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The Chair of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation Trust Board, David Friar, announced that the Board has appointed Dr Jason Myers as the new Executive Director of NZAF. He will replace outgoing Executive Director Shaun Robinson. “The Board is thrilled that Jason has accepted the role,” says Friar. “We face a number of significant challenges […]
Te Puea Marae in Mangere Bridge has opened it’s doors to homeless families. Te Puea spokesperson Tuku Morgan told Newshub that “poverty has no division” and therefore “[the] marae is opening it’s gates to all race and creed.” Considering the current housing crisis in New Zealand, Te Puea’s generosity could not have come at a better time. […]
A symbol of queer pride, the rainbow flag, will be flown from the Houses of Parliament in London next month. Although the pride flag has been displayed in some government departments in the past, such as the Cabinet Office and the Department of education, this will be the first time it will be flown from […]
The Number of young people coming out in Ireland has increased by almost 40 percent since a referendum for marriage equality passed a year ago. The mainly conservative religious Irish voted to allow same-sex couples to marry a year ago, which has seen a marked increase in the mental health of LGBTI people in the […]
Justice has today been delivered to the family of murdered Auckland gay man Ihaia Gillman-Harris as life sentences were passed down on his two killers. Beauen Wallace-Loretz has been sentenced to a minimum of eleven years in prison by Justice Kit Toogood, while Leonard Nattrass-Bergquist is set to serve a minimum of ten years and nine months for […]
The CD4 threshold prevents some people with newly diagnosed HIV from getting treatment. The persistence of this threshold illuminates the lack of government priority given providing people diagnosed with this disease, most of which are men who have sex with men, adequate and fast treatment. And it all comes down to money. With the recent injection […]
Figures released by the University of Otago’s AIDS Epidemiology Group show that 2015 had the highest number of newly diagnosed HIV infections among gay and bisexual men ever recorded. Figures show that gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM) remain most affected by HIV infection in New Zealand. 88 gay and bisexual men were […]
New research in New Zealand shows people from Rainbow communities are struggling to get the right help after sexual and partner violence. More funding for sexual violence agencies is fantastic and much needed – but will it mean takatāpui, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex survivors get the help they need? “The barriers start with […]