Category: New Zealand
HIV transmission has reached a new record high of 244 cases in New Zealand in 2016. This follows a consistent upward trend that has been happening since 2011. Most of the cases 159 or 65% were amongst men who have sex with men with the majority 98 or 61.6% of these infections taking place within […]
The suggestion has been made to end the era of ‘male’ and ‘female’ uniforms in a bid to make all students feel comfortable and welcome, regardless of what gender they identify with, or their sexuality. According to the secondary teacher’s union, one in thirty pupils throughout school can identify with being part of the LGBT+ […]
Family Bar & Club is set to GO OFF on Queen’s Birthday weekend, with Auckland Vogue Scene hosting the first Vogue Ball produced independently by the emerging Vogue Community on Saturday 3 June, and the Oceania Pride Aotearoa Fundraiser on Sunday 4. Those of you that attended this year’s Auckland Pride Parade will remember the […]
The owners of a Ponsonby bar and restaurant, and an express favourite, AdamArnold, are using their business to raise money for victims of the Manchester terror attack. Originally hailing from Leeds, Tobias Roebuck-Ward, 28, chose to settle in Auckland after falling in love with New Zealand’s tolerant culture and diverse society. Tobias left his job in risk […]
The 35th International Candlelight Memorial events were recently hosted in Wellington and Auckland with the theme, Ending AIDS Together. All four government parties sent letters that were read by representatives of RainbowYOUTH, GALS and the Ahakoa Te Aha lifted the spirits through song. Michael Bancroft, who recently stepped down as Guardian of the NZ AIDS Memorial […]
The New Zealand AIDS Foundation and Body Positive are both organisations at the forefront of fighting HIV in New Zealand. They offer health services and counselling for those living with HIV, and for people who are at risk. Not only do they provide free testing and support, but they’re both part of the Ending HIV […]
Bold Theatre, Fresh Dance, Mana Māori, Mana Pasifika – Kia Mau Festival Returns! New Zealand’s only contemporary indigenous theatre and dance festival, Kia Mau Festival, will return to Wellington from Friday 2 – Saturday 24 June. A heart-warming cultural celebration, led by Wellington’s own Māori and Pasifika theatre and dance companies, the Festival provides […]
If you have not yet heard of “stealthing” you have not been living under a rock. But as the covert act incurred a rape conviction against a man in Switzerland this year, it’s a practice you need to know about, particularly if you’re engaged in casual sexual encounters. From the word “stealth”, stealthing is the […]