Day: August 22, 2014

Aug 22
Redifining Gender

Andrew Rumbles talks to Feminine Lost author Jennifer Granger. I wasn’t sure of what this book was going to be about. It looked dangerously like Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus or the clichéd 1960s tome reminding women to stay in the kitchen, Fascinating Womanhood.  Both are books that suggest we will thrive when we keep […]

Aug 22
Meet Our New Auckland Pride Board Members: Phylesha Brown-Acton.

Auckland Pride has announced four new board members all hoping to continue to take our festival to new heights. Meet Phylesha Brown-Acton. Please can you tell us a bit about your background and experience to introduce our readers to you? Brown-Acton has worked for Pasefika LGBTQI communities regionally, nationally and internationally, for over two decades. […]

Aug 22
 Meet our GLBT parliamentary candidates: Maddy Drew

Maddy Drew is the Green Party candidate for Otaki. What do you think are the three greatest problems New Zealanders are facing at the moment? Inequality, environment and the need for a sustainable economy What have you done thus far to help? My best to be an engaged and active citizen. What do you intend […]