Category: News
As a guest on the new podcast The Vanity Project, legendary LGBT+ activist Peter Tatchell has discussed forgiving the older generation who might not have got everything right. “An older generation comes to LGBT+ issues from a very different background, so we have to make some allowances – not a free pass – but a […]
The European Court of Justice has ruled that member states are obliged to give an ID card or passport that acknowledges same-sex parents. Rémy Bonny, from the EU-advocacy group Forbidden Colours, calls the case ‘groundbreaking’. “This case is groundbreaking. Over the last year, we have seen politicians from Bulgaria, Hungary and Poland trying to take […]
Discrimination in the housing market, as well as structural issues such as poverty, racism and instability, are placing Takatāpui and LGBTIQ+ people at higher risk of homelessness, researchers from the University of Otago, Wellington, have found. The research was led by Research Fellow Dr Brodie Fraser from the Department of Public Health, who interviewed people […]
A new LGBTTQIA+ mural by artist Pounamu Wharekawa (Ngāi te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui) is brightening up Centre Place Shopping Centre in Hamilton’s city centre. The mural, titled ‘A Joyful Meeting’, is a celebration of and for rainbow communities in Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, and is a joint project by Centre Place and Wintec’s Āniwaniwa Alliance. Wharekawa, who is […]
Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom are calling for a public enquiry into claims of institutional homophobia within the London Metropolitan Police Service. Shocked by the Stephen Port probe, which looked into the murders and rape by Port of at least four young men, MPs from London are scrutinising the wide range of Police […]
Parliament has unanimously passed the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Bill. The minister responsible for the bill’s success tells express she’s “still on a high!” The bill will make it easier for gender-diverse people to amend their gender on their birth certificates. Trans New Zealanders will no longer have to present supporting medical documentation […]
Despite uncertainty around the upcoming presidential elections, Chile has taken a major progressive step forward and voted to legalise same-sex marriage. The historic bill, which was moved forward by Chile’s current President Sebastián Piñera after it had been stuck in Congress for the last four years, was approved by the lower house 97 to 35 […]
A 22-year-old student from Austin, Texas, has broken two United States women’s swimming records over the weekend. Lia Thomas, who competed in the Zippy Invitational in Ohio, broke two records in the 200m and 500m freestyles and followed her recent record-breaking performances in the same disciplines for the University of Pennsylvania. Announcing the new records, […]