Category: New Zealand
The Warkworth Cake Maker who refused service to a lesbian couple on the basis of their sexuality is in breach of the Human Rights Act according to one Auckland lawyer. Speaking to express, Stewart Dalley from Auckland law firm Ryken and Associates says Kath’s Devine Cakes is in breach of the Human Rights Act for […]
Speaking with express from New Caledonia, former Auckland Pride Co-Chair Lexie Matheson says that she leaves wishing the new board “every success.” Lexie Matheson has spoken to express about her time as a board member of Auckland Pride which has recently come to an end, praising the “extraordinary” Kirsten Sibbitt and the “the wonderful cultural […]
The Warkworth based cake maker Kath’s Devine Cakes says that she must “follow the integrity of my heart and beliefs” in refusing service to the couple. A Warkworth cake maker has refused to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple because of her opposition to same-sex marriage. In a screenshot published on Facebook, Kath […]
Maori had a much more liberal view on sexual fluidity than previously thought, according to prominent researchers. Emeritus Professor Ngahuia Te Awekotuku and Dr Elizabeth Kerekere spoke with RNZ’s Melody Thomas for the broadcasters BANG! Podcast on the topic of ‘why old stories illustrating diverse sexualities and gender expressions in Te Ao Māori aren’t better known […]
A new weekend-long Auckland festival will celebrate and support LGBTQI+ Maori. Ahurei Matariki Takatapui is a weekend of events designed specifically by and for LGBTQI+ Mãori, their whãnau, and allies— with Takatãpui being a reclaimed term to embrace all Mãori who identify with diverse sexes, genders and sexualities. Running from July 19-21 with a weekend […]
Samoan human rights lawyer Jenny Bennet-Tuioneota has won the prestigious Commonwealth Pacific Short Story Award with Matalasi, a tale about a young transgender man preparing to be married as a female bride. According to the awards, ‘Matalasi is a story about difference, identity and the high cost of conformity. Set in a conservative Pacific Island […]
express stalwart Tux Hika explores the politically charged question of whether it is particularly important for LGBTQ+ Māori to sign up to the Māori roll—and finds his answer more complicated than he had ever imagined. Ko te Tau Tatauranga tenei, mehemea kaore koe i mohio ko te tau hoki ka whai waahi te iwi Maori […]
The veteran Kiwi broadcasters are joining a growing number of people, who are raising questions over the New Zealand LGBTI Awards. Writing for stuff.co.nz, Mau says that she will not be involved in the New Zealand LGBTI Awards, turning down an offer to be a judge or host, a decision that she says was made […]