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France will remove the lifetime ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood. “Giving blood is an act of generosity, of civic responsibility, and the donor’s sexual orientation cannot be a condition,” Health Minister Marisol Touraine said in Paris. Lifting of the ban, introduced in 1983 to halt the spread of AIDS, amounted to “lifting […]
The GABA executive is seeking to change the organisation’s name to ‘Rainbow Auckland’. GABA is looking at changing its name again – this time to ‘Rainbow Auckland’. The move was announced at the November mixer, with the case being made by the executive that a change to ‘Rainbow Auckland’ would be “more inclusive and a […]
The International AIDS Society have announced the dates and theme for the 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) The conference will take place next year between 18-22 July 2016 in Durban, South Africa, the second time Durban has hosted the conference. The theme of 2016’s conference is “Access Equity Rights Now. Organisers say the theme is […]
express can now confirm the date for the Body Positive SGM called to replace the organisation’s chairperson. Body Positive CEO Mark Fisher has confirmed to express that the Special General Meeting (SGM) will be held on November 21st at 10am. It will take place at Pitt St Methodist – Auckland Central Parish which is located at 78 […]
A ballot initiative that would establish non protections for gay and transgender people in Houston is set to be voted on in Houston, Texas. The Houston’s Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO) bans discrimination based on sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, pregnancy and genetic information, as well as family, marital or military status, sexual orientation […]
Registrations for the inaugural Proud to Play tournament have opened. The tournament replaces the Asia Pacific Outgames which was scheduled to be held in Auckland in February 2016, but was cancelled shortly after the Outgames board resigned en masse. Proud to Play will take place in Auckland over 13-20 February 2016. The sports programme includes: badminton, […]
The Church of Norway has voted in favour of allowing its clergy to perform same sex marriages. The General Synod of the Church of Norway, the largest Christian denomination in the Scandinavian country, has voted in favor of accepting same-sex marriage, and will be offering the service to gay couples in the near future. Church […]
Northern Ireland’s government has vetoed a motion to approve same sex marriage. Northern Ireland ruling Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has overruled a successful motion to legalise same sex marriage with a constitutional veto. The power-sharing assembly had voted to approve the motion by 53 votes to 52 The Guardian reports. The veto was made using […]