Category: New Zealand
A gay man lied to his partner about his positive HIV status, having unprotected sex with him and leaving him to find out through ‘sero-converting’, part of the process that happens when HIV establishes itself in your body. The evidence was given to the Auckland District Court as Mikio Filitonga was charged for causing ‘grievous […]
30-year-old Alex Aleti Seu has been sentenced to six years and nine months jail time, with a minimum non-parole period of four years during an appearance in the Dunedin District Court on Tuesday (15/3), following a violent and sexual attack she committed back in June 25, as well as the indecent assault on two of […]
The Wellington Pride Festival is the capital’s annual celebration of LGBT+ (queer and transgender) identities, and the 2017 festival is going to be the biggest in 25 years! It is a key time of celebration for this diverse community – but some stories are still not being told. Takatāpui – LGBT+ Māori identity – is […]
InsideOUT runs national and regional hui for young people all around New Zealand to come together, connect, have fun, take part in workshops and activities and work together to contribute to making Aotearoa a safer place for all young people. Shift is the national hui (gathering) for young people who are of minority sexes, sexualities […]
The New Zealand Aids Foundation (NZAF) has been forced to restructure itself, causing the equivalent of three full-time jobs to be lost as it tries to adapt with limited public health funding, provided by the government. The NZAF is New Zealand’s leading HIV prevention organisation and is currently dealing with the highest level of newly-diagnosed […]
Georgina Beyer, the colourful former politician, has made a remarkable recovery from her heart disease, something she is calling “unbelievable” and a “miracle of miracles”. In her recent interview with Woman’s Day, the ex-Labour MP and former Carterton mayor revealed that her improbable recovery from cardiomyopathy, a chronic disease of the heart muscle, meant that she […]
AAMI has seized the opportunity to embrace acceptance and draw attention to its humorous campaign for roadside assistance with this delight, that also draws on an Aussie classic, Priscilla Queen of the Desert. The ad features Australian queens, Art Simone and Philmah Bocks, on their way to Broken Heel Festival, when their car breaks down […]
Laurel Hubbard will represent New Zealand in the 90kg+ female category at the Australian International later this month. A trans woman being selected for a national team is a landmark point for LGBT+ people. The International Olympic Committee’s Sex Reassignment/Hypoandrogenism Consensus Meeting in 2015 ruled “trans athletes are not [to be] excluded from the opportunity to […]