Category: New Zealand
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the package to fulfil a 2020 Labour Party election promise, while The Green Party have launched a petition to expedite the banning of Conversion Therapy. The government has announced a new $4 million package to improve mental health outcomes for young Rainbow kiwis. Announcing the new funding ahead of the […]
Auckland Pride has fully implemented its Alert Level Three Festival Plan, with updates on the status of events available for all 26 events that were planned to take place between 7 pm Sunday 14th and 11:59 pm Wednesday the 17th of February. Auckland Pride who had a range of plans in place should Alert Levels […]
Bharat Mahajan has won the 2021 Mr Gay New Zealand sash after a weekend of challenges and then the finale announcement on stage at the Ending HIV Big Gay Out in Auckland today. The mental health care services manager from Thames received the most amount of votes across six challenge categories including public speaking, LGBTI […]
Despite three new community cases in Auckland, the Big Gay Out has continued with no restrictions. There has been no disruption to today’s Big Gay Out despite the new community cases of COVID 19 in Auckland. The Minister of Health and Director General of Health made clear in today’s afternoon press conference that the Big […]
The entertainer entered their plea on the eve of prominent businessman’s trial. A prominent New Zealand entertainer pleaded guilty to attempting to pervert the course of justice in the Auckland High Court this afternoon. The NZ Herald reports that the entertainer who cannot be named, admitted to two charges of attempting to dissuade and bribe […]
For decades politicians from across the political spectrum have taken the stage at the Big Gay Out to deliver their message to the rainbow community, but this year they won’t be invited on stage. “Political parties won’t be taking the stage at this year’s Ending HIV Big Gay Out,” the New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) […]
The current National Party leader was opposed last year, said she had “no position” last week and is now opposed again. The National Party is set to support a ban on gay conversion therapy. Conversion therapy is the practice of trying to forcibly change a person’s sexual orientation using physical or psychological intervention, usually undertaken […]
The NZDF has reversed its descision to not formally attend any Pride events in 2021 following feedback from their Diversity and Inclusion team they tell express, “the community has determined that they can work around existing commitments to participate formally.” The move follows a previous statement on NZDF’s OverWatch Facebook page, that stated the NZDF […]