Category: News
The Auckland Pride board have appointed two new co chairs. Vinnie Sykes and Kirsten Sibbit have been appointed co chairs of the Auckland Pride board. Auckland Pride says the pair will bring a range of business and event strategy skills to the helm of the APFI Board. Kirsten, a UK-qualified lawyer, began life working in corporate […]
Renewed calls have been made to make the HPV vaccine available for men in New Zealand. There have been renewed calls for New Zealand to make the HPV vaccine available to men following a new study into the rates of the cancer-linked human papilloma virus (HPV) in men. The study is reigniting debate over the Government’s […]
New Zealand Scouts has voiced its support for the decision made by Boy Scouts of America to allow gay scout leaders. New Zealand Scouts has welcomed the news that the Boy Scouts of America will lift the four decade ban on gay adult leaders. Speaking to the NZ Herald, Scouts NZ chief executive Niamh Lawless […]
Shocking new images have emerged of an Iraqi man being brutally executed by Islamic State for being gay. Islamic State is continuing its campaign against those accused of homosexuality with new photos showing the horrific punishment inflicted on its victims the Daily Mail reports. It is unclear how the man’s sexuality was discovered but the jihadi […]
The Australian Labor party has made a promise to introduce a bill legalising marriage equality within the first 100 days of government if it wins the next federal election in 2016. Australian Labor leader Bill Shorten has made a commitment that the party will introduce a bill to legalise same sex marriage within its first 100 days […]
The US Boy Scouts has ended its decades long ban on openly gay men serving as scout leaders. The US Boy Scouts has voted to end its blanket ban on openly gay adult leaders. The new policy, aimed at easing a controversy that has embroiled the Boy Scouts for decades, will take effect immediately. It […]
United States President Barack Obama has clashed with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on the issue of GLBT rights at a recent press conference. Barack Obama has spoken movingly about the cause of gay rights, comparing the fight for GLBT rights in Kenya to the battle against slavery and segregation in the USA. The US President said […]
MELBOURNE: The Australian Labor party is set to vote on whether or not to require all MPs and Senators to vote in favour of same sex marriage, with a compromise likely, News Editor Levi Joule reports from the party’s 47th national conference. The Australian Labor party is set to vote on whether or not it will will […]