Category: News
The Gay Auckland Business Association is no longer. GABA has ditched the Gay Auckland Business Association name and will now be known as GABA Inc. The name change was voted into effect unanimously by the AGM. Speaking at the AGM, Geoffrey Marshall likened the change to “the Auckland Savings Bank changing it’s name to simply ASB” […]
The ninth of July marks 29 years since the passage of homosexual law reform in New Zealand. The ninth of July marks 29 years since homosexual sexual law reform passed in New Zealand. Introduced to parliament by the MP for Wellington Central, Fran Wilde, the bill passed it’s final reading 49 – 44 votes after […]
Stephan Ferris, aka porn star Blue Bailey, has had his formal complaint to the Press Council dismissed. Gayexpress ran a story written by news editor Levi Joule on 29 April entitled “NZAF Denounce Visiting Bareback Porn Star”. All seven principles which formed the complaint were not upheld. Richard Todd, director of the company which publishes […]
Hundreds of GLBT Japanese have taken legal action in a bid to legalise same sex marriage in Japan. Hundreds of GLBT Japanese have filed an unprecedented request Tuesday with the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA) in a bid to legalise same sex marriage, The Japan Times reports. The bid by 455 individuals is the first […]
A raft of constitutional changes are being proposed for the GABA AGM. GABA will vote for the first time in 13 years on a raft of changes to its constitution. Among the changes, is a proposal to allow couples individual voting rights, the name change of ‘gay business people’ to ‘LGBTI people’ and the removal […]
The Federated Farmers National President has dismissed a claim by the Australian Minister for agriculture that same sex marriage would hurt Australia’s trade with Asia. The New Zealand Federated Farmers President William Rolleston has dismissed the recent claim by Australian politician Barnaby Joyce that legalising same sex marriage would negatively impact on trade with Asia, […]
Iranian actor Bahram Raden has been forced to apologise for voicing his support for same sex marriage. Bahram Radan was reportedly called into questioning by the Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic guidance for questioning after he tweeted his support for the US Supreme Court verdict which made same-sex marriage a legal right across the United States. The […]
The White House has confirmed that President Barack Obama will raise the issue of GLBT rights during his upcoming visit to Kenya. White House Press Secretary Joshua Earnest confirmed that President Barack Obama will not be backing away from his commitment to advancing GLBT rights during his visit to Kenya later in July. Earnest reiterated […]