Day: December 17, 2021

Dec 17
Why Are So Many Great Gay Men Single?

Christmas is a time for sharing, but your heart can be one of the hardest things to give. But as Dick Richards points out, you’ve got to give love to receive! I think we’ve all been that single person who hates people who are in relationships. It’s kind of a rite of passage. We tell […]

Dec 17
LGBT+ ACTIVIST PETER TATCHELL: “WE NEED TO FORGIVE OUR PARENTS”

As a guest on the new podcast The Vanity Project, legendary LGBT+ activist Peter Tatchell has discussed forgiving the older generation who might not have got everything right. “An older generation comes to LGBT+ issues from a very different background, so we have to make some allowances – not a free pass – but a […]

Dec 17
Groundbreaking EU-Wide Recognition of LGBTIQ+ Families

The European Court of Justice has ruled that member states are obliged to give an ID card or passport that acknowledges same-sex parents. Rémy Bonny, from the EU-advocacy group Forbidden Colours, calls the case ‘groundbreaking’.  “This case is groundbreaking. Over the last year, we have seen politicians from Bulgaria, Hungary and Poland trying to take […]

Dec 17
Discrimination Putting LGBTIQ+ At Risk Of Homelessness

Discrimination in the housing market, as well as structural issues such as poverty, racism and instability, are placing Takatāpui and LGBTIQ+ people at higher risk of homelessness, researchers from the University of Otago, Wellington, have found. The research was led by Research Fellow Dr Brodie Fraser from the Department of Public Health, who interviewed people […]