Category: News
Levi Joule chats with David Cooper from Malcolm Pacific about some of the challenges cross-cultural same-sex couples face when dealing with New Zealand immigration. There isn’t much in the way of immigration issues that David Cooper hasn’t seen in his time as both a ministry of immigration official and advisor for Malcolm Pacific. While every […]
Auckland’s gay rugby team has won the Purchas cup. The Falcons won the Trans Tasman competition today beating the Melbourne Chargers 20-8 in the decider. The weekend marked the first time the Purchas Cup was held in New Zealand and saw two days of play with six gay and inclusive teams taking part. Read express’s […]
Body Positive has announced the closure of its Wellington branch, with a loss of funding responsible. The charitable organisation announced the news to its members in an email citing fiscal pressures as the reason for the Wellington office closure. In the email, signed by CEO Mark Fisher and chairperson Ashley Barratt, explains the issues that […]
The openly gay singer says “enough is enough” when it comes to Trump “harassing the Latino community” Ricky Martin has penned a powerful op-ed for Univision urging fellow Latinos to stand up and fight against Trump’s “xenophobia” “The fact that an individual like Donald Trump, a candidate for the presidency of the United States for […]
The disgruntled former journalist responsible for shooting dead two ex colleagues on live TV says he was a victim of homophobia at the television station he once worked at. Reports are now emerging that the man behind the shooting of television reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward was a former colleague who says he […]
The Department of Corrections has agreed to shift a transgendered prisoner to a women’s facility. Wellington woman Jade Follett was sentenced to a 21 month jail sentence in July for stabbing a man who had stalked and threatened her. Follett had until now been serving the sentence in Rimutaka Prison – a male prison. However, […]
The minister of education in the Australian state of New South Wales has banned the screening of Gayby, despite there being no complaints from parents. The NSW Education Minister, Adrian Piccoli, has banned every public school in the state from screening a documentary about children with gay parents during school hours, The Sydney Morning Herald reports. Mr […]
The former Prime Minister announced her support of marriage equality while delivering the Michael Kirby lecture at the University of Melbourne Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced her support for same sex marriage, while also launching a passionate attack against Tony Abbott’s plan for a “people’s vote” on same sex marriage, saying the idea […]