Category: New Zealand
Researches from the University of Sydney and University of Western Sydney will be exploring the impact the February 2011 earthquake on Christchurch’s GLBT residents. Research in Australia and internationally has shown that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex populations experience a range of specific challenges during the impact and recovery phases of a natural disaster. […]
The NZAF’s librarian died suddenly at home over easter weekend. Vern Keller had worked at the NZAF for 24 years. He was in his mid 50’s and has dedicated his time to improving health outcomes for the GLBT community. It is understood his death was not suspicious. NZAF’s Scientific Director Tony Hughes’ said in a […]
Kiwis and South Sydney Rabbitohs player Issac Luke is currently being investigated by the NRL for a homophobic slur used on the player’s instagram Friday night. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that South Sydney confirmed Luke was responsible for the comment posted on his official Instagram account on Saturday. The comment came after Luke made […]
Trans rights activist and lawyer Kelly Ellis has been successful in having the ‘Tranny-saurus’ cards that until recently were being sold at Whangarei Warehouse removed. The ‘tranny-saurus’ cards which include an image of a lipstick wearing dinosaur and the words “Oh look! A tranny-saurus!” was spotted recently at Whangarei Warehouse and brought to the attention of trans […]
Two recent robberies and assaults of men who have met their assailants via the app Grindr have prompted police to advise users to be cautious when arranging to meet strangers. Both offences occurred in Mt Albert, one on February 27 and one on March 7. On the first occasion a pleasant casual meeting turned ugly […]
Levi Joule takes a look at Petty and Vindictive the fringe collective responsible for the pride protests and paint splattering of Auckland’s GayTMs and police stations. What do they stand for? To understand Petty and Vindictive one must understand their perception of Auckland’s GLBT community. According to them, the gay community is run by neoliberal […]
A new exhibition by Wellington artist Mark Beehre uses photographs and oral histories to tell the stories of queer men born since gay sex was legalised in New Zealand almost 30 years ago. Mark Beehre’s exhibition, A Queer Existence, runs at Photospace Gallery in Wellington’s Courtenay Place from 10 April to 4 May. Mark says […]
Tamati Coffey and his partner Tim Smith opened their new lounge bar ‘Ponsonby Rd’ in Rotorua last night. Mr Coffey and his partner, Tim Smith, told the Rotorua Daily Post they were committed to living and working in Rotorua after Mr Coffey missed out on winning the Rotorua electorate seat in September’s general election. “We […]