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Madonna has paid tribute to the friends she lost to AIDS during her emotional speech at the GLAAD Media Awards in New York City. The Queen of Pop who was receiving the Advocate for Change Award for her decades of activism on behalf of the LGBTQ community was introduced on stage by her longtime friend […]
Correspondence between Auckland Pride and the Police has been released under the Official Information Act. stuff.co.nz has obtained emails which reveal the extent of police’s disappointment at Auckland Pride’s decision to not allow uniformed police from participating in the 2019 parade, which was later cancelled. Stuff details that inspector Tracey Philips voiced her opposition […]
American based rock band Imagine Dragons have taken the opportunity to speak out against conversion therapy during their acceptance speech at the Billboard Music Awards. The four-member group consisting of lead vocalist Dan Reynolds, lead guitarist Wayne Sermon, bassist Ben McKee, and drummer Daniel Platzmangroup, took home the award for Top Rock Artist at the event in […]
A three-person independent panel took only a matter of hours before reaching a decision. Israel Folau has been found guilty of breaching his employment contract with Rugby Australia following the star fullback’s homophobic Instagram post last month. The three-day hearing finished late Tuesday afternoon, with the panel handing down their decision this evening. With the […]
Homosexuality will still remain a crime punishable by 10 years imprisonment. Brunei will not proceed with plans to make homosexuality punishable by death after widespread international backlash. The Southeast Asian nation provoked international outrage in April when it announced that under its interpretation of sharia law, homosexuality would be punishable by death. Brunei had been […]
Even Mike Hosking is calling for him to be sacked. Israel Folau is fighting to stop his contract with Rugby Australia (RA) being torn up following a homophobic post made last month that resulted in RA saying they indented to let the star fullback go after issuing Folau with a ‘high-level’ breach notice. Folau appeared […]
The Ratana Minister and known figure in Auckland’s LGBT community has pleaded guilty to nine counts of sex offending against young boys. Shocking details are now emerging about Daniel Nehemia’s decades of offending as he awaits sentencing for child sex abuse. Daniel Brass Raharaha Nehemia’s trial began in late March and was expected to run […]
Gareth Watkins looks back at the events that shaped our rainbow community. 6 May 1933 Members of the nationalist German Student Union ransacked the library of Magnus Hirschfeld’s Institute for Sexual Research in Berlin. The library contained thousands of books, documents and images on sexuality and gender. The contents were publicly burnt a few days […]