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Auckland Museum is the first Museum in New Zealand to have been awarded the Rainbow Tick, an external audit and quality improvement programme designed to help an organisation to be a safe, welcoming and inclusive place for people of diverse gender identity and sexual orientation. “The Museum encourages diversity in the workplace and sees real value in embracing people from a […]
The yet to be released report recommends Australia’s religious schools should be legally allowed to ban gay students. Religious schools across Australia will be guaranteed the right to turn away gay students and teachers under the proposed changes from a review into religious freedom. The review seen by Fairfax Media, was commissioned by the Coalition […]
Brazilian born Lesbian Boxer Geovana Peres has become the number one ranked boxer in one of the Major boxing bodies, the World Boxing Association. Peres who got her New Zealand Citizenship in July 2018, started boxing in 2015 as an amateur. After three amateur bouts, Geovana turned pro in 2017. Since then she won two […]
Mika says LGBT icon Carmen Rupe had sexual relations with a number of high profile All Blacks. Mika made the claims while on Maori TV’s Native Affairs program, promoting his new book I Have Loved Me A Man. The entertainer says Carmen Rupe was a mentor of his and says he knows the name of […]
American rapper, singer, and songwriter, Lil Xan has reportedly come-out the closet as gay, with further claims being made that he is in a relationship with Jaden Smith. The 22-year-old from Redlands, California, (real name: Diego Leanos) first posted a video on Instagram, showing himself “coming out” of a closet, before reportedly doing dance moves […]
Switzerland’s National Council has passed a bill make homophobia and transphobia punishable by up to 3 years in prison. The lower house passed the bill 118 votes to 60. The bill will still need to be passed by the upper chamber, the Council of States before it can become law. Socialist council member Mathias Reynard […]
Donald Trump’s new policy will insist those couples are married —even if they’re from countries that ban same-sex marriage. The Trump administration will no longer provide visas for same-sex domestic partners of foreign diplomats and U.N. officials serving in the U.S., a policy that went into effect Oct. 1. Foreign Policy reports that the new […]
Auckland’s gay rugby team will travel to Wellington for a game against the Straight Ups Invitational XV and mark the beginning of gay rugby in New Zealand. October’s game will mark 20 years since the first match between two gay rugby teams in New Zealand and the world To mark the 20th anniversary of that […]