Category: New Zealand
Sam Brooks has been nominated as a finalist in the Outstanding New Playwright category of Wellington’s Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards for his play Riding In Cars With (Mostly Straight) Boys. Riding in Cars with (Mostly Straight) Boys centres on a young gay man Kyle (played by Dan Veint) who keeps falling for his apparently unattainable […]
David Friar was elected as the new Board Chair following NZAF’s recent Annual General Meeting on 22 November. Mr Friar has served on the Board since 2012. He has been involved in the LGBT community for the past 15 years, including in the 2004 Campaign for Civil Unions and the 2013 Campaign for Marriage Equality. […]
RainbowYOUTH has announce a new employment opportunity with the expansion of the existing role of Fundraising Coordinator into the full time role of National Fundraising Manager. The position has opened up after current Fundraising Coordinator Paul Stevens announced he was moving on to concentrate on becoming a full-time teacher – something he has been studying […]
Bruce Kilmister is stepping down from his long-term role at Body Positive after over 20 years working for the organisation. Levi Joule looks back at his remarkable career. Bruce says his time has gone in a flash. Over the 20 years, things have changed a lot at Body Positive. “Back in those days, there were […]
Auckland Pride Festival hope to be announcing their new Festival Director ‘very soon’. Pride Executive Officer has exclusively told express that interviews for Pride’s new Festival Director will begin this coming Thursday (27 November). “I believe all of the applicants are able to start immediately,” she tells express. “So we are hoping to make that […]
Applications for financial support to put on an event in the Festival or an entry into the Parade are now open. It is available for download from the Gaba website. The Successful grants will be announced at the GABA Mixer on Wednesday 4 February 2015. Auckland’s Pride Festival Parade will run from Friday 6 February […]
42% of New Zealander’s would be uncomfortable having a flatmate who is HIV positive is just one of a number of alarming statistics from the NZ AIDS foundation. Ahead of World AIDS Day on December 1st, the NZAF are running a campaign to raise awareness of the stigma those living with HIV/AIDS face. In September, […]
Rainbow Youth celebrated their 25th birthday in style last night at a function held at Auckland’s Foating Pavilion in the viaduct harbour. One of the keynote speakers was Labour MP Louisa Wall who gifted a painting of Tamati Coffey to Rainbow Youth and spoke of the need for organisations such as Rainbow Youth to ensure “everybody […]