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A Scottish man who was sentenced to three years imprisonment for brushing the hip of another man in a bar has been cleared of the charges after intervention from the UAE’s prime minister. Jamie Harron, who was arrested for public indecency, has now been given his passport back and is free to return to the […]
The Auckland Pride Festival Board has announced the dates of some of its major events, with the festival running from 2 to 18 February 2018. Opening with the Auckland Pride Gala on Friday 2, the Ending HIV Big Gay Out will be held on Sunday 11, and the festival with finish with the Auckland Pride […]
The new Far North District Council chief executive is being investigated for his alleged comments about his councillors referring to “one homosexual”. The Herald reports that the comments were allegedly made in community meetings and that it is believed a complaint to the Human Rights Commission was made by the only openly gay councillor, Dave […]
A British man has been given a jail sentence in Dubai for touching another man’s hip in a bar, something he says he did to avoid spilling his drink. Jamie Harron, 27, will be jailed for three months after spending time stuck in the country since the incident on July 15. Legal advocates, Detained in […]
The World Health Organisation Director-General has backtracked on his appointment of Robert Mugabe as a ‘Goodwill Ambassador’ after international pressure. “I have listened carefully to all who have expressed their concerns, and heard the different issues that they have raised,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “It is my aim to build a worldwide movement for […]
Model Ines Rau has become the first ever transgender Playboy Playmate. Rau, who has graced the pages of Vogue Italia, is featured as the November Playmate centrefold, three years after first celebrating her coming out with a nude photo in the magazine. Speaking to Playboy, she says while doing the shoot she was thinking about […]
Robert Mugabe, the anti-LGBT+ leader of Zimbabwe has been appointed as a ‘Goodwill Ambassador’ by the UN World Health Organisation’s director general and the move has been widely criticised. In his speech, Tedros Adhanom said “Today I am honoured to announce that President Mugabe has agreed to serve as a goodwill ambassador on NCDs [non-communicable […]
The Ministerial roles for the new Government have been announced and three Rainbow MPs will hold portfolios. Labour’s Grant Robertson and Meka Whaitiri and the Green Party’s Jan Logie have all been given ministerial roles in the new administration, with Whaitiri serving outside Cabinet. Grant Robertson is the MP for Wellington Central and is the […]