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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 […]
There are around 3500 people living with HIV in New Zealand, but estimates show that over 500 don’t know it. A 2018 survey by the New Zealand AIDS Foundation found that 1 in 4 sexually active men who have sex with men (MSM) in New Zealand have never had an HIV test. “This is extremely […]
NZ’s first two expungements against unjust convictions for historical homosexual offences have been made today under the Government’s new Criminal Records Act. In announcing the expungements, Justice Minister Andrew Little says he hopes there will be more to come. “I hope that today other men who were wrongly convicted of homosexual offences, and have lived […]
Under the new guidelines phrases such as “No fats, no femmes, no Asians” will now be banned. Grindr has launched a new initiative to combat different forms of discrimination experienced by users of its popular gay dating app, which boasts 3.8 million users globally a day. Titled “Kindr,” the new initiative will tackle issues such […]
The proposal is seen as a way to help secure an LGBTI space just off K road, which has become increasingly gentrified. Body Positive CEO Mark Fisher is among those now calling for the establishment of an Auckland Pride Centre just as a way to ensure a space in an area which has holds historical […]
Decades of speculation surrounding the sexuality of two characters on the popular children’s show Sesame Street, has finally been put to rest thanks to Writer Mark Saltzman. Confirming which has long been suspected by viewers, the writer has confirmed that Bert and Ernie are in fact a same-sex couple. Sesame Street writer Mark Saltzman said that Sesame Street‘s […]
Our first openly gay Anglican Priest, Chris Swannell speaks to express about his ordination and what he sees for the future of LGBTI Anglicans. Reverend Chris Swannell (pictured with partner Michael) made history earlier this year when he became New Zealand’s first openly gay priest. Swanell, who owns a boutique lodge at Russel’s Orongo Bay with […]
Following on from the hugely successful Charity Dinner and Auction, Rainbow New Zealand is looking for new out-of-Auckland trustees to expand representation nationwide. Out-of-town trustees will be asked to attend at least one meeting a year in person, with other meetings able to be attended via video link. Rainbow New Zealand says the principal objective of […]