Day: May 4, 2021

Tom Sainsbury and Chris Parker are two of the most successful gay comedians New Zealand has ever produced. Here, they discuss whether sexuality affects what we find funny.  Do you believe as gay men you have a specifically queer sense of humour? Chris: Well, I wouldn’t say I feel a responsibility to make all my […]

Health fears for the convicted man has led to a delay in sentencing. The sentencing hearing for a prominent rich lister who was convicted of indecently assaulting three men and trying to bribe one to drop their claims, has been adjourned. The businessman is currently free on bail. Auckland High Court Justice Geoffrey Venning, who […]

Historian Gareth Watkins looks back at the May dates that shaped Aotearoa’s queer community forever. 20 May 1863 Reverend Henry Turton of Nelson stood trial at the Supreme Court on a charge of sodomy.  One of Turton’s servants, Isaac Nash, told the court how he had been summoned to Turton’s bedroom to bring alcohol.  According […]