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Wed 22 Nov 2023

  • Authorities investigating an explosion on Rainbow Bridge between US and Canada
    The FBI says it is investigating a vehicle explosion at the Rainbow Bridge between the United States of America and Canada...
    Links: RNZ
  • Authorities investigating an explosion on Rainbow Bridge between US and Canada
    A vehicle has exploded on a bridge that connects the US and Canada near the Niagara Falls, according to the FBI...
    Links: RNZ
  • Authorities investigating an explosion on Rainbow Bridge between US and Canada
    A vehicle has exploded on a bridge that connects the US and Canada near the Niagara Falls, according to the FBI...
    Links: RNZ
  • Niagara Falls explosion: No sign of terrorism in car crash, blast at US-Canada border crossing
    It wasn't clear whether the driver was intentionally heading for the Rainbow Bridge...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Vehicle explodes at US-Canada border in Niagara Falls, closing border crossing at Thanksgiving holiday
    Rainbow Bridge at US-Canada border near Niagra Falls has been closed due to explosion...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Vehicle explodes at US-Canada border in Niagara Falls, closing border crossing at Thanksgiving holiday, two people dead
    Rainbow Bridge at US-Canada border near Niagra Falls has been closed due to explosion...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Vehicle explodes at US-Canada border in Niagara Falls, closing border crossing at Thanksgiving holiday, two people dead
    Rainbow Bridge at US-Canada border near Niagara Falls has been closed after explosion...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Vehicle explodes at US-Canada border in Niagara Falls, closing border crossing at Thanksgiving holiday, two people dead
    Rainbow Bridge at US-Canada border near Niagara Falls has been closed after explosion...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • AI Uplifts New Zealand’s Rainbow History
    Links: Express
  • Are You Fresh Meat On The Dating Apps?
    Links: Express
  • Auckland: YOUR Parade Is Back Saturday 17 February!
    Links: Express
  • Drag Race Germany Crowns First Ever Cisgender Woman Winner
    Links: Express
  • Opinion: Should Stan Waipouri’s Killer Be Walking Free?
    Links: Express
  • The Hottest Pics From The Opening Night Of Briefs
    Links: Express

Tue 22 Nov 2022

  • Shanan Halbert - Rainbow Politicians (Parliament buildings)
    Shanan Halbert from the Labour Party talks about being a Member of Parliament
    Features: Shanan Halbert
    Links: PrideNZ.com
  • Tangi Utikere - Rainbow Politicians (Parliament buildings)
    Tangi Utikere from the Labour Party talks about being a Member of Parliament
    Features: Tangi Utikere
    Links: PrideNZ.com
  • Getting COVID-19 multiple times
    Auckland Pride Executive Director, Max Tweedie, has had COVID-19 three times...
    Links: RNZ
  • NZ-made transgender series Rūrangi wins International Emmy
    The series, which doubles as a film, follows transgender activist Caz Davis (Elz Carrad) as he returns to his conservative Northland hometown Rūrangi...
    Links: Stuff
  • Rugby referee Nigel Owens calls out vile homophobic abuse in letter posted to him
    The letter, signed by a steel worker, was sent to Owens' home in Wales and included an attack on former Welsh skipper Gareth Thomas who is also openly gay...
    Links: Stuff
  • Rugby referee Nigel Owens publishes vile homophobic letter
    The letter, signed by a steel worker, was sent to Owens' home in Wales and included an attack on former Welsh skipper Gareth Thomas who is also openly gay...
    Links: Stuff
  • Rugby referee Nigel Owens shares vile homophobic letter he received
    The letter, signed by a steel worker, was sent to Owens' home in Wales and included an attack on former Welsh skipper Gareth Thomas who is also openly gay...
    Links: Stuff
  • What happens when you catch Covid three times
    Auckland Pride Executive Director, Max Tweedie, has had COVID-19 three times...
    Links: RNZ
  • “A Bit Of A Cop-Out” BBC Sport Presenter Cries Foul At...
    Links: Express
  • Colorado Shooter Facing Hate Crime Charges And 5 Counts Of Murder
    Links: Express

Mon 22 Nov 2021

  • Covid-19: Concerns raised over 'deadnaming' on vaccine passes
    Vaccine passes currently use the name given to a person by birth, which could be an issue for many in the transgender community...
    Links: Stuff
  • Episode 7: Living Trans? Sweet As!
    What is day-to-day life like when you're Trans? In this episode, we address one of the biggest fears of parents and whanau - what will the future hold for my transgender loved one? ...
    Links: RNZ
  • Lewis Hamilton Will Continue To Wear His Progress Pride Flag Helmet...
    Links: Express
  • U.S Law Maker Defends Homophobia Saying LGBTQ+ People Receive The “Consequences”...
    Links: Express

Fri 22 Nov 2019

  • “I’M A PROUD MEMBER OF THE BEAUTIFUL H.I.V. POSITIVE COMMUNITY.”
    Links: Express
  • Decriminalising Homosexuality Law Hangs in the Balance for the Cook Islands
    Links: Express
  • DR PETER SAXTON ON SYPHILIS INCREASE: “SEXUAL HEALTH STILL ISN’T A...
    Links: Express
  • EXCLUSIVE: A PRIDE PARADE RETURNS TO PONSONBY IN 2020!
    Links: Express
  • FOUR MEN VICIOUSLY CANED IN ANTI-LGBTI CRACKDOWN IN MALAYSIA
    Links: Express

Thu 22 Nov 2018

  • Australian celebrity radio jock sues station claiming he was 'discriminated for being gay'
    A top rating Australian radio show has been named in a lawsuit against media group ARN alleging homophobic discrimination...
    Links: Stuff
  • Bill on transgender birth certificates creates big issues
    Transgender issues have developed momentum quickly...
    Links: Stuff
  • Rejected by family, gay athlete thankful for other support
    BUFFALO, N...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Time to come out: Hi, I’m Sarah, and I’m intersex
    OPINION: So *deep breath* I’m coming out...
    Links: Stuff
  • PAPA Speak Out About Auckland Pride Parade
    Links: Express

Wed 22 Nov 2017

  • Nearly 21M People Now Have Access to HIV Treatment
    21 November 2017 – About 20...
    Links: Scoop
  • Robert Webb: How Not to Be A Boy.
    Actor and comedian Robert Webb is best known for his role in the sitcom Peep Show...
    Links: RNZ
  • Surrogate ordered to hand baby over after she changed her mind
    A surrogate mother has lost custody of her child after a court ruled he would be better placed with the gay couple who arranged for her to have the baby...
    Links: NZ Herald

Tue 22 Nov 2016

  • Dr Peter Saxton Educates on AIDS
    Links: Express
  • The Surrogacy Option: An express Investigation
    Links: Express
  • Transprisoner Put Into Solitary
    Links: Express
  • 'Lesbian' pics of Melania Trump published
    Photos of the next first lady of the USA have emerged showing her in woman-on-woman poses, part of a photo shoot she did in 1996...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Boy George/Culture Club Auckland show cancelled
    Culture Club, the UK band fronted by gay entertainer Boy George, have now cancelled their Auckland show, just weeks after canning their only other scheduled appearance in New Zealand, in Christchurch...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Julian Clary marries, in private ceremony
    Julian Clary signs the wedding register, watched by partner Ian Mackley Iconic British entertainer Julian Clary has married his long-time partner in a private ceremony at the weekend...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • NPIP in chains demanding trans prisoner's release
    Demanding that a transgender woman be taken out of 23-hour solitary confinement, members of the No Pride In Prisons activist group have chained themselves inside a Hamilton Corrections Department office...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • NPIP protesters arrested, charged with trespass
    Four No Pride In Prisons protesters who occupied the Hamilton office of the Department of Corrections this morning were this afternoon arrested and have been released on bail...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 22 Nov 2015

  • Pro GLBT Goff Announces Mayoral Candidacy, John Banks Still Undecided
    Links: Express
  • Twist Bar’s Launch Party
    Links: Express
  • Auckland's Good, Bad and Ugly mayors
    If history is a guide Auckland City's tendency to see-saw from conservative to liberal mayors doesn't bode well for the country's biggest city being led by a glbti-friendly mayor after the forthcoming local body elections...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Disappointment and optimism after BP SGM
    Disappointment and optimism have been expressed after a resolution of no confidence in the board of Body Positive was convincingly passed following concerns at strategic decisions made by the board which has acknowledged its communication with members could have been better...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Menstrual blood underwear now trans-friendly
    Underwear designed to absorb menstrual blood for cis-women has had a redesign to become more trans- friendly...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Pro gay equality Goff to stand for Ak mayoralty
    Phil Goff (Pic: Radio New Zealand) Phil Goff, the pro-glbti equality Labour MP for Mt Roskill, has announced he is standing as an independent candidate for the Auckland City mayoralty...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • There's No Heaven
    Why are LGBT religious institutions so weak in New Zealand?  Are we necessarily missing out on  any aspects of LGBT culture though not having such dimensions within our own community? For example, take the Metropolitan Community Church, a specific LGBT Christian denomination, founded in the United States in 1968...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • “Vote with your feet, don’t support these artists”
    With Beenie Man heading to our shores in February, OUTline’s Trevor Easton says the LGBTI community needs to make our voices heard...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 22 Nov 2014

  • Former Leader of US ‘Gay Cure’ Group Marries Male Partner in...
    Links: Express
  • Victorian State Election 2014: Labor Party Makes Pledge to GLBT Community
    Links: Express
  • Brazil's anti-trans violence rate 'appalling'
    A New Zealand transgender advocacy and support group is urging Brazil to address its “appalling” rate of violence against transgender people...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Welsh rugby to stand against homophobia
    Welsh rugby will make a stand against homophobia at tomorrow morning’s test against the All Blacks...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 22 Nov 2013

  • Television item (New Zealand)
    One News, ref: TZP439492.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • Blake Skjellerup's 'man spanks'
    Our favourite speedskater Blake Skjellerup's been ribbed on The Colbert Report, and couldn't be happier about it! "As a little boy I said to myself, one day I will be on The Colbert Report wearing my spanky skating suit, or as Stephen would call it, 'the man spanks'!" Blake says...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • DVD Review: P!nk Live from Melbourne
    If you couldn’t make it across the Tasman for P!nk’s The Truth About Love tour, you can enjoy one of the nights in all its fun and flashy glory with her new Live From Melbourne DVD...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Wellington to bid farewell to Ambassador
    McWaine and Huebner The capital’s glbti community will get its chance to farewell US Ambassador David Huebner and his partner Duane McWaine at a Rainbow Wellington event next month...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 22 Nov 2012

  • Reflections on Church and State (Auckland) - Marriage Equality (St Matthew-in-the-City)
    Audio from a marriage equality discussion held at St-Matthew-in-the-City, Auckland
    Features: Boris Dittrich, Clay Nelson, Louisa Wall
    Links: PrideNZ.com
  • Auckland men's bar Urge turning 15 this weekend
    Auckland gay men’s bar Urge will mark its 15th birthday on Saturday...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Bakshi asks how gay couples can have babies
    Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi Visiting international GLBT rights campaigner and trailblazer Boris Dittrich has been quizzed on the mechanics of how gay couples could have children, by a National MP who has put forward a series of unusual questions today...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Butch/femme identities to be celebrated in AKL
    A public talk will be held in Auckland this Saturday afternoon, to celebrate butch/femme identities and expressions...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • ChCh's Big Bear Weekend will be back in 2013
    Canterbury’s Big Bear Weekend will be back in 2013 after this year’s registrations “way exceeded” organisers’ expectations...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Marriage "not about love", claims churchman
    Love has nothing to do with marriage, according to one submitter It’s been a tough day for marriage equality supporters who have sat through submissions describing gay couples getting married as an “abomination” and “irrational”, and a claim love has nothing to do with marriage...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Marriage Equality: Deserted Churches?
    Why are the New Zealand Christian Right so badly weakened and faltering when it comes to the marriage equality debate? The answer seems to be a mixture of tactical and strategic factors...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • National MP issues bizarre questions at hearings
    Kanwaljit Bakshi Singh “Who would be the husband, and who would be the wife,” is one of the questions National MP Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi has asked submitters on the marriage equality bill today...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • QWU's drag world record beaten by Canadians
    The Guinness World Record long-held by New Zealand’s Queen of the Whole Universe for the most drag performers on stage at once has been broken in Canada...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Uganda's horrific bill back on Parliament's agenda
    A bill which would prescribe severe penalties for anyone engaging in same-sex activity or "promoting homosexuality," has been put back on the Ugandan Parliament’s agenda...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Your submissions: Christians for Marriage Equality
    Christians for Marriage Equality - 22nd November 2012    ...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 22 Nov 2011

  • For want of a nail?
    The Key/Banks tea date doesn't seem to have panned out how its participants wanted...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Immigration to allow partners with HIV into NZ
    An inconsistently applied government immigration policy which has frequently seen New Zealand gay and bi men separated from their overseas partners has been amended, in a move which is welcomed by people with HIV...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 22 Nov 2010

  • Television news report: Pope Benedict XVI suggests condoms can be a means of preventing HIV transmission (worldwide)
    Interviewees include Austen Ivereigh and Jason Warriner. TV3 news, ref F203361. One News, ref F203085.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound & Vision, Nga Taonga Sound & Vision
  • Funding opens up new role at Q-Youth
    Nelson based queer youth group Q-Youth is seeking a second staff member after securing funding from a scholarship designed to improve the lives of young people in New Zealand...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Gay Films: Your top 10
    A GayNZ...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Pope makes stunning turnaround on condoms
    Pope Benedict XVI says in a new book that condoms can be justified for male prostitutes seeking to stop the spread of HIV...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Pope's condom comments "long overdue"
    The New Zealand AIDS Foundation is welcoming the Vatican's shift in its previously hard-line stance on condom use and sexuality...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 22 Nov 2009

  • Drag diva confesses at BATS Theatre this week
    With only three days to go until it's curtain up on her autobiographical show at Wellington's BATS Theatre, Ricky Beirao - AKA Miss Drag Wellington 2009 - says he's nervous but very excited about how his show's shaping up...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Jealous Miss Brazil Gay runner-up snatches crown
    The proud winner of Brazil's top drag queen pageant was celebrating her triumphant win when her crown and wig were abruptly torn off by a jealous competitor...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Queenstown's first gay bar closes
    Queenstown's first-ever gay bar lasted only eight months – it's now closed and new owners plan to rebrand and reopen it soon as a mainstream venue...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 22 Nov 2008

  • Express editor Hannah Jennings-Voykovich
    New Express editor Hannah Jennings-Voykovich There's someone new in the editor's chair at NZ's gay magazine – and she says her delightful new role is a huge about-face from her previous job… You've been the editor at Express for a few issues now...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • How are gays handling the falling economy?
    As the worldwide economic slowdown means purse-strings are tightening across the world, an American online survey shows how gay and lesbian people are handling the tough times...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Nelson's gay group makes Christmas plans
    Nelson's Spectrum gay men's group not only has plans for a gathering on Christmas Day, but will also take a picnic trip to Rabbit Island beach on Boxing Day...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 22 Nov 2007

  • Exclusive Brethren: Bad Timing in Tasmania?
    Only days away from the Australian federal election, the Exclusive Brethren have launched an ill-timed anti-Green attack against Senator Bob Brown, an openly gay man, in his native Tasmania...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • German inventor unveils spray-on condom
    A German inventor says men's penis sizes vary too much for regular condoms, and has invented a spray-on safe-sex method...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Lost and found Hastings man pleads not guilty
    Hastings gay man Cameron Dormer disappeared, was spotted heading to Wellington on a bus, then found there after a massive police search - and has now said he's "not guilty" of wasting police time...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • New group to support HIV positive youth
    Linking HIV positive young people to health care and support has traditionally been difficult, says the founder of a new support organisation aiming to provide services specifically for New Zealand youth aged 17 to 27 living with HIV/AIDs...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Should gay men be allowed to give blood?
    Here's a question for our male readers: Have you had sex with another man sometime in the last ten years? If the answer to this question is YES, then under current New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) regulations, your blood cannot be taken to help save lives in a blood bank...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 22 Nov 2006


  • Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki says homosexuals are welcome in his church - but don't expect him to forgive them, the Roturua Daily Post reports...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Elton John TradeMe auction nets $11,050
    A Porirua man has won the TradeMe auction to meet Elton John, with his bid of $11,050 going to the NZ AIDS Foundation...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Ladyfest hits Wellington in December
    A not-for-profit music festival by women and for women is coming to Wellington on the weekend of 1st - 3rd December...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • New HIV test - results in 20 minutes
    A new HIV test giving results within 20 minutes is ready for use in New Zealand next week...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • NZ study: Educated gays come out later
    Data from a New Zealand study suggests that ‘coming out to yourself' happens later for more educated people...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 22 Nov 2005

  • Maryan Street MP: "I have never accepted marginalisation"
    Inaugural Speech to Parliament By Maryan Street MP November 2005 Madam Speaker, It is a privilege to stand and present my inaugural speech to this 48th New Zealand Parliament...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • School discourages same-sex hugs
    Pupils at Fergusson Intermediate, Upper Hutt, are upset after being told by their principal that hugging between girls was not "appropriate behaviour", and threatened with detention if caught...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 22 Nov 2004

  • Television item (New Zealand)
    Breakfast, ref: TZP296194.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • Carter double-teamed in CU debate
    MP Chris Carter found himself double-teamed against the Civil Union Bill in a debate at Waikato University last week, in which Act MP Stephen Franks lambasted "whining gays" and Maxim legal expert Nicki Taylor talked about legal recognition of gay couples eroding marriage...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Gays worthy of death says 12-year-old
    The Civil Union Bill supporters ad has begun to pick up media coverage, with opponent lobbyists – including children – coming out of the woodwork...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 22 Nov 2003

  • Former Express editor told to consider options
    Former Express editor Mike Binis says an email from publisher Richard Todd expressing a lack of confidence, and a subsequent phone call telling him to consider his options were behind his becoming the fifth editor to resign from the paper in three years...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Red Ribbon Day cancelled
    The iconic Red Ribbon Day street appeal for AIDS has been cancelled this year by the NZ AIDS Foundation, who have cited increasing compliance and admin costs as reasons for not continuing with the planned November 28 campaign...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Sturm guilty of sexual violation
    Auckland restauranteur Philip David Sturm has been found guilty on ten of twelve charges relating to sexually violation of four young men...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 22 Nov 2001

  • Television item (New Zealand)
    Today Live, ref: TZP250929.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • The State of the HIV Nation
    Early in the HIV pandemic the New Zealand AIDS Foundation grew from a gay community determination to come to terms with the presence of a new, frightening, ill-defined illness amongst us...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 22 Nov 1998

Mon 22 Nov 1993

  • Television item (New Zealand)
    Holmes, ref: TZP136666.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • Television item (New Zealand)
    Holmes, ref: TZP136639.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • Television item (New Zealand)
    Holmes, ref: TZP136478.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • The Look Out! Gaze In exhibition of gay men's art opens (Wellington, New Zealand)
    The exhibition was held in a Wellington City Council building in Civic Square next to the present Public Relations Office. The exhibition was part of the Devotion festival.
    Links: National Library

Fri 22 Nov 1985

Thu 22 Nov 1984

  • ‘a.i.d.s. Cannot Be Kept Out’ (Press, 22 November 1984)
    On 22 November 1984, the Minister of Health in New Zealand, Dr Bassett, announced new measures aimed at combating A.I.D.S. However, the Health Department cautioned that these measures would not fully guarantee that the country's blood supply would be free from the virus. The main advancement includes the implementation of...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Cable Briefs (Press, 22 November 1984)
    On 22 November 1984, a significant break in the ongoing British coal strike occurred as around 900 miners resumed work, contributing to over 3,000 miners who had left the strike in recent days, according to the State-owned National Coal Board. This development came amid escalating tensions, as pickets had set...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Graffiti Can Violate Our Rights (Press, 22 November 1984)
    The issue of graffiti as a form of protest among women has sparked discussions regarding societal perceptions and the implications of such actions. Some feminist groups have taken to the streets at night to express their messages through graffiti, advocating for women's safety and reclaiming public spaces. The Avon loop...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Jesus: The Evidence — A Preview (Press, 22 November 1984)
    Colin Brown, from the Religious Studies Department at the University of Canterbury, evaluates the content of a new television programme titled “Jesus: the Evidence,” which is set to premiere on 23 November 1984 at 10:25 p.m. This series consists of three parts and has already sparked controversy since its airing...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Television: Close Up profile on Adrienne Clark, who identifies as a transsexual (New Zealand)
    ref: TZP9067.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Tue 22 Nov 1983

Mon 22 Nov 1982

  • Cable Briefs (Press, 22 November 1982)
    The Miss World competition faced allegations of being fixed, particularly after the title was awarded to Miss Dominican Republic. Eric Morley, the competition’s boss, strongly denied these claims and offered to produce voting slips from the judges to substantiate his dispute against the accusations, according to a report in the...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 22 Nov 1978

  • Court Told Ex-liberal Leader Plotted Murder (Press, 22 November 1978)
    The court hearing regarding former British Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe's alleged involvement in a murder plot commenced in Minehead, England, on 22 November 1978, shifting attention to the United States where pivotal testimony is expected to unfold. Thorpe, now 49, is accused of conspiring to kill Norman Scott, a...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Five Themes To Highlight Next Women’s Convention (Press, 22 November 1978)
    The upcoming United Women’s Convention (U.W.C.) in Hamilton is set to be a significant event, taking place over the Easter weekend from April 13 to 16, 1979. It will mark a landmark occasion for women in New Zealand, with an expected attendance of 3,000 participants. The convention's symbol will be...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Gay Rights Survey Sent To Candidates (Press, 22 November 1978)
    On 22 November 1978, candidates in New Zealand's upcoming elections were being influenced by public sentiment regarding homosexual law reform and the potential expansion of the Human Rights Commission Act to encompass sexual orientation. Mr R. Duff, the co-ordinator for the National Gay Rights Coalition, made these observations in Christchurch....
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 22 Nov 1977

  • Women Back Abortion, Lesbians (Press, 22 November 1977)
    The national women’s conference in Houston, Texas, held in 1977, saw a significant endorsement of abortion rights, sex education, and lesbian rights, amidst lively debates and emotional appeals. The conference attracted about 2,000 delegates and marked a historic moment, notably more divisive than even discussions around the Equal Rights Amendment....
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sat 22 Nov 1975

  • Carmen Rupe interviewed by David Mahoney (1975) (Wellington)
    Carmen Rupe interviewed in 1975 by 2ZM host David Mahoney
    Features: Carmen Rupe
    Links: PrideNZ.com

Tue 22 Nov 1955

  • Teddy Boys (Press, 22 November 1955)
    On 22 November 1955, a series of letters to the editor from readers highlighted various social issues and cultural sentiments regarding the youth movements of the time, particularly focusing on the "Teddy Boy" subculture. R. M. Thomson's letter critiques the notion that military uniforms and commissions confer respect or authority. He...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Thu 22 Nov 1945

  • Sequel In Court (Evening Post, 22 November 1945)
    On 22 November 1945, in Auckland, a remarkable legal case came to light involving a woman who had been living as a man for over a decade. This individual had previously garnered media attention in September for her unusual circumstances and was now appearing before Mr. J. H. Luxford, S.M.,...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Two women appear in court after being found to be married and living as husband and wife (Auckland, New Zealand)
    The court orders both women to submit themselves to psychiatric treatment.
    Links: Papers Past

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