Tag: Jacinda Ardern
Former Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson has candidly discussed how his sexuality influenced his previous bids for the Labour Party leadership, recognising that his sexual orientation was an inhibiting factor in obtaining Party leadership.
In 2013 and again in 2014, Robertson competed for the leadership position but was unsuccessful. Reflecting...
Former Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson has announced his retirement from politics to assume the role of Vice-Chancellor at the University of Otago.
Robertson's move was confirmed by the university in a statement, highlighting Robertson's deep ties to Dunedin and his alma mater, where he also served as OUSA...
The investigation follows the school asking parents to deny the existence of same-sex marriage and a transgender student being told 'God Doesn't Make Mistakes.'
A Tauranga school is being investigated after a transgender student attempted suicide.
The school refused to call the student by their preferred pronouns or name. When the...
express offered the leaders of every significant political party in Aotearoa the chance to tell us what Pride Month means to them. Four out of five responded. Here's what they said:
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern:
Kia ora and happy Pride to all Express readers!
Pride month is a time to celebrate the...
“Conversion practices have no place in modern New Zealand,” the Justice Minister says.
The Labour Government will ban conversion therapy answering long-standing calls from New Zealand’s LGBTQ+ community and fulfilling a commitment the Labour Party took to the last election.
Justice Minister Kris Faafoi has confirmed that a Bill has...
“Let’s all recommit to keep doing the work that’s required and make sure that we show that international solidarity so that everyone can celebrate who they are, no matter where in the world they live.” – Jacinda Ardern.
https://youtu.be/k43QjqOrWYA
The New Zealand component of Global Pride will feature highlight reels from...
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Finance Minister Grant Robertson are among the line-up of world leaders taking part in Global Pride, including former US Vice President Joe Biden and Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau.
Three Pride Festivals from around Aotearoa will celebrate with their international partners on Saturday 27...
Before the Coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke exclusively to express' Oliver Hall about Conversion Therapy, gender self-ID and her long-running support for the queer community in her only LGBTQ+ focused interview this year.
For full disclosure, I first met Jacinda Ardern in 2009, when she was a...
