Category: New Zealand
Auckland Pride have announced their core production team for the 2016 festival. In a press release, the Auckland Pride Festival introduced the new and returning faces who will be running 2016’s programme of events. “We are thrilled to have such a range of skill and acumen to oversee the coming festival” says co-Chair of the […]
A transgender woman has allegedly been raped by her cellmate at the male-only Wiri Prison. The inmate says the attack took place overnight on Thursday at Auckland South Corrections Facility, resulting in dual investigations by police and the Department of Corrections. The transgender woman was assaulted by seven men, and was later raped it is […]
New research has led to a call being made for NZ doctors to ask about a patient’s sexuality during the first consultation. Only half of gay and bisexual men surveyed in New Zealand believed their general practitioner knew about their sexual orientation according to new research led by the University of Auckland. The research also […]
express speaks to Body Positive Wellington’s general manager Ron Irvine on his last day as the office closed its doors for good. Answering the phone, a dejected and emotional Ron Irvine says that nearly everything had been cleared from Body Positive’s Wellington hub. “To see the office go from what it was with character and […]
The former Auckland Pride parade director has broken his months long silence over his departure. In a statement just released, former Auckland pride parade director Richad Taki has broken his silence on why he declined to return for a third stint as parade director. Mr Taki says that while he “continues to support Auckland Pride […]
The date and venue for 2015’s GABA charitable auction has been announced. The annual GABA Charity Auction & Luncheon will return to the Hilton Auckland on Sunday 15 November 2015. The long-running and much-loved event is the primary fundraiser for the GABA Charitable Trust, which has distributed community grants and scholarships now amounting to almost […]
Popular radio reality webseries star and Transgender personality Mary Haddock-Staniland is throwing up her hand to show support for online campaign #MyBodyMyTerms. The movement, created by New Zealand star Lizzie Marvelly, hopes to spark an open conversation about victim- blaming, revenge porn, sexuality and rape culture in this country. Mary Haddock-Staniland has been at the […]
Max Lin writes from his unique perspective as a gay Taiwanese migrant, on the issues the GLBT community must still address in order to become more inclusive. Moving to New Zealand, at the age of six, was probably the single most life-changing moment in my life. People tend to underestimate the power that moving to […]