Category: New Zealand
Laurel Hubbard will become the first transgender Commonwealth Games athlete to represent New Zealand. Hubbard has been confirmed by the New Zealand Olympic Committee and Olympic Weightlifting New Zealand, as one of twelve weightlifters on the New Zealand team in the 90kg plus category. She took out the women’s 90kg-plus division at the Commonwealth and […]
The Transgender Day of Remembrance is being marked around the country this weekend and is an opportunity for communities to come together and remember those who have lost their lives. The Transgender Day of Remembrance occurs annually on 20 November and is observed around the world. It is a day set aside to mourn and […]
Pharmac has announced its intention to fund PrEP as early as 1 March 2018. The national drug-buying agency says that it has been closely following developments in medicines that may prevent HIV infection and when Truvada was granted registration for use for PrEP by Medsafe earlier this year it worked closely with the New Zealand […]
Rainbow Labour MP Kiritapu Allan lay down a spoken word poem during her first speech in Parliament. Delivering her maiden speech, Allan spoke of her younger years and her journey to Parliament, having started her working life at KFC, after leaving school at 16, Allan joined her first union. A year later as she made […]
This weekend’s Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Forum hopes to provide a constructive and peaceful discussion regarding the increasing violence faced by many LGBT+ communities around the world. “Two weeks ago a group in the US marched from Stonewall to Trump Tower and raised money for people fleeing from Russia to save their lives. They were […]
The new year isn’t far away and with it comes the season of Pride in the Southern Hemisphere. The Wellington Pride Festival | Tū Whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara has released its dates, so its the perfect time for all of you who are out of town to book flights or organise a road trip. Kicking […]
The Auckland Pride Festival Board has announced the dates of some of its major events, with the festival running from 2 to 18 February 2018. Opening with the Auckland Pride Gala on Friday 2, the Ending HIV Big Gay Out will be held on Sunday 11, and the festival with finish with the Auckland Pride […]
The new Far North District Council chief executive is being investigated for his alleged comments about his councillors referring to “one homosexual”. The Herald reports that the comments were allegedly made in community meetings and that it is believed a complaint to the Human Rights Commission was made by the only openly gay councillor, Dave […]