Day: November 11, 2014

Nov 11
Transgender Day of Remembrance Service to be Held in Auckland Next Week

GenderBridge is hosting a Transgender Day of Remembrance service at Auckland’s St Mathew-in-the-city on Thursday 20 November at 7pm.   St Matthew’s in the city will be holding a Transgender Day of Rememberence next Thursday, hosted by GenderBridge next Thursday to mourn the deaths of 226 transgender victims of violence from around the world in the […]

Nov 11
Uganda Introduces New Anti GLBT Legislation

The new legislation, the Prohibition of Unnatural Sexual Practices Bill of 2014, is harsher and even more extensive than the recently nullified Anti-Homosexuality Act. The Anti Homosexual Act (AHA) was passed by parliament last year and signed into law by Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni but was later declared null and void by the nation’s constitutional court due […]

Nov 11
Brides Legally Marry in Russia Despite Ban on Same Sex Marriage

Two brides have officially tied the knot in Russia despite the country’s ban on same-sex marriages, thanks to a legal loophole. Irina Shumilova and Alyona Fursova both wore traditional white wedding dresses as they tied the knot in front of family and friends at a registry office in St Petersburg. Despite same sex marriage being […]

Nov 11
The Funniest Man in NZ!

Hot young playwright Sam Brooks profiles the hot young actor/comedian Chris Parker – a star of TV, Web and Stage that many are touting as the next big thing. It’s only a mild understatement to say that Chris Parker has taken the Auckland theatre scene by storm in the last year. From starring in the […]