Category: New Zealand
ONE STATE WIVES: Dr Cindy Killion and wife Beth enjoy the Wellington cafe scene. The couple hopes that one day soon their marriage will be recognised in all of the United States of America. Gays and lesbians have it pretty easy in New Zealand, a visiting academic from the USA says. Winona State University professor […]
A Russian Orthodox priest has declared the World Cup an abomination over players wearing coloured football boots. He said, “Wearing pink or blue shoes, they may as well wear women’s panties, or a bra.” “I am glad that the Russian side failed, and by the grace of God no longer participate in this homosexual abomination.” […]
Historic Game: Australian gay rugby team, The Sydney Convicts will be the first to play as part of a professional sporting match when they play in the curtain raiser for the Waratahs vs the Highlanders this Sunday. Australia’s first gay rugby union team (the Sydney Convicts) will make history when they become the first gay […]
The ever-popular Pop Quiz Night will finish its run on Tuesday, July 29 according to Quiz Master, Steven Oates. The Quiz Night has been running every Tuesday night since May at Ponsonby Rd’s Pop Bar. Teams of up to five contestants battle over six rounds to win a $100 bar tab. Competition is keen, with […]
The New Zealand International Film Festival 2014 has many a treat in store as it makes it’s way around Aotearoa. express top pick | Love Is Strange After 28 years together, Ben (John Lithgow) and George (Alfred Molina) take advantages of the new marriage laws and tie the knot in a garden wedding, surrounded by friends […]
Described by one Auckland scribe as “The Trans Golden Girl of the social set’, Mary Haddock-Staniland has been appointed an Ambassador for the It’s not OK Campaign. Its not Ok launched in September 2007 with the simple message – Family Violence is not OK, but it is OK to ask for help. Mary herself suffered […]
Both the Auckland and Dunedin offices of the New Zealand Prostitutes Collective (NZPC) have recently moved. After many years on K’ Road the Auckland NZPC office is now off upper Queen Street, at 3/2 Canada Street (close to Basement). The Dunedin office is now at 411 Princes Street in the central city. The NZPC was formed […]
Police Commissioner Mike Bush has blogged about values and diversity. The Commissioner and his executive have been discussing the core values they hold dear as an organisation. He writes : While it is important that we reflect the communities we serve, it’s also about celebrating our diversity and treasuring what makes each of us unique. […]