Category: New Zealand

Lawyer Stewart Dalley guides us through the process of applying for historical homosexual offences to be wiped from criminal records. WHO CAN APPLY? Persons convicted, or those acting on behalf of a deceased convicted person, can apply personally or through a representative. WHAT CAN BE WIPED?
The list of offences you can apply to wipe are […]

60 per cent of respondents said they would not stay friends with a mate becoming trans and 50 per cent said they would not stay friends with a mate coming out as gay. An unscientific urinal poll organised by Canterbury mental health campaign All Right? suggests a higher than expected number of men hold a negative opinion of trans […]

The couple took to social media to announce they are expecting a second child, with a Handmaid’s Tale themed Instagram photo.  Kiwi singer and television personality Anika Moa has taken to Instagram to announce that her and her wife Natasha Utting are expecting a second child together. “Blessed day! We are joyous to announce that […]

The nation’s capital is lighting up to celebrate the upcoming  Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association’s conference. Wellington will become the first city in the southern hemisphere to host the ILGA conference. Set to be held in March, the conference will attract hundreds of LGBT activists from around the world to Wellington for the […]

The world’s first transgender MP and Mayor needs help so she can get to the Oxford Union to share her story. Speaking to stuff.co.nz earlier, Beyer said the invitation to speak on such a global platform was both privilege and a matter of national pride. At the time, Beyer said she was busy “putting in a few […]

The mother of marriage equality has condemned the Lesbian Rights Alliance Aotearoa for their opposition to the proposed changes to the new Birth, Deaths, Marriages and Relationships Registration Act. Louisa Wall has come out publicly against the Lesbian Alliance Aotearoa’s opposition to the government’s proposed changes to the new Birth, Deaths, Marriages and Relationships Registration. […]

A group called the Lesbian Rights Alliance Aotearoa have raised concerns over the new Birth, Deaths, Marriages and Relationships Registration Act, saying that it risks women’s rights. The group’s press release, which was published on Scoop and later quoted in the NZ Herald, said that the bill could ‘render the sex discrimination protections in the […]

The Anglican Diocese of Nelson has rejected the wider New Zealand church’s stance of allowing same-sex couples to be blessed in the church. The Anglican Diocese of Nelson Synod this week passed a motion to be in “impaired fellowship” with the Anglican Church of New Zealand over a recent motion to allow Bishops the right […]