Category: New Zealand
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 […]
Levi Joule discovers Hamilton’s ‘hidden’ gay scene. Sitting in the taxi on the way to Hamilton Pride’s launch party, my friend from Auckland Pride chatted away to the driver explaining what the party and the week was all about. “Will there be a parade like Auckland’s?” he inquired. My friend laughed. “No, Hamilton’s scene isn’t […]
The former Australian high court justice and GLBT rights advocate will deliver a lecture on the issue of marriage equality and justice. Michael Kirby, one of the world’s most well known judges will speak at a special event at the University of Auckland on Friday September 25th where he will compare recent developments in New […]
Auckland Council’s rainbow advisory panel has been officially revealed. The Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel has now been formally established, giving Auckland’s GLBT community a vehicle by which to provide strategic advice to Auckland Council on issues of importance. The inaugural members of the Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel are: Jordon Harris (Interim Co-Chair) Julie Radford-Poupard (Interim […]
Levi Joule chats with David Cooper from Malcolm Pacific about some of the challenges cross-cultural same-sex couples face when dealing with New Zealand immigration. There isn’t much in the way of immigration issues that David Cooper hasn’t seen in his time as both a ministry of immigration official and advisor for Malcolm Pacific. While every […]
Auckland’s gay rugby team has won the Purchas cup. The Falcons won the Trans Tasman competition today beating the Melbourne Chargers 20-8 in the decider. The weekend marked the first time the Purchas Cup was held in New Zealand and saw two days of play with six gay and inclusive teams taking part. Read express’s […]
Body Positive has announced the closure of its Wellington branch, with a loss of funding responsible. The charitable organisation announced the news to its members in an email citing fiscal pressures as the reason for the Wellington office closure. In the email, signed by CEO Mark Fisher and chairperson Ashley Barratt, explains the issues that […]