Category: News
Syphilis, Gonorrhoea and HIV are all on the rise in Auckland. Syphilis, gonorrhoea and HIV have all increased in the first quarter of 2015 according to the 2015 HIV Clinical Update. Average monthly syphilis cases have increased 118% over the last 18 months and average monthly gonorrhoea cases by 171% In addition, recent data from University […]
Auckland Pride has announced the dates of the 2016 festival in addition to appointing three new board members. The 2016 Pride Festival will run from the 5 – 28 February 2016. Just like the 2014 programme, the two flagship events of the Festival will see both the Parade and the Proud Party take place on […]
AT 10am Washington time, the news came through that the Supreme Court had ruled US states could no longer bar same-sex couples from marrying. The ruling means the US is now the world’s 22nd country to embrace marriage equality — a move that further isolates Australia. This morning, Prime Minister Tony Abbott reiterated his low […]
The proposed measure will not be appearing on Californian ballot papers next year. A California judge has thrown out a proposed ballot initiative authorizing the execution of gay and lesbian people, calling the suggested measure “unconstitutional on its face.” The “Sodomite Suppression Act” to the voters. Declaring it is “better that offenders should die rather […]
Two gay men have been sentenced to four months imprisonment for posing close together while taking a photograph in Morocco. Two Moroccan gay men have been sentenced to four months each in jail after they were arrested for standing too close to one another as they posed for a photograph in front of a historic […]
The former Conservative party leader has admitted to “inappropriate” interactions with his former press secretary. Colin Craig has today admitted he had engaged in “inappropriate” behaviour with his former press secretary Rachael MacGregor including forgiving a $20,000 loan. In a statement, Mr Craig said that he had not wanted to address allegations about his conduct with […]
The notoriously anti GLBT organisation is pushing back against attempts to have it deregistered as a charity. Family First headed to court today to try and block attempts to deregister it as a charity. Family First is a non-profit organisation which is funded by donations and gifts from individuals. The organisation was established in 2006 by […]
The smallest nation on earth now has marriage equality. The Pitcairn Islands has legalised same sex marriage. With only 56 residents, Pitcairn is the smallest nation on earth in terms of population, with the majority descendant from Fletcher Christian and his fellow 18th-century mutineers from HMS Bounty. Tourism accounts for 80% of Pitcairn Islands income, with […]