Category: New Zealand
Officials have thrown out calls to have her banned. Article by Jess Jones, StarObserver.com.au Trans weightlifter Laurel Hubbard’s eligibility to compete in the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games has been confirmed. Hubbard last year qualified to compete, and is set to be the first trans athlete to represent New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games. She had previously been […]
Auckland Pride Festival Co-Chairs have responded to the two-person protest during Saturday’s Pride Parade in Auckland and say the primary focus is safety for everyone. Cassie Roma and fellow Co-Chair Lexie Matheson say there was a brief two-person protest at the start of the parade but that “Protests are not unexpected, nor necessarily unwelcome, during […]
Wellington Police have arrested and charged a 30-year-old man with the murder of Wellington transgender woman Zena Campbell. Campbell, 21, was found in a car in central Wellington suburb, Aro Valley, on Sunday 11 February. Appearing before Wellington District Court judge Ian Mill on Thursday the 30-year-old man, who has been granted name suppression, was […]
Auckland’s Pride Parade wasn’t without protest this year, with two people protesting access to hormone therapy for transgender youth at the very front of the parade. Walking in front of the Saturday’s parade were two people holding a sign that read “stop giving kids sex hormones, protect lesbian youth”. The pair, who call themselves “feminist […]
Jacinda Arden has become the first Prime Minister to walk in a Pride Parade. The crowd roared as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made her way down Ponsonby Road on Saturday night – while she’s no stranger to the event, she’s the first ever Prime Minister to walk in the parade. Cutting the ribbon (actually, […]
Celine Dion is heading to New Zealand, over two decades after her first visit. Originally announcing just one show, after fans cleaned out all pre-sale tickets to the first show and a second was announced. Playing two shows at Auckland’s Spark Arena August 11 and 12, general tickets go on sale today. The shows are […]
Two years after GABA changes its name to Rainbow Auckland, the Trust has followed suit with a name that seeks to show its commitment to the wider New Zealand community -Rainbow New Zealand Charitable Trust. “After 18 years of active fundraising and providing financial help to the LGBT+ community in New Zealand, the new name […]
36-year-old Ricky Devine-White, from Blenheim, was announced as the winner of Mr Gay New Zealand 2018 on stage at Caluzzi Bar and Cabaret. “I’m overwhelmed by how much support I’ve had over the last months which shows there is a huge community out there that want to support the LGBTI+ people and we just need […]