Category: New Zealand
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 […]
The National HIV Treatment Seminar presented: positive updates on medication research, sad truths of HIV stigma and united consensus for broad ‘safe-sex, medication-access and regular testing’ combined approach to tackling the disease. On Friday 26 September, the National HIV Treatments Seminar was held at Auckland Hospital. Hosted by Body Positive, the conference’s key objectives included […]
In an interview with Radio New Zealand Grant Robertson has claimed he would now be Prime Minister if he had lead Labour at the last election. Since Cunliffe’s registration, which comes into affect at the end of today’s caucus meeting, Robertson has made his intensions for leadership clear. If he was successful, Robertson would be […]
The NZAF’s award-winning LYC campaign will take a change in creative direction this November as the company part ways with creative agency Interbrand. “We put the LYC creative contract out to market to ensure we were getting the best value available, while building on our highly effective HIV prevention programme,” the NZAF’s Communications & Marketing […]
New Rainbow Youth group ArtistRY debut at Artweek with exhibition: Reflections. artistRY are bringing queer and trans views to the table with their collaborative exhibition Reflections. Founder Cole Meyers came out as trans early last year after reaching what he describes as, “absolute rock bottom.” He says the creation of artistRY, helped him find strength […]
Williams returns home after standing down from Mr Gay World competition and responds to personal attacks from users of a local Facebook group. Mr Gay New Zealand Troy Williams has returned home after pulling out of 2014 Mr Gay World competition, complaining of a lack of organization within the competition, while Italian organisers have accused […]
Coffey bids bon voyage with partner, as one of many GLBT candidates left out in the cold this election. “I’ll be fine,” Coffey told express after Labour’s landslide loss. “I’m going for a well-needed holiday with Tim to have a rest and some time out.” Coffey joined Tony Milne, Richard Hills and Kelly Ellis on Labour’s list […]