Category: New Zealand
Brian Tamaki says media and those wanting to protest against him are “jealous about my life”. His comments come after his speaking engagement in Christchurch last night was moved to an undisclosed location as a protest group was organising a Queer Quake Mardi Gras. Last year the Destiny Church leader said that earthquakes were caused […]
It’s bound to be the gossip in many lunchrooms around the country today – last night’s rather awkward episode of Married at First Sight. Aaron and Ben were the first same-sex couple to appear on the New Zealand version of the popular show, but their wedding day appeared far from smooth sailing. Ben revealed at […]
He brought us the queer anthem Same Love and has been a vocal supporter of LGBT+ communities, now he’s coming back to our shores for two summer shows. Fresh from shaking up Australian homophobes at the NRL final in Sydney, Macklemore has announced he will be playing in Auckland and Wellington this coming February. Just […]
RainbowYOUTH has opened its first drop-in centre outside of Auckland, providing a safe and accessible space for Tauranga youth. Located in the Historic Village, the new drop-in centre further solidifies the organisations work in the Bay of Plenty region. In 2014, RainbowYOUTH created a peer support group for the region ‘TaurangaPryde’, a group that has […]
You may have seen RainbowYOUTH’s new national ad campaign as you were watching your usual evening television or scrolling through your Facebook feed. The ad challenges kiwi culture’s problematic use of the word ‘gay’ and perfectly uses classic kiwi humour to do so. RainbowYOUTH’s Executive Director, Frances Arns saysthis was an important issue to address […]
Harassment on the internet is on the rise with 64 percent of young people in the sex, sexuality and gender diverse communities reporting being on the receiving end of abuse and insults. The research from internet security company, Norton, reveals a significant increase in the number of people in New Zealand who report online harassment. […]
This year, AUT announced the creation of 165 ‘all-gender’ bathrooms to cater for gender diverse students and staff. However, these are not additional bathrooms but re-appropriated disabled bathrooms, with new signage. Disability and transgender advocate, Allyson Hamblett says while creating all-gender bathrooms on all three campuses is a great move, making disabled bathrooms accessible to able-bodied people is […]
New Zealand has voted, 2,16980 ballot papers have been counted and the preliminary results are out, but we are still without a clear idea of the make-up of our next government. As the country waits in limbo, special votes are yet to be counted and no party in this year’s election has enough votes to […]