Category: News

Jul 21
Catholic Church in Scotland Want to Help Curb Homophobia in Schools

The Catholic Church in Scotland has indicated that they will help in the fight to curb homophobia in the classroom. Time for Inclusive Education (TIE), a campaign for LGBT-inclusive education in Scottish schools, has said that the Catholic Church in Scotland is willing to help them in their mission. TIE have been working to introduce […]

Jul 21
“It Feels Like Coming Home”: NZAF Welcomes New Executive Director

The New Zealand AIDS Foundation has welcomed former board member Jason Myers back to the NZAF whanau as the new Executive Director. Jason tells express that with only three days in the role under his belt, he feels as if he had already settled in, already knowing a lot of the staff from his previous roles […]

Jul 21
HIV/AIDS Activist Bruce Petry Farewelled

Notable HIV/AIDS activist and well known kiwi architect, Bruce Petry, has been farewelled by friends, family, and the rainbow community after his unexpected death early last week. An upstanding member of the community, well loved and respected by man, Bruce Petry was a member of the Act Up – Act Now organisation which worked to encourage medical […]

Jul 15
Pride Board Seeks New Members Following Two Retirements

Pride Board members Phylesha Brown-Acton and Shirley Allan have announced their retirement from Auckland Pride today, opening the door for new members to contribute to the upcoming Festival in 2017. Phylesha Brown-Acton joined the Board in August 2014  while Shirley Allan joined in July 2015. Shirley will be remaining on board as a consultant member of […]

Jul 14
Helen Clark Addresses GLBT Challenges in CSIS Forum

Former NZ Prime Minister and current United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Administrator Helen Clark expressed her commitment to “advance[ing] the rights of GLBT people” in a CSIS Pacific Partners Initiative Statesmen’s Forum as part of her campaign for Secretary General of the UN. In the audience question portion of the part-presentation, part-interview forum with John J. […]

Jul 14
The Realities of Gender Reassignment Surgery in New Zealand

With a huge increase in demand for gender reassignment surgery in the UK being reported by The Guardian, express considers the current situation in New Zealand and asks notable Kiwi’s what needs to change. The Herald reported in April that there were 86 New Zealander’s on the waiting list for gender reassignment surgery, however Newshub […]

Jul 12
Christchurch to Celebrate HLR30 with Dinner and Dance

Christchurch’s HLR30 Pride committee have today announced a Fairy Tale Gala Dinner and Dance to celebrate the thirty-year anniversary of the passing of the Homosexual Law Reform bill in New Zealand on Friday 29 July 2016. HLR30 Pride committee is a joint effort from Christchurch Pride, Pink Health Otautahi, UpRising Trust, Q-topia, New Zealand AIDS […]

Jul 12
Gender Varient App Set to Launch Worldwide

GENDR, a membership-based online community that celebrates, shares and respects everyone’s identity on the spectrum, is set to be released to the public tomorrow.  The smartphone application was conceptualised by two friends who realized there were no apps available to bring together the people, products and places that connect to the continuum of human sexuality and […]