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Former Auckland Pride board member Lexi Matheson who just last week resigned, has told express that she is unsure whether or not major Auckland Pride events will even go ahead. When asked about the 2015 programme, Matheson says that she is “not sure” some of the major events would even happen. “The last few weeks […]
A higher than usual rate of syphilis cases is no longer limited to the Waikato, with a surge in syphilis cases among gay and bisexual men now being reported in the Auckland region as well. The number of syphilis cases has increased approximately 70% compared to prior year, with a large number of those cases […]
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has again poured cold water on the latest attempt to allow coalition MPs and senators a conscience vote on the issue of marriage equality. Liberal Democrat David Leyonhjelm last week introduced a private bill to allow same-sex marriage, leading to renewed calls for Mr Abbott to allow coalition MPs and […]
Gay Retirement Association is close to winding up as founder Mike Keegan moves on. Established in 2011 by a group of older members of the community who felt the need for GLBT specific age care. The association has not been able to establish it’s original goal of creating a GLBT retirement home despite a number […]
The Asia-Pacific Outgames look set to be a highlight of Auckland’s 2016 calendar. The Outgames board, made up of Paul Heard, Phylesha Brown-Acton, Prue Kapua, Martin King and Kerry Underhill, collectively tell express what we can expect from the event. What is the purpose of the Outgames? To bring together GLBT people from the Asia-Pacific […]
‘25 Years, 25 more’ was the theme for Rainbow Youth’s quarter century birthday. The organization has had a huge impact on the community over the years, and it shows – they had to shift their celebration to a bigger venue. I sat down with about half a dozen people who have been involved in RY […]
Apple tells Alabama legislator that they “don’t want their corporation tied up in the political battle.” Rep. Patricia Todd, the only openly gay member of the Alabama legislature, has had her plans to name an anti GLBT discrimination bill after Alabama native Apple CEO Tim Cook rejected after Apple rejected the offer. Todd had introduced […]
Today marks World AIDS day. Something the vast majority of the GLBT community would already know of course. The New Zealand’s AIDS foundation held their annual collection on Friday, with the amount raised yet to be announced. This year the World AIDS Day theme is “zero discrimination” and the collections were also being used to […]