Carmen Rupe was remembered as "an irresistible and irrepressible force" as well as for her kindness...
Links: GayNZ.com
Let X=Colin Craig?
Is the Key administration serious about contingency negotiations with the Conservative Party? Why? And could it backfire badly on them? From a short-sighted tactical perspective, this might seem to make rough sense...
Links: GayNZ.com
Obituary: Lou Reed: Took a Walk on the Bi Side?
Rocker Lou Reed (1942-2013) recently passed away...
Links: GayNZ.com
OUTLine moves in with NZAF, seeks new home
OUTLine has moved into a new temporary home at the New Zealand AIDS Foundation’s Auckland offices, as it seeks a suitable home to share with Rainbow Youth...
Links: GayNZ.com
Samoan PM caustic about gay man's wedding
Samoa's Prime Minister has described the New Zealand wedding of a gay Samoan man and his partner as "inappropriate," sparking a tide of homophobic comments on a Samoan news website...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 1 Nov 2012

Television item (New Zealand)
Tagata Pasifika, ref: TZP423010.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Crucial bucket shakers sought for World AIDS Day
Volunteers are being sought for the World AIDS Day appeal, the success of which the New Zealand AIDS Foundation says is completely dependent on community support...
Links: GayNZ.com
Westpac not "expressing an opinion" with ad
Westpac says it isn’t expressing an opinion either way on marriage equality in its ad which shows two men getting married...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 1 Nov 2011

Feast of art on offer at GABA Gold Auction
‘Spaceman Cigarettes’, a limited edition silk-screened print by Michael Parekowhai GABA's strongest ever catalogue of artworks will go under the hammer at the GABA Gold Auction this Sunday night...
Links: GayNZ.com
Two Dorothies all at sea: Eye candy report
An occasional blog detailing the experiences of a “straight” cruise by a couple of gay Kiwi boys aboard a cruise liner as it circumnavigates Australia, Indonesia and New Zealand – 15 October to 15 November 2011...
Links: GayNZ.com
Uganda labels UK a "bully" over aid threat
Uganda claims the UK is being a bully by threatening to cut aid to countries which criminalise homosexuality...
Links: GayNZ.com
Urge raises over $3,500 with Slave Auction
Urge customers have raised over $3,500 for the Mental Health Foundation at the Auckland men's bar's annual Slave Auction...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 1 Nov 2010

Mama Tere's NZAF life membership upheld
Mama Tere Strickland The New Zealand AIDS Foundation Trust Board has decided to uphold its decision to award life membership to Mama Tere Strickland...
Links: GayNZ.com
Radio station fined over "rug munching" jingle
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has upheld a complaint against radio station The Edge, over a song about a public figure's reported lesbian relationship, which included the lines she “wanted to go rug munching” and she “got sick of dicks”...
Links: GayNZ.com
Symposium on Health and Wellbeing
This is the first column in a weekly series to be penned by glbt community organisations throughout the country, highlighting issues affecting them or glbt people in general...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 1 Nov 2009

Australia: Refugees Need Not Apply
Australia's draconian refugee and asylum policies are back in the news...
Links: GayNZ.com
Review: Divine Divas at the Aotea Centre
Divine Divas - ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, The Edge...
Links: GayNZ.com
Thousands gather at London's Hate Crime Vigil
Rows of candles spelt out 'NO TO HATE' in London's Trafalgar Square on Friday evening as around 3,000 people united in a two-minute silence for the victims of anti-gay hate crime...
Links: GayNZ.com
Welly's lesbian library needs a new home
Wellington's LILAC lesbian library has to move from its current home on The Terrace and needs a new home urgently...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 1 Nov 2008

Harvey Milk film will open February in NZ
A film telling the story of US gay equality activist Harvey Milk – which premiered in San Francisco this week, will be released in cinemas across New Zealand on 5 February next year, it has been announced...
Links: GayNZ.com
London to host World Pride 2012
London has won the right to host World Pride in the summer of 2012 – and the city's mayor Boris Johnson says he's "absolutely thrilled" with the decision...
Links: GayNZ.com
Review: GALS has plenty to delight and satisfy
It's been a year since I was able to attend a concert by Auckland's Gay and Lesbian Singers, aka GALS...
Links: GayNZ.com
The Greens: Equality is party policy
This is the fifth in a series of brief interviews with representatives of political parties conducted in the lead up to next Saturday's General Election...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 1 Nov 2007

AKL: A call for new Heroic Gardens
February 2007's Heroic Gardens tour raised $40,000 for the NZ AIDS Foundation's Burnett Centre Wellness Fund, and now more gay and lesbian gardeners are invited to present their garden at February 2008's tour...
Links: GayNZ.com
Departing Chair charts AIDS Foundation's future
Hoani Jeremy Lambert With a number of high-profile NZAF staff resignations hitting the headlines in recent months, will Jeremy Lambert's early departure from the Foundation's Trust Board be seen as another bad omen? Not according to Lambert: "The NZ AIDS Foundation will always be bigger than the individuals within it and I am just one of those individuals," he says...
Links: GayNZ.com
Exclusive Brethren: Last Tango in Wentworth?
At one point, the New Zealand National Party argued that they regarded the Exclusive Brethren as a liability to their urban electorate chances...
Links: GayNZ.com
Funeral protesting church gets $US2.9M fine
A United States jury has ordered a Kansas church to pay $US2...
Links: GayNZ.com
How to come out at work (in a subtle way)
A...
Links: GayNZ.com
Posterboy hopefuls ready for spotlight
"This is a big chance to be on stage and 'strut my stuff' - I'm excited and nervous," says 21-year-old Max Trinh, a semi-finalist in Gay Men's Health's Safe Sex Poster Boy competition...
Links: GayNZ.com
Queer social plans for South Auckland
South Aucklander Sandra Morris says she's tired of traveling to the existing gay venues and groups in the central city area and is hoping to start an LGBT network in her area in the coming months...
Links: GayNZ.com
Sydney: Oxford St's new safe drop-in space
City of Sydney and the AIDS Council of New South Wales (ACON) yesterday announced a new drop-in safe space will be opened at 60 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst – the centre of the city's gay nightlife area – to address increasing incidents of homophobic violence and abuse on the street...
Links: GayNZ.com
U.S. Mr. Gay 2008 wins for talent and torso
Jonathan "JT" Taylor from San Francisco, California was named U...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 1 Nov 2006

Pharmac funds new HIV treatment
The New Zealand AIDS Foundation welcomes the decision to fund access to a new anti-HIV treatment which will combat pill-burden and reduce side effects common with other anti-HIV medication...
Links: GayNZ.com
Study: Asian gays in NZ
Gay Asian people in New Zealand are much more likely to remain isolated because they tend to only make contact with other gay and lesbians on the internet, senior social work lecturer Mark Henrickson of Massey University has found...
Links: GayNZ.com
The freedom of speech problem
Kim (his real name) is a neat bloke...
Links: GayNZ.com
USA: Homophobia at
The US National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) has scarily unveiled an anti-gay programme which includes “Hell Houses,” a religious alternatives to traditional haunted houses that are designed to scare people into a “sin-free life...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 1 Nov 2005

HIV/AIDS Conference: A period of critical change
The years 1997 – 2000 were a period of critical change for the HIV/AIDS epidemic in New Zealand, said NZAF Research Director Tony Hughes during a presentation on the last day of the Pan Pacific AIDS Conference in Auckland last week...
Links: GayNZ.com
HIV/AIDS Conference: Listen, Learn, Live
"When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise...
Links: GayNZ.com
Turn back the clock, says Sax
Multimillionaire anti-gay campaigner John Sax says "absolutely" to a return to the New Zealand family circa 1950, saying he sees no option but to turn back the tide of social change...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 1 Nov 2004

Television item (Auckland, New Zealand)
Headliners, ref: TZP295683.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Television item (New Zealand)
Tonight, ref: TZP295691.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Chicago screenings for NZ gay films
Two local gay short films will be screening in the prestigious Reeling Film Festival in Chicago this week...
Links: GayNZ.com
Two new local gay shows planned
Two new local gay shows are scheduled to hit screens next year, although neither production company is able to divulge official information as yet...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 1 Nov 2003

Drugs made "slave" of Sturm complainant
Another alleged victim of Auckland restaurateur Philip David Sturm told the High Court in Auckland on Wednesday that he did not consent to sex with Sturm, although he willingly took quantities of speed and ecstasy...
Links: GayNZ.com
UNITEC tutor apologises for gay taunts
The student whose complaint about homophobia in class instigated a review of Auckland tertiary institute UNITEC's policies regarding care of gay students says he has received an apology from the tutor whose participation in homophobic discussions brought an entire class to a standstill, but the stress of his ordeal has forced him to reconsider his career options...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 1 Nov 2002

Panels from the New Zealand AIDS Memorial Quilt travel to Australia to be part of an international display at the Sydney Gay Games. (Sydney, Australia)
Links: Gay NZ
30 Years of Gay Liberation (Part 1)
On 14th November 2002 Outlines, an exhibition on lesbian and gay liberation in the 1970s, opens at the National Library Gallery in Wellington...
Links: GayNZ.com
NZAF gives cautious welcome to condoms in jails
The NZ AIDS Foundation is concerned that a pilot programme to trial condoms in prisons will not start until the middle next year...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 1 Nov 1997

The second Miss Riwaka Beauty Pageant is held (Nelson, New Zealand)
The event is held at Braemar Gym, with formal dress (ball gown or suit).
Links: NZ.com

Sun 1 Nov 1992

Television item (New Zealand)
Network News, ref: TZP111400.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Sat 1 Nov 1986

A.i.d.s. Carrier Conquers Fear (Press, 1 November 1986)
On 1 November 1986, a report by Rob Goldstone for NZPA-AAP discussed the experiences of a Sydney man named Mike, who is 43 and works in the publishing industry. Mike is among many individuals in Sydney who are carriers of the A.I.D.S. virus. Despite being diagnosed as antibody positive, he...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Fri 1 Nov 1985

‘gay’ Rugby Men In Provinces? (Press, 1 November 1985)
On 1 November 1985, former All Black prop Ken Gray addressed the issue of homosexuality in rugby in his new sports column for the Journal. Gray noted that while a few homosexual players have represented New Zealand provinces, the broader rugby community often harbours discomfort towards the subject of homosexuality....
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
British Govt Orders Inquiry Into ‘sex-for-secrets’... (Press, 1 November 1985)
On 1 November 1985, the British Government announced an independent inquiry into allegations surrounding the Cyprus spy case, acknowledging claims of incompetence and brutality by military police that necessitated investigation. However, the government rejected calls for compensation for the seven servicemen who had been previously acquitted of charges related to...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Choice Of Books (Press, 1 November 1985)
On 1 November 1985, a letter published in "The Press" by Wayne Rissman expressed concern regarding the inclusion of the book "Jenny Lives With Eric and Martin" in the children's section of the library. Rissman questioned the appropriateness of librarians, particularly Deputy City Librarian Ms Tait, making moral decisions about...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
New Petition If Bill Passed (Press, 1 November 1985)
On 1 November 1985, the organisers of a petition opposing the Homosexual Law Reform Bill in New Zealand announced plans for a new campaign if the bill were to pass. The National MP for Invercargill, Mr Norman Jones, expressed doubt about the bill's likelihood of moving through its final stages...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 1 Nov 1983

A.i.d.s. May Be In N.z. (Press, 1 November 1983)
On 1 November 1983, the Health Department of New Zealand indicated the possibility that cases of A.I.D.S. (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) could already be present in the country. Dr John Clements, the assistant director of disease prevention, mentioned that A.I.D.S. can take between six months to two years to show...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
September Sees Rise In British A.i.d.s. Cases (Press, 1 November 1983)
On 1 November 1983, a report by the Public Health Laboratory published in the British Medical Journal revealed a significant rise in the number of reported cases of A.I.D.S. (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) in Britain, which increased from 16 to 24 in September, marking a 50 per cent rise. Among...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Television news report: Department of Health preparing for AIDS crisis (New Zealand)
ref: TZP17622.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Mon 1 Nov 1982

Company May Sue Customs (Press, 1 November 1982)
On 1 November 1982, the Lawrence Publishing Company (N.Z.), Ltd, based in Auckland, announced plans to potentially sue the Customs Department over the seizure of calendars featuring full-frontal male nudity. These calendars are associated with "Out," a homosexual magazine published by the company. Mr Brett Sheppard, a spokesperson for the...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Spread Of Gay Disease Feared (Press, 1 November 1982)
A syndrome known as acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is increasingly affecting not just homosexual men but also heterosexual men and women in the United States, according to medical professionals at a conference in San Francisco. Dr Harold Jaffe from the National Centres for Disease Control noted that the reported...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Television: interview with Eileen Swan from HELP about rape in New Zealand (New Zealand)
ref: TZP116218.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Fri 1 Nov 1968

Letters To The Editor (Press, 1 November 1968)
On 1 November 1968, the Editor outlined specific guidelines for readers wishing to submit letters for publication. Letters should preferably be typed, or else written in ink on one side of the paper only. Submissions must include a legible signature and a full address; a P.O. box number alone is...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Newspaper May Have Committed Breach (Press, 1 November 1968)
On 31 October 1968, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr R. E. Jack, ruled that Wellington's evening newspaper, the "Evening Post," had prima facie committed a breach of Parliamentary privilege due to a headline published the previous day. The headline stated: “Statistical claim is made that four M.P.s...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 1 Nov 1966

Magistrate’s Court Gaoled For Two Years And A... (Press, 1 November 1966)
On 1 November 1966, various sentencing outcomes were reported from the Magistrate's Court, with several individuals facing convictions for crimes including burglary, car theft, assault, and driving-related offences. William Francis Sheary, aged 29, received a sentence of two and a half years for eight burglary charges and one of car conversion....
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 1 Nov 1961

The annual conference of the Methodist Church of New Zealand takes place (Auckland)
The conference is held in Auckland and runs from 1-9 November 1961.
Links: Christchurch Press, Minutes

Sat 1 Nov 1958

Men Committed For Sentence (Press, 1 November 1958)
On 1 November 1958, two men in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, appeared before Justices of the Peace to answer charges related to homosexuality, where they both pleaded guilty. They were subsequently committed to the Supreme Court for sentencing. The men were identified as Brian Patrick Grimstrup, a 22-year-old clerk from...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Fri 1 Nov 1929

Crimes In Wellington (Taranaki Daily News, 1 November 1929)
On 1 November 1929, the Supreme Court in Wellington presided over several significant cases. Chief Justice led the proceedings where Launcelot Louis John Eilers and Clifford James Thomas faced charges of forging and attempting to use a motor driver's license. The court will continue hearing this case the following day. In...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Jury And Court (Dominion, 1 November 1929)
On 1 November 1929, Chief Justice Hon. M. Myers addressed the importance of mutual confidence between the jury and the court during a sentencing in the Supreme Court. This statement came as he sentenced Norris Frank Davey, who had been convicted of indecently assaulting a male. The Chief Justice emphasized...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

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