Category: News
A Hamilton City councillor who used the words “homos” and “fags” in a community services meeting has made an apology the day after initially saying people who were offended should get over themselves. Fairfax reports that Garry Mallett couldn’t remember making the comments at first but that most people in the LGBT+ community “couldn’t give […]
People across the country are being encouraged to get involved in a day of action to make schools safer for students of sexuality and gender minorities. This Friday 18 August is the Day of Silence, the international day of action bringing awareness to the silencing effect of homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in schools. Brought to […]
The xx are returning to our shores and will be donating $1 from every ticket sold to local LGBT+ programmes. Fans have had to wait eight years, but the critically acclaimed band are heading our way to play an all-ages show in Auckland at the Trusts Arena on 11 January. Recalibrating the music world with […]
The Australian High Court is to hear two separate cases from marriage equality advocates challenging the same-sex marriage postal survey. The plebiscite is going ahead in the form of a non-binding postal survey, conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Due to its non-binding nature, the government are not referring to this as a vote […]
A medical centre in Wellington has issued an apology for listing transgender under the umbrella of sexual orientations on a generic patient form. An anonymous man informed Stuff of the form and says he couldn’t fathom how a medical practice could be ignorant about what being trans meant. He told the news outlet “Trans people, […]
A short documentary has been released that questions the diversity of Pride here in Aotearoa, New Zealand. He Kākano Ahau – From The Spaces In Between is a short but evocative story of a takatāpui activist, Kassie Hartendorp (Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga), fighting for true diversity in Pride celebrations and fighting to be heard. […]
Popular café Marcello’s on College Hill, run by Marcello Manrique has been taken over by previous employee Himanshu Bhambani and his partner Swati. After a refurbishment, they re-opened in June as Café 28 – located at 28 College Hill Road. Himanshu and Swati are welcoming all people in the LGBT+ community and wish to make them […]
A Pakistani politician has introduced a new Bill that aims to protect the fundamental rights of transgender people. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, acknowledges that trans people “constitute one of the most marginalised and disadvantaged communities in the country. They face problems ranging from social exclusion to discrimination, lake of protection in their […]