Category: New Zealand
The Births, Deaths, Marriages and Relationships Registration Bill passed its second reading unanimously last night. National has voted in favour of the Births, Deaths, Marriages and Relationships Registration Bill which passed in Parliament unanimously last night. The Bill seeks to make it easier for transgender New Zealanders to update birth certificates without needing to […]
“Conversion practices have no place in modern New Zealand,” the Justice Minister says. The Labour Government will ban conversion therapy answering long-standing calls from New Zealand’s LGBTQ+ community and fulfilling a commitment the Labour Party took to the last election. Justice Minister Kris Faafoi has confirmed that a Bill has been introduced to protect against […]
The commission’s proposed changes would make it easier for same-sex couples amongst others to adopt. Make your submission here! The New Zealand Law Commission has released a proposed legal framework to provide legal recognition for the parents of surrogate-born children. The review was requested by the Government last July. The Commission is seeking feedback on […]
Express has the preliminary results of the new Identify survey. They reveal the majority of LGBTQ+ students surveyed in NZ feel supported by their schools. Express can exclusively reveal early findings from the Identify survey which examines the gender identities and sexual orientations of under 26’s in NZ and issues affecting them. Identify is the […]
He is the first kiwi to represent Aotearoa in men’s diving at the Olympics in 37 years and he will do it flying the rainbow flag. Anton Down-Jenkins is not only a skilled athlete but also a big personality filled with hilarious anecdotes and banter for days! He talks to Oliver Hall about rainbow representation […]
On the same night Speak Up For Women held a talk at the Michael Fowler Centre, hundreds gathered outside to oppose the controversial group. Some were met with verbal and physical abuse. Speak Up for Women held a forum last night at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre to discuss their opposition to the proposed amendments to […]
Molloy first told express last year of his intention to seek the mayoralty while defending a claim he made that Auckland gay bars were more likely to spread COVID-19. Leo Molloy has announced on Facebook that he will seek the Auckland mayoralty in 2022, fulfilling an idea he first floated with express in May last […]
MPs past and present gathered for the dawn ceremony marking three and a half decades since New Zealand decriminalised homosexuality. New Zealand is about to mark 35 years since the passage of homosexual law reform tomorrow. Fran Wilde’s New Zealand Homosexual Law Reform bill was narrowly approved by the nation’s parliament on July 9 1986. […]