Category: News

Dec 14
New Zealand’s ‘Gay Blood Ban’ Reduced to Three Months

The ban on blood donations from men who have sex with men will be reduced from twelve months to three and will come into effect today. The most significant changes in decades to blood donation laws in New Zealand will come into effect today in a new announcement from the NZ Blood Service (NZBS) Until […]

Dec 14
Homophobic US Lawmaker Who Resigned For Making Anti-Gay Slurs Is Re-Elected

John Mandt Jr, a lawmaker in the US state of West Virginia, has been re-elected despite his earlier resignation this year for allegedly saying “silly faggots, and dicks are for chicks!” 57-year-old John Mandt Jr withdrew after he reportedly commented on a Facebook group chat called “The Right Stuff,” (which included conservative state lawmakers and […]

Dec 10
Suspended For Wearing Nail Polish: US Teen Gains Support of Over 200,000 In Petition

A US teen has found himself being supported by over 200,000 people after he was suspended from his Texas school for wearing nail polish. 17-year-old Trevor Wilkinson, a senior at Clyde High School in Clyde, Texas, found himself at the centre of controversy after he returned from Thanksgiving break with his nails painted. Despite the school […]

Dec 09
NEW ZEALAND CRICKET TO HOLD FIRST EVER PRIDE ROUND

The first Pride Round in New Zealand cricket history will be held next month when the Northern Districts Cricket Association host matches against Auckland highlighting the association’s commitment to ensuring cricket is “a game for all New Zealanders.” The Dream11 Super Smash matches, as yet to be formally acknowledged or supported by New Zealand Cricket, will […]

Dec 03
NZ Rugby and Sport NZ Undertaking “Complex” Work to Include Trans Players

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 […]

Dec 03
Man Says He Was Kicked Out of Christchurch Bar Just For Kissing Male Friend

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 […]

Dec 03
Laverne Cox Victim of Transphobic Attack

The Orange Is the New Black star says, “You’re not safe if you are a trans person.”  Laverne Cox has taken to her Instagram to detail how she and her friend were both victims of a transphobic attack on the streets of Los Angeles. The Orange Is the New Black star says she was left […]

Dec 02
Tamati’s Unfinished Business

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 […]