Category: New Zealand
Te Puea Marae in Mangere Bridge has opened it’s doors to homeless families. Te Puea spokesperson Tuku Morgan told Newshub that “poverty has no division” and therefore “[the] marae is opening it’s gates to all race and creed.” Considering the current housing crisis in New Zealand, Te Puea’s generosity could not have come at a better time. […]
Justice has today been delivered to the family of murdered Auckland gay man Ihaia Gillman-Harris as life sentences were passed down on his two killers. Beauen Wallace-Loretz has been sentenced to a minimum of eleven years in prison by Justice Kit Toogood, while Leonard Nattrass-Bergquist is set to serve a minimum of ten years and nine months for […]
The CD4 threshold prevents some people with newly diagnosed HIV from getting treatment. The persistence of this threshold illuminates the lack of government priority given providing people diagnosed with this disease, most of which are men who have sex with men, adequate and fast treatment. And it all comes down to money. With the recent injection […]
Figures released by the University of Otago’s AIDS Epidemiology Group show that 2015 had the highest number of newly diagnosed HIV infections among gay and bisexual men ever recorded. Figures show that gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM) remain most affected by HIV infection in New Zealand. 88 gay and bisexual men were […]
New research in New Zealand shows people from Rainbow communities are struggling to get the right help after sexual and partner violence. More funding for sexual violence agencies is fantastic and much needed – but will it mean takatāpui, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex survivors get the help they need? “The barriers start with […]
In a touching ceremony held at the NZAF headquarters, Shaun Robinson was today farewelled from his role as Executive Director of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation after five years of service. Proceedings begun with a powhiri welcoming all guests into venue followed by a traditional Māori greeting. Shaun Robinson sat with current board members on […]
Queenstown Rotary Club, a famously conservative kiwi institution, have elected a local transwoman as president. Rotary have turned over a new leaf with the election of new president Monica Mulholland, who began living publicly as a woman earlier this year. She has expressed that she has felt overwhelmed by the election and says that her Queenstown club are […]
Friday 20 May is Pink Shirt Day; an annual stand against bullying and fight against discrimination. Over 300 individuals, schools, community groups, universities, businesses and workplaces are set to turn Aotearoa pink and combat bullying – a record number for the campaign. Today in New Zealand, young people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or […]