Day: December 9, 2014
Jim Marjoram’s new book “It’s Life Jim . . .: A Journey to Sexual and Spiritual Reconciliation via the Road of Fundamentalist Religion” was officially launched tonight at an event at Marcello’s Cafe on college hill. The event was attended by around 50 people, where Jim took questions about his book and also spoke about […]
Today marks 10 years since civil unions was passed into law by the then Labour government in 2004. The anniversary has been noted by the NZ Labour party on the Labour Party Facebook page who say: “In light of the highly publicised comments of Logan Robertson, it’s important to remember the great progressive gains that […]
Scruff, one of the world’s largest Gay social networking apps, has announced the launch of Benevolads in NZ to help the New Zealand AIDS Foundation increase awareness of a surge in syphilis cases. Benevolads is Scruff’s in-app advertising platform that allows non-profit organisations ro advertise free on the app. Scruff have announced that 80% of […]
Speaking to express from Bali, Indonesia, the new Auckland Pride board member Richard James says he wants to see the festival “permanently ensconced in both the GLBT community and Auckland’s summer event calendar.” Richard James return to the Auckland Pride Board comes after the resignation of Lexie Matheson a fortnight ago. James tells us that he “is pleased […]
Auckland Pride Festival Incorporated has officially announced the appointment of Teokotai (Ta’i) Paitai as Festival Director and Everall Deans as Festival Coordinator. “We are very pleased to have people of Ta’i and Everall’s calibre on board for 2015 and we invite everyone to join us in welcoming them in their new roles.” Co-chair of the […]
The International Olympic Committee has just added sexual orientation to the Olympic charter’s non discrimination policy. The recommendation from the Olympic Agenda 2020 to include “non-discrimination on sexual orientation in the Sixth Fundamental Principle of Olympism” was voted on at the 127th IOC Session in Monaco. The Sixth Principle already protects discrimination on the basis of […]
Jim Marjoram’s Silent Gays is being launched tonight at 6pm at Marcellos cafe on College Hill. Jim Marjoram has made national headlines this week after emailing churches seeking support for his new book the ‘Silent Gays project’ when he received a hate filled email rant from Westcity Baptist church pastor Logan Robertson who then told Marjoram “I pray […]
To make a dead woman alive again through her words is the gift Catherine Downes gave her full audience at Tiny Theatre in Westmere’s Garnet Station last week. Over her three decades in the business, Downes, a noted lesbian theatre director and actor, has frequently presented Katherine Mansfield’s work. Through her transforming acting power, Downes […]