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Protesters took to the streets in Paris to show their disapproval of proposed new legislation that will allow same-sex couples and single women the right to conceive children with medical help. The French bioethics law, which was fronted by President Emmanuel Macron, will essentially end discrimination over reproductive rights and enable lesbian couples and single women […]
Massey University could become the first Rainbow Tick holder to have the certification removed if it allows a ‘feminist group’ to proceed with an event that is being labeled as transgender exclusionary. The event, called Feminism 2020 which is scheduled to be held in November at Massey’s Wellington campus is being hosted by a group […]
Gareth Watkins looks back at the events that shaped our rainbow community. 14 October 1888 Writer Katherine Mansfield was born in Wellington. Mansfield had well-documented relationships with both men and women – one being Edith Kathleen Bendall. For a time, Mansfield wrote letters nightly in violet ink to Bendall inviting her to stay alone with […]
The talkback host has dismissed the All Black’s support for the LGBT community. Magic Radio talkback host has criticised All Black TJ Perenara over his recent comments to express magazine, in which he showed support for the LGBT community. Speaking on his show this afternoon, Plunkett dismissed the All Black’s comment as an example of […]
At the height of World Cup Fever, TJ Perenara talks to Oliver Hall about standing up for the rainbow community and the influence of Rugby on New Zealand. Go the All Blacks! All Blacks Half-Back Thomas Tekanapu Rawakata (TJ) Perenara debuted for the team against England in 2014 and has been a crucial part of […]
Just a month after the Botswana High Court ruled that it was unconstitutional to outlaw homosexuality, the nation’s attorney general is appealing the decision, leaving the LGBTI community disappointed and calling foul. Following the ruling by the Botswana High Court which stated that provisions in the penal code outlawing homosexuality were unconstitutional, Attorney General Adv. Abraham M. Keetshabe has […]
60 years after first releasing Barbie, the American multinational toy manufacturing company, Mattel has launched a new line of gender-neutral dolls. The new line of gender-neutral dolls called Creatable World, enable children to create their own dolls, without the restraints of gender norms. Mattel who claim that their new range is designed “to keep labels out […]
New documents filed in the Melbourne Federal Circuit Court indicate that former Wallabies Star, Israel Folau is fighting a losing battle against Rugby Australia following his dismissal for posting homophobic and offensive material on his social media. The documents which show that Folau (who had already acknowledged wrongdoing for previous social media posts in 2018 […]