Category: New Zealand
New studies being presented at the Australasian Sexual Health Conference in Sydney today reveal a consistent proportion of lesbian and bisexual women are never receiving the routine Papanicolaou (Pap smear) test. Medical experts are warning this could leave them at increased risk of cervical cancer. “The results of this study are concerning,” says lead researcher […]
The Auckland Pride Festival and Parade is now looking for enthusiastic, welcoming and community-minded volunteers from all backgrounds with a broad variety of skills. There are many roles available in which you can apply your expertise, make new friends, and enjoy the Auckland Pride experience! The Parade Director is currently seeking volunteers for a variety […]
The Auckland Pride Festival and Parade will be bringing the love back to our fabulous Super City throughout February 2015! Now entering its third year, the Auckland Pride Festival is firmly established as New Zealand’s biggest and best social and cultural celebration for the Rainbow Community (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Takatāpui, Fa’afafine, Intersex, Queer) and […]
He tātai whetū ki te rangi, ko te ira tangata ki te whenua. The stars come out to play at the Auckland Pride Parade! With over 45 entries and floats expected, the Auckland Pride Parade 2015 is the main event and the divine spectacle of the Auckland Pride Festival, celebrating our wonderously diverse Rainbow Community, […]
Auckland Pride Festival Incorporated has reappointed Richard Taki as the Auckland Pride Parade Director for 2015. After directing last year’s Pride Parade, and marrying his partner Shane while in Auckland, Taki returned to Melbourne and his work at the Victorian College of the Arts. He was actively involved in the 20th International AIDS Conference in […]
St Andrew’s on The Terrace Presbyterian Church (Wellington) says it is deeply disappointed but defiant in the face of the news that yesterday the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church has voted to ban Ministers from performing marriages between same-sex couples. “This decision is deeply disturbing and we strongly dissent from it,” says St Andrew’s […]
Have you ever had to flee from your own country because of who you are? We commonly hear of refugees and asylum seekers having to flee from their homelands due to conflict, but how often do we hear of those who flee simply because of who they are? or because they don’t fit the gender identity […]
It feels like only yesterday we were bidding adieu to openly gay former US Ambassador David Huebner, but like a gift from the Vatican itself, spunky Italian Carmelo Barbarello has arrived for his three-year stint as Italian Ambassador to NZ. Barbarello who is married (sorry boys!) arrived in Wellington with his husband Javier Barca, and […]