Category: New Zealand
The All Blacks have no time for homophobia. The All Blacks have shut down a homophobic troll on Twitter who objected to the rugby team’s twitter account promoting a documentary about the world’s first gay rugby club, Steelers. New Zealand’s national rugby team shared a post to its twitter advertising that Steelers would premiere at […]
Bullied all throughout his Australian school life for being gay and then finding solace in a rugby club halfway around the world was the catalyst behind Eammon Ashton-Atkinson’s first feature-length film Steelers. The World Premiere of Steelers will be held as part of the New Zealand International Film Festival on Friday night at The Capitol […]
Auckland DHB tells express that “the screening, prevention and treatment of HIV is a priority” refuting claims that some men have been turned away from accessing PrEP at their clinics. The Auckland District Health Board have denied accusations that recent policy changes have left gay and bisexual men in Auckland with limited access to PrEP. […]
“We need to help GPs improve those figures” : Dr Peter Saxton There is still more to be done in making sure gay and bisexual men (GBM) have access to appropriate sexual health services and PrEP in New Zealand according to the director of the Gay Men’s Sexual health research group, Dr Peter Saxton. Dr […]
The “not ‘just’ a biopic” about Carmen Rupe showcases Mika’s creative vision of the illegal, bustling underground sex scene of 1970’s New Zealand. It’s been an open secret amongst Auckland’s LGBT community that Mika Haka has been entangled in something big as of late. Now the world is set to find out exactly what, with […]
Demi Cox talks to author Lil O’Brien about the inspiration behind her new book Not That I’d Kiss A Girl, The L Word and being the ‘gayest’ person. Your friends describe you as the ‘gayest person they know.’ So, what does a day in the life of Lil O’Brien (aka THE gayest person) look like? […]
All the biggest queer news from the capital brought to you by our new Wellington correspondents Richard Tait and Fraser Shaw. Introducing our new Wellington contributors Richard Tait and Fraser Shaw have been friends for nearly 20 years. They met playing together in a gay touch rugby team that went to the Gay Games in […]
From the early stages of homosexual law reform, successful gay panic murder defences to a ground-breaking yachtsman – Gareth Watkins examines the July dates that have shaped our queer community. 16 July 1925 A report titled Mental Defectives and Sexual Offenders was tabled in Parliament. According to Mr Hawkins, Inspector of Prisons, the “worst pervert […]