Category: New Zealand
The GLBT rights champion has resigned as chair of Wellington Regional Council. Fran Wilde, best known for her 1986 private members bill to decriminalise homosexuality, has stepped down as chairwoman of Greater Wellington Regional Council, (GWRC) a position she has held since 2007. Wilde’s resignation comes just days after plans for a Wellington region super-city were […]
The National Day of Silence is being today to combat homophobia and transphobia in New Zealand. Today marks the ‘National Day of Silence’ held to raise awareness o homophobia and transphobia in New Zealand. The event is now in its second year in New Zealand, but was first held in at the University of Virginia in […]
Participants are being sought for new research on how GLBT negotiate their sexual relationships. Melanie Beres, PhD is a senior lecturer at the University of Otago’s department of Sociology, Gender and Social Work is looking for volunteers to participate in new research into how GLBT people negotiate their sexual relationships. Speaking to express, Beres says that […]
NZAF Executive Director Shaun Robinson speaks to News Editor Levi Joule and responds to community criticism that the NZAF is not doing enough in light of the report which has shown HIV in New Zealand is on the rise. The NZAF’s Executive Director Shaun Robinson has commented on criticism that the NZAF isn’t doing enough […]
Applications for members of the Auckland council rainbow advisory panel has now opened. The panel will give advice on issues of significance and help the council talk with Auckland’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) communities. The panel was formed after a report presented to the council highlighted that GLBT people continue to experience discrimination, […]
A transgender woman in Wellington was sentenced to 21 months in prison yesterday for stabbing a man who stalked her. Jade Follett was sentenced to 21 months in jail yesterday at the Wellington District Court for stabbing a man who stalked and threatened her after they met through a dating website. The NZ Herald reports that […]
Dr Peter Saxton from the Gay Mens Sexual Health group says more research is needed in New Zealand to better understand HIV. The rise in diagnoses means research to better understand HIV transmission in this country is even more urgent says Dr Peter Saxton from the University of Auckland’s Gay Mens Sexual Health research group. […]
The number of gay and bisexual men infected with HIV has increased with 86 new cases being reported in 2014 according to results released today. 2014’s annual HIV results have been released by the AIDS Epidemiology Group, based at the University of Otago which reveal that 217 people were newly reported with HIV – higher than […]