Category: New Zealand
“I’m heartbroken and feeling defeated at the end of our marriage,” Ivana Drink tells YOUR EX. In an announcement to over 91,000 followers on Instagram and Facebook, Anita Wigl’it has told fans “Ivana Drink and I have sadly separated.” In the full post Anita, aka Nick Kennedy-Hall stated: “I’m not really ready to make this […]
The annual New Zealand Rainbow Excellence Awards will celebrate its fifth year at their 2023 ceremony on Wednesday 27 September. The awards bring together organisations striving to improve diversity and inclusion for LGBTTQIA+ people and celebrate achievements being made in workplace leadership, innovation, best practice, and collaboration. The finalists are: ASB Bank Ltd, Aurecon, Downer […]
James Hay Wallace has been stripped of his knighthood, with the New Zealand government appealing to King Charles to revoke the honour. This decision comes after Wallace’s conviction for sexually abusing three young men was brought to light in June. The move follows Prime Minister Chris Hipkins’ announcement on Monday that Wallace is no longer […]
Around 4,100 same-sex marriages have been registered to couples living in New Zealand since the Marriage Amendment Act came into effect ten years ago. Stats NZ have revealed, Same-sex marriages made up just over 2 percent of all marriages to couples in New Zealand over the last decade. “More female couples tie the knot each […]
National Leader, Christopher Luxon, has dismissed New Zealand First’s proposed policy concerning transgender individuals and public facilities, adding that the issue is not a prominent concern for the upcoming election and that the country’s priorities lie elsewhere. Yesterday, Winston Peters, Leader of New Zealand First, unveiled his party’s plan to enact legislation for new public […]
The Human Rights Act (Prohibition of Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity, or Expression and Variations of Sex Characteristics) Amendment Bill is due for its first parliamentary reading. It is imperative that this legislation succeeds, given that trans people have only the ‘second class’ antidiscrimination status of inclusion within sex after the late […]
The International Journal of Drug Policy says this “increased harm for men who have sex with men”, and community groups call for the decision to be reversed. “At this stage, there are no plans to review the classification of alkyl nitrites (poppers) as prescription medicines,” a Ministry of Health spokesperson has told express, despite the […]
GiveOUT Day is four days of national fundraising, awareness, and giving to LGBTQ+ community groups, not-for-profit organisations, events, and projects. Last year was the inaugural GiveOUT Day held in New Zealand, and the hugely successful event raised nearly $60,000 for the 13 rainbow organisations that participated. Organisers The Rainbow NZ Charitable Trust will launch GiveOUT […]