On This Day: 27th November

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Mon 27 Nov 2023

Axing sexuality, relationship education guidelines would be 'huge mistake' warns co-writer
The lead writer of the sexuality and relationship education guidelines is alarmed the new government has agreed to remove them...
Links: RNZ
Government to stop teachers using approved sexuality and relationship guidelines
Some education specialists are alarmed by the new government's decision to stop teachers using approved sexuality and relationship education guidelines...
Links: RNZ
Doctor Who Breaks Barriers with LGBTQ+ Characters in 60th Anniversary Episode
Links: Express
Russia Escalates Crackdown on LGBTQ+ Rights with Proposed International Ban
Links: Express

Sun 27 Nov 2022

Nelson start-up developing antiviral drug to help fight future pandemics
Biotech company Kimer Med hope to develop a drug to treat viruses like Covid, dengue fever and HIV...
Links: Stuff
Auckland’s Hidden Gem: Pitt Street’s Plumb Theatre
Links: Express

Fri 27 Nov 2020

Aotearoa's first transgender Miss New Zealand contestant
Miss Intercontinental New Zealand, Arielle Keil, speaks to The Panel...
Links: RNZ
NZ Rugby and Sport NZ addressing 'complex issue' of transgender inclusion in women's sport
“Complex” work is under way on drafting guidelines associated with transgender access to sport at community level, including rugby...
Links: Stuff
The Panel with Michael Moynihan and Penny Ashton (Part 2)
Much of England is to enter the two toughest tiers when lockdown is lifted next week Dec 2...
Links: RNZ

Wed 27 Nov 2019

Best of First Up for Wednesday 27 November
In today's podcast: restoring sea knowledge to a new generation on board a Polynesian vaka; an American and Kiwi join forces to lobby for greater toilet access for those with Inflammatory Bowel Disease; a wild goose chase takes place in Auckland's Western Springs and the world's first HIV positive sperm bank opens today...
Links: RNZ
First HIV positive sperm bank in the world has opened in NZ
New Zealand opens the world's first HIV-positive sperm bank...
Links: RNZ
HIV positive sperm bank launches in New Zealand in a world first
When Damien Rule-Neal was diagnosed with HIV in 1999, he thought he'd never be able to father another child...
Links: Stuff
Sperm Positive - world first HIV+ sperm bank to reduce stigma
The world's first HIV positive sperm bank launches today hoping to reduce the stigma still felt by those living with the virus...
Links: RNZ
Why 90 Day Fiancé hasn't had a gay couple (yet)
TLC's Alon Orstein revealed what goes into casting 90 Day Fiancé and why the show hasn't had a same-sex couple...
Links: Stuff
World-first HIV positive sperm bank launches in New Zealand
Today New Zealand launches the world's first HIV positive sperm bank in a bid to remove the negative stigma experienced by those living with the virus...
Links: NZ Herald
ASK JOSH | FREQUENTLY ASKED TECH Q’S
Links: Express
WARNING ISSUED TO LGBTI TOURISTS HEADING TO MALAYSIA
Links: Express
WORLD’S FIRST HIV POSITIVE SPERM BANK LAUNCHES IN NZ
Links: Express

Tue 27 Nov 2018

Scientists horrified by Chinese genome editing experiment
A Chinese professor has presented the world with its first genetically edited babies - twin girls whose DNA has been altered to prevent them from contracting HIV...
Links: RNZ
Teen comes out as gay in front of packed assembly at Australian Catholic high school
A teen student at a Catholic high school in Sydney received a standing ovation when he came out as gay in front of a packed assembly...
Links: NZ Herald
The Panel with Kevin Milne and Jennie Moreton (Part 2)
Three of the major dictionaries have nominated their word of the year for 2018 - "single-use", "toxic", and "misinformation"...
Links: RNZ
Trans-exclusionary people not welcome at Pride - Louisa Wall
Labour MP Louisa Wall says people who don't support transgender rights shouldn't be in the Pride Parade...
Links: RNZ

Mon 27 Nov 2017

New interactive tool to support Māori with HIV
A new online health tool has launched to help Māori and Pasifika talk about their HIV status to their health providers...
Links: RNZ
Shocking video shows a night club floor collapsing in Tenerife, injuring 22
This is the heart-stopping moment a stage collapsed at a Tenerife club, injuring up to 40 people...
Links: NZ Herald
A Gay New Year!
Links: Express
Age Is No Issue: James Peters On “Success”
Links: Express
Age Is No Issue: Royal New Zealand Ballet’s William Fitzgerald
Links: Express
Ask Agony Uncle Eli
Links: Express
Come Out with Olly
Links: Express
Foodie Bites
Links: Express
MACKLEMORE: No Justice Till We’re Equal
Links: Express
Review: Take That
Links: Express
Tom Sainsbury-Paula’s Progressive
Links: Express

Sun 27 Nov 2016

Limelight Cabaret Christmas Show
Links: Express

Fri 27 Nov 2015

Christchurch Gay Cruise Club Manager Attacked
Links: Express
Beenie Man off lineup, replaced with lesbian singer
Controversial reggae singer, Beenie Man, has been taken off the Raggamuffin Festival lineup and replaced with out lesbian sensation Diana King following concerns raised by GayNZ...
Links: GayNZ.com
Chch cruise club manager assaulted
The manager of a Christchurch cruise club was assaulted in the early hours of Thursday morning...
Links: GayNZ.com
Confession: A Degradation Ceremony?
Conservative Catholics usually enthuse about the 'sacrament' of confession, although liberal Catholics don't bother with it...
Links: GayNZ.com
Cyprus parliament okays civil unions
A rally for relationship equality in Cyprus The parliament of Mediterranean island state Cyprus has voted by a comfortable majority for a Civil Pertnership bill allowing same-sex couples in the country to be legally recognised for the first time...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay Muslim leader opens pro-LGBTI Islamic school
An openly gay Muslim leader has created an online school which will offer access to LGBTI- friendly Islamic philosophy...
Links: GayNZ.com
Get to know Jamaica's first openly gay artist Diana King
We take a closer look at the lesbian reggae singer who has been chosen to replace Beenie Man at the Raggamuffin Festival this coming February...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 27 Nov 2014

GABA Divided?
Links: Express
Same Sex Marriage Ban Struck Down in Mississippi
Links: Express
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Party Line Up Announced
Links: Express
Wellington’s Sporty Weekend
Links: Express
"Homosexuality may help us bond"
Dr Diana Fleischman New research says “homosexual behaviour” may have evolved to promote social bonding in humans...
Links: GayNZ.com
Google removes gay hunting game
Google has removed a game where players hunted and killed gay men from its app store...
Links: GayNZ.com
HIV+ folk should try to avoid 'self-stigma'
World AIDS Day December 1st: As the gay community gears up to acknowledge the reality of HIV infection in our midst and the stigma too often directed at people with the virus the NZ AIDS Foundation is urging those without HIV to try to avoid hiding their diagnosis out of fear...
Links: GayNZ.com
NZ Cook Islander urges govt. to listen
Sam Matangi, pictured at the recent Hui takataapui An Auckland-based gay man of Cook Islands origin says he hopes the island nation's government will listen to their queen's concern that the law criminalising gay men is unfair...
Links: GayNZ.com
PandR: Historic Offences: Yes, But...
After assisting the major initiatives of LGBT marriage equality and associated inclusive adoption reform, the Key administration is itself advocating the erasure of pre-eighties historical gay sexual 'offences'...
Links: GayNZ.com
Second Sam Smith show announced
Sam Smith has added a second Auckland show to his New Zealand visit...
Links: GayNZ.com
World AIDS Day: Please donate!
This Friday collectors will hit the streets in the main centres, shaking their buckets to raise money for HIV work...
Links: GayNZ.com
World AIDS Day: Please donate!
This Friday collectors will hit the streets in the main centres, shaking their buckets to raise money for HIV work...
Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 27 Nov 2013

Groundbreaking general to speak in Wellington
Tammy Smith (right) with her wife Tracey Hepner The first-ever openly gay general in the US Army will be the keynote speaker at the Pride in Defence conference which begins in Wellington tomorrow...
Links: GayNZ.com
Poison gas unleashed in Moscow gay club
Central Station A popular gay Moscow nightclub has been filled with poisonous gas, the fourth attack on the venue since Russia introduced its homophobic gay ‘propaganda’ law...
Links: GayNZ.com
To Be Who I Am: Progress Update
***image1***In January 2008 the Human Rights Commission published To Be Who I Am the final report of its Transgender Inquiry, looking at the discrimination faced by transgender and intersex New Zealanders...
Links: GayNZ.com
To Be Who I Am: Progress Update
***image1***In January 2008 the Human Rights Commission published To Be Who I Am the final report of its Transgender Inquiry, looking at the discrimination faced by transgender and intersex New Zealanders...
Links: GayNZ.com
Watch: Franco and Rogen in Bound 3
James Franco and Seth Rogen's parody of an awful Kanye West video (originally featuring Kim Kardashian) may just be the funniest thing you see this week...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 27 Nov 2012

Alabama lesbian brutally bashed by GF's brother
A global outcry is mounting about an Alabama teenager’s brutal attack on his sister’s girlfriend, who he assaulted because he doesn’t approve of their relationship...
Links: GayNZ.com
Condom distribution up, HIV diagnoses down
Over half a million free condoms have been distributed by the NZ AIDS Foundation over the past year against a background of a significant lowering in HIV infection rates and a good uptake of its Get It On safe sex campaign...
Links: GayNZ.com
Condom distribution up, HIV diagnoses down
Over half a million free condoms have been distributed by the NZ AIDS Foundation over the past year against a background of a significant lowering in HIV infection rates and a good uptake of its Get It On safe sex campaign...
Links: GayNZ.com
Des Smith a semi-finalist for NZ'er of the Year
Des Smith with the medal he received last night One of Wellington's most active gay equality campaigners received a Kiwibank Local Heroes award last night and is now a contender for New Zealander of the Year...
Links: GayNZ.com
On with Pride: Final week
Excitement is building in Christchurch as Pride rolls full steam towards its grand finale, the Fantasy Ball on Saturday night … as hope bubbles away from its hardworking organisers that the return of Pride has really helped people relax, have fun and reconnect...
Links: GayNZ.com
Twelve men facing execution by Libyan militia
A picture of the men posted on Facebook Twelve men are facing mutilation and execution for allegedly being gay, after an extremist Libyan Islamist militia captured them at a private party...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 27 Nov 2011

Clearing the Debris: Election Summary
Well, the election is over...
Links: GayNZ.com
Robertson in the running for Labour deputy leader
Wellington Central MP Grant Robertson With Phil Goff all but certain to resign as party leader in the wake of Labour's resounding defeat last night a gay MP and a forthrightly pro-glbt equality MP are in serious contention to rise to the deputy leader position...
Links: GayNZ.com
So ... what now?
Are we in hot water? National took the lead right from the starting gun tonight and showed no signs of slowing, and now the election results are in we are set for three years only the best euphemist could describe as "interesting"...
Links: GayNZ.com
So ... what now?
Are we in hot water? National took the lead right from the starting gun tonight and showed no signs of slowing, and now the election results are in we are set for three years only the best euphemist could describe as "interesting"...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 27 Nov 2010

Judge says male soldiers can "cure" lesbians
An American judge has been accused of advocating corrective rape for lesbians...
Links: GayNZ.com
L Word creator developing new lesbian series
Ilene Chaiken Ilene Chaiken, the creator of lesbian series The L Word is developing a new show for CBS about a lesbian doctor...
Links: GayNZ.com
Life Memberships handed out at glitzy venue
Muted applause was overcome by a thunderous haka from supporters as Mama Tere Strickland received her Life Membership of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation...
Links: GayNZ.com
Life Memberships handed out at glitzy venue
Muted applause was overcome by a thunderous haka from supporters as Mama Tere Strickland received her Life Membership of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation...
Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 27 Nov 2009

Television item (New Zealand)
Te Karere, ref: TZP377324.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Aussie civil unions will stay after all
Australia's Federal Government has now agreed to allow gay couples in the Australian Capital Territory to hold legally binding civil partnership ceremonies...
Links: GayNZ.com
Comment: 'Gay Panic Defence' is finally scrapped
As a consequence of parliamentary urgency, the archaic "provocation defence" (Section 169 of the Crimes Act) was finally abolished last night...
Links: GayNZ.com
Provocation axe "long overdue" - Rainbow Wellington
"Long overdue but very welcome" is how Rainbow Wellington chairperson Tony Simpson describes the abolition of the 'provocation defence' in a near unanimous vote of parliament sitting under urgency yesterday evening...
Links: GayNZ.com
Red ribbon crew hits the streets: "Give generously"
Today's the biggest fundraising day of the year for New Zealand's HIV/AIDS charities, as the entire staff of the NZ AIDS Foundation and Body Positive - along with dozens of big-hearted volunteers - are taking to the streets...
Links: GayNZ.com
Review: Confessions of a Drag Queen
Review: Confessions of a Drag Queen Thursday 26 November 2009 at BATS Theatre, Wellington The publicity for Confessions of Drag Queen cautions the performance "may contain traces of nuts"...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 27 Nov 2008

AUS: Row over anti-gay health officials
Australian health minister Nicola Roxon has admitted she made a mistake in employing two 'men's health ambassadors' who hold offensive homophobic views...
Links: GayNZ.com
Boy George defends himself in kidnap trial
Gay pop star Boy George is defending himself in court this week against a claim he imprisoned a male escort in his flat...
Links: GayNZ.com
UK cop fired over anti-gay emails
A Norfolk Police Constable who sent emails to colleagues condemning homosexuality and advising gay people to seek the help of a Christian group that would 'cure' them has been dismissed...
Links: GayNZ.com
Wellington gets a new gay gardening group
At 11am on Sunday 7 December – wet or fine – a new LGBT Gardening Group is being launched with a garden tour and barbeque in a large secluded garden just north of Wellington...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 27 Nov 2007

AKL: Free STI and HIV testing this Saturday
Free appointments for HIV and other sexually-transmitted infections (STI's) are still available for this Saturday at Auckland's Burnett Centre, just off Karangahape Road...
Links: GayNZ.com
Bookshops boycott LGBT Bible guide
Christian bookshops are refusing to stock copies of a new Bible study guide that challenges standard New Testament translations that describe gay sex as sinful, the Sydney Morning Herald reports...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay Kiwis say "Justin brought sexy back"
Several gay fans of pop star Justin Timberlake say their throats are sore from cheering at his Auckland concert dates at the weekend and last night...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay panic law ripe for reform says Finlayson
National MP Christopher Finlayson has backed up the Law Commission’s call for the law which allows for ‘gay panic’ defence to be reviewed, suggesting that such reform be considered in a comprehensive review of the relevant Crimes Act...
Links: GayNZ.com
It's time to change the partial defence of provocation
National MP Chris Finlayson The Law Commission has recommended that Parliament reform the legal defence of provocation, which allows for the infamous gay panic defence...
Links: GayNZ.com
The Profane and the Inhuman
Philosopher Roger Scruton Conservative British philosopher Roger Scruton thinks that religion (read: Christianity) has been unfairly singled out by its current atheist critics...
Links: GayNZ.com
Witnesses quizzed on Waipouri's last hours
Two separate witnesses say they saw a young man with Stanley Waipouri on the night of his death, the Palmerston North High Court heard today...
Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 27 Nov 2006

Biculturalism uncertainty for NZAF
The Treaty of Waitangi looks set to be struck off the NZ AIDS Foundation's constitution, following it's Annual General Meeting on Saturday...
Links: GayNZ.com
Gay history of NZ book planned
A Dunedin-based researcher is currently finding out what life was like for homosexual kiwi men in years past...
Links: GayNZ.com
Transgender remembrance in AKL tonight
A ceremony for Transgender Day of Remembrance will take place in Downtown Auckland this evening...
Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 27 Nov 2005

'Miss India' wins Queen pageant
1...
Links: GayNZ.com
QWU review: A brazenly glamorous night to remember
From the tongue in cheek Star Wars opening credits to the final production number, last night's NZAF fundraiser spectacular Queen of the Whole Universe was a pageant of fabulous glamour, full steam ahead excess, pathos, bawdiness and professionalism by which all future drag extravaganzas will be judged...
Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 27 Nov 2003

Television item (New Zealand)
Qn, ref: TZP281720.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Television item (New Zealand)
Te Karere, ref: TZP282667.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
"High gay suicide rate cannot be ignored" - former PM
New Zealand's high suicide rate is largely due to gays and lesbians being unable to talk openly about their sexual orientation, says former National PM Jenny Shipley...
Links: GayNZ.com
AIDS wake-up call required for men
The gay male community needs a wake up call, says the AIDS Foundation...
Links: GayNZ.com
Shorty St makers reject gay-brainwashing slurs
The makers of Shortland Street say allegations that their programme is part of Helen Clark's alleged homosexual social engineering agenda have no basis in fact...
Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 27 Nov 2001

Television item (New Zealand)
Queer Nation, ref: TZP252815.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Fri 27 Nov 1998

Auckland City Council, under new Mayor Christine Fletcher, grants $15,000 for Hero Parade cleanup (Auckland, New Zealand)
Television item (New Zealand)
Breakfast, ref: TZP207210.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Sun 27 Nov 1994

Television item (New Zealand)
Asia Dynamic, ref: TZP152444.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
Television item (New Zealand)
Network News, ref: TZP151207.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Sat 27 Nov 1993

Television item (New Zealand)
Network News, ref: TZP137202.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
The third Devotion dance party is held (Wellington, New Zealand)
The party is held at Shed 21 on the waterfront. (Note there was no Devotion party held in 1994)
Links: GayNZ.net
The Love Parade is held as part of the Devotion festival (Wellington, New Zealand)
People gather for the parade in Civic Square.
Links: National Library

Mon 27 Nov 1989

Focus On Becoming Visible (Press, 27 November 1989)
Dale Spender, an esteemed Australian feminist known for her impactful work on women’s education, is set to be the keynote speaker at a pivotal women’s conference titled "Becoming Visible" in Christchurch from 11 to 14 January 1990. The conference, organised by the New Zealand Educational Institute (N.Z.E.I.), will feature prominent...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Thu 27 Nov 1986

Complaint On 'gay’ Tv Programme Rejected (Press, 27 November 1986)
On 27 November 1986, it was reported that the Broadcasting Tribunal in New Zealand had dismissed a complaint filed by the Society for the Promotion of Community Standards concerning a television programme titled “Growing Up Gay in Godzone.” The programme, which aired on TV2 in August 1985 as part of...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 27 Nov 1985

Dan White’s Death Reopens Tragic Story (Press, 27 November 1985)
Dan White, who shot and killed San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and gay city councillor Harvey Milk in 1978, has taken his own life, reigniting the deep-seated tensions and animosities that surfaced following the murders. White, who held resentment towards both men—stemming from his frustration over not being reinstated as...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Television item (New Zealand)
6:30pm News, ref: TZP136767.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Tue 27 Nov 1984

A.i.d.s.-free Blood Clotting Agent Found (Press, 27 November 1984)
On 27 November 1984, scientists in Britain and the United States announced a significant breakthrough in the production of a blood-clotting agent for haemophiliacs, which is guaranteed to be free of the A.1.b.5. virus, associated with AIDS. While promising, the new product is projected to take two to five years...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Central African A.i.d.s. Epidemic Feared (Press, 27 November 1984)
On 27 November 1984, a report from the "Guardian" highlighted that one of Britain's largest blood transfusion centres, the North London Blood Transfusion Centre in Edgeware, has advised individuals from Central Africa against donating blood. This recommendation arises amid growing concerns about a potential A.I.D.S. epidemic linked to Zaire and...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Television news report: Dunedin Blood Transfusion Service campaigns against AIDS (Dunedin, New Zealand)
ref: TZP153021.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Thu 27 Nov 1980

Television news report: Elton John concert causes crowd injuries (Wellington, New Zealand)
Pyrotechnics caused nearly 70 people to be treated for eye irritations, ref: TZP4777.
Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Tue 27 Nov 1979

Meeting On Homosexuality (Press, 27 November 1979)
On 27 November 1979, a meeting held by the Christchurch Anglican Diocese revealed a prevailing disapproval of homosexual activity among the attendees. The majority consensus was that sexual relationships should be strictly heterosexual, as this was seen as the natural standard according to scriptural teachings. Despite the critical stance on...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Mon 27 Nov 1978

Millionaire Tells Hearing Of Special Fund For... (Press, 27 November 1978)
On 27 November 1978, a bomb scare disrupted the high-profile court hearing against former Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe, who is accused of conspiring to murder Norman Scott, a man with whom he allegedly had a homosexual relationship. The hearing was underway when a police note prompted Chief Magistrate Edward...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Harvey Milk is assassinated (San Francisco, United States of America)
Links: Wikipedia

Wed 27 Nov 1974

Official Support For Homosexual Bill (Press, 27 November 1974)
On 27 November 1974, Mr G. S. Orr, the Secretary for Justice, presented a compelling case to a parliamentary select committee advocating for the legalisation of private homosexual acts between consenting adult males. His submission was part of a review of the Crimes Amendment Bill, which proposes to amend existing...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sat 27 Nov 1971

‘dull’ Magazine Restricted (Press, 27 November 1971)
On 26 November 1971, the Indecent Publications Tribunal announced that a magazine produced by students at Lincoln College, titled "Pizzle Rot," was deemed indecent for individuals under the age of 16. The tribunal's chairman, Mr R. S. V. Simpson, stated that the magazine primarily aimed to shock its readers. Following...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Fri 27 Nov 1970

Controversial Dismissal (Press, 27 November 1970)
On 26 November 1970, the British Post Office faced significant delays in mail delivery due to a series of lightning strikes by workers protesting the abrupt dismissal of Lord Hall, the chairman of the Post Office Corporation, by Minister of Posts and Communications, Mr Christopher Chataway. The reasons behind Lord...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
Japanese Was Prolific Author (Press, 27 November 1970)
Yukio Mishima, a prominent Japanese writer and patriot, took his own life on 25 November 1970 at the age of 45. Throughout his illustrious career, Mishima was recognised as one of the most distinguished and prolific writers of his generation. He began his literary journey with the publication of his...
Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

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