Category: New Zealand
Expression, InsideOUT’s art competition for teens, is over and the winners are out. All three categories – art, film and writing – yielded some excellent entries. The point of the competition was to encourage the production of LGBT+ content. As Tabby Besley, National Coordinator for InsideOUT, says, “we were aware that in some schools young […]
Pictured: Mr Gay New Zealand 2016, Bernard Lee Starting on 19 December, the Mr Gay New Zealand competition begins, with pre-registrations already online on their website. The finals will be held next year in the Ending HIV Big Gay Out. The title will go to the man who shows the best public speaking, community outreach, engagement, […]
The New Zealand AIDS Foundation is asking for members of the public to join it in marching for action on HIV at the Auckland Pride Parade. The key is always to maintain awareness so that the rate of HIV transmission can drop to zero. Everyone is welcome in joining one of the biggest LGBT+ events […]
The New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) is sad to see Nick Laing, its General Manager Operations, resign after five years of service. He joined in 2012, but already had experience with the organisation through his time at the Auckland Sexual Health Service. Laing says that “it is with sadness and excitement that I have decided […]
In a somewhat-unprecedented move, Bill English has come out, as it were, in a press conference to say that he is in support of same-sex marriage now. Telling reporters, he said “I’d probably vote differently now on the gay marriage issue, I don’t think that gay marriage is a threat to anyone else’s marriage”. This […]
Christmas is almost upon us, and to celebrate, Garnet Station has decked out their window in rainbow garlands. Designed by Catherine Robertson, they are also available for purchase at the cafe, with $5 from each garland going towards OUTLineNZ. Robertson, who works as a shoe designer by day, makes these garlands from recycled milk bottle […]
Canadian indie-pop duo Tegan and Sara have announced that they are returning to our shores, playing only one show at Auckland’s Bruce Mason Centre on Saturday 11 March 2017. Continuing their Love You To Death tour in support of their eighth studio album, the show marks the first true chance for Kiwi fans enjoy a […]
The world’s most influential LGBT+ conference, the biannual ILGA conference, is to be held in Wellington in 2018. This is the first time it has ever been held in New Zealand, and will bring around 600 delegates from all around the globe. The bid, which won a unanimous vote, was put together by work from […]