Category: News

Jun 05
Wellington Trans Woman Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison For Stabbing Stalker

A transgender woman in Wellington was sentenced to 21 months in prison yesterday for stabbing a man who stalked her. Jade Follett was sentenced to 21 months in jail yesterday at the Wellington District Court for stabbing a man who stalked and threatened her after they met through a dating website. The NZ Herald reports that […]

Jun 05
Ireland Will Now Accept Trans People’s Own Declaration of Their Gender

The new law is thought to be one of the most trans friendly in the world. Trans people in Ireland will no longer have to rely on testimony from psychiatrists or endocrinologists to have their gender recognised by the state. Instead, their self-declaration will be accepted, for the purpose of updating passports, driving licences, obtaining […]

Jun 04
ISIS Continue Their Reign of Terror, Brutally Executing More Gay Men

Shocking new images have emerged of ISIS executing more gay men, which appears to have the tacit approval of many locals in the ISIS controlled areas according to one University of Auckland academic. Militants fighting for the Islamic State in Iraq have brutally murdered three gay men by throwing them from the top of a high building […]

Jun 04
Expert Says More Research on How to Control HIV Needed

Dr Peter Saxton from the Gay Mens Sexual Health group says more research is needed in New Zealand to better understand HIV. The rise in diagnoses means research to better understand HIV transmission in this country is even more urgent says Dr Peter Saxton from the University of Auckland’s Gay Mens Sexual Health research group. […]

Jun 04
Mike Huckabee Says He Wished He Was Transgender So He Could Spy on Girls in The Shower

The Republican Presidential hopeful made the shocking comments on transgender rights at the National Religious Broadcasting Convention. Speaking about transgender rights, Huckabee said  “We are now in city after city watching ordinances say that your seven-year-old daughter, if she goes into the restroom, cannot be offended and you can’t be offended if she’s greeted there by a 42-year-old […]

Jun 04
Number of Gay Men Infected with HIV in New Zealand Increases

The number of gay and bisexual men infected with HIV has increased with 86 new cases being reported in 2014 according to results released today. 2014’s annual HIV results  have been released by the AIDS Epidemiology Group, based at the University of Otago which reveal that 217 people were newly reported with HIV – higher than […]

Jun 04
Auckland Named One of World’s Most Gay Friendly Cities

Auckland has been rated one of the world’s most gay friendly cities in a new Lonely Planet guide. Lonely Planet’s new Guide to Pride features information on the top 20 gay-friendly cities around the world, including the local gay, lesbian bisexual and transgender (GLBT) scene and  annual gay pride celebrations, as well as the usual […]

Jun 03
GLBT Groups Boycott Pride Event in Protest of Iggy Azalea

A number of GLBT groups have announced they will boycott Pittsburgh Pride in protest of Iggly Azalea, who they accuse of making homophobic statements.  According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Pittsburgh chapter of GLSEN and other GLBT groups  have announced they are dropping out of the Pride celebrations to protest the inclusion of Australian singer […]