Category: New Zealand
Justice Minister Amy Adams says she is open to resuming talks on the subject of having the criminal records of those convicted of historical homosexual acts wiped. While those who were convicted before the 1986 Homosexual Law Reform Act was passed do not need to declare their convictions because of the Clean Slate Act, GLBT activists say […]
Concerns raised over costs for workplace LGBT inclusivity certificate. The Rainbow Tick is a confidence mark, designed to signal that a work place is a safe and welcoming place for the LGBT employees. Its focus is on the workplace and how employees are treated. Since it’s official launch in February, the Rainbow Tick has been […]
To Russia With Love, produced by Sundance Productions, which opens in the United States today, highlights the anti-gay controversy at this year’s Winter Olympics in Russia. Skjellerup has a strong presence in the film, which also features former tennis star Billie Jean King, diver Greg Louginis and figure skater Johnny Weir, who drives the documentary through […]
Those on the waiting list for sex changes will have to have them done overseas following the retirement of the country’s only gender reassignment surgeon. Peter Walker, a registered medical specialist in plastic and reconstructive surgery based in Christchurch, who has been performing sex change operations since 1992, announced his intention to retire earlier this […]
Female Kiwi participants are urgently needed by researchers conducting the first international study on homophobia in sport. The study, called Out on the Fields, is now the largest ever done on the subject. It is open to everyone, regardless sexuality or whether they play sports. Nearly 9000 people have participated through a short online survey, […]
Oliver Hall talks to Russell Green about the resurrection of Shanghai Lil’s, the cocktail jazz bar, with a thousand stories to tell! “We looked at Ponsonby Road when we were getting out of the Bird Cage in 2009-10 but there was just no spaces available,” Shanghai Lil’s operator Russell Green tells express. “I think Ponsonby […]
Are you interested in a governance role with the Auckland Pride Festival Incorporated (APFI) as we move forward from the huge success of the 2013 and 2014 Pride Festival and Parade into the future? Expressions of interest are now being sought from individuals with experience in governance, financial management, accounting, sponsorship and marketing although other […]
Recently re-elected Green Party MP Jan Logie will be a guest speaker at a panel on the mental health of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Takataapui and Intersex people taking place on November 1st as part of the annual Hamilton Pride Festival. The panel focuses on the very high levels of mental health issues among rainbow people, especially youth. “Discrimination […]