Day: May 13, 2020

Petition organisers say current blood donations policy treats gay men’s blood as “dirty.” Two LGBT+ rights activists are calling on the Minister of Health David Clark to ease restrictions on gay and bisexual men donating blood in New Zealand. Troy Mihaka, co-founder of Integrity New Zealand; and Luke Redward a queer rights advocate, have launched […]

Owner Leo Molloy says Headquarters should not face Level 2 restrictions as they’re not “a subterranean gay bar on K Road… where people swap DNA in the middle of the night.” Leo Molloy, who owns Headquarters, made the comments on air during an interview with Heather Du Plessis Allan on NewsTalk ZB discussing new COVID-19 […]

With the return of Lockdown Live tonight from 8 pm, express chats with Pacific Music Awards nominee, and FAFSWAG advocate Disciple Pati ahead of her live performance at 8:30 tonight via Instagram Live! How have you been keeping yourself busy in lockdown? I’m one of the fortunate people who has been able to continue working during lockdown; I […]

Homophobia is on the rise in South Korea thanks to COVID 19. Backlash in South Korea against the country’s gay community is prompting fears LGBT people will stop being tested for COVID 19 out of fear of being outed. The backlash began after a number of cases were linked to Seoul’s gay district. The Guardian […]

Despite a poor record in progress for LGBT+ equality rights, Hungary has lifted all bans on blood donation for men who have sex with men (MSM), ahead of more progressive nations. Bans on blood donation for MSM are a relic from the HIV/AIDS crisis-era with most countries requiring the donors to not have sex for […]