Category: New Zealand
After a weekend filled with circulating rumours, Julian Cook has confirmed to express that he has stepped down as Festival Director of Auckland Pride. Cook told express he had no comment on why he was stepping down just three months before the 2015 Festival, but assured us, he was “absolutely,” proud of his achievements with the festival […]
Jane Bruning, National Coordinator of Positive Women Inc., the national support organisation for women and families living with HIV and AIDS, has been invited to present at a Health Select Committee meeting on the availability and subsidising of female condoms in New Zealand. MP’s will consider the petition made by Positive Women Inc. calling […]
After a successful first year, Legacy Project is back and wants to help tell the stories of the LGBT community. Legacy Project is set to return for 2015 Pride and Auckland Fringe.Six brand new works will be performed in a week-long showcase at the Q Theatre LOFT in early February 2015 and Legacy project is […]
The NZAF in conjunction with Positive Women launched their new campaign ‘More Than HIV’ for World AIDS Day (WAD). The theme of WAD 2014 is HIV stigma, highlighting the different ways in which it exists and how that can affect the people who experience it. The NZAF’s More Than HIV Campaign was launched in conjunction […]
Love Your Condom (LYC), New Zealand AIDS Foundation’s HIV prevention programme, has launched a stunning new advertising campaign in express magazine and on billboards. The theme Gear Up is sexy and masculine while keeping LYC’s cheeky personality. It will feature eye-catching billboards, bus stop ads, online and mobile banners, street posters and ambient media in […]
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 […]