Category: News

Mar 11
Auckland Man Charged With Allegedly Infecting Other With HIV

The man, who is aged in his 40s appeared in Auckland High Court yesterday on charges relating to the infection of another man with HIV. According to court documents, the defendant “failed to take reasonable precaution of a dangerous thing, namely HIV, knowing such an act would endanger the life of the complaint.” The man […]

Mar 10
Anti Marriage Equality Advert Aired During Mardi Gras Condemned

The new anti marriage equality advertisement was aired at the same time as Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. However, one Australian television network refused to air it.  In the new ad from an organisation called ‘Australian Marriage Forum’, viewers are urged to “think of the child” in regards to  the impact of same-sex marriage, with a parent […]

Mar 10
Meet LYC’s New Digital Social Marketing Co Ordinator

Anthony Walton has been appointed the new digital social marketing co ordinator at the NZ AIDS Foundation’s Love Your Condom campaign. Express got the chance to ask him a few quick questions.  What’s your background? What are the previous roles you’ve had? I grew up in Auckland, studied Commerce at Auckland Uni and then did […]

Mar 10
UK Report: 1 in 5 Gay Teens Subject to Discrimination From Teachers

A new report just published in the United Kingdom shows that 1 in 5 gay/bi teens are subject to discrimination from teachers at school.  ‘One in five gay teenagers said they had been bullied or discriminated against by a teacher or another adult at school on the basis of their sexuality, in what was described […]

Mar 09
Out in the Park teams up with CubaDupa

Wellington’s annual queer Fair will go ahead as part of the CubaDupa Festival, on 29 March 2015. CubaDupa, described as a ‘magical playground of adventure, delight, and taste’, will feature live entertainment and involves the local businesses along Cuba Street and the wider Cuba Quarter. The Festival has a large footprint, and Out in the […]

Mar 08
Mardi Gras Parade 2015

Another Sydney Mardi Gras has just wrapped up. News Editor Levi Joule was there and files this report from Sydney. The Mardi Gras parade down Sydney’s Oxford Street – There is nothing in the world quite like it. The glitz, the sparkle, the raunchiness, the powerful message of equality, all combining to make Sydney’s annual […]

Mar 07
Sydney Mardi Gras Parade and Party Tonight

News Editor Levi Joule writes from Sydney ahead of tonight’s Mardi Gras parade and party. There is an undeniable buzz of excitement in the streets of Sydney right now. Now in it’s 37th year, Sydney’s iconic Mardi Gras parade returns once more to Oxford Street. The annual Mardi Gras Festival attracts more than 25,000 interstate […]

Mar 04
NZ AIDS Foundation Marks 30 Years

This year marks the NZ AIDS Foundation’s 30th anniversary.  Reflecting on the milestone, Executive Director Shaun Robinson says that “Together we’ve seen many milestones: palliative care, the revelation of condom based prevention (the real life saver), law reform, human rights, the Hui Takatāpui movement and Pride. We’ve had breakthroughs in medication so that HIV is no […]