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Green Party MP Kevin Hague will today table a petition in Parliament calling for an official apology to, and pardon of, people convicted of consensual acts under anti-homosexuality laws that were overturned 30 years ago. The tabling of a petition by Wiremu Demchick coincides with the thirty-year anniversary of Homosexual Law Reform, which is being […]
This morning, a rainbow flag was raised in the grounds of the New Zealand Parliament in celebration of the upcoming anniversary of the Homosexual Law Reform bill passing in New Zealand. The date of the bill passing was 9 July, 1986, and will also be celebrated with numerous events happening over the coming weekend. This […]
A Whangarei school has elected a same-sex couple as “queen and queen” of the ball in what’s believed to be a first for Northland. The national organisation charged with supporting LGBTQ and gender diverse young people, RainbowYouth, described the election of the young women by fellow Whangarei Girls’ High School students as “amazing”. RainbowYouth communications […]
Oxford University has announced that it will replace “stale” portraits of “pale” men with gay, female and black icons. Oxford says it was trying to combat criticism that it is “one of the most male, pale and stale places of learning in Britain” but replacing primarily white male portraits with images of a diverse range of notable […]
Rainbow Youth’s General Manager extraordinaire Duncan Matthews will be sleeping rough this Thursday 7 July to raise awareness and funds to combat LGBTI youth homelessness in New Zealand with the 2016 Lifewise Big Sleep Out. Alas, Matthews will not be doing it alone! He has assembled ‘Team Rainbow’, a group of prominent New Zealanders who are sleeping rough too. […]
Helen Clark is a busy woman. She’s got her hands full making New Zealand proud as the 8th Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and recently, she she declared her candidacy for the position of Secretary-General of the United Nations. But Aunty Helen isn’t going to stop her intensely busy schedule from expressing her support of the GLBT […]
In a defining vote, the United Nations Human Rights Council has mandated the appointment of an Independent Expert on the “protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation, and gender identity”. It is a historic victory for the human rights of all persons who are at risk of discrimination and violence because of their sexual […]
A crisis counselling helpline will shut down unless the Government steps in with funding. Lifeline Aotearoa says it only has enough money to run for one more year, as its appeals to the Government for help have been rejected. It was asking the public for donations. The service provides free 24-hour mental health assistance for issues such as bullying, […]