Day: February 13, 2018

Feb 13
Two Ticks Suggested for Intersex People This Census

StatsNZ is suggesting that people whose biological sex falls out of the binary (ie intersex) mark both ‘male’ and ‘female’ on their paper census form this March. Without a third sex option on the census form and no option for gender identity, StatsNZ will not be collecting information specifically regarding gender diverse identities and ticking […]

Feb 13
Openly Gay Man Makes History at Winter Olympics

The Canadian who has won gold in the team figure skating at the Winter Olympics is the first ever openly gay man to do so at the Games. Eric Radford skated to Adele’s Hometown Glory at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang alongside his skating partner Meagan Duhamel and said: “I literally feel like I might […]