Category: New Zealand
Yesterday marked the 10 year anniversary of civil unions being passed into law by the New Zealand parliament. Former Labour MP Tim Barnett was the face of the Government’s bill and spoke to Levi Joule about the significance of the 2004 Civil Union Act. Barnett tells us that the civil unions bill came about as […]
On Friday 5 December experienced barrister Matthew Muir became NZ’s first ever openly gay High Court Justice. In the first of a two-part interview Oliver Hall talks to Muir about the significance of his history making appointment. For how long has being a High Court Judge been a goal of yours? For about five years. […]
Jim Marjoram’s new book “It’s Life Jim . . .: A Journey to Sexual and Spiritual Reconciliation via the Road of Fundamentalist Religion” was officially launched tonight at an event at Marcello’s Cafe on college hill. The event was attended by around 50 people, where Jim took questions about his book and also spoke about […]
Today marks 10 years since civil unions was passed into law by the then Labour government in 2004. The anniversary has been noted by the NZ Labour party on the Labour Party Facebook page who say: “In light of the highly publicised comments of Logan Robertson, it’s important to remember the great progressive gains that […]
Scruff, one of the world’s largest Gay social networking apps, has announced the launch of Benevolads in NZ to help the New Zealand AIDS Foundation increase awareness of a surge in syphilis cases. Benevolads is Scruff’s in-app advertising platform that allows non-profit organisations ro advertise free on the app. Scruff have announced that 80% of […]
Speaking to express from Bali, Indonesia, the new Auckland Pride board member Richard James says he wants to see the festival “permanently ensconced in both the GLBT community and Auckland’s summer event calendar.” Richard James return to the Auckland Pride Board comes after the resignation of Lexie Matheson a fortnight ago. James tells us that he “is pleased […]
Auckland Pride Festival Incorporated has officially announced the appointment of Teokotai (Ta’i) Paitai as Festival Director and Everall Deans as Festival Coordinator. “We are very pleased to have people of Ta’i and Everall’s calibre on board for 2015 and we invite everyone to join us in welcoming them in their new roles.” Co-chair of the […]
Jim Marjoram’s Silent Gays is being launched tonight at 6pm at Marcellos cafe on College Hill. Jim Marjoram has made national headlines this week after emailing churches seeking support for his new book the ‘Silent Gays project’ when he received a hate filled email rant from Westcity Baptist church pastor Logan Robertson who then told Marjoram “I pray […]