Day: February 29, 2016

Sam Smith dedicated his Oscar to the LGBT community, citing Sir Ian Mckellen in saying that no openly gay person has ever won an Oscar. “I read an article a few months ago by Sir Ian Mckellen and he said no openly gay man had won an Oscar. If this is the case, I want […]

Affinity Services have announced the implementation of Silver Rainbow, an initiative to increase education for Rest Homes and other aged care services in caring for LGBTI community members. “The Silver Rainbow programme equips the aged care sector with the ideas, tools and resources to ensure that services for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex older people […]

London Professor William Spurlin will be giving a public lecture at Auckland Museum on Saturday 5 March, 2016. With extensive scholarship concerning queer studies, post-colonial studies and critical and cultural theory, Professor William Spurlin will deliver a lecture about the legacy of Nazi persecutions of gay and lesbian people during the Second World War. Like […]

Thirty years ago is more than a lifetime for some. But the passing of Homosexual Law Reform (HLR) in 1986 happened in my lifetime. And in my country. For many older gay people this event was a formative experience in our lives. Watching “The Thin Edge of the Wedge” as part of the Pride festival […]

Italy’s senate has passed a bill allowing same-sex civil unions to be legally recognised. The move comes as the most recent development in Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s goal to align the country with the vaguely-defined region of western Europe. However, the bill’s journey into passing has not been a smooth one. It was in the air for […]

Former partners Malcolm Pacific and Outline have reunited in a bid to increase the accessibility of face-to-face counselling services for GLBT people in New Zealand. “Malcolm Pacific have had a relationship with OUTline for a number of years,” says Outline manager Trevor Easton in an interview with express, “There was a gap, but express introduced […]