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A French member of parliament has tabled a bill in parliament aimed at banning conversion therapies which are on the rise in France. The bill will see legislation created that will outlaw the practice with the possibility of three years prison and fines of up to €45,000 EUR ($70,000 NZD). MP Laurence Vanceunebrock said the […]
express chats with Rainbow Auckland President, Richard Burt about what’s next for the organisation following New Zealand’s historic lockdown. Rainbow Auckland, New Zealand’s largest LGBT+ Membership Association, create a professional environment that is devoted to business and community support for LGBT+ Members through a selection of relaxed networking and social events. The organisation provides a […]
Popular gay dating app Grindr has announced its plan to remove the ethnicity filter in the app’s next release in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. In a recent twitter post, Grindr issued its full support for the #BlackLivesMatter movement stating that the company will stand with “the hundreds of thousands of queer people […]
The world’s first transgender MP has been honoured for her services to the LGBT community. Georgina Beyer has been recognised for her services to the LGBT community as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2020’s Queens Birthday Honours list. Beyer has been a trailblazer for the LGBT community and in 1999 […]
Breaking: Louisa Wall will not re-contest the safe Labour seat of Manurewa. The New Zealand Labour Party has confirmed that Louisa Wall will no longer contest the South Auckland seat of Manurewa. The mother of marriage equality in New Zealand will seek to stay on in Parliament as a list MP, however. The Labour Party […]
When looking for a ‘mate’ on Grindr we aren’t expecting much, however for one Auckland based user the expectations are high. Charli XCX fans, also known as Angels, have long existed on gay dating app Grindr. The British singer is on record for crediting the LGBT community with her successful career. “I love the LGBTQ+ […]
One of Turkmenistan’s most popular actors has found himself sentenced to two years in prison for the crime of homosexuality. While not being publically named, the actor, his partner, and around a dozen other men across the country were arrested by authorities in March 2020 following suspicions of homosexuality. Sadly in Turkmenistan, many LGBT+ people […]
After two years of declining numbers of HIV cases in New Zealand, there was a slight increase in 2019, but many of these cases were first diagnosed overseas. Figures released today by the AIDS Epidemiology Group, University of Otago, show a total of 212 cases in 2019, an increase from the 185 reported in 2018 […]