Category: New Zealand
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 […]
Kickstarting on Friday 25 August through to Sunday 3 September, Winter Pride will be painting Queenstown rainbow! Organiser Martin King tells YOUR EX what we can expect from the 2023 festival. This is the first Winter Pride in a few years to not be affected by Covid restrictions – what has that meant for you […]
Historian Gareth Watkins explores August dates that had a significant impact on Aotearoa’s LGBTQ+ communities. 4 August 1908 The Crimes Act 1908 was enacted. The legislation consolidated various laws, including one from 1893, which outlawed any form of sexual contact between males. Even if the sexual activity was consensual between adults, the State saw it […]
“That is not in the public interest, I can assure you!” The Finance Minister insisted to National’s Deputy Leader. Has there ever been a more awkward parliamentary moment? As National’s Deputy Leader Nicola Willis and the Labour Government’s Finance Minister traded barbs about perceived fiscal ‘holes’ in each other’s financial plans, Willis lept to her […]