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Benjy, the Irish bull was facing slaughter after a vet decided that his sexual orientation was the reason he wouldn’t breed. However, Sam Simon has now stepped in, teaming up with animal rights activist groups PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and ARAN (Animal Rights Action Network) to stop the killing. £5,000 to buy Benjy […]
Less than half of gay and bisexual men have tested for HIV recently The proportion of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBM) reporting an HIV test is the highest ever recorded, according to findings from the 2014 Gay Auckland Periodic Sex Survey (GAPSS) and Gay men’s Online Sex Survey (GOSS) […]
Following sold out performances on Broadway and a highly acclaimed American and Australian tour, The Vaudevillians will descend on Christchurch, New Zealand this summer as part of the 2015 SCIRT World Buskers Festival. Top drag performer, Ms Jinkx Monsoon (Season 5 winner of the American reality television show “Rupaul’s Drag Race,”), and Mr Major Scales, […]
Grant Robertson has lost the Labour leadership election to Andrew Little. Robertson would have become the first ever openly gay leader of a major political party in New Zealand. Last month, Robertson spoke to express and addressed the issue of his sexuality saying: “I am who I am. New Zealanders, I think should be proud of […]
The New Zealand AIDS foundation have reported a dramatic increase in the number of syphilis cases among gay and bisexual men in the Hamilton area. A surge in syphilis cases among gay and bisexual men is being reported in the Hamilton area with approximately twice as many diagnoses as last year. Syphilis is an STI […]
Leslie Feinberg, the author of the seminal transgender novel Stone Butch Blues, has died at home in Syracuse, New York, at the age of 65 following complications from a number of tick-borne diseases, including Lyme disease. According to The Guardian, Feinberg’s last words were: “Remember me as a revolutionary communist.” An obituary written by Feinberg’s wife, […]
US Agency for International Development (USAID) has strengthened it’s commitment to the global GLBT community following the recent Global Conference on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Rights and Inclusive Development where a new study has found a link and relationship between GLBT inclusion and economic development in emerging economies. At the Global Conference on Gay, Lesbian, […]
Since the start of the campaign to save Benjy the gay bull from slaughter, 165 backers have so far come forward pledging over £2,000. ‘We are really blown away by the support for Benjy at this very early stage in the campaign’, said Graham Davies from TheGayUK. ‘Donations have been coming in from as far […]