Category: New Zealand
The 2023 Census will be the first to ask everyone in Aotearoa New Zealand about their gender, sexual identity, and whether they have any variations of sex characteristics (also known as intersex status), Stats NZ have said. The confirmation came through the publication of the 2023 Census: Final content report, which confirms all the topics that […]
Historian Gareth Watkins looks back at significant October dates that have had a lasting impact on our rainbow communities. 8 October 1968 A petition calling for the decriminalisation of homosexual acts between consenting males aged 21 and over was presented in Parliament. The petition, organised by the New Zealand Homosexual Law Reform Society, was signed […]
History-making Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has been announced as the University of Otago’s sportswoman of the year. Announced at the Blues awards, the Queenstown athlete who became the first openly transgender woman to compete at the Olympics is also believed to be the first transgender winner of the title in the event’s 113-year history. Hubbard, […]
As police investigate a couple accused of breaching Auckland’s level 4 restrictions, Cruz published their names on Facebook. Christchurch Gay Bar Cruz has weighed into the controversy surrounding an Auckland couple who allegedly broke level 4 restrictions by flying to the South Island, by naming them on Facebook. The couple – a 26-year-old female and […]
After 28 seasons the Power Rangers series is being transformed by welcoming its first character officially belonging to the LGBTQ+ community. Filmed right here in Auckland New Zealand, and now in its 28th season, fans learn that the young Izzy – better known as the Green Ranger and played by Tessa Rao – is queer, […]
The Justice Committee’s call for submissions on the Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill has closed, with over 100,000 written submissions received from members of the public. This represents the highest ever number of submissions received on a bill in New Zealand. For the committee’s initial hearings on the bill, it has formed two subcommittees which […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race is coming back Down Under for Season Two. Click here to find out how to apply to be a contestant on the show! Start your engines Aotearoa, your queen is back and looking to add to the royal family. The Emmy Award-winning series RuPaul’s Drag Race is returning Down Under for a second season, […]
Historian Gareth Watkins looks back at significant September dates that impacted Aotearoa New Zealand’s rainbow communities. 28 September 1921 This year marks the centenary of the birth of Bruce Mason – one of New Zealand’s most significant playwrights. Mason wrote over thirty plays, with The Pohutukawa Tree and End of the Golden Weather being two […]