Category: News
Long-time Rainbow Auckland Board member Craig Bonnington has been announced as the new President following out-going president Heather Carnegie’s resignation at the AGM held earlier this month. “I’ve been involved with GABA, now Rainbow Auckland, for a long time as a part of the team” Bonnington tells express in an interview following his appointment. “I think […]
Following an AGM on Monday 27 June, a new board has been put in place at OUTLine, a telephone and face-to-face counselling service for the rainbow community. The new board consist of eight community members who are committed to providing a safe and secure environment for queer people in need. These board members are all […]
It is believed that this will be the first time an openly transgender person has been invited to speak at a major party convention. The Democratic National Convention is set for later this week and transgender campaigner Sarah McBride has been invited to speak in a historic first. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s National Press […]
Hilarious lesbian web series Pot Luck has successfully broken through to mainstream media! The independently produced web series follows the lives of three Wellington based lesbians who come together once a week for a pot luck dinner. In the first six episodes, the show has already offered a hilarious and drama filled look into aspects […]
Donald Trump has become the first ever Republican presidency candidate to mention GLBT people in a convention speech. With a checkered past when it comes to issues such as marriage equality for same-sex couples, Donald Trump used the safety of the rainbow community as a stance in his presidency. He said in his speech that he would […]
[TW: Mentions of suicide, homicide, description of injuries] An inquest into the death of fa’afafine woman Jeanine Tuivaiki has proven inconclusive according to the Coroner’s report. Dr. Agape Amituanai, who examined the body when she first arrived at the hospital around five in the morning, said that says that there was bruising to Tuivaiki’s upper […]
A homicide investigation into the death of Jeanine Tuivaiki has been put into play by the District Court of Samoa according toPolice Media Officer Maotaoalii Kaioneta Kitiona. Tuivaiki was a twenty year old fa’afafine woman whose body was published on the cover of the Samoa Observer earlier this year when she was found dead in a Catholic Church […]
Patrick Salmon is a Māori man, a husband, and a father of three. He is also making waves and unsettling gender norms after appearing on the media with a historically female-specific tā moko. Like many other cultures around the world, Māori culture has historically been closely tied in with gender. Tā moko, the permanent body and […]