Category: New Zealand
The New Zealand AIDS Foundation has welcomed former board member Jason Myers back to the NZAF whanau as the new Executive Director. Jason tells express that with only three days in the role under his belt, he feels as if he had already settled in, already knowing a lot of the staff from his previous roles […]
Notable HIV/AIDS activist and well known kiwi architect, Bruce Petry, has been farewelled by friends, family, and the rainbow community after his unexpected death early last week. An upstanding member of the community, well loved and respected by man, Bruce Petry was a member of the Act Up – Act Now organisation which worked to encourage medical […]
Pride Board members Phylesha Brown-Acton and Shirley Allan have announced their retirement from Auckland Pride today, opening the door for new members to contribute to the upcoming Festival in 2017. Phylesha Brown-Acton joined the Board in August 2014 while Shirley Allan joined in July 2015. Shirley will be remaining on board as a consultant member of […]
Former NZ Prime Minister and current United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Administrator Helen Clark expressed her commitment to “advance[ing] the rights of GLBT people” in a CSIS Pacific Partners Initiative Statesmen’s Forum as part of her campaign for Secretary General of the UN. In the audience question portion of the part-presentation, part-interview forum with John J. […]
With a huge increase in demand for gender reassignment surgery in the UK being reported by The Guardian, express considers the current situation in New Zealand and asks notable Kiwi’s what needs to change. The Herald reported in April that there were 86 New Zealander’s on the waiting list for gender reassignment surgery, however Newshub […]
Christchurch’s HLR30 Pride committee have today announced a Fairy Tale Gala Dinner and Dance to celebrate the thirty-year anniversary of the passing of the Homosexual Law Reform bill in New Zealand on Friday 29 July 2016. HLR30 Pride committee is a joint effort from Christchurch Pride, Pink Health Otautahi, UpRising Trust, Q-topia, New Zealand AIDS […]
Victoria University will be celebrating Pride Week from Monday 18 to Sunday 24 of July and has announced a line up of events taking place around Wellington to celebrate. Monday: Board games night hosted at The Preservatorium, 39 Webb St from 6 to 10pm. Tuesday: Screening of intersex documentary ‘Intersexion’, and a post-film discussion with Mani […]
The government has dedicated around $500,000 in the last three years to providing services and support for GLBT young people, with a further $20,000 of dedicated funding being announced by Youth Minister Nikki Kaye. The additional funding will be dedicated to GLBT young people who who are leaving school and entering employment, education or training. “This is a time of […]