Day: August 24, 2017

Aug 24
High schoolers attack 10-Year-Old Because of Gender Expression

A ten-year-old child in Central Otago has been attacked by a group of high school girls because of their androgynous appearance. The child’s mother told Fairfax that they had taken a bus after school to the high school to wait for older siblings who had netball training but decided to leave early without them. It […]

Aug 24
Student Life And Experiences: The University of Auckland

Adjusting to university life can be hard enough without also having to navigate issues surrounding your sexuality or gender identity. Danny is a student at the University of Auckland, studying law and arts majoring in Linguistics. He feels overall, his experience as a queer person at the uni as been a positive one, acknowledging that […]

Aug 24
Jacinda-Mania

Whether you’re a fan or you’re not, Jacinda-mania has well and truly taken over the nation – and our media – this election. At the time of writing, 50 percent of those who took part in the express online poll said they would vote for the Labour Party if the elections were to be held […]

Aug 24
NSW Has Lowest Rate of New HIV Notifications Since 1985

Article by Jess Jones, StarObserver.com.au A new report from the NSW Ministry of Health has shown the lowest rate of new HIV notifications since 1985. ACON, NSW’s leading HIV prevention and support organisation, has welcomed the release of the latest quarterly NSW HIV Data Report.  The report showed 101 new HIV diagnoses in gay and […]