Category: New Zealand
The ‘Shira Banki bills’ include establishing civil unions and outlawing conversion therapy. Following on from the Jerusalem pride stabbings, the Zionist Union has proposed a set of GLBT equality bills named in honour of the 16 year old girl who died while showing her support for Israel’s GLBT community at the recent Jerusalem Pride parade. […]
Tap – The after party has closed. Tap – The after party has closed, with an exciting new licensed venue set to open in its place. Tap first opened in June and was New Zealand’s first ever ‘dry bar,’ with the intention of attracting patrons after venues with liquor licenses are required to close at […]
Louisa Wall has just returned from Fiji where she helped launch the ‘Pacific UN Free and equal campaign.’ express has an exclusive copy of the powerful speech she delivered. The Manurewa MP and marriage equality champion has just returned from Fiji where she helped launch the Pacific UN Free & Equal campaign – a regional […]
The future of the 2016 Asia Pacific Outgames scheduled to be held in Auckland next February looks grim – unless urgent community action is taken. Serious doubt has been cast over the likelihood that the 2016 Asia Pacific Outgames will proceed as it has emerged the organisation’s funding application to the Auckland Tourism, Events and […]
The Auckland Pride board have appointed two new co chairs. Vinnie Sykes and Kirsten Sibbit have been appointed co chairs of the Auckland Pride board. Auckland Pride says the pair will bring a range of business and event strategy skills to the helm of the APFI Board. Kirsten, a UK-qualified lawyer, began life working in corporate […]
Renewed calls have been made to make the HPV vaccine available for men in New Zealand. There have been renewed calls for New Zealand to make the HPV vaccine available to men following a new study into the rates of the cancer-linked human papilloma virus (HPV) in men. The study is reigniting debate over the Government’s […]
New Zealand Scouts has voiced its support for the decision made by Boy Scouts of America to allow gay scout leaders. New Zealand Scouts has welcomed the news that the Boy Scouts of America will lift the four decade ban on gay adult leaders. Speaking to the NZ Herald, Scouts NZ chief executive Niamh Lawless […]
Farmers will introduce gender-neutral changing rooms into its stores in response to an investigation into insensitive treatment of an Auckland Trans Woman. Farmers is set to introduce gender neutral changing rooms into its stores after Auckland woman Mary Haddock-Staniland’s was the victim of transphobic abuse at their Botany branch in June. Ms Haddock-Staniland was trying on shorts […]