Day: October 31, 2014

Oct 31
A Room with a View

As the Auckland Housing Market slips from the grasps of many potential first time buyers – express ask’s do we really need a back yard? For Aucklander’s who have not yet stepped foot on the property ladder, that first rung has gotten awful high if you are hoping to achieve the quarter acre dream in […]

Oct 31
Anti-Gay Pastor Claims Starbucks Is ‘Ground Zero for Ebola’ Because of GLBT Appeal

Pastor James David Manning warns people to stay away from Starbucks claiming that the coffee giant is “ground zero for Ebola” and are meeting places for “generally upscale sodomites” interested in “clandestine sexual activities.” “I am now on the Ebola watch, warning people to stay away from Starbucks,” Manning  says in a new “Manning Report” […]

Oct 31
Calls to Wipe Historic Gay Sex Convictions in NZ

Justice Minister Amy Adams says she is open to resuming talks on the subject of having the criminal records of those convicted of historical homosexual acts wiped.  While those who were convicted before the 1986 Homosexual Law Reform Act was passed do not need to declare their convictions because of the Clean Slate Act, GLBT activists say […]

Oct 31
Apple CEO Tim Cook Comes Out: “I’m Proud to be Gay”

CEO of Apple Tim Cook comes out saying “I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me.” Writing for Buisnessweek, the CEO acknowledges that while he has never denied his sexuality, he has yet to publicly acknowledge it ether. “So let me be clear: I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being […]