Transgender Hairdresser Wins Case Against Former Employer
Dakota Hemmingson has been awarded over $13,000 in compensation and lost wages after she was told to resign following coming out as transgender.
Hemmingson was...
The Aroha Project Returns for Second Season
Mika Haka Studio is only days away from releasing the second season of The Aroha Project, a web-series focused on exploring the realities of bullying,...
Auckland Law Firm Achieves Rainbow Tick
Following a six month audit process, central city law firm Russell Mcveigh has been awarded the Rainbow Tick certification.
The Rainbow Tick programme is a continual...
Former NZ Idol Star’s Gender Journey
Former NZ Idol runner-up Nikki Lee Carlson (formally Nik Carlson) has this week revealed to Women's Weekly that she "had a good life as a guy"...
HLR in Print: Remember, Celebrate, and Educate.
Amy Jane Bedwell talks to James (Jim) Peters, Homosexual Law Reform forerunner and author of the only dedicated personal history of the HLR Era,...
Invisible Communities: Rural Queer Youth in NZ
Amy Jane Bedwell considers the experiences of rural queer youth in New Zealand and asks: where do current support systems and initiatives leave this invisible...
RY Elect New Board in Brand New Space
Rainbow Youth have officially opened their new premises on Edinburgh Street in Auckland Central with a ceremony led by Matua Pierre and attended by...
VNZF supports the Intersex Trust of Aotearoa NZ
The Vodafone New Zealand Foundation (VZNF) have announced the recipients of the World of Difference Fellowship awards: Stace Robertson and Deirdre Otene. Stace and Deirdre...