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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Finance Minister Grant Robertson have announced introduction of the Rainbow Wellbeing Legacy Fund. Speaking at the RainbowYOUTH 30th Birthday Gala, Robertson announced that the Government would be committing an initial One Million dollars to the new Rainbow Wellbeing Legacy fund. Express will bring you more as this story develops.
Gareth Watkins looks back at the events that shaped our rainbow community. 10 June 1868 “Harry” Holland was born in Australia. A printer by trade, Holland went on to lead the New Zealand Labour Party from 1919-1933. After his death, artist Richard Gross was commissioned to sculpt a public monument that would commemorate Holland’s work […]
“We enable conversations about Rainbow issues to take place in the workplace that never happened before,” Michael Stevens tells express. Rainbow Tick founder and Programme Manager Michael Stevens has responded to criticism that the scheme has not been effective in its purpose of creating LGBT inclusive workplaces. Stevens spoke to express in order to respond to […]
A recent report has revealed that Israel Folau was convinced by his father not to take down his anti-LGBTI social media post when trying to negotiate a deal to stay contracted with Rugby Australia. Folau’s contract with Rugby Australia which was formally terminated last month following a code of conduct hearing that ruled against retaining […]
The United States’ first openly gay Governor, Jared Polis, has successfully enforced two new LGBTI protection laws that include banning conversion therapy on youth. Polis, who is the 43rd Governor of Colorado after being elected in January 2019 signed the legislation into law, banning state-licensed mental health care providers from engaging in conversion therapy on a […]
A new report has found that Americans who identify as lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) are less likely to hold religious beliefs or belong to a religious group/church than their heterosexual counterparts. According to the report from the Pew Research Center, which compiled statistics based on data from its 2014 Religious Landscape Study, 41% of LGB adults identify […]
Following his public support of Brian Tamaki and the Destiny Church, James Laverty has resigned from his position as Guardian of Rainbow Pride Auckland (RPA). “To pursue opportunities working with churches across New Zealand it’s time I step away from Rainbow Pride Auckland and let the board continue planning for next year’s pride month,” says […]
RainbowYOUTH has turned down the donation which was received as Koha for attending the Destiny Church event where self-appointed “Apostle Bishop” ‘apologised’ the gay community for past homophobic and hurtful comments. The event which was followed up by a press conference where Brian Tamaki made it clear to the journalists that his views on homosexuality […]