Category: News
Coinciding with International Transgender Day of Visibility, InsideOUT, a national youth organisation, has today released a new resource for schools titled ‘Making Schools Safer for Trans and Gender Diverse Students.’ The resource has been released in response to the growing number of transgender students in New Zealand schools. With growing acceptability and increased conversations happening […]
Over $15,000 has been raised to get David and Nicholas Beard’s ‘triplings’ home to New Zealand since the call was put out for donations on givealittle on 27 March. In spite of four years of careful planning, David and Nicholas’ dream of becoming fathers turned into a financial nightmare when a Central American surrogate agency disappeared […]
Sridhar Rangayan & LGBT community rejoice as ‘Breaking Free’ wins National Award for Best Editing Sridhar Rangayan’s documentary film Breaking Free that highlights the impact and implications of Sec 377 on the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community won the National Award for Best Editing at the 63rd National Awards announced yesterday. Editor Pravin Angre and Sridhar Rangayan […]
Following an embarrassing hoax last year in which Russian television pranksters who called Elton John pretending to be Vladimir Putin, a tentative date has been set for a tête-a-tête between the openly gay superstar and the real Russian President. Coinciding with Elton John’s concert in Moscow on 30 May, the meeting will take place on […]
Body Positive to be gifted $5000 if Wellington re-opens Bruce Kilmister, Body Positive Interim Chair said on 24 March that “there is a strong feeling from the Wellington members that they would like to see the office re-opened. Everyone appreciates the extra cost and expense but we feel that with the use of volunteers there could […]
He Kai ata rau hui, which will take place at the University of Waikato, aims to address the prevalence of HIV stigma and discrimination for Māori people. Bringing together an impressive line up on speakers such as Professor Tīmoti Kāretu, and Hon Nanaia Mahuta , the hui will have particular focus on increasing knowledge of issues and impacts […]
NSH England has made an “eleventh hour decision to pull the plug” on Prep (pre-exposure prophylaxis) only weeks after Canada, US, France, Israel, and Kenya have approved it. According to NHS, it is not their responsibility to provide preventative medicine to their citizens. Under health regulations, preventative medicine falls to individual local bodies to consider. Prep can be […]
Georgia lawmakers passed a contentious “religious liberty” bill overnight which could pave the way for state sanctioned bigotry and discrimination. The bill permits discrimination on the grounds of “sincerely held religious belief” meaning that people may be able to refuse GLBT people service because their religion does not condone homosexuality. State sanctioned discrimination can also extend to […]