Category: News
Jacquie Grant’s Speech: Kia Ora Koutou First A big thank you to Bishop Brian and Pastor Hannah for being gracious enough to have the korero with myself and others, and for being prepared to listen to what we had to say. The old saying comes to mind better late than never. I want to set […]
In a post-event press conference, the Destiny Church leader has refused to rule out making further offensive comments about the LGBT community, despite his supposed ‘apology’ for past homophobic and hurtful comments. The self-appointed “Apostle Bishop” and Destiny Church founder Brian Tamaki has tonight told his South Auckland congregation that he is sorry for any […]
The Destiny Church leader has formally apologised for any past comments that “have caused hurt.” Destiny Church founder Brian Tamaki has tonight told his South Auckland congregation that he is sorry for any past comments that have offended the gay community. The self-appointed “Apostle Bishop” told his congregation that he had some regrets about his […]
Super Rugby is launching its very first Pride round to celebrate LGBT inclusivity. The Chiefs will make history when they play the Rebels in Melbourne on June 14. That weekend’s opening game will kick off Super Rugby’s very first ‘Pride Round’ to celebrate LGBT inclusivity. The NZ Herald reports that both the Rebels and Chiefs have […]
LGBTQI New Zealanders are among the winners from the sixth Labour government’s very first well being budget. Funding for services for LGBTQI New Zealanders has dramatically increased in New Zealand’s first ‘well being budget’ delivered today by Finance Minister Grant Robertson which focused heavily on new spending for mental health. Government spending on LGBTQI services will go […]
A petition to have homosexuality decriminalised in Kenya has failed with the African nation’s High Court ruling to uphold the colonial-era legislation criminalising homosexuality. The unanimous ruling by the High Court which has left the marginalised and threatened LGBTI community devastated, concludes the saga which started in 2016 when the case was first filled challenging sections of […]
With Brazil facing a continued rise in anti-LGBTI hate crimes, the country’s Supreme Court has ruled that homophobia and transphobia are to be made illegal. The landmark decision, which saw six of the eleven judges concluding that it would be unconstitutional to exclude sexual orientation and gender from Brazil’s existing anti-discrimination law, follows the news […]
With Syphilis on the rise in Auckland, the Auckland District Health Board has issued a warning of an outbreak of the sexually transmitted disease. There has been an increase in reported cases in Auckland in the first five months of 2019, with 124 cases of syphilis reported this year – a rise from the 120 […]