Category: New Zealand
Those wishing to enter a float into 2016’s Auckland Pride Parade are being welcomed to register their interest. Prospective Parade participants are being told to submit their expressions of interest to Float Registrations Co-ordinator Baz Bloomfield on baz@aucklandpridefestival.org.nz. Bloomfield tells express that “the majority of 2015 Pride Parade participants indicate they are coming back for […]
American GLBT rights activist Dan Savage will deliver the keynote speech at the Science Teller Festival in Dunedin. 2015’s festival, run by the University of Otago has a ‘Sex and Science’ theme and will be headlined by controversial GLBT rights activist Dan Savage who the festival describe as the “world’s most popular sex advice columnist”. […]
New research shows only half of those engaging in unprotected sex in New Zealand are getting tested for HIV, promoting calls for the funding of more rapid testing services. Only half (52.1%) of gay and bisexual men (GBM) engaging in condomless anal intercourse with casual partners had tested for HIV in the past year, according […]
The date for the SGM called to remove the chairperson of Body Positive has yet to be confirmed. A petition signed by 48 members of Body Positive triggered the Special General Meeting (SGM) with the signatories calling for the removal of chairperson Ashley Barratt as a result of what they perceive to be problems with […]
One of New Zealand’s leading HIV researchers has called on the New Zealand government to “remove red tape” so new HIV prevention initiatives can be rolled out. New Zealand delegates have returned from the World STI Congress and Australasian HIV Conference in Brisbane excited by the possibility of reversing new HIV infections in gay and […]
Body Positive have planned a range of events to mark 2015 World AIDS day. The marking of World AIDS day 2015 will not just be limited to a street collection. Body Positive in conjunction with other community groups have put together a six day programme of events to support those living with HIV/AIDS and to […]
The Intersex Trust of Aotearoa New Zealand says this year’s Intersex Awareness Day will be the biggest yet. This year the Intersex Trust of Aotearoa New Zealand (ITANZ) will join activists around the globe to take part in the Intersex Awareness Day ‘Twitter storm.’ on the 27th of October. ITANZ says it is welcoming “community […]
Auckland Pride has heard a number of concerns from members of Auckland’s GLBT community at the first of its community forums. While the conversation was more subdued than previously expected, a number of concerns were raised at Auckland Pride’s first community forum. Issues ranging from price of tickets to parties, parade entries and the programme […]