Category: New Zealand
New guidelines are being drafted to allow trans women to participate in women’s sport. In light of World Rugby’s transgender guidelines which banned trans women from playing in elite women’s rugby, Sport NZ and Rugby NZ are undertaking “complex” work to draft their own guidelines which will see transgender athletes the ability to compete in […]
Ed Lang was having drinks with friends at Fat Eddie’s in Christchurch when he was told to leave – he says it was because he is gay, which the bar denies. A man claims he was kicked out of a popular Christchurch bar for kissing his male friend on the dance floor. Ed Lang says […]
Despite losing his electorate of Waiariki, Tamati Coffey isn’t going anywhere. The Labour list MP talks about the loss of his seat and reveals whether he will run again in 2023. Tamati Coffey isn’t going anywhere. Despite the narrow election loss of the electorate of Waiarki, to his Maori party challenger, Coffey has returned to […]
Police have dismissed claims that the threat of a shooter targeting LGBT+ students after they were made on social media. Stuff is reporting a student has allegedly tipped off the school and police to messages from a person, that does not attend the school, who was reportedly planning a school shooting. Police have confirmed that […]
The ILGA Oceania Board & Members are calling on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her Government to strengthen legal protections that make discrimination against trans people unlawful. ILGA (International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Intersex Association) made the recommendation following reports of a New Zealand tenant (Kristine Ablinger) being given 3 hours’ notice, before being […]
Police are treating the matter as “extremely serious.” A man who claims to have COVID 19 is threatening to deliberately infect Auckland’s gay community and ethnic communities. Posting on a far-right website, then man claims to be infected with the “woohoo flu” a racist reference to being COVID 19 positive, he describes having symptoms which […]
Arielle Keil is the first trans woman to be named Miss New Zealand ever. Arielle Keil has made history becoming the very first transgender Miss New Zealand. Speaking to metro.co.uk about her win, Ms Keil says being crowned Miss New Zealand had always been a dream of hers. “The pageant was an amazing experience! It’s […]
Robertson becomes the highest-ranking gay politician in New Zealand’s history. Finance Minister Grant Robertson has made history, becoming the first openly gay deputy Prime Minister in New Zealand. Robertson will keep his Finance role in addition to being deputy PM. Paying tribute to Robertson’s experience, Ardern says Robertson will be key as the government focuses […]