Day: May 17, 2022

May 17
Campaign Launched To Fund Gender Neutral Bathrooms In Schools

On May 17, 1990, the World Health Organisation stopped classifying homosexuality as a mental health condition. 31 years later, the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) remains an annual celebration of how far we have come, and an acknowledgement of how far we still have to go in eliminating discrimination and improving safety […]

May 17
Gay Dads Creating Family with Donors & Surrogates

Growing Families have half-day face-to-face seminars coming up next month in both Auckland (11 June) and Wellington (12 June) for those looking at creating a family. Whether you are looking at local surrogacy in NZ or offshore arrangements in countries like the US or Canada, the level of trust inherent in these journeys demands not only a leap of faith, […]

May 17
Jake Daniels Becomes The UK’s First Pro Male Footballer To Come Out In 32 Years

Blackpool footballer Jake Daniels has ended decades of silence from within professional men’s football, becoming the first player in the United Kingdom to come out as gay since Justin Fashanu in 1990. 17-year-old Daniels, who only just made his debut for the club this month, explained that he felt comfortable and ready to come out […]

May 17
Exclusive | NZ Rugby CEO Mark Robinson: “We Want To Be A Force For Good”

To mark IDAHOBIT (International Day Against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination) Mark Robinson tells express what New Zealand Rugby is doing to make the game safer for Rainbow communities. Out On The Fields In 2015, Out On The Fields, was the first international study into homophobia in sport. The research (which included NZ statistics) found that 80% of […]