Category: News
Eighteen months on, the Department of Corrections has yet to produce the Transgender Action Plan that would ensure the safety of trans prisoners. The Auckland Pride Board did not allow the Department to march in the February 2017 Parade due to this lack of action. Ms Lexie Matheson, acting co-chair of the Auckland Pride Board […]
Paul Heard, who worked for the New Zealand AIDS Foundation for seven and a half years as the Community Engagement Coordinator, has left the organisation. NZAF Executive Director Jason Meyers says that “NZAF received Paul Heard’s resignation in late May. We are grateful for his service to the community […] and wish him well for […]
Earlier this month, Ali Reza, a gay muslim, married his partner Paul in Vancouver. Reza’s mum Siddika, who serves as a high-ranking member in a Muslim group, was forced to resign for refusing to condemn Ali for being gay. According to The Independent, following her attendance at the wedding, she has since been publically condemned […]
A Serbian gay couple seeking asylum in Germany have allegedly been assaulted at the refugee camp where they are currently staying. In a video posted on the Queer Refugees For Pride Facebook page, Javid Nabiyev says he was approached by the men for help a few months ago “because they were really in a bad […]
A Dunedin Police Officer has been revealed as the person convicted of charges relating to the harassment of a man who feared for his life. Radio New Zealand reports that over two years the Officer, Jeremy Fraser Buis, 39, carried out acts that included uploading the victim’s image to a dating website, spray-painting the victim’s […]
Article written by Jess Jones. Starobserver.com Gay men have reportedly been persecuted in Chechnya in a crisis that began late last year, and the rest of the LGBT+ community could be next. While gay men are most at risk, all LGBT+ people in Chechnya could be targeted, according to Gay Star News. A spokesperson for the […]
The Labour Party has announced that if elected, it will fund a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PReP) drug and boost funding for the New Zealand AIDS Foundation. The pledge comes as the numbers of new HIV transmissions reaches a record high of 244 diagnosis in one year, continuing an upward trend since 2011. The NZAF aims to […]
The Counties Manukau Police held their District Award Ceremony on Friday and awarded Kevin Dunseath (aka the outrageous Miss Ribena) and James Laverty (aka Miss Chocolate Box) Certificates of Appreciation. Miss Ribena and James both looked divine as they were awarded in recognition of their contribution to Police engagement with our Rainbow communities, ensuring that […]